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378 FLIGHT, 22 September 1049 HEREand THERE C. of A. for Viscount AN important stage in the develop-ment of the world's first turboprop airliner was reached on September 15th,when the Vickers Viscount was granted a Certificate of Airworthiness. TheViscount is the first machine of its type to achieve this distinction—which auto-matically ensures compliance with the new I.C.A.O. performance standards. Since its first flight on July 16th lastyear, the Viscount, which is powered by four Rolls-Royce Darts, has flown for290 hours and covered a distance of over 50,000 miles. It has made 320take-offs and landings. Such intensive flying on a prototype, the manufac-turers point out, has been made possible only by a high degree of serviceability,due largely to the type of power unit fitted. B.O.A.C. and Devaluation A PRELIMINARY statement fromB.O.A.C. last Monday night said that, following devaluation of the pound,no change would be made in passenger rates until the situation had been re-viewed by I.A.T.A.; some immediate adjustment might, however, be necessaryon through journeys involving airlines of other nationalities. History Comes to Life THE reconstruction of another veteranaircraft has been completed by the Warden Aviation Company at Old War-den, Biggleswade : the machine is a 1912 Blackburn monoplane with 50 h.p.Gnome rotary engine-, and it was demon- strated by G/C. Wheeler last Saturdayat the Battle of Britain display at R.A.F. Station Henlow—the first time it hadflown since 19:3. A picture appears on page 372. The aircraft was one of the Mercuryseries designed by Mr. Robert Blackburn PRIME MINISTER AND PRlMt MOVER : A notable visitor to Farnborough. Mr. Clement Attlee, accompanied by Mr. George Strauss, Minister of Supply (second from left in group), displayed interest in the ominously labelled Vickers-Supermarine 510. Sir Frederick Handley Page and Sir Rt>y Dobson are on the Premier's right. and variously fitted with Isaacson,Renault, Green and Gnome engines. Originally owned by Mr. Francis M.Glew, this particular example had a top speed of about 60 m.p.h.; it was latersucceeded by a 70 m.p.h. two-seater version. The mechanic who constructedthe single-seater in 1912 was Mr. George Watson ; he is now manager of the ex-perimental department of the Blackburn works at Brough. M.o.S. Appointment IT is announced by the Ministry of Sup-ply that Mr. H. M. Garner, C.B., has been appointed as chief scientist of theMinistry, in succession to Sir Ben Locks- peiser, who resigned early this year tobecome secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Mr.Garner, who is 57, has been principal director of scientific research (air) at theM.o.S. for three years, and was previously deoutv-director. . ..•- ..•-;•- ABOUT THE BRABAZON ... TN next Thursday's issue of FLIGHT,1 dated September 29th, the full story of the Bristol Brabazon's con-ception and development will be told in a special 24-page supple-ment. The structure, equipment and power-plant installations will bereviewed and illustrated in detail, and projected features of its succes-sor, the Brabazon II, will also be described. It is advisable to order copies of this issue of FLIGHT immediately. MODERN MARAUDER : Designed specifically for high-speed ground-support bomb-ing, the Martin XB-51 has three turbojets (two mounted externally on "pylons" and a third in the rear fuselage), tandem undercarriage, "T" empennage, and awing with 35 degrees of sweepback. Though the span is only 55ft, this remarkable new bomber is 80ft long. Wing incidence is reported to be variable. Transatlantic Bonanza Lost T^HE U.S. Coast Guard announced last-«- Monday that the search for J. Bron- dello and C. Brioglio, who were reportedoverdue on Saturday morning, had been abandoned. They were attempting tofly from the Azores to New York in a Beechcraft Bonanza single-engined lightaircraft. Non-stop to Norway • A B-29 Superfortress of the U.S.A.F.last Sunday completed the first non- stop flight from Alaska to Norway.Piloted by Norwegian-born Col. Bernt Balchen, it left Anchorage, Alaska, at1530 hr (G.M.T.) on Saturday, arriving over Oslo at 1200 hr the following day.It touched down at Fornebu in time for a rally held by the Norwegian AeroClub, of which Col. Balchen is an honorary member. R.Ae.S. Honours C. M. Poulsen AT a private dinner given by theCouncil of the Royal Aeronautical Society to Mr. E. H. Atkin, author ofthe Fifth British Commonwealth and Empire Lecture, Mr. C. M. Poulsen, pastEditor of Flight, was also a guest. This invitation, the first of its kind to be ex- B 12
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