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1948
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626 JUNE IOTH, 1948 THE PURE-JET TRANSPORT : The Vickers Nene- Viking, which already has several hours' fly- ing behind it, is seen under construction at Wisley. This machine—0 development of the standard 24-passenger version—has twin-wheel main undercarriage units. It is intended solely for research. Canadair-Four Perhaps ALTHOUGH both the Ministry ofA Civil Aviation and B.O.A.C. refused comment, it vas reported from a sourcequoting the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, at the time of goingto press, that final details of a contract to supply B.O.A.C. with Canadair-Fourswere being worked out. Meteor IV Displayed at BordeauxA T the French Air Force Display atBordeaux on Sunday, June 6th, a Gloster Meteor Mark IV was flown byRodney Dryland, the Gloster test pilot. The Meteor will be on show at the Bor-deaux Exhibition from June 13th to 27th. LumberjacksT WENTY ex-R.A.F. officers and air-men have almost completed a two- year course in forestry at Huntley Manor,Gloucestershire. Six of the men obtained posts as foresters on estatesthroughout the country after only 18 months' training, and three others havebeen promised good jobs as soon as housing accommodation is ready. Thishas been one of a series of courses financed with money given to the K.A.F.Benevolent Fund by Mr. Charles P. Ackers, a leading forestry expert, inmemory of his son (a fighter-pilot killed in action in Normandy) and administeredby the Resettlement department of the Air Ministry. Cloud Height MeasurementA MERCURY arc projector, used inconjunction with a photo cell pick- up unit, has been introduced by the U.S.Weather Bureau for measuring the height of clouds and rain ceilings up to a heightof 20,000 feet. An intense beam of modulated light is directed against thecloud, the spot formed on the base of the cloud being detected by the pick-up unit.The height is then determined automatic- ally by itriangulation. Hawker AppointmentsM R. T. D. M. ROBERTSON has beenappointed general manager of Hawker Aircraft, Ltd., and Mr. J. T.Lidbury has been appointed secretary. Mr. Robertson#joined the company aschief accountant in 1934 and became assistant secretary in 1941. He becamesecretary in 1942 and was .elected to the board in 1946. Mr. Ridbury has been conne< ted with Hawkers since 10.3S; in1942 he became personnel manager and coupled with this position that ofassistant secretary. "You Can't Laugh It Off" NOW that Bill ("Raff") Hooper hasissued his new work, entitled as above, the study and cultivation of themoustache can hardly fail to flourish anew. This scholarly work, which treatsof the forms and history of facial flora, is obtainable—price 2s—from the Wind-sor Press, Trading Estate, Slough, Bucks. Pgace-making DakotaA SPECIAL K.L.M. Dakota hasLeen chartered for the use of Count Folke Bernadotte, the mediatorin the present Palestine conflict. This aircraft is painted white and bears theRed Cross markings and the words United Nations ; it is to be commandedby Commander A. Viruly, senior pilot of K.L.M., and will carry Count Berna-dotte and his staff of 15 on their visits to all countries in the Near East. Edinburgh Air DisplayA DISPLAY of aerobatics, formationtake-offs, simulated attacks on the airfield and interception by fighterswill be put on by units of Reserve Command at Turnhouse airfield onJune 12th. Activities will range to a height of 10,oooft and occupy a radiusof eight nautical miles, and pilots not concerned with the display or not onscheduled flights to Turnhouse are ad- vised to avoid flying in this area betweenthe hours of 1300 and 1630 G.M.T. High-speed Production TOURING the T.T. races in the Isle of*-* Man on June 7th, 9th and nth, The Motor Cycle, one of the Associated Iliflegroup of publications, is working to a special high-speed schedule to bring outits June ioth issue two days before nomi- nal publication date. Photographs andreports of the first day's racing were flown from the Island to London by speciallychartered aircraft and the complete issue, with a full, illustrated commentary onthe race, prepared overnight at Dorset House. On Tuesday, June 8th, the Corn-wall Press having completed their work, copies were flown back to the Island soas to be available on the course . soon after lunch, less than 24 hours after the actual race. A second issue, dated June17th, will provide a complete record of all the remaining races. College of Aeronautics Syllabus ExtendedT HE Board of Governors of the Collegeof Aeronautics has, after careful in- vestigation of the problem of teachingthose aspects of aeronautics not covered by the existing courses, instituted aChair of Aircraft Economics and Produc- tion. It is proposed that all students shallhave the opportunity of obtaining in- struction in the organization, adminis-tration, manufacture and production design of aircraft and engines. In ad-dition to thus widening the syllabus, facilities for advanced specialization inthis field are to be provided. The first of the new courses will start, if possible, atthe beginning of the new term in October. Flying Wing CrashI T has been reported from America thata Northrop YB-49 crashed while on a test flight at Muroc Field, California.The crew of five lost their lives. The YB-49 is an eight-jet bomber of the"flying wing" type and has an all-up weight of between 90 and too tons. Russian RewardsA NUMBER of Russian aircraft cfesigners have recently been awardec? Stalin prizes for their work. AlexanderYakovlev, designer of the Yak fighter, gained a first class Stalin award for thesixth time for a new type of military aircraft, doubtless the single-jet fighternew in service. The two Russians jointly responsible for the Mig-i and Mig-3fighters have been awarded first class prizes for the second year in succession.They too have designed a jet fighter. The designers of the La-g fighter and theTB-7 bomber have also received first class prizes. A Stalin award, first class,amounts to 150,000 roubles, or about £7.000. U.S. Gas Turbine Approved by C.A.A.T HE model 400-C-4 gas turbine pro-duced by the Allison engine division of General Motors has been approved-bvthe American Civil Aeronautics Admini- stration for commercial transport afr-. craft;, it is the first U.S. jet to receive this approval. This engine has been useu
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