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1949
1949 - 0397.PDF
March 3rd, 1949 259 When '• Flight's " representative visited Canadair on February 15th. B.O.A.C's first Canadair Four had not been fitted with the Vickers seats as specified. These, however, are shown in this sectional At lower left is the "Slumber-lounge" type of seat for the Canadian Pacific aircraft. MAIN CABIN 24 SEATS PANTRY AND MAIN ENTRANCE CARGO HOLD (UNDER) ' Regrettably, a complete specification of the B.O.A.C. version was not available, nor could the amount of dollars and sterling involved be stated. The sum is certainly over four million pounds, though the " Four " is very much less costly than the Constellation or DC-6. While at Cartierville, we looked in on Mr. H. D. Straw- son, O.B.E., B.O.A.C.'s senior plant representative, and found with him in his office Captain J. C. Harrington, O.B.E. (Technical Manager, Eastern Division) and Mr. A. R. O. McMillan, the Corporation's Assistant Technical Director of Training. Mr. Strawson confirmed our impres- sion of the businesslike and expeditious manner in • which Canadair are fulfilling the order. He believed that the first B.O.A.C. machine would leave the line before the end of February, and foresaw about a week of adjustments and engine runs. Comprehensive tests by the manufac- turer's pilots would follow and might occupy a fortnight or more, depending on weather. Delivery might reason- ably be expected by the end of March or early April. Five senior B.O.A.C. pilots will be trained without delay as instructors, and a pilot and engineer of the Corporation's Development Flight will familiarize themselves with the first aircraft prior to proving it on the Empire routes. Numerous factors must be taken into account before a date for the operational introduction of the Canadairs can be quoted, but if things, continue to go well the type may be in service during August. Captain Harrington told us that a considerable technical programme has been drawn up for B.O.A.C. captains and first officers, for no flight engineer is carried. Spares must be laid down at, perhaps, 27 places, and decisions taken as to the services, on which the Canadairs can most profit- ably supersede present equipment. We left Cartierville genuinely impressed by Canadair's achievement. There has been, and doubtless "still is, con- siderable resentment in some quarters that the B.O.A.C.
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