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1947
1947 - 1640.PDF
FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 25TH, is not the only aspect of the problem. If B.E.A.C. are to curtail their European services, fewer aircraft will be needed, and this in turn will mean still further dismissals from factories. Already Miles Aircraft have begun a reduction of staff. While it is true that the other two Corporations need more aircraft, that fact does not help much, since the long-distance routes require very different types. Per- haps an amelioration of the situation might be found in changing the cargo from passengers to mails. The con- version of aircraft should not be a very lengthy task, nor a very expensive one. The rates now charged for air mails are far too high, and if there is likely to be a surplus of aircraft they could be usefully employed. The Post Office must be making a very nice profit and could well afford to pay more for the carriage of air mails. Tudors—Immediate Action Called ForT HE ferment caused by Sir Roy Dobson's out- spoken statement in Manchester last Monday-— precipitated by the unconfirmed B.B.C. announcement that completed Tudor I Atlantic trans- ports might be gutted and used only as freighters—can only be settled by an immediate enquiry and a prompt and impartial statement of all the facts. It is well-known, of course, that a most regrettable atmosphere has surrounded the Tudors for many months past, and that these airliners, lineal descendants of the war-winning Lancaster bombers, had been the cause of some friction between B.O.A.C. and the A. V. Roe Company. It is also certain that the Tudors are not as inefficient as is implied in some quarters, nor, prob- ably, are they as suitable for their purpose as has been suggested by the flattering remarks of the chief of another Corporation. One of the main troubles seems to have been the CONTENTS Outlook - .... Introducing the Eell - ... Here and There - • - A Dynamic Static Show .... National Gas Turbine Establishment • Power Plants - - - Anglo-American Conference - - - Handley Page Hastings - - - A New Autopilot - - - - - Civil Aviation News - Correspondence Service Aviation - .... 24 i 347 349 350 353 354 356 359 364 368 370 371 confusion and wavering as to the equipment, final for and precise employment of the Tudor I. It is cor. tended that B.O.A.C. could not make a decision and hold to it. This continued vacillation has led Sir Roy and his workers openly to charge that delaying tactics have been deliberately employed and that '' a certain element in B.O.A.C. has always preferred American air- craft." Obviously, it is desirable from every point of view- that British airlines should fly British aircraft. If there is truth in Sir Roy's charges of delaying tactics with the purpose of influencing purchases, such an accusation must form the subject of investigation. The nation and the British aircraft industry are suffer ing both in prestige and financially from this unfortunate state of affairs which for some months has amounted almost to an impasse, and finally promises to come to a head. Ministries, our leading national airline and a most important aircraft manufacturer are concerned. A prompt investigation by experts, publicly revealing the facts without fear or favour, is the only solution. ..ex.. BIGGEST: A splendid study of the second Short-Saro Shetland ultra-long- range flying boat, to bt used by B.O.A.C. for development flying. Bristol Centaurus engines are fitted initially but units of more advanced design may be substituted later.
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