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1948 - 1665.PDF
a-' OCTOBER JTH, 1948 HERE AND wings to three outstanding citizensehosen by the I'.S. Air Force Associa- tion. General Spaatz, formerly Chief ofStaff of the L.S.A.F., pinned the wings he wore as General Commanding the AirForce in the European Theatre on W/Cdr. J. Johnson, a British lighterpilot, for presentation to Mr. Churchill later. A telegram from Mr. Churchillwas read by Mr. Harucli, who also re- ceived a similar award, which said: "Iam sure that the British and American pilots 'will work together with theirwwld-famed efficiency and devotion to preserve the cause of freedom and jus-tice among men and to strike at tyranny! whatever livery it wears." New Rolls-Royce Turbojet ''pHE existence of .still another Rolls--*• Royce gas turbine, the Tay, was recently revealed. The particular model,a turbojet, details of which remain secret, is known as the RTa.i. Thus, inthe River Class the company h.ive pro- duced turbojets known as the Welland,Derwent, Nene, Avon and Tay, the first- naroed now being obsolete; and propjetscalled the Trent, Clyde and Dart erf which the former was a developmentunit only. Turbo-WaspsA LL airscrew turbines and turbojetengines produced by Pratt " and Whitney will in future be known as"'Turbo-Wasps "; this choice has been made since the name Wasp was used toidentify the original Pratt and Whitney aircraft engine developed in 1925. Thecompany's first pure jet engine (the Rolls-Royce Nene), production of whichis now under way, will be known as ihe Turbo-Wasp J-6B ; its announced ratingis 5,000 pounds thrust and it is used in the Gramman F9F-2 Panther. Navycarrier-based fighter. Leslie Irvin Arrives AFTER flying the Atlantic from NewYork to London Airport on Septem- ber 27th, Mr. Leslie levin was met byCapt. A. H. Youell with an irvin Bell helicopter at Heathrow. Mr. Irvin wasflown to Hanworth for lunch and later Mr. Youell took him to his home atLetchworth, Herts, where he landed on the front lawn which measures about12 by 5 yards. Mr. Irvin is to remain only a short while in Britain and expectsfjtif^isit Sweden and possibly Spain be- fore returning to America. Australian Air Fire Protection WITH the object of saving dollars,the Australian civil aviation authorities invited Australian firms todesign and produce a special fire detection and control system for use incivil aircraft; accordingly the National Motor Springs Pty., Ltd., of Sydney-have now developed a press button oper- ated system. A warning'light indicatesthe existence of a fire in any nacelle whereupon the pilot by pressing a but-tan stops the engine, feathers the air- screw and • discharges the extinguisherbottle ; simultaneously oil and fuel sup- plies to the defective engine are cut off.Successful extinguishing of the fire auto- matically resets the valves and switchesoff the pilot's indicator ; the engine may then be restarted and pressure of a fur-ther button restores oil and fuel feeds B 9 425 MAE.E.: A Saunders-Roe S.R.,Al jet fighter, a Short Seaford and a Supermarine Sea Otter will be recognized in this recent scene at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe. The occasion was the recent "Open Day." News in Brief It has been decided by A. V. Roe,Ltd., to abandon the title Tudor for the Mark II aircraft which is now being usedfor freighter purposes. * * # The Minister of Civil Aviation, LordPakenham, left Northolt on October 4th for a two-day tour of Wales to inspectnumerous airfields and visit the B.O.A.C. establishment at Treforest. * * * The reopening of the Pathfinder Clubpremises at 115, Mount Street, Berkeley Square, W.i, after their recent "major"will be at 6 p.m. this evening, Thursday, October 7th. * * * The Royal Netherlands Air Force havenow adopted as standard equipment ".Stacatruc " fork lift trucks and othermaterials handling equipment manufac- tured by I.D.T., Ltd., of London. * * * On September 29th the first membersof the Royal New Zealand Air Force crews who are to fly Dakotas on theBerlin air lift arrived at Heathrow. They will undergo a refresher course at anything of a couple ef Beoufighters ?' Bassingbourne on local flight procedure. * * * Contrary to recent reports, it iy nowlearnt that the American Air Force will not take over Bovingdon airport as ahandling base. Another airfield is being sought having more hangar accommoda-tion and better communications with London. * * * The 225th and last Mosquito has beendelivered by the de Havilland Company in Australia to the R.A.A.F. The com-pany's plant at Bankstown (N.S.W.) is now engaged on Vampire production.* * * Mr. Waywell, an Avro shop steward,recently asked Mr. Freeman, Parliamen- tary Secretary to the M.o.S., to collecta £5 bet from Mr. C. S. Lindgren who had wagered that the Tudor II wouldnever receive a C. of A. A. V-M. Ben- nett's Tudor II was granted a C. of A. titSeptember. * * # ' Mr. J. B. Chifiey, the AustralianPremier, announced on September 29th immediate restrictions on the use ofaviation spirit to conserve funds of the Empire dollar pool; the restrictions donot apply to international airlines, but others will be limited to their monthlyquotas as at July, 1948. * * # Twenty-seven British and Dominion M.P.s who attended the CommonwealthParliamentary Conferences at Frankfurt recently were flown there from Black-bushe by Airwork, Ltd. After tte return journey on October 3rd the partywas to be landed at Turnhouse for a week's conferences in Edinburgh. * * * Councillor H. S. Sirkett, J.P.. theMayor of Wembley, will, on October jjth, open the Wembley Civic, Indus-trial and Commercial Exhibition at the Civic Hall, Exhibition Grounds, Wem-bley, adjacent to the Empire Swimming Pool. Some 55 exhibitors will partici-pate, showing a wide variety <>f machinery, photographic and cine equip-ment, electrical, radio and television appliances.
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