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1949
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APRIL 28TH, 1949 FLIGHT 473 PARIS ONCE AGAIN Variety at the 18th Salon : Exhibition, Flying Display and Lecture Symposium PARIS seems to exert a magical attraction inevery civilized country, and the internationalSalon de l'Aeronautique long ago became some- thing more than an exhibition of new aircraft and engines. Designers, production engineers and opera- tors from all over the world look forward to meeting ~ ' in Paris and discussing their problems and achieve- ments over a glass of wine in one of the innumerable cafes that are so much a part of the life of that beautiful city. There will be several changes this year for the 18th Salon—which will be open from April 29th to May 15th at the Grand Palais—although they will not all be inno- vations. Important, of course, is the alteration of season from the customary late autumn to spring. This change, ; welcome for several reasons, is partially the result of repre- sentation from the British industry in an effort to avoid over-nearness to the annual S.B.A.C. Display in Septem- ber. Travelling will be more convenient and pleasant in springtime, and the one-day air demonstration arranged to 'take place at Orly on May • 14th, the penultimate day pf the Exhibition, is more - likely to be blessed with n clear skies. *" British participation will be on a reduced scale this year, partly for reasons of economy but also because, as a result of previous agreements, British fighters —Vampires and Meteors— and turbojets are already being supplied to and built under licence by many governments — particularly of the Western Union and Atlantic Pact Powers. Another British design built under licence on the Continent is the Fairey Firefly, and in this connection it may lie mentioned that a Fairey civil ifcype, the Gyrodyne helicopter, will, it is understood, be a last-moment absentee—as a result, of course, of the un- fortunate accident to one of the two complete prototypes. The good progress made since the 1947 Paris Show by the French aircraft manufacturers and the post-war revival of the Italian industry will be apparent from the exhibits from these two countries. They should, with the aid of a few The Vickers Supermarine Attacker with Rolls-Royce Nene turbo- jet will be teen at Paris in model form. Providing power for pressurized high-altitude transports, the Hercules 763 is designed in particular for the Hermes IV. The cowling is of Bristol clover-leaf type. Reversible braking airscrews can be fitted and the maximum output of 2,095 h.p. is achieved on WSAAS-gradefuel. American exhibitors, help to fill the gap left by the absence of a big British contribution. It should not, however, be assumed that the British industry will not make a good showing, for, although only a few full-scale exhibits will be presented, a number of the well-known manufacturers will be represented, and several producers of com- ponents will be there as well. Moreover, the Minis- tries of Supply and Civil Aviation, in particular, and the Corporations, have re- served large areas for their displays. Armstrong Sidde- ley Motors (Hawker Siddeley Group) will be among the most important of all exhi- bitors. They have at Paris three turboprops: the Double Mamba, on public exhibition for the first time, a new, • sectioned, civil Mamba, as used in the Apollo (which recently made The Mk. chair, one example of the range of air- c raft seats by Vickers -Armstrongs Ltd. its first flight), and an example of the latest Python, their very powerful unit now undergoing flight testing. Largest exhibitors from among the manufacturers in England are the Bristol Aeroplane Company with aircraft, engines and models on their two stands. The 171 Mk 1 helicopter with Alvis Leonides powei plant (this is also the subject of a separate display) will be examined with great interest. Indicative of things to come will be scale models of the Type 167 Brabazon and Type 175 M.R.E. A Type 170 Wayfarer/Freighter is to be demonstrated at Orly. A Brigand long-rang* fighter/bomber will be seen among the scale models. Bristol engines on view will be the well-known Hercules and Centaurus/sleeve-valve types, and a Proteus turbo- prop.-'-'The Hercules will be the 2,095 h.p. 763 civil power plant for the Hermes IV (on view publicly for the first time), and the Centaurus, shown together with a remark- able separate display of its moving components will be of the Mk XVTII type as used in the Hawker Sea Fury. The name of Vickers-Armstrongs will also be seen at the Show, where a number of aircraft models are to be
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