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1947
1947 - 1877.PDF
OCTOBER 30TH, 1947 FLIGHT 491 HAPPILY MARRIED : Since the advent of jet power, designers of large aircraft have striven to wed this system of propulsion to the aero- dynamic refinement of the " flying wing." Flight has frequently drawn attention to the benefits of this union, and while awaiting news of the flight of our own A.W.52, is happy to publish this view of the Northrop YR-39's maiden take-off on October 21st. There are many people in this co: ntry who will join us in congratulating Mr. Jack Northrop on this happy and significant occasion. •• Netherlands MeteorsA N order has been placed by theNetherlands Government for a quan- tity of Gloster Meteor IVs to equip inter-ceptor squadrons. The number to be supplied is dependent upon R.A.F.requirements. New Honour for A. Cdre. WhittleT HE Institution of Civil Engineers announces that the Kelvin Gold Medal for 1947 has been awarded to A. Cdre. Frank Whittle "in recognition of the eminent services he has rendered to engineering science in those branches of engineering work with which Lord Kelvin was especially identified." The Kelvin Gold Medal is presented trienni- ally, the recipient being chosen by a com- mittee composed of the presidents of eight technical institutions. Rhodesian Tour "T HE Canadian de Havilland Chip-^ munk has recently been seen in Southern Rhodesia where it is on ademonstration tour of the colony. During a comparative take-off test with a TigerMoth from an airfield nearly 5,000 feet above sea level, the Moth is said to have"unstuck " three seconds earlier than the Chipmunk, but the Canadian machineout-climbed the biplane and at the air- field boundary was 500 feet above it. In the Clouds 'T'HE astonishing variety of articles left*• behind by air travellers would indi- cate that they are very much '' in theclouds" in more senses than one. Hats, a yard of macaroni, a folding perambu-lator, children's toys, coats, a portable typewriter, books, spectacles and pipesare lying unclaimed in B.O.A.C.'s Lost Property Office at Airways Terminal, THE London. Airways .officials are mystifiedbecause many of the owners make little attempt to trace their property. No Paris Show ;O WING to the fact that the Grand Palais des Champs Elysees will not be available, the French aircraft industry has decided not to hold a Paris Aero Show next year. The intention had been te hold the exhibition during the last week in May and the first in June, but instead it will take place in 1949. „ Chatter-Box -A S part of a publicity scheme to pro- mote the use of airmail in the U.S.A., the postal authorities there have introduced a "talking" letter-box. Each time a letter is dropped into the mail letter." It then reminds the senderthat, "the airmail rate is now 5 cents to any place where the American flagflies." During the last six months, since the rates have been reduced, air-mail from the U.S. to foreign countries has nearly doubled. London Club Ball 'TVHE first post-war ball of the London-»- Aeroplane Club is to be held on Friday, November 21st, and not onSaturday, NovemtSer 1st, as announced in error in our last issue. •:,"•"'.->r 1;; Air Fair ^ :.:••• A NINE-DAY International Air Exhi-bition is to be opened in Sew York nextQjily to celebrate the city's golden box a disembodied voice says, " Tbank^-""JUtoirce. The exhibition has been plannedyou for the letter. I hope it js^u^wf!**^ to coincide with the official opening of MOBILE FLYING-BOAT DOCK : Developed by the U.S. Navy, this berth is built of pontoons and pulls out from the shore on a 600ft cable. Water jets nudge the boat to its mooring, and the v/res protect it fern damage.
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