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1946
1946 - 1285.PDF
JULY 4TH, 1946 FLIGHT *•" Flight " photography FROM BOTH ENDS ; The cockpit aW tail control orjf the Cierva W9 helicopter, which firsr aypmind inpublic at Southampton on Saturday, June 22nd. The photograph of the cockpit shows the extreme simplicity of the controls. f HERE AND THERE quite a large aircraft for such a compara- tively unusual design, since the overload gross weight is expected finally to be in the region of 210,000 lb. Fifteen XB-35S have been ordered by the U.S. Army Air Corps. Office Removal by Air '"PHE whole of the office equipment of J- the European and Central Inland Transport organization of Cooks was flown over to its new quarters in Paris recently. While the office personnel, consisting of some 150 people, travelled by train and boat, the equipment was taken over by Air France in three separate trips, using Junkers Ju. 52s. The whole job was completed within twenty-four hours. Another "Flight" Decoration A MONGST the names appearing in the A Birthday Honours List is that of Sqn. Ldr. H. F. King, R.A.F.V.R., who has been made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his work at the Air Ministry on technical intelli- gence. Sqn. Ldr. King, M.B.E., who joined the staff of Flight in 1930, made a special study of military and foreign aircraft in pre-war years, and the in- formation he col- lected must have 1 been of immensevalue in his work at the Air Ministry, where he specialized in enemy aircraft AIRSTRIP ... No. 21 and power plant design, with particular reference to turbine-jet and rocket air- craft and " secret " weapons. His duties carried him to Italy, North Africa and Egypt. Sqn. Ldr. King returned to the editorial staff of Flight early this year. Ballooning Again? AN international balloon conference,held at Interlaken, Switzerland, re- cently, was attended by representatives of seven nations. The British delega- tion consisted of Mr. S. Kenneth Davies, vice-chairman of the R.Ae.C, Lord Ven- try, and Wing Cdr. Booth, who, it may be remembered, commanded the R.ioo. At the conference it was decided to re- vive and encourage the sport of free bal- looning and to ask the F.A.I, to include lighter-than-air operations under one of its special commissions. The provisions of the "Aeronaut's Certificate" were overhauled, and an international organiz- ation was set up, with headquarters in Paris. The delegates were the guests of the Swiss Aero Club. Radio Diagnosis T^HE Senior Medical Officer of a •*• Sunderland flying-boat squadron stationed at Seletar, Singapore, recently had the somewhat difficult job of diag- nosing the illness of a member of the crew of a U.S. merchant ship. An urgent call had been received by the R.A.F., through Naval Headquarters, from the ship in question, a tanker, asking for an aircraft to bring medical aid. At the time the tanker was some 300 miles from Singapore and, had weather conditions permitted, it was intended to put the air- craft down beside the ship and to transfer the patient. Unfortunately, after some three hours' flying, it was decided that such a landing would be too hazardous, and ultimately the boat circled over the tanker for more than an hour while the medical officer, Sqn. Ldr. G. M. Car- stairs, listened to the skipper's account of the symptoms and finally made a diagnosis and gave directions for treat- ment. Aiding R.A.F. FamiliesL AST year 25,591 cases received the help of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, while grants amounted to £325,223—an increase of £162,610 on the figure for 1944- Education absorbed £13,277, school fees for 547 children be- ing paid. These facts are given in the Twenty-Sixth Annual Report of the Royal Air Eprce Benevolent Fund. The report discloses that a special branch of the Fund has been set up to assist disabled R.A.F. personnel, and, in particular, badly injured aircrews. Such are aided from hospital days to rehabili- tation and resettlement. News in Brief Fit. Lt. G. N. Snarey, A.F.C., has been appointed chief test pilot of Auster Aircraft. Prior to the war Fit. Lt. Snarey was assistant chief test pilot at Westland Aircraft and was later engaged in production flying for Vickers Super- Although he will continue to act in an advisory capacity, Mr. L. E. Metcalfe has, at his own request, relinquished his position as managing director of War- wick Aviation, of Saltisford, Warwick. Mr. H. Perry has been elected to fill the vacancv on the board. Aircraft & Allied Enterprises, Ltd., of 10, Hobart Place, Eaton Square, London, S.W.i, have now concluded an agreement with the Czech manufacturers of the Mraz Sokol whereby they will handle the distribution of these machines over the whole of the British Empire and Dominions. Some details and flying im- pressions of the Sokol were given in ihe issue of June 20th.
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