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OS 2 FLIGHT DECEMBER I8TH, 1947 HERE ANDTHER YET ANOTHER JOB FOR THE SPIT. When an avia ion film was shown in Brussels, the organizers had a Spitfire brought to (hs Plac: de Brouckere as an advertisement (or the film. Mechanics are shown assembling the aircraft. D.H. 106 Named A LTHOUGH it will be some years**• before the D.H. 106 goes into service on the air routes, it has already beendecided to name it the Comet, thus reviving the name of the de Havillandtype which won the England-Australia air race in 1934, and from which thefamous Mosquito may be said to have been developed. Lord Tedder's Operation LORD TEDDER, Marshal of theR.A.F., is to have an operation on his knee, which has been giving himtrouble since he injured it during a visit to Somaliland. Dr. Humby to Rest ON medical advice, Dr. GrahamHumby, founder and head of Lon- don Aero and Motor Services, Ltd., andgoverning director of Air Taxis, Ltd., is to be away from business for a long rest,probably for a year. — Tudor Report Presented A CONFIDENTIAL report has beensubmitted to the Minister of Supply by the Tudor committee of enquiry.Lord Nathan told the House of Lords on December 10th that a decision about thepresentation of the report to Parliament was to Be taken. The committee beganits deliberations on October 1st. Mr. S. R. WorleyW E regret to record the death of Mr.S. R. Worley, F.C.A., chairman of Handley-Page, Ltd., in his 81st year. Hebecame a director of the company in 1921 and was appointed chairman fiveyears later. Aircraft Engineers New Branch THE Society of Licensed Aircraft En-gineers has formed a new branch at Langley airfield, Bucks. A full pro-gramme of lectures on technical subjects and discussion groups has been arranged.Later it is hoped to arrange visits to places of interest and to run film shows. Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen WE regret to record the death, aftera heart attack, of Sir Hugo Cun- liffe-Owen, Bt., chairman of Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft, Ltd., on December 14th. He was 77. He is succeeded by his son,Dudley Herbert Cunliffe-Owen, who is sales director of the firm. His eldestson, Hugo Leslie, who was in the Fleet Air Arm. was killed in 1942. U.S. industry Needs Big OrdersM AINTENANCE of the United Statesaircraft industry will require £187,500,000 worth of orders a year,according to Mr. Ralph Damon, presi- dent of American Airlines He gavethis figure in evidence before the Pre- sident's Air Policy Commission in Wash-ington, and his estimates were the lowest placed before the Commission. His totalwas made up of £75 million spent in ten factories, the same amount in engine,airscrew and component factories and £37j million for administration and re-search. This expenditure would pro- duce, he said, 3-4,000 military aircraftyearly. The industry could expect £25 million worth of business from civil air-lines over the next five years, but pri- §/G BUMP. The strain on the landing gear of a big aircraft is vividly shown by this test rig at Burbank, California. Loaded with lead weights, an under- carriage is dropped within a 40ft tower onto a concrete base. The wheels are spun to simulate actual landing conditions. vate aircraft were of "no appreciable value" as a support to manufacturers. 200 A.T.C. Cadets ParadeA BOUT 200 N.C.O.s and cadets ofsix Derbyshire A.T.C. squadrons attended the first parade of the Countyof Derby Wing at Alvaston, Derby, on December 6-7th. Films and talks wereattended, aircraft and gun turrets in the Wing Airmanship Hall were inspected,and a Seafire was run up by instructors and cadets (using contaminated and con-demned petrol). The Wing band held its first parade. W/C. W. T. F. Wight-man, D.F.C., is O.C. the Wing. Standards for FiltersI T was stated at the annual generalmeeting of the British Society of Associated Filter Manufacturers thatthe British Standards Association was expected to finalize its proposals for suitfable standards of filtration and that I these would be adopted by the filtermakers. Mr. S. C. Toye, of Amal, Ltd., was elected president, on the retirementof Mr. Gordon Vokes. Armstrong Whilworth Test Pilot, T^OLLOYVING his success with the ex-.-L perimental A.W.52 tailless jet- • engined aircraft, S/L. E. G. Franklin,D.F.C., A.F.C., is to be chief test pilot with Armstrong Whit worth. Flying Families and Fish AN Airspeed Consul bought by Mr. •£"*• O. H. Simpson for flying his own family and those of his friends to South Africa and flown by Mr. P. R. Matthews had, at July 31st, 1947, completed 11 flights between the U.K. and S. Africa, without the assistance of a crew, and completed 600 hours flying and 84,000 miles. The only mishaps experienced were a tail wheel tyre bursting on land- ing and a leak in the compass bowl. The 400-hour overhaul was carried out in England. On each trip a mileage of about 7,000 and flying time of an aver- age of 50 hours was called for. which indicates a ground speed of about 140 m.p.h. In fact, the average true air speed was 145 m.p.h. and petrol con- sumption was 14.5 g.p.h. per engine, with 2 quarts of oil per trip, so that the fuel bill for each trip was about £ziy 10s. Mr. Matthews flew stages of about three hours, the journey between South- ampton and Johannesburg normally taking less than ten days, with stops at Nice. Castel Benito, Cairo Khartoum,
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