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1947
1947 - 0372.PDF
230 FLIGHT MARCH 2OTH, 1947 passenger killed were 9,600 in the same period in Octo- ber. This month the number has grown to 10,600 for some unaccountable reason. Discrepancies such as these (and there are several others) do not inspire very great confidence in the Ministry's statisticians. The Freighter FussJ UST as certain sections of the daily Press revel in air accidents so do they appear to be intent on making the most of any troubles, real or otherwise, that may beset any particular aircraft type. The fact that such publication may damage our export trade worries them not one whit. A case in point is the recent '' story'' of the Bristol Freighter and Wayfarer, the order for which, it was re- ported, the British European Airways Corporation had cancelled because of non-compliance with the cut engine on take-off case. As usual, not all the facts were dis- closed, and it may be well to place them on record. The order for 14 Bristol^type 170s was placed by the Ministry of Supply before B.E.A.C. came into being as a separate entity, while it was still the European section of B.O.A.C. The machine complies with Air Registra- tion Board requirements, but B.E.A.C. now would like somewhat better characteristics in take-off and climb. The Bristol Aeroplane Company is doing its best to meet these, and as the machines are not due for delivery until the end of the year, there should be time to incorporate the necessary modifications. It might be deemed ex- pedient to install the new Bristol engines, for example, which will give 2,000 h.p. each for take-off. There has CONTENTS Outlook ...--- Rocket Engines ------ Here and There Mission to India—III - - - - Airborne Power Station The Wing ------ Radar in Civil Aviation - Britain's Test Pilots Civil Aviation News - Correspondence - - - - Service Aviation A Friendly Comparison - 229 231 233 235 239 a 242 - 246 248 251 252 254 been no cancellation of the order, and the parties con- cerned are examining the whole position. There is justi- fication for hoping that a way out of the difficulty will be found, and that the 170 will go on the internal and European routes, where there are many tasks it can fulfil efficiently. In the meantime it should be made clear that over- seas orders for the 170 will not be affected. The machine is not an untried one and does what was promised in the way of take-off and climb. B.E.A.C. demand some- thing better. That is their right as customers, and Bristols are doing their best to give them the extra per- formance. There is nothing remarkable in that, and -the only regret is that certain papers should have conveyed " another British aircraft in trouble." ROYAL JOURNEY : The King and Queen and the two Princesses walking from the Vickers Vikings on their return to Bloemfontein airfield from the Orange Free State Game Reserve. The Queen's own aircraft, flying her standard, is behind their Majesties. A special coloured supplement in FliglU, February 13th, described the royal aircraft in detail.
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