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1947
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APRIL IOTH, 1947 FLIGHT 325 ing general manager of East African Airways, an associateenterprise of B.O.A.C. He joined Imperial Airways in 1935 and flew as a pilot on the Empire routes and on surveys ofWest Africa. In 1940 he was made B.O.A.C. manager in West Africa and was responsible for wartime communications inthat area. He was closely connected with services to the Western Desert during the campaigns, and to Malta when theisland was under enemy attack, for which he was made «an O.B.E. Subsequently he became manager of the Return Ferryservice between the U.K. and Montreal. Mr. R. M. Hilary has been appointed to take over from Capt.Sorsbie in the Middle East area. He, too, joined Imperial Air- ways in 1935, flew on the Empire routes, and took part in thesurvey and preparation of the routes later flown by the " C " class flying-boats. Capt. A. C. Loraine has been made the Line OperationsSuperintendent for No. 3 Line, the Atlantic Division. Until recently he was a Constellation Captain on the transatlantic^ffiute, and has flown more than 13,000 hours, of which half have T5eei: on flying-boats. During the last war Capt. Loraine wasco-pilot on three of Mr. Churchill's journeys, and in 1940 he was in command of the flying-boat "Clyde," which carried emis-saries of General de Gaulle to French Equatorial Africa. His flying career began with air taxi work in 1931, but the follow-ing year he joined Imperial Airways and was promoted Captain in 1935. In addition to the normal pilot's licences, Capt.Loraine holds a first-class navigator's licence and ground engineer's licence. He also holds the Royal Society of Artsdiploma in advanced economic geography, is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and an associate of the RoyalAeronautical Society. He holds a master pilot's certificate for both flying-boats and land-planes. Mr. Robert R. Wieland has resigned his position as trafficsuperintendent of the English Division of B.E.A.C. to take up the appointment of commercial manager in Central African Air- O POWER-EGG TEST HOUSE : A quickly detachable tow bar is provided and a ground anchorage plate is incorporated inthe frame. The equipment weighs 33 cwt. The name of the new traffic superintendent has not yetbeen .announced. Mr. R. J. Sullivan is taking up an appoint- ment in the Communications Division of P.I.C.A.O. early inMay, and is, consequently, resigning his post as superintendent of signals of the African and Middle East Division of B.O.A.C.Mr. W. Bell, who is to be the new superintendent of that division, has been B.O.A.C. radio superintendent at Durban. MOBILE TESTING HOUSE £N an article entitled "Background to Maintenance" whichappeared in Flight of December 5th, mention was made ofa mobile engine test house which was being developed at the B O A C. Experimental Factory, The prototype has beendesigned for testing the Hercules 100, but with only slight modification to the design it should be possible to make rapidground checks under running conditions of other power units. The test house provides means for making functional testsboth for complete engines and components, and is an excellent aid to detecting pipeline leakages. After an engine has beenrun on the rig it may be offered up to its nacelle with absolute confidence and the knowledge that it has been thoroughly tested, not only with a gratifying cut in the grounded timeof the aircraft, but also the complete elimination of the need for air testing The structure consists of a light tubular main frame 011a rectangular base and triangular sides mounted upon lour wheels. Bridging the triangle apices is a rigidly brand irame-work with four lugs for the engine mounting attai -hineiit. At the rear the main frame supports a-fireproof and sound-insu-lated cabin, in which are three Perspex window;'., fitted tor observation puqwses. Inside the cab is a writing table, a.shockproof instrument panel (which is hi 11 god 10 allow CIM- access to the instruments), an engine control box, fuel eoikcontrols, a calibrated tank for hydraulic jpump tests, variable. resistances for generator tests, accumulators, voltage regu-lators, cut-outs, a fuse panel and other necessary pieces of equipment. All electrical cables are carried in metal conduits.Mounted in the bay formed by the junction of the cabin walls with the engine attachment structure are those units whichare necessary for the functional tests and which include the engine lubricating oil tank, the Graviner fire extinguisherbottles, hydraulic oil tank arid large capacity filter. The water- cooled cooler coil and oil reservoir for autopilot testing, andthe air-cooler coil for the vacuum test and the boost trap an* also housed in the bay. All pipes and cables are clearly ta.LW<lat their ends, and provision is made for making adjustments to the engine during the test run. AIR TRAVEL AND EXPORTS ADDRESSING the Liverpool branch of the Institute of•**• Export on March 26th, Mr. F. N. Hillier, publicity con- troller of B.O.A.C., drew attention very forcefully to theadvantages of using air transport for promoting overseas trade. He concerned himself mainly with making suggestions whichmight be of interest at this time, when goods for export were scarce in relation to the demand. Quoting the president ofthe Incorporated Sales Managers' Association, Mr. Hillier said: '' We find that a great many mistakes are being made in tryingto sell in foreign markets. Wrong goods are offered or goods not properly, pleasantly or acceptably packed. There is a ladeof understanding of a market's requirement and of the man handling the market." It was necessary, he said, that the British, manufacturershould establish very close liaison between his designers and consumer requirements by personal visits to the customercountries. Everyone realized that there were differences in the requirements of markets, but only when the differenceswere encountered within the space of a few hours were they really brought home and driven into the traveller's conscience.There were two outstanding impression!, Mr. Hillier said, which were stamped on the minds of those who fly a greatdeal. The first was the sense gained by the air traveller of the co-existence of widely separated peoples and countries.The other was the sharpening of the impression of widely vary- ing mentalities of different peoples, and the characteristics ofcountries and climates. He referred, in conclusion, to fares and the idea in the minds of some that they were excessivelyhigh. To counter any suggestion that fares did not represent good value, he gave as an example comparative travellingcosts for a journey to South Africa by sea, which would take thirty-four travelling days, and by air, which would requin-only seven days. Taking into account the salaiy of a senior official of a company, aud assuming it to be £u a d;i\ ! llm,total cost of the air journey would be- ^343 compared with /to.) by surface transport. ATLANTIC WEATHER-SHIPS PLANS are going ahead for establishing the thirteen weather-ships in the North Atlantic. It will be remembered thatarrangements were made at the P.I.C.A.O. conference in Lon- don last September for these observation stations to be inoperation this summer. The United Kingdom is to be solely responsible for maintaining two ships, and jointly responsiblewith Norway and Sweden for one other. America will take care of eight, France one, and Holland and Belgium onebetween them. One of the American stations will be jointly maintained by Canada The primary function of these stations will be the constantobservation of weather in mid-ocean, but they will also pro- vide navigational aids for aircraft and make oceanographicaland other scientific observations. Surface and upper air ob- servations, which will be made by radio-sonde and radar atfrequent intervals, will be transmitted to the meteorological office at Dunstable. The stations will also collect and retrans-mit weather reports received from merchant shipping. A constant search and rescue organization will be auto-matically available, enabling aircraft and shipping in distress to home on the ships, which will be equipped with the neces-
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