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1946
1946 - 1618.PDF
i86 HERE DERBY WINNERS : Derwent Vjet engines on the production line at the Rolls-Royce Derby factory.The standard thrust is 3,5001b. but those for the Meteor IV " record "aircraft have been increased to 4,2oolb. thrust. First Across j ''PHE first private owner to fly theJ- Atlantic since the war is Mr. Leslie Leroy Irvin (of parachute fame and aged51), who made a crossing recently in his own twin-engined Beechcraft. Capt. A. H. Touell, who spent 18 yearswith Imperial Airways, was first pilot, Mr. Irvin acted as co-pilot, and they alsohad a Canadian radio operator with them. They averaged about 200 m.p.h. Test Pilot Filmed v' CAPT. STONE, test pilot for B.O.A.C.,has "gone into pictures." He appears in a " New Pathe Pic-torial '' feature which deals with the test- ing of reconditioned Sunderlands afterconversion to civil flying boats, and is seen making a routine test flight overthe English Channel. Incidentally, some of the sea and landscapes over theEnglish coastline are extremely attrac- tive, too. BMW. Plant for Sale THE famous B.M.W. factory atMunich, which employed nearly 9,000 workers before the war, is among the seventeen German plants allocated to FLIGHT A 2 j^ AUGUST 22ND, I94O Great Britain as reparations, and theMinistry of Supply has issued a Press Notice inviting enquiries from any partyinterested in acquiring its plant and equipment.This German firm was among the best known to motorists in this country beforethe war, for it produced one of the finest sports cars in the world, and a shaft-driven motor cycle of equal quality, and, during the war, the B.M.W. aircraftengine which powered the Focke-Wulf 190 and other first-line aircraft of theLuftwaffe, / Sign of the Timeses STRANGE how it is often the smallestand least significant things in life which periodically illustrate the returnfrom war to peace! Last week the name "Berlin" ap-peared for the first time since September, 1939, on the destination board beside acivil aircraft on a British airfield—a trifle which drew comment from nearly every-one who saw it. The aircraft was one of British Euro-pean Airways which left Northolt on a proving flight to the German capital viaHamburg. It was piloted by Capt. P. Liver and carried a crew of four but nopassengers. It is expected that a regular commercial service between London andBerlin will soon be resumed. Rally at RadlettA "CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE" fol-lowed by flying contests for rubber- powered models, sailplanes, and petrol-driven models (in that order) will com- prise the day's programme at the Hand-ley Page Airfield, Radlett, next Sunday, when the St. Alban's Model Aero Clubholds its '' All Herts Model Aircraft Rally." The meeting starts at 11 a.m. and theMayor of St. Albans is to present the trophies and other prizes at 6.30 p.m.,so, given the same sort of weather as blessed the Bowden InternationalTrophy event at Heston, it should be an attractive day out for all concerned,especially as the rally is open to all- comers. Model AirfieldW HILST on the subject of models,this is "International Week" at Eaton Bray Sportsdrome, the first air-field in the world (so the sponsors claim, thereby trailing a coat for the Americanaeromodellers) devoted exclusively to model aircraft enthusiasts. This unique airfield covers 76 acres • V DWARFED GIANT : Seen beside the 100 ton Consolidated-Vultee B-36 with its 230ft. span etna iuju. mseiage, me r>-<;y Superfortress looks quite a modest machine. The six Wasp Majors of the B-36 produce i8,oooh.p. as compared with the 8,8ooh.p. of the B-29's four Cyclones. ,4 \ • s^v
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