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1947
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286 F LIC HT \jt& APRIL 3RD, 1947 Decca in America AN American subsidiary of the DeccaNavigation Co., Ltd., Decca Navi- gator System, Inc., has applied to theFederal Communications System for an experimental licence to conduct tests onguiding aircraft and ships into the New York area. If permission is given, thetrials could begin in about six months, and the idea would be to establish amaster station at Yorktown, N.Y., with three slave stations in the region. Thesewould serve an area bounded by Buffalo, Pittsburg, Boston and Washington. Under Licence TjHDLLOWING the announcementF that they are to build Sikorsky helicopters in this country, Westlandshave acquired one S-51 for experi- mental and research purposes. On a flight test of this aircraft thechairman of Westlands, Lord Abercon- way, who happened to be visiting theUnited States, was the first passenger. The Rateaa on TestT HE Rateau S.R.A.-i jet unit familiarto many from the Paris Aero Show has been undergoing endurance tests. At AFTER THE FLIGHT : Igor Sikorsky and the Rt. Hon. Lord Aterconway (lett andright centre) in front of the Westland Sikorsky at Bridgeport U.S.A. Left is J. M. Barr, export manager U.A.C. and, right, B. L. Whelan, general manager Sikorsky Div.United Aircraft C a weight of 2,200 lb it develops a staticthrust of 2,200 lb at a speed of 7,500 r.p.m. Consumption is said to be 1.05 lbof fuel per hour per lb thrust. The Rateau metallurgical laboratories havebeen working on new austenitic steels for turbine blades, and our contemporaryLes Ailes states that although at a tem- perature of 750 deg this material is slightly inferior to the British Nimonic80 (which is considered the best for the purpose) at 800 to 850 deg, the newRateau steel is superior. It is claimed that with the new metal it is possible toincrease the operating temperature by 75 deg and that, by running at 8,500r.p.m., the static thrust is increased to some 3,000 lb. To Belfast from Rochester A REPRESENTATIVE from Flight recently accompaniedMr. Brooke-Smith, one of Short's test pilots, on a Solent boat flying from the Medway to Short and Harland's •aircraft factory at Belfast. Sitting in the second-pilot's seat, he obtained this photo-graph, which shows so clearly the splendid layout of the first-pilot's instrument panel. The actual figures on theinstrument dials must not be taken too seriously because only hack engines were fitted for the journey. FligKt " photograph. The Solent is shown to be in level flight and doing 160knots at 1,800 r.p.m. at 4,550 ft. (True airspeed 193 m.p.h. Boost gauges indicate 31 inches of mercury. The outsidetemperature is just a degree or so above freezing. Not a standard fitting, the sweet bag contained peppermintdrops.
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