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1945 - 1837.PDF
3O0 FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 2OTH, 194.5 the world at least a part of British air achievements, and very creditable they are. The de Havilland Hornet and Vampire, each in its own sphere, are amazing air- craft , as anyone will agree who was present at the flying demonstration at Larkhill some months ago, a demon- stration to which Flight was invited, but the account of which we have not yet been permitted to publish. They do more than uphold the reputation established by the Mosquito during the war. The Avro Lincoln was at the same demonstration, and the way in which its pilot "threw it about" gave some indication that, in spite of the fact that it is larger and heavier than the Lancaster, it is highly manoeuvrable. Its bomb load is impressive, both in the total weight that can be carried, and in the size of single bomb for which there is room. As for the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine described in this issue, it is difficult to express one's admiration with- out being accused of fulsome praise. If there is a future for the high-power piston engine, the Griffon will be in (he forefront. Remembering the development of the Merlin, one would hesitate to prophesy as to the powers with which the Griffon may finish its career. The FewI JMVE years ago Flight foretold that future ages would ' corne to regard the Battle of Britain as one of the decisive battles of the world. As the years of war have passed with leaden feet the truth of that remark has come to be increasingly recognised. That battle stopped the victorious German onrush, and preserved the base from which in time the liberating forces set out to free Europe and break for an incalculable time the aggressive force of the most unscrupulous and brutal Power which has ever arisen in Europe. Had the Luft- waffe mastered Fighter Command a terrible fate would CONTENTS The Outlook ... In the Air - • Battle of Britain Anniversary Here and There - - - • Vampire and Hornet Rolls-Royce Griffon (65)- Sir Arthur Tedder's Promotion - Germany's War Aircraft Civil Aviation News Correspondence - Service Aviation - 209 301 302 3033»S 309 316 317 320 322 323 have befallen the people of Britain, and freedom would have disappeared. From the very first day of the daylight raids it be- came apparent that the eight-gun fighters of the R.A.F. had the upper hand of the German bombers and their escorts, and day by day the evidence of* that mastery became more evident, until on September 15th, 1940, the smashing blow of 185 machines shot down demon- strated conclusively to Goring and his fellows that the Luftwaffe was a beaten force. * J Such thoughts were surely in the minds of the millions1' of Londoners who gazed upwards at 12.30 p.m. last Saturday to watch the great massed flight of hundreds of R.A.F. aircraft, mainly fighters, pass low over London. That victory flight was the fitting finale to the stupendous effort of "The Few." NEXT WEEK IN GERMANY TO-DAY By G. GEOFFREY SMITH, M.B.E., Following a visit by air to the Ruhr, N.W. Germany and Austria. FORMULA FOR THE FUTURE : An impression of the Airspeed 28/36 passenger A.S.57 Ambassador transport, which isbeing built to fill medium-range and size requirements. It is a twin-engined aircraft, in which the two Cehtaurus engines have a power-reserve sufficient to give it four-engined safety margins and a range of cruising speeds more than ample for allconditions. With its high wing and pressurised cabin, the passengers should be happy enough, while the operating costs are being kept down to economic levels despite a more than adequate performance. Some of the estimated cost figures were analysed in Flight of February 22nd of this year.
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