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Aviation History
1946
1946 - 1785.PDF
SEPTEMBER I2TH, I946 FLIGHT ON pages a to (,' the latest types of military aircraft,most of which will be demonstrated at Radlett, areillustrated in photogravure and briefly described. These by no means complete the range of military machines to be flown, exhibited, or represented by models and draw- ings ; several other types demanding attention are briefly discussed below. Additional facts concerning aircraft included in the photogravure supplement are also presented. Training aircraft, of which there are some interesting new types are dealt with subsequently. Airspeed A LARGE-SCALE model of the Ayrshire will show thefine lines and clever design of this high-speed mili- tary transport now under development for the R.A.F. The Ayrshire has hitherto been known as the A.S.60, and is a militarized version of the' civil Ambassador. An ingenious scheme for quick loading and discharging is incor- porated : the bottom line of the fuselage sweeps up in a very pronounced curve to the tail, and this lower curved portion comprises two very large clam-shell doors which hinge upward, permitting large vehicles to be driven up the short ramp attached to the fuse- lage floor. Bristol Centaurus engines are initi- ally specified, but these may subse- quently be displaced by turbine-air- screw units. Types — Familiar— Display i design will be Armstrong -Whitworth VTO new military aircraft of '' AW •^ present at Radlett but the company will show the AW tailless glider with its Whitley tug. This glider, details of which appeared in Flight of May 9th, may be the forerunner of a series of transport and bomber aircraft of similar lavout. at The Auster VI (Gipsy Major VII) is a post-war army co-operation machine with excellent fie'd of view. Anster kt • • T^ESIGNED for army co-operation and liaison duties,-*-^ the Auster Mark VI differs from the civil Austers, referred to elsewhere. Fuselage members have beenstrengthened and the all-up weight increased to 2,160 lb. Specially designed external flaps are fitted and the totalluel capacity is 23 gallons. The machine is a two-seater and carriesradio. W^ith a Gipsy Major VII it has a maximum speed (indicated) of 124m.p.h. at i.cooft. The landing speed is only 32 m.p.h. New and or S.B.A.C. Radlett Avro A . V. ROE & CO., LTD., propose to demonstrate a•** Lincoln B Mk. II, now a standard R.A.F. long-range heavy bomber. It will be seen that, by comparison with the Lancaster, from which it was developed, the Lincoln is considerably larger (span 120ft, length 78ft 3m) ; this increased size has been utilized to extend the range, and the Lincoln can cover distances of up to 3,600miles It is not proposed to show a York (Avro 685)military transport—another highly successful development of the Lancaster, using manycomponents of the bomber. The York mea- sures 102ft in span and operates at a grossweight of 71,000 lb. A top speed of 315 m.p.h. can be attained at 10,800ft, and the maximumcruising speed is 260 m.p.h.—an excellent figure for an aircraft ofthis class. The name Ayrshirehas been conferred on the Airspeed A.S.60 high-speed mili- tary transport, amodel of which will be shown at Radlett. Blackburn "PROM the Black--*- burn works a Fire- brand V naval strikeaircraft will be flown to Radlett for exhibi-
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