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1950
1950 - 0282.PDF
FLIGHT, g February 10.50 CHIPMUNKS AT LAST Fortunate recipients of the first batch of de Havilland Chipmunks to be delivered to a training unit are pilots of the Oxford Uni- versity Air Squadron. Flying in very rough weather—to which the Chipmunk takes more kindly than does the Tiger Moth—six of the new trainers were delivered to Kidlington from Hatfield on Friday, February 3rd, Mr. Pat Fillingham, D.H. test pilot, leading the flight. The six aircraft were officially accepted by W/C. Foxley Norris, commanding officer of the O.U.A.S. (the photograph, left, shows him shaking hands with Pat Fillingham), and there was a fly past and an aerobatic display by Mr. Fillingham: All university and V.R. squadrons are to receive Chipmunks during the next few months. ^ PRODUCING A PROTOTYPE THIS evening (February 9th), at 6 p.m., Mr. C. T. Wilkins,A F.R.Ae.S., assistant chief designer of the de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., will read a paper before the Royal Aero- nautical Society, at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Great George Street, London. His subject will be 'The producing of a prototype aircraft." Starting from the point where the general arrangement of the aircraft has been drawn, he will describe what, in his opinion, should be the best way to produce the aircraft in the shortest possible time and at the least possible cost. Mr. Wilkins will point out that, broadly speaking, there are two kinds of prototypes: the research aircraft from which to obtain specific data for a future production type, and the first aircraft of a production order. Too many machines, lie believes, are built first as one or two prototypes, a process taking two years or more, and then being followed, perhaps, by another year of test flying, then by another period of two years before the first production aircraft is delivered. Follow- ing this, still another year may be spent in proving flights before the aircraft reaches operational service, and thus as much as six years may elapse from the time when the proto- type is started until the aircraft goes into operational use. GOOD PARTY IN GOOD CAUSE A BALL held at the Dorchester Hotel, London, last Fridayshould substantially benefit two organizations: TheR.A.F. Benevolent Fund, which, it is expected, may receive something not far short of £1,000 ; and the sponsors, the R.A.F. Reserves Club, who undoubtedly made many new friends and whose membership should benefit accordingly. Among the guests of honour was Lady MacRobert, whose generous financial contributions towards the fighting strength of the R.A.F. during the war—made in memory of the three sons she lost—are not forgotten.- She was introduced during the evening by Air Chief Marshal Sir Guy Garrod. " Bomber Command," " Coastal Command Ops," "R.A.F. Escaping Society," "Radar," "Pathfinders"-—these and a dozen other notices on tables showed how truly this was a reunion of past and present Service people; the Industry, too —particularly Hawker-Siddeley and Rolls-Royce—was well represented On the entertainment side, Professor Jimmy Edwards (who has a D.F.C.) "took it from here" in his inimitable style, raising not only loud laughs but prodigious sums of money by auctioning various comestibles and wearables, for which one of the most sporting bidders was Gen. John B. Ackerman, the U.S. Air Attache. Altogether one of the better parties, on which the youthful R.A.F. Reserves Club—it was formed only two years ago— deserves congratulation. Incidentally, past and present Ser- vice people who are looking out for a social and residential West End club with truly modest membership fees should investigate this one, whose H.Q. are c./o the R.N-V.R. Club, 38, Hill Street, London, W.i. FORTHCOMING EVENTS Feb. 9. R.Ae.S. : " Producing a Prototype Aircraft," by C. T. Wilkins. A.F.R.Ae.S. Feb. 14. R.Ae.S. Section Lecture : " Prototype Testing," by D. R. H. Dickinson, A.F.R.Ae.S. Feb. 17. institute of Navigation : " Air Traffic Control," a symposium of papers. Feb. il. R.Ae.S. (Belfast): "Strength-testing of Aircraft," by Dr. P. B. Walker, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Ae.S. Feb. 21. R.Ae.S. Section Lecture : " Air-intake Design for High-speed Aircraft," by Dr. J. Seddon, B.Sc. Feb. 22. R.Ae.S. (Preston) : " Radar and the Aircraft which Use it," by B. W. Hodlin, B.Sc. Feb. 22. R.Ae.S. (Reading) : " Propeller Turbines." by A. C. Clinton, F.R.Ae.S. Feb. 23. R.Ae.S. Graduates : " Problems of Heat Transfer," by W. R- Shapey, B.Sc., Grad. R.Ae.S,, and J. Rivers, Grad. R.Ae.S.
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