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1950
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FLIGHT, 5 HIGHEST, FASTEST, FARTHEST ... BRITISH NATIONAL RECORDS LANDPLANE Speed over 5 km.—G/C. E. M". Donaldson, Glcster Meteor (2 Rolls-Royce Derwent), 991 km/hr (616 m.p.h.), Sept. 7th, 1946. Speed over 100 km.—S/L. J. D. Derry, D.H. 108 (D.H. Goblin), 974.0250 km/hr (605.23 m.p.h.). April 12th, 194S. Altitude.—G/C. J. Cunningham, D.H. Vampire (D.H. (Ghost). I8,IKI m (59,445ft).. March 23rd, 194S. Distance in' Straight Line.—SjL. R. Kellett, F/L. R. Gething and P/O. M. L. Caine, Vickers Wellesley (Bristol Pegasus), Ismailia (Egypt) to Darwin (Australia), IT.520.421 km (7,158.467 miles). Nov. 5th-?th, 1938. Women's Record Speed over TOO km.—Miss E. L. Curtis, Superiiiarine Spit- fire II (Rolls-Royce Merlin), 504 0604 km/hr (313.208 m.n.h.). Aug. 28th, 1948. SEAPLANE Speed over ? km.—F/L. G. H. Stainforth, Supermarine S.6B (Rolls-Royce "R"). 655 km/hr (406991 m.p.h.). November 29th, 1931. Speed, over 100 km.—F/L. J. N. Boothman, Supermarinc S.6B (Rolls-Royce " R "), 55'-8 km/hr (342.9 m.p.h.). September 9th, 1931. Distance in Straight Line Without Landing.—Capt. D. C. T. Bennett and T, H, Harvey, Short Mercury (4 Napier Rapier), (Dundee (Scotland) to Orange River (S. Africa), 9,652 km (5.997-752 miles). Oct. 6th-8th, 1938. Women's Record Altitude.—Lady Mary Heath, Short Mussel II (Cirrus II), 3,889 m (12,759.809ft). July 15th, 1928. ROTORPLANE Speed over j km.—S/L. B. H. Arkell, Fairey Gyrodyne •Alvis Leonides), 200.0637 km/hr (124.31 m.p.h.j. June 28th, POINT-TO-POINT Of the ten British national point-to-point records, eight are included in the international records on the previous page. Details of the remaining two are as follows: — London-Paris.—S/L. T. S. Wade, Hawker P.1052 (Rolls- Royce Nene 2), 20 min 27! sec, 994.97 km/hr (618.217 m.p.h.). May 12th, 1949. London-Gibraltar.—F/L. H. Peebles, D.H. Hornet 3 (2 Rolls-Royce Merlin 130/131), 3 hr 3 min 16 sec, 575.47 km/hr (J57-565 m.p.h.). HAWKER FACTORY FOR AUSTRALIA? ACCORDING to a news-agency report, an Australian journalhas quoted a letter from Sir Frank Spriggs, Hawker's managing director, in which he says he sees no reason why his firm should not consider establishing an Australian factory "' provided the project has the blessing and backing of the Australian Government." The Commonwealth Director of Aircraft Production, Mr. V. F. Fletcher, said that no approach had yet been made to the Government. Mr. R. G. Casey, Minister for Development, described the statement as having " interesting possibilities." NEW FAIREY PROTOTYPE "PRESENTING his company's report at the 21st annual general JL meeting of the Fairey Aviation Company, Sir Richard Fairey (chairman and managing director) announced that the Fairey 17 anti-submarine aircraft now on flight trials would soon be joined by another new prototype. " For reasons of security," said Sir Richard, " I can say little about it, except that in this aircraft we have broken away from the more orthodox type of design, and that its possibilities are even wider than those of the Fairey 17." Both types had been built with the new Fairey system of "envelope jigging" (described in Flight of December 1st). Referring te the company's expanded activities in the field of guided missiles, Sir Richard spoke of the production orders which might well materialize as a result. BOOKS RECEIVED The Take Off, by David Beaty. Werner Laurie. Price gs 6d. Hot'Tinning, by W E. Hoare. Tin Research Institute. Aerials for Metre and Decimetre Wavelengths, by R. A. Smith. Cambridge University Press. Price 18s. Speed Control Line Models, by R. H. Warring. Percival Marshall. Price 10s 6d. War in Three Dimensions, by Air Vice-Marshal E. J. King- ston-McCloughry. Jonathan Cape. Price 10s 6d. Glossary of Aeronautical Terms (B.S. 185, Pt. 2, 1949). British Standards Institution, London. Price 3s. HUSKY CANUCK: Though heavily retouched, this first photograph of the Avro Canada CF-100 is nevertheless of interest in depicting the general appearance of this all-weather fighter. The power units of* the prototype, which has made initial taxy-ing trials and is to be test-flown by " Bill " Waterton, are Rolls-Royce Avons, and the reported armament, four 30 mm guns. A family resemblance to the Jetliner is discernible in the tail.
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