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FLIGHT, 6 October 1945 459 HERE AND THERE • ; • • overall journey. The crew of theflying boat, R.M.A. Aramngi, were stated to be extremely pleased with theperformance of the Solent, which, Mr. G. N.' Robertson, manager of TasmanAirways, has announced, is likely to be the last piston-engined aircraft to gointo service with the airline. Scandia Developments FOLLOWING extensive market ana-lyses in the U.S., the Swedish Saab concern has offered to American airlinesand manufacturers (in view of possible production under licence) two develop-ments of the Saab-90 Scandia transport. As a passenger-carrying aircraft, theScandia can be regarded as a potential DC-3 replacement. - The new versions, the 90A-3 and the.-90B-3, have been designed specifically to meet U.S. requirements, and are dis-tinguished primarily by increased passenger-capacity; they will haveaccommodation for 30-38, compared with the 24-32-seater standard version,the 90A-2. It is intended to equip the Scandia 90B-3 with a pressurized cabin,entailing slight re-design of the fuselage. Vampire's Australian Record A VAMPIRE piloted by F/L. I. R.Olorenshaw recently flew from Sydney to Melbourne and back in 2hr 2min. The Sydney-Melbourne leg took 67min, and the return trip 55min. This is the fastest time between the two cities, the previous best being ihr 2zmin by a Constellation. The first Australian-built Vampire (R-R. Nene) was recently accepted for the R.A.A.F. by the Commonwealth's Air Minister, Mr. A. S. Drakeford, who announced that his Government were also watching closely the development, of jet bombers. There have been reports for some time that the English Electric Canberra is to be built in Australia, to- gether with the Hawker P1040 inter- cepter, but no official statement has yet been made. An Altitude Record Broken SUBJECT to confirmation, a climb to26,400ft in a Piper Cub by Mrs. Muriel Zimmerman, of Reading, Penn- sylvania, has established a new Ameri- can altitude record for light aircraft. The previous record, 21,900ft, was set up a year ago by Miss Betty Skelton. For Happier Landings T TNITED AIRLINES, of Chicago, re-*-' cently made extensive tests of dramamine, a drug claimed to preventall types of travel sickness. Almost com- plete success was claimed, and the drugis now available to all U.A.L. passen- gers. Col. A. D. Tuttle, the airline'smedical director, states that of every 1,000 passengers, only six are liable toairsickness, and that each passenger in this minority can be immunized by tak-ing one tablet of dramamine before com- mencing his or her journey. Agrarian Aeronautics lX/TR. J. W. TOMKINS, a pilot of 20•*•"•»- years' experience, received sym- pathetic treatment at the hands of theColeshill magistrates last week, when he was summoned for contravening thespecial regulations in force for the dura- tion of the National Air Races. As manyof the spectators saw, he landed his Tiger Moth in a nearby meadow used as a carpark, rather than at the nearest Official airfield for visitors' aircraft, 12 milesaway; later, being under the impression that the last racing aircraft had left, hetook off for home. Mr. Tqmkins—who-, . incidentally, was said to have been thefirst farmer to sow his fields by aircraft— was "discharged without sentence" onpayment of 20s costs. NEWS IN BRIEF 4 IR Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt•^ (R.A.F., ret.), was married to Mrs. J. C. Horsley, the widow of Mr. TerenceHorsley, the gliding expert, in London on October 2nd. * * * At the first lecture of the winter ses- sion of the R.Ae.S. (Brough Branch), Mr. Mike Byrne, publicity manager of Blackburn and General Aircraft, Ltd.; spoke on the 1949 S.B.A.C. Display. His talk was followed by the showing of 1 .oooft of film, largely in colour, taken at the display by the firm's photographer, Mr. Fairbairn. * *• * Members of the Channel Islands Air Advisory Council visited Northolt on September 28th, and a luncheon was LOOKING FOR A LAKE: The floatplane version of the D.H.C. Beaver bush transport makes a trolley-assisted take-off from a runway, thereby further demonstrating the versatility of a truly " rugged " aircraft. B 9. - , . DE-BRIEFING: Peter Lawrence (centre>,Blackburn and General Aircraft test pilot, discusses with Capt. NormanBlackburn (left) and Mr. G. E. Petty • (chief designer) the characteristics of:the new Y.A.5 anti-submarine proto- type, shortly after making the first flight. '•Mr. Lawrence was "highly satisfied" with hrs trip. given in their honour. Lord Douglas, the chairman of B.E.A., presided. # * * Three new directors have been aprpointed to the ' board of the Glenn L* Martin Company, of Baltimore; they areMr. H. J. Gunderson, Mr. C. F. Hockley and Mr. D. A. Evatt.* * * Specialists and enthusiasts in the fieldsconcerned are reminded that four of the well-known reference diaries publishedby Iliffe journals are now available for 1950 at prices ranging from 3s id to3s 4d. They comprise those for the Amateur Photographer, Wireless World,The Autocar and The Motor Cycle. # * # The College of Aeronautical and Auto-mobile Engineering at Chelsea, which now has facilities for 500 students, haspublished a brochure to celebrate its 25th anniversary; it contains an excellentdiagrammatic drawing by G. H. Davis depicting the layout of the newly com-pleted workshops. * * * The West London Aviation Club,formed two years ago to encourage interest among young enthusiasts, nowmeets on larger premises and can accept more members; details are obtainablefrom the hon. secretary, Mr. Frank Hudson, Fulham Men's Institute, LillieRoad, London, S.W.6. On November 4th, at 7.30 p.m., Mr. Geoffrey Dormanis giving a talk (subject: '' The Pioneer Days "), to which young men living inWest London are invited.
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