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1949 - 0357.PDF
FEBRUARY 24TH, 1949 FLIGHT 233 A FRENCH FREIGHTER: The Fouga CM 100, referred to in Flight, February 17th, which is now undergoing flight trials, has a cargo capacity of two tons at a gross weight of 16,000 Ib. A passenger version, the CM 101, is being assembled. forest. About 130 engines and 70 airscrews are overhauled at the factory each month, working for the M.o.S., B.E.A., and other concerns as well as B.O.A.C. • * * During his tour of London and Northolt Airports recently, M. Christian Pinaud, French Minister of Transport, Public Works and Tourism, stated that some of the equipment was unknown in France. After inspecting passenger buildings at London Airport, the French Minister, accompanied by Lord Pakenham, the Minister of Civil Aviation, flew in a Dove belonging to the M.C.A., and made a radar landing at Northolt. * # # Representatives of 21 nations met at the Inter-American Tourist Congress at Bariloche, Argentina, from February 16th- 24th and discussed plans to facilitate tourist travel between the Americas, and the introduction of standard tourist rates, Pacagra's Sales Manager for South America, Mr. Granville B. Bourn, was appointed official delegate to the Congress for I.A.T.A. and the Air Transport Association. * # * At a meeting of the Joint Air Transport Committee of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, the Federation of British Industries and the London Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. Vivian Holman succeeded Captain A. G. Lamplugh as Chairman of the Committee for the current year. The Deputy Chairmen for the year are Mr. Leslie damage, M.C., and Mr. J S. Wills. # * # In reply to a question in the House of Commons by a West-morland M.P., Mr. G. S. Lindgren, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, said that B.E.A. did notpropose to operate a service between London and the North of England during the coming year, nor could he say whetherany such service was envisaged for the future. Any private company wishing to operate a service would now be able toapply for permission to do so. • * * The Minister of Civil Aviation has announced, in Notice toAirmen No. 477, that the Decca Navigator has now been added to the navigational aids accepted as complying with AirTraffic Control requirements. The standard airborne equip- ment is the Mk. VI receiver, incorporating Lane Identificationfacilities. * * # As part of the Government scheme to speed up the passagesof wives and families of Servicemen to the Middle East, Air- work, Ltd., has received a contract to carry families to theMiddle East by air. The first aircraft, a Viking, left Black- bushe Airfield on February 14th carrying 16 wives, 11 childrenand 9 babies. Previously, many families had made their own arrangements for reaching the Middle East and the Govern-ment had refunded a proportion of the fares involved, up to the normal cost to the Services of surface transport. FROM THE (UKS licence were obtained by members during last year and instruc-tion has been continuing. At present the Club is operating with three Tiger Moths, three Magisters, one Auster and aProctor. The annual dance will be held on Friday, March nth, at Rochester Airfield. . ... . ..-,.. * * -« - •••"•" --T O celebrate the 21st anniversary of the NorthamptonshireAero Club, an air display will be held at Sywell on May 21st. Full R.A.F. support has been promised for this, andit is hoped that some of the latest and fastest jet aircraft will be demonstrated. The Rt. Hon. Lord Pakenham.Minister of Civil Aviation, and Mr. G. S. Lindgren, Parlia- mentary Secretary to the M.C.A., have promised to attend.A number of pilots who attended the first air pageant in 1928 also intend to be present. There are high hopes that severalnew helicopters will be demonstrated, and adequate accom- modation will be provided for the public to see the display. NOT satisfied with a glider, Mr. Sidney Bichan, a farmerand a member of the Orkney Flying Club has now acquired an Auster. He intends to use his aircraft for flying day-oldchicks between the Islands and the mainland and estimates that he will be able to carry about ^20 worth of chicks oneach flight and cut down the casualty rate caused by waiting for sea transportation. ' . ... „ ..-...„•_" DESPITE the unsettled weather during January, members ofthe Herts and Essex Flying Club managed to log 103 hours flying and the instructors were kept fairly busy. On February 20th a fancy dress dance was held in the clubhouse and 150 members spent a very enjoyable evening. There are now 320 flying members of the Club and 50 non-flying members, and the fleet consists of four Tiger Moths, three Austers, three Rapides and a Proctor. .„,__- * * * •":**" -«i^ ..-.-' *.-" ' JUST under 2,000 flying hours were recorded by members of T^HE latest addition of the well-known family of Piper air-the Rochester Flying Club during 1948 and during Janu- -*- craft is the Piper Clipper, a photograph of which appearsary this year the 50 active flying members logged over 100 on this page. Its forerunners, such as the Cub and Super hours. A satisfactory number of "A" licences and one "B" Cruiser, have gained, and still enjoy, considerable popularity in club circles both in this country and in Holland and Belgium. The 1949 Piper Clipper is claimed to be the lowest-priced four-seater air- craft on the market, being priced at 2,995 dollars, the equivalent of about £jS°- The Clipper has a relatively small wing span of 29ft 3in which has been introduced as a result of experience during the war on a number of standard Cubs which were used for special purposes with 3ft clipped off each wing panel. Take-off, climb and other performance characteristics have been found to be Unimpaired by the reduction of span and cruising speeds and handling characteristics have been improved. Empty weight of the Clipper is 850 lb and pay- load 800 1b, thus the useful load is 94 per cent of the weight empty, an unusually high ratio for small aircraft. The Clippers powered by a four- cylinder 115 hp. Lycoming 0-235-C1 engine to which an electric starter and generator are fitted LATEST PIPER MODEL- The 1949 "Clipper " details of which have just been released, as standard equipment. A I2:gallon fuselage has particularly pleasing lines, as this photograph shows. The 115 Lycoming engine tank and to-gallon wing tank give a cruising range aivesit a cruising speed of 112 m.p.h. with a maximum of over 125 m.p.h. The of nearly five hours. A stall warning indicator is Clipper's range at cruising speed is 480 miles and the stalling speed is 50 m.p.h. fitted as standard.
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