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1947
1947 - 1510.PDF
264 FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 4TH, Service Aviation without any previous faults and thenstopped. She has been training at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin and may ]M<a serious contender for Olympic Honours. F/O. Billers, representing MaintenanceCommand, won the 60 yards heat and final in 7.2 and 7.7 seconds respectively,and went on to win the. 220 yards and the long jump. For Artillery Observation '"THE new Heston A.O.P. is completed-*- and nearly ready to fly. The speci- fication which.it fulfils calls for an .m-craft with an exceptional field of vie<\ good handling qualities at low spei.'and short take-off and landing runs, li must be able to carry out its artilleryobservation duties by day or by night in any part of the world. To obtain the exceptional view, apusher airscrew arrangement has been adopted and the crew's stations are for-ward of the leading edge. By keeping the lower half of the cockpit narrow andbulging the canopy sides outwards, it has been found possible to get an unin-terrupted view upwards, sideways and downwards for the whole 360-degrees ofthe circle. The steep angle on the nose gives the pilot ample vision forward anddownward, and the observer, facing aft, can see well over the sloping cowling ofthe Gipsy Queen engine. Large slotted flaps and full-span lead-ing-edge slots have been fitted to help in obtaining the requisite flying charac-teristics. The outer sections of the lead- ing-edge slots, corresponding with thespan of the ailerons, are fully automatic, the remaining sections are coupled withth* flaps and extend fully when the flaps are moved into either the take-off orlanding- position. It is thought that this high-lift systemis near the optimum for take-off pur- poses. Higher lift coefficients would re-sult in increased drag, sufficient to affect the take-off run adversely. In the interests of durability, and ofsuitability for use in any climate, the Heston A.O.P. is of all-metal construc-tion except for fabric-covered control surfaces. A very light skin of Alclad isemployed elsewhere. For the particular uses to which theArmy may have to'put such a machine, its serviceability 'is increased consider-ably by the fact that it is designed to be dismantled quickly into small, self-con-tained units for ease of transport by road. 4,400 A.T.C. Cadets FlyO N Sunday, August 31, the instruc-tors of No. 65 Group (London area) R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve "Flying Schoolat Fairoaks, Surrey, will have completed 2,268 flights with cadets of A.T.C. unitswhich have been attending a week's annual camp successively throughout thesummer at Thorney Island, near Ports- mouth. Two out of six instructors haveeach been making twelve 20-minute flights, six in the morning and six inthe afternoon, every day since the scheme began early in June. The group'sother reserve school at Panshanger, Herts. No. 1 R.F.S., also adopted a similarA.T.C. flying commitment, so that be- tween them the two London area schoolswill have provided flights for some 4,400 cadets during their annual camp. In addition to this programme, the " Flight " photographs- TO FIGHT LAND BATTLES : From the frontal aspect the Heston^Q^P. aircraft is very neat and clean when all the flaps and slots are tucked up. The D.H. Cijvj Owmt 1 m;iii.i (ii(l J h.p.) has an extractor fan to induce an airflow while the aircraft is stationary or flying slowly- This is necessary owing to the absence of slipstream. The layout of the tail is such that the observer's field of view backwards suffers the minimum obstruction. instructors at Fairoaks are giving week-end flights to A.T.C. cadets at Hendon, Kenley, Biggin Hill, Northweald and atFairoaks itself, but these are now being limited since the instructors are becom-ing very busy giving flying training to the growing number of R.A.F.V.R.pilots who are joining the school. Week- end flights are also being given to theA.T.C. by other Reserve centres which are open. For example, No. 8 R.F.S. atVVoodley, of 62 Group (S. and S.W. area), has been sending instructors toWeston-super-Mare, Andover and Little Rissington. Kenley Sector ReunionA LL ranks, both R.A.F. andW.A.A.F., who served at the R.A.F. Stations Kenley, Croydon, Red-hill, Gat wick, Shoreham and Friston, are reminded of the reunion which isorganized for 2.30 p.m. on September 20th at Kenley airfield. Particulars maybe had from W/C. A. Holmes, u, Court Hill, Sanderstead, Surrey. D.A.F. Reunion at Albert Hall A REUNION of Western Desert andDesert Air Force personnel is to be held at the Royal Albert Hall, Lo^aH*on Saturday, September 20. it is'S^1' that some 6,000 serving officers and manof the Desert Air Force will be present, including naval, air formation signals andairfield construction personnel who served alongside the Desert Air Force be-tween 1940 and 1945. Tickets are 5s each and the programme will include a fullmusical and variety programme, com- munity singing, and a stage and radiostar cabaret. Fully licensed running buffets will be available. The doors willbe opened at 6.15 p.m. for 7 p.m. Ad- mission will be by ticket only, obtainablefrom: — The British Legion, 49, P11'1 Mall, S.W.I, or branches; the R.A.F.Association, 83, Portland Place, W.i, °T branches; or The Joint Secretary.Desert Air Force Reunion Committee, c/o D. Admin. Plans, Air Ministry, KingCharles Street, S.W.I.
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