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1948
1948 - 0554.PDF
456 FLIGHT APRIL 29TH, recently by Mr. Glenvil Hall, M.P., Financial Secretary to the Treasury. The deputation was introduced by F/L. F. Beswick, M.P. for Uxbridge and chairman of the Labour Party Parliamentary Aviation Committee, and again the heavy and unjustifiable burden upon avia- tion which the tax represents was explained. Now that the "seller's market" has about come to an end, and export efforts need all the assistance that can be given to them, there are very substantial reasons for abolishing what was always an illogical tax. The Financial Secretary promised to place the views of the deputation before the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is to be hoped that Sir Stafford Cripps, with his personal experience of the aircraft industry, will see the justice of the appeal. Helicopter Progress A FTER a take-off which was by way of being in the /~\ vortex-ring state, the Helicopter Association of Great Britain can be said to have attained recogni- tion. Last Saturday it held its third annual general meeting and its second annual dinner. That does not, of course, prove that the Association has " arrived," but when the Principal Director of Technical Development praises its work and its lectures, and when his prede- cessor echoes that praise, even if they were speaking in unofficial capacities (we do not know that they were), one may assume that here is a technical body which has, in a very short space of time, proved itself worthy of serious consideration and support. Mr. Scott-Hall laid emphasis on the enthusiasm of the members of the Association, and Mr. Rowe explained it by pointing out that they are pioneers. All pioneering demands enthusiasm, and in the Helicopter Association this asset is supported by a very useful blend of theoreti- cal and practical knowledge. There can be little doubt, for instance, that this enthusiasm was largely responsible for getting the G.P.O. interested in the recent running of the experimental service with dummy mails, which so impressed the Post Office with its useful potentialities that a contract has now been awarded B.E.A.C. for an ex- CONTENTS Outlook - - - - - - Leading Lights Here and There Dragon's Descendant - - - - Civil Aviation News - Brigand Bomber - - ... Round the Sticks - - "'.-.•' Polar Met. Stations - - - - ".*. Airborne Magnetometer Survey - -~" WrighJ Developments - - -•, - Seats to Suit ... - -.','•"•-• Manchester Display - - . - - From All Quarters - - Correspondence- - - - - Service Aviation ---... Forthcoming Events, page 479 455 4S7 460 462 463 467 468 470 472 474 475 476 477 478 480 perimental service with real mails in East Anglia. This East Anglian experimental service will be flown with types now in actual use, but others are coming along fast. The Fairey Gyrodyne has done much fly- ing, and as it incorporates features which make not only for much greater ease of piloting but also for automatic autorotation in case of engine failure, it should make a real contribution to the field of rotating-wing flight. Fastest British helicopter built and flown so far is the Bristol, which has done very extensive trials, includ- ing autorotation tests, and which may be expected to be followed by other types. The Cierva " Air Horse," ex- pected to fly this summer, is a very large three-rotor type. This, too, will have descendants. Others could be mentioned, including a small two- seater which is expected to be made in quantities in order to bring the price down to the £2,000 region. This machine will be powered by the Jameson engine, which has recently passed its type tests. In achieving this progress, and other projects which cannot be mentioned, there is little doubt that the Heli- copter Association has played a useful part by its inter- change of ideas. ; -•__:. : . -__, PRIMER : Previously known as the Fairey Primary Trainer, this efficient little Fairey monoplane now bears the name Primer. The prototype, the subject of this new study, has lately completed its flying trials at Hoscombe Down and immediate production in England is planned. The engine can be a D.H. Gipsy Major or Blackburn Cirrus Major, Series III.
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