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1946
1946 - 1194.PDF
6l2 FLIGHT JUNE 2OTH, 1946 the automatic leading-edge slot and the slotted trailing- edge flap (a maximum lift coefficient of 2.65 was re- corded with engine off, and with engine on it reached the amazing figure of 3.9). Mr. Gwinn suggested an automatic flap for keeping the fuselage substantially level. Such a device was tried by de Havillands twenty years ago, but the slotted and flapped wing with variable incidence gives very much greater lift, and thus a much smaller wing could be used for the same landing speed at a given wing loading. ActionT HINGS are beginning to move at long last in British civil aviation. The week-end brought news of the plans for internal air routes, of the record flight by B.O.A.C.'s Constellation from New York to London, and of other happenings connected with flying, such as the re-formation of the King's Flight. '' Planning'' has become the blessed word of the Government, and it is comforting to find that in aviation s.ome of the plans are now beginning to be translated into action. The network of internal air routes forms a good begin- ning. That there may be changes and additions later is to be expected, as and when practical experience indi- cates such "to be desirable. Most obviously useful are the cross-country services between our western and eastern coasts. That His Majesty the King should have decided to modernize his fleet of aircraft must be a source of great satisfaction, showing as it does that the Royal Family intends to make extensive use" of air travel in the future. As for the record flight of the Constellation with a British crew, it would be well to bear in mind that such a time table will not always be maintained in actual service. That is no criticism of the aircraft, which is a very fine one, and even allowing for adverse winds on the regular westward run, and including scheduled stops, CONTENTS The Outlook .... 'P-5IF Lightweight Mustang Here and There - - - Birthday Honours - - - Netherlands Terminal ... Brewers' Rook .... Amsrican Newsletter - Britain's Test Pilots - - - * , Superlift .... Civil Aviation - - . - Fire Suppression - - - - Sokol ..... Correspondence .... Service Aviation - t - - Operation Fly-past 611 613 616 618 620 622 623 a 625 626 629 632 633 634 635 we may expect the new service to be a credit to all concerned. British Jets for U.S.A.T HERE was plenty of outspoken criticism when it was first announced that this country was to buv five Constellations for the Atlantic route. We took the view that provided deliveries were prompt, so that the delay in getting the service running was the shortest possible, no great harm was likely to be done. The Government decided that we should swallow our pride and buy these American aircraft. It now looks as if the United States may be in a somewhat similar position in the matter of jet engines. The Rolls-Royce firm is in negotiation with American interests about the sale and subsequent manufacture in America of Rolls- Royce models, and although we are informed that, at the time of going to press, the negotiations are still pro- i ceeding, there appears to be every likelihood of agree- ment being reached. FLIGHT- DECK URGE : A de Havilland Sea Hornet making its first accelerator take-off from the flight deck of H.M.S. Triumph.To get the aircraft exactly straight on the accelerator runway, it is wheeled down the diagonal white lines up to the baulks of timber bolted to the deck. When the front wheels touch the wooden blocks the tail is swung round until it is in position. Thedeck under the starboard wheel is soaped to facilitate turning.
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