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1947 - 1924.PDF
FLIGHT NOVEMBER 6TH, The port side of the cockpit, SwvWng the " banked " control boards, the replica-wheel undercarriabji, lever ft&jJer right), the aerofoil section of the flap /eyec, gfl9~\jjead centrejijnnd the trim controls, tail wheel lock, and feel JQptbntht patty affmfthe throttle quadrant. The orderly dispositji^ani ne<% installalJQit^fftKe, electrical and radio panels oreTvWent in this U&X/vf th\stdrboard side of the cockpit o^^f/XNQ-l. The/form of thectmrol column grip is also^famrent. buj>S«f comb^jfe.dily to the left hand drill. ^M»i aileron trim wheel is in advance wheels, which are side by side, jstruments are now grouped in the top h, nearest the pilot's eyes. Radio, electrical,/ types) armament switches lend themselves on unit switch panels. Controls used for take-rj *ng drill are confined to the port side of the cockpit grouped close to the pilot's left hand. its backwardduring ^& of the tailsnTfacefli theotl An outstanding examu ^ of '' natural functioning'' is thenderc^ryige control kt*i!r7*U'hich moves up for '' wheels up'' yTfo^/^heejgjinwn.'' Trim wheels move in the appro-' pijj!ate""plane «Sd^»icators are adjacent to each wheel. The lever movwSBpwn for "flaps down" and also strikes anarigie similar to tnat of the actual flaps. The undercarriage lever is shaped like a miniature wheel, and so may be identifiedby touch Similarly, the flap lever has an aerofoil-section grip. RUSSIAN CLAIMT HE world record for mileage flown is claimed by the SovietUnion for a Russian pilot, Nikolai Novikov, who will have flown about 1,864,000 miles on the completion of a flight onwhich he is at present engaged. B.O.A.C., however, state that this total has been exceeded by Capt. E. S. J. Alcock, brotherof the late Sir John Alcock, the first pilot to fly the Atlantic non-stop in 1919, who has over 3,000,000 miles to his credit.At least three other pilots of the Corporation have also passed the 2,000,000-mile mark. CROYDON FOR CHARTER ONLY 'TPHE last scheduled air service from Croydon was the-*• 4 p.m. plane for Guernsey on November 1st. Croydon was first opened for cross-Channel traffic on March 25th, 1920,and was in use continually as London's airport until the out- break of war. The first scheduled flight when civil flying wasresumed towards the end of the war was the re-opening of the Croydon to Liverpool and Belfast routes by Railway Air Ser-vices on November 13th, 1944. The various Continental air lines which resumed operationsto Croydon transferred their activities to Northolt, and B.E.A. routes to Manchester, Liverpool, Belfast and Guernsey werethe only remaining services using Croydon. On October 6th B.E.A. transferred all except the Guernsey service to Northolt,and now that this is also stopped Croydon will in future only be used by charter companies and other non-scheduled services. NORTHROP "JET WING" A FEW facts concerning the experimental Northrop YB-4~9eight-jet "flying wing" bomber, the first flight oi which was depicted in Flight of October 30th, can now be given. Thetake-off run for this flight, during which the machine was flown by Max Stanley, was 1,170 yds. Never exceeding a speed of200 m.p.h. the " Wing " climbed to 13,000 ft. Empty, the YB-49 weighs only 88,100 lb and loaded, morethan 200,000 1b. A crew of thirteen is carried, including pilot, co-pilot, navigator, radio operator, flight engineer, bomb aimerand gunner, with space for six off-duty crew members. A special "electrically driven throttle," designed byNorthrop, is said to keep the pilot from overthrottling the General Electric turbo-jets (4,000 1b static thrust each). Thethrottles open slowly and extend the life of the jet units by holding down tail-pipe temperatures. It is understood that two prototypes of the YB-49 have beenordered by the U.S. Army Air Forces. VICKERS' SHOWROOM T TICKERS, LTD., have re-opened their Vickers House show-» room which was, of necessity, closed during the war. The premises have been renovated and re-stocked with models andin some cases with actual machines produced within the Vickers group. Activities of the firm in the aviation field are illus-trated by models of the Viking as used by the King's Flight, the Viscount, the Attacker, Spiteful, Seafire, Sea Otter, Walrusand older types Lt. Gen. Sir Ronald Weekes, Deputy Chairman of Vickers',who spoke at the opeping of the new showroom, said that the transition from war to peace production had been carriedthrough smoothly, and the firm could still compete success- fully with the rest of the world in shipbuilding, engineeringand aircraft •construction. FERRY AND DELIVERY FLIGHTS TV/TISS R. M. SHARPE, M.B.E., has joined W. S. Shackle--*•'•!• ton, Ltd., as demonstration and ferry pilot, and the firm now undertakes delivery of aircraft to any part of the world.Miss Sharpe was with A.T.A. from 1941 to 1945 and in that time delivered more than 60 different types of aircraft, rangingfrom Tiger Moths to four-engined bombers. While she was with the'Air Movements Flight she carried upwards of 1,000passengers and many tons of Red Cross supplies and other freight all over Europe without mishap. Needless to sayshe is a fully qualified " B "licence pilot. FORTHCOMING EVENTS Nov. 6th.—Royal Aeronautical Society: "Some Recent Developmentsin tha Landing Gear Field." Cam. R. Lucien, A.F.R.Ae.S. Nov. 8th.—British Interplanetary Society : " Electronics and Space Flight."Arthur C. Clarke. Nov. 19th.— R.Ae.S. (Graduate ani Student). "Aircraft Photography."John Yoxall. Nov. 28th.—Royal Aeronautical Society : Joint Lecture with Inst. Me-chanical Engineers. " The Development of the A.S. Type Gas Turbine." W. H. Lindsey, MA., A.F.R.Ae.S. (PostponedIndefinitely.) wov 29th.—Pathfinder Ball, Dorchestei Hotel. Par'< L-ne, Lond -n. Dec. 4th.—Royal Aeronautical Society : " Problems Facing Civil Airlint Operators." N. E. Rowe, C.B.E., B.Sc, D.I.C., F.R.Ae.S.Dec. 6th.—Helicopter Association of Great Britain : " Some Aerodynamit Problems of the Helicooter." H. B. Squire.Dec. 12th.—R.Ae.S. (Graduate and Student). " Aircraft Design from the Airline Point of View." Christopher Dykes, A.F.R.Ae.S.Dec. 18th.—Royal Aeronautical Society : " The Work of the High-Speed Tunnel." Prof. A Thorn, M.A., D.Sc, and W. G. A. Perring,F.R.Ae.S. Jan 7th —British Interplanetary Society " The Man-Carrying Rocket.'R. A Smith.
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