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AUGUST I8TH, 1949 FLIGHT 187 HERE AND THERE h.p. Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior radial engine. There will be side-by-side seating for instructor and pupil, and, it is reported, a third rear seat for an extra pupil. A one-sixth-scale model of the C.A.C. trainer has been sent to the Australian Research Laboratory for wind-tunnel tests. The all-up weight of the machine, which will have a wing span of 38ft 9in, is expected to be about 3,600 lb. R.C.A.F. Base Re-activated A TWO - AND - A - HALF - MILLIONDOLLAR building programme is to be undertaken by the Royal CanadianAir Force at Bagotville to bring the station up to operational requirements.Bagotville was an active R.C.A.F. sta- U.S. PIONEER : Glenn L Martin, seen holding a model of the Martin six-jet X6-46 bomber, recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his first flight, made in a biplane—also seen here in model form—of his own design. On August 1st he became chairman of his company. TOPER'S NOSE : The distinctive " prjfce " fitted to this Meteor 3 enables its two Derwent I turbojets to be refreshed in the air. As recorded in " Flight " last week, Mr. Pat Hornidge, of Flight Refuelling, Ltd., kept the machine airborne for 12/ir. 3min. by topping-up the fuel tanks ten times from a Lancaster tanker. Connection with the hose is made automatically. tion daring the war, but ft has not beenused as a permanent base for some years. It was announced last year that thestation .was being re-activated, in accord- ance with the post-war plans of theR.C.A.F. The work includes the extension of therunways and an extensive building pro- gramme to provide barracks and marriedquarters. News in Brief XTEVILLE DUKE'S London- Rome- -*-^' Karachi flight on May 12th in a Hawker Fury (Centaurus 18) has been confirmed by the F.A.I, as two point-to- point records at 358.88 m.p.h. for Lon- don-Rome and 256.1 m.p.h. for London- Karachi. The S.B.A.C. states that its 1949 educational grants, for apprenticeships with leading constructors, have been awarded to R. E. Catterwell, A. D. Eng- land, N. L. Filleul, D. L. Hawkes, P. Arthur and \V. E. Stanbridge. No award of the Amy Johnson Scholarship (for girls) has been made for 1949 Helicopter Utilities, Inc., of White Plains, New York, have been appointed distributors of the Hilier 360 three-seat utility helicopter in Eastern New York State, New Jersey and the Western Con- necticut area. The makers of the Hiller 360, United Helicopters, Inc., claim that it is " by far the lowest-priced helicopter marketed today." A. C. Wickman, Ltd., Coventry, an- nounce the appointment of Mr. C. F. Watts as the Company's secretary and of Mr. W. V. Hodgson as general mana- ger of the machine-tool division. • . • .•••;. The 275ft-high pylons which carrypower lines across the River Orwell at Ipswich have recently been fitted withobstruction lights which are switched on and off by G.E.C. photocell equipmentactuated by the prevailing light condi- tions. Flown by Northrop's chief test pilot,Max Stanley, the prototype Northrop Raider three-engined "assault trans-port" was airborne for the first time at Hawthorne, California, on August 1st.The flight lasted about 30 min. Twenty- three Raiders are being bnilt for theU.S.A.F., and Canadair, Ltd., of Mon- treal, holds a licence to build the typefor a world market. FORTY YEARS BACK '' Few people can have any con-ception of how really busy Short Brothers have been this last fewmonths since they have estab- lished themselves on this uniqueflying ground [Shellbeach, Isle of Sheppey], but the mere fact thatthey are employing about eighty men is at least proof of the factthat they take their work seriously."—From "Flight" ofAugust 14th, 1909. ZORONA-CORONA : The Convair 6-36 bomber (left) and XC-99 transport are the "world's largest" in their respective categories.
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