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1947
1947 - 1824.PDF
4*4 FLIGHT OCTOBER 23RD, 1947 HERE THE New French Air Attache ^•OLONEL P. STEHLIN, O.B.E., who v-' was formerly Assistant Air Attache at the French Embassy, has now been appointed Air Attache. He succeeds Colonel H. G. de Rancourt de Mimerand, C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., who has held the post since March 29th, 1945- and who, it is understood, is to return to France for active service with the French Air Force. Colonel Stehlin has been on the Embassy staff since March, I946- Ayrshire's New Industry PLANS are being completed to makePrestwick, Ayrshire, one of thebiggest 'bus-building centres in Great Britain. Already a £65,000 order hasbeen placed with Scottish Aviation, Ltd., for thirty-eight single-deck type 32-seaterbuses. Because there is a shortage_ of service aircraft available for conversionfor civil airlines, equipment built for con-^ verting Dakotas is to be swit^h^T to "J~"new industry. B" : of " Solent **aS2gs flying boats in the sheds of Short and Harland boats are builtatfgpthesier and flown to Belfast for internal fittings, (to Herh^esteOQand final flight trials before being delivered to the ' ' ' ' 1yt/ie, Southampton Water, for its Empire routes. S.A.S. SessionM R. H. P. SORENSEN, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, and Mr. Rudolph Schmidt, Chairman of the Danish Mer- chants' Association and a (J3irector of D.D.L., were visitors at^kePmaugura- tion of an exhibitioa*^QpcrIed by Scan- dinavian Airlines^ytetem in Copenhagen on October 11 ROCKETRY : In " Flight " Sept. I Ith. we reported thai a V.2 Rocket was to be launched from the U.S. aircraft carrier " Midway ". Here the rocket is depicted at the start of its journey. Note its size in comparison with the men on the flight deck. U.S. Jet Fighter irst swept-back-wing fighter—the_ kXP86—designed for the U.S.A.A.F., is now undergoing ground tests in Cali-fornia prior to its first flight test. Apart from its swept-back wings and tail sur-ijces, the aircraft is somewhat similar design to the North American XFJ-ijst fighter built for the U.S. Navy, which made its first flight late last year. ^ Rates Halved TRANS-CANADA AIRLINES havehalved their fares for the carriage of food parcels on their transatlanticservice between Canada and England. The new charge, which started on Octo-ber 15th, covers the cost of local delivery in England, and T.C.A. hope to providea 48-hour delivery service, thus making consignments of fresh food by air avail-able at a reasonable cost. Turbine TopicsA N industrial gas turbine coursecovering land, marine and locomo- tive installations, is to start at theNational Gas Turbine Establishment's school at Ladywood Works, Lutterworth,on November 10th. The course, which will include all aspects of gas turbinetechnology, including fluid and thermal dynamics, practical and theoretical test-ing procedure and analysis, will last for three weeks. Engineers wishing to attendthe course shouid apply to Power Jets (Research and Development), Ltd., 8,Hamilton Place, London, W.I. American ResearchI N America, the Atomic Energy Com- mission has announced that for the next four years the University of Chicago will operate the Clinton Labora- tories, one of the three nuclear energy plants at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which has hitherto been operated by the Mon- santo Chemical Company. Plans for the development of the plant include the set- ting up of a new high-flux reactor several times more powerful than the existing Oak Ridge pile, and a continued effort to apply atomic power to industry. Fund FinanceT HE Royal Aero Club's HospitalityFund, the opening of which was an- nounced in these columns on August 21st,now totals £330 15s including subscrip- tions for the month ending September12th. The Fund was inaugurated so that the hospitality accorded British visitorsby foreign aero clubs may be returned in the form of at least one big R.Ae.C.International Rally each year. DERBY VISIT : Marshal of the R.A.F. Lord Tedder photographed in company with Mr. £. W. Hives (managing director) and Mr. A. G. Elliott (director and chief engineer) during a visit to the Rolls-Royce Research and Development establishment at Derby. Tasman Crossing TNGENUITY and enterprise lie behind A the story of Mr. Harry B. Newton's recent solo air crossing of the Tasman Sea. Newton, formerly a F/L. in fne R.N.Z.A.F., found it impossible to get
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