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1948
1948 - 0151.PDF
JANUAKY Z9XH, I948 FLIGHT 'rentices from YorkshireT HE first Prentice trainer has nowcome off the production line at jdgckburn Aircraft Ltd., Brough, and-Hyrfaw should be commencing its flight trials. The parent company at Lutonhave been in production for some weeks, so the Prentice will shortly be flowinginto service at a good rate. Flying Chefs A IRLINES serving the North Atlantic11 route are competing with each other in improving the quality of the mealsprovided in the air for their passengers. The reduction of fares to attract morepassengers is forbidden by international agreement, but any airline is free to im-prove the quality of its services. Air France is preparing dinners in Paris andfiew York and serving them, course by ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD : Designed by John Biringfellow for use in flying models, this remarkable little mgine, now deposited at the Royal Aeronautical Society, has high and low pressure cylin- den. It was probably intended for a monoplane model of 1848, which few 40 yards. CF.OSS-WIND LANDING : A fairchild P.T.9 used for experimental work on the American development of the British Maclaren landing gear. The wheels are not preset but caster- ing, and the gear incorporates centring and anti-shimmy devices. •course, in the air. K.L.M. were the firstto instal special galleys with "flying chefs'' aboard their aircraft betweenAmsterdam and New York. The Scan- dinavian Airlines system is servingSwedish delicacies prepared by a well- known Swedish chef in New York. AtLa Guardia Airport, the Pan American kitchen is capable of turning out 800meals a day. T.W.A. and American Overseas Airlines are also participatingin this competition to make their services more attractive to passengers. Designers' PromotionS IR FRANK SPRIGGS, chairman ofthe Gloster Aircraft Company, attended the company's board meeting<m January 22nd, at which Mr. \Y. G. Uiralfter, C.B.E., was elected technicaldirector of the Gloster Aircraft Company. Mis position of chief designer has beenfilled by Mr. R. W. Walker, the present assistant chief designer. Model Engineers Council.T HE officers of the Society of ModelAeronautical Engineers have been elected by ballot and the Council con-sists of the following: — Chairman: Mr. A. F. Houlberg, Fel-low and Oxford. Vice-Chairman: Mr. C. A. Rippon,Fellow and Northern Heights. Hon. Secretary: Mr. D. A. Gordon, West Essex.Hon. Treasurer: Mr. L. J. Hawkins, Fellow and Blackheath.Hon. Comp. Secretary: Mr. H. R. Turner, Northern Heights.Hon. Technical Sec. : Mr. G. W. W. Harris, Farnborough, Hants.Hon. Press Sec: Mr. H. York, Fellow and Blackheath.Hon. Records Officer: Mr. C. S. Rush- brooke, Fellow and Leicester.The Area Councils now administer a total of 147 Clubs divided up as follows:London Area, 60; North-Western Area, 31; Midland Area, 19; Northern Area,15; North-Eastern Area, 4; South- Eastern Area, 9; South Wales Area, 9,Thus there are now seven fully consti- tuted Areas so that the Council will con-sist of 15 members gathered from widely separated parts, which will give betterrepresentation than ever before. Helicopter Traffic ControlI N Chicago the City Council havecarried out a successful experiment in the control of road traffic using ahelicopter to assist the police in clearing congestion after football matches andother special events. The system is based on the fact that 25 per cent ofall cars in the U.S. are equipped with radio receivers. As delays and bottle-necks were sighted from the air the infor- mation was relayed to the newsroom ofthe National Broadcasting Company,, who passed on to motorists instrnctiafts"as to alternative routes every 15 rilittutes. Experiments on similar lines lj^ve beencarried out in co-operation^, .with the police in Michigan iand .^A^issburi, andaerial observation lias biefo used with success to assist in cftfching motoristswho have cojHmii^etlrtfaffic offences. BLACKBURN APPRENTICES' BONUS : Capt. Norman Blackburn, giving the awards at the annual Blackburn Aircraft Apprentices' Bonus presentation. During 1947, 97 apprentices qualified for an award, five attained Higher National Certificate status and 14 their National Certificates. Fairey High-speed TunnelT O supplement their low-speed general-purpose wind tunnel, the Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd., have recentlybuilt a small high-speed wind tunnel at their Hayes headquarters.Since the company are, so far as is known, alone among British aircraftmanufacturers in having such an item of research equipment, no technical de-tails of tunnel form, size or capacity are as yet publishable. It is, nevertheless,permitted to reveal that wind speeds of the 700 m.p.h. order can be generated,and this velocity should be high enough to produce local sonic flow phenomenaon models tested. A type of Schlieren shadowgraphapparatus is incorporated with the working section whereby flow discontinu-ities and shock-wave forms may be
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