FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1948
1948 - 0102.PDF
86 FLIGHT JANUARY 22ND, 1948 THE! North African Air Base for U.S. THE British Government have indica-ted that they have no objection to the reopening by the U.S. TransportCommand of the air base at Mellaha pro- vided that the future of these formerItalian colonies, now under discussion, is subject to decisions by the Council ofForeign Ministers or the General Assem- bly of the United Nations. This basewas constructed during the war by the U.S. military authorities and afterwardsabandoned. Look! No Eyes!N EW >&)ntrol handles shaped to con-form to the control they actuate are being tried out on the American C.A.B.'sexperimental Dakota. The landing gear AIR M,'AIL SUBSCRIPTIONST JNDER a special air mail LJ subscription now in opera-tion, "^Flight" can be in the hands of readers in the UnitedStates and Canada within 24 hours of publication. Com-mencing with the issue of Janu- ary 22nd, this new airmail dis-tribution plan brings to buyers in the hard-currency areas, up-to-date news of British aviation. The special subscription ratefor Canada and U.S.A. is £.4 ($16) for six months and subscriptionsmay be remitted to British Publications Inc., 150, East 35thStreet, New York 16, N.Y. lever, for instance, has a small wheelembedded in the handle and the flap handle has been flattened out approxi-mately to the shape of a flap. The idea is, of course, to avoid the use of wrong PUTTING A JERK IN IT : Snatch tfick-up of a man was one of the more exciting feature; of the recent air display held in Miami. The hysterefic properties of nylon rope make this possible. levers on multi-engined aircraft withYVurlitzer cockpits, but pilots will not wish realism to be carried too far. A'' hot foot'' version of a fire-warning in- dicator, or a boob landing indicator fortrainers, transferring by a simple me- chanical linkage the aircraft's under-carriage reaction to the seat of the pilot's pants,,would not be welcomed. .E.A. Make Booking Easy WITH their latest timetables B.E.A.are introducing a special Reserva-tion Request which takes the form of an extra leaf of the timetable folder andcontains all the details needed by the booking clerk who makes the reservation.After filling in the destination, dates of departure and return, numbers in theparty, etc., the form can be detached and sent either to B.E.A. or a travel agency.This idea should facilitate the work of the clerk making the booking and of thepassenger when setting out his require- ments, or for reference when making areservation by telephone. Aircraft for Game Protection TTHE United States Department of the-i- Interior has allocated 24 light air- craft to the protection and well-being ofwild anim<sfe«, keeping a constant watch over theif nurhbers, behaviour and lifeconditions. Three government - trained biologists spend their time flying along ATHENA APPRAI'AL : Officers from Boscombs Down visited Manches- ter last week. Mr. S. D. Davies, Ayro Chief De- signer here looks on while GCs. S.P.A. Pat- more and R. C. Dawkins (seated), respectively Superintendents of Armament and Flying, discuss the Athena cock- pit. The party, led by the Chief Superinten- dent Mr. I. Bow en (ex- treme right) was re- ceived by Mr. W. S. Farren, Avro Technical Director. L to R. at the back are R. J. 6. Wood- hams, T. Barlow, J. H, Orrell, and W C. J. D. Rev/7/. the migration path of ducks keeping acheck of their numbers, routes of flight and breeding grounds. In Alaska eightaircraft are assigned to protect the cari- bou and elk from over-hunting ^KTdpoaching. The salmon hatching grounds ACORN OR TORPEDO : Both expressions have been used to describe the type of fairing now incorporated in the tail of the \ISRIAI jet-propelled flying-boat fighter. in the North-Western United States aft-mapped and photographed from the air and in this way an area that would re-quire 15 men working for a month can be surveyed by two men in only twodays. New Qowfy Director . V. O. LEVICK, who has for thepast eight years been general works manager of Dowty Equipment, Ltd., hasbeen appointed a director. He will be responsible for production. Mr. Levickhas had a long and varied career in the aircraft industry since 1913 when hejoined the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough as a draughtsman."ough as tic. Visits to FirmsS ELECTED A.T.C. cadets will be en-abled to visit aeronautical and asso- ciated firms as the result of arrangementswhich have been made by the S.B.A.C. In s^me instances cadets will be giventhe opportunity (having received their parents consent) to fly with test pilotsof the firms concerned. Parties will num- ber up to twenty and the visits will takeplace at intervals of six to eight weeks.
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
