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1950
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FLIGHT, 2 March 1950 2S? CIVIL AVIATION NEWS . . .- services (both day and night) will be included in the newschedules. The chairman of the conference, Mr. Max Stuart- Shaw, of Aer Lingus, stated that the volume of air cargocarried by European operators had more than doubled in the past year. Tourists to the Holy Year celebrations in Romeare expected to account for a considerable proportion of the increased seating capacities. * * * The Jofi Airport at Dakar, originally constructed by U.S. forces during the war, is to undergo considerable reconstruction in the near future. It will include extension oi the existing N.-S. runway and the construction of a third runway capable of handling aircraft of over 130 tons a.u.w.; an hotel will also be built. In 1949, Air France operated 22 ot a total of 30 services based on Dakar. M.C.A. Circular No. 21/1950 calls attention to the Xexx thatpilots have been in the habit of performing spins in aircraft possessing only Normal Category C.s of A. Pilots arereminded that intentional spinning is an aerobatic manoeuvre and may be carried out only in aircraft certified in the aero-batic category. It is emphasized that this regulation applies to all types of machines, including those used for trainingpurposes. * * * Passengers at London Airport will shortly be guided throughthe customs and immigration halls and the final departure lounge by a network of red and green lights. This experimentalplan, which has been evolved in consultation with the 17 companies regularly using the airport, will render it mucheasier for passengers to find their way along the correct route and will make possible an increase in passenger-handling rateswithout risk of confusion. FROM the CLUBS SPECIFICATION requirements for ultra-light-aircraft enginesappear in a revised list in the January bulletin of theUltra Light Aircraft Association. Desirable features, in their order of importance, are categorized as follows: (a) reliability,(b) cheapness, (c) simplicity and ease of maintenance, (d) ease of starting, and (e) smoothness and quietness in running. Per-formance, weight and the frontal area are regarded as second- ary considerations. The U.L.A.A. feels that priority ofdevelopment should be given to a 50 h.p. horizontally opposed air-cooled engine or to an inverted, air-cooled four-in-line.Second in priority is a 35 h.p. twin or four of the same configu- ration. The 50 h.p. engine is required for two-seat and high-performance single-seat aircraft, and the 35 h.p. unit for light single-seaters and motor gliders. For the upper limit of dryweight the comparatively high figure of 3^ lb/b.h.p. is inten- tionally recommended in order to permit the possibility of usingstandard car or motor-cycle engine components. Engine designs at present in course of development includethe conversion of a ij-litre Neptune flat four-cylinder unit, which is expected to achieve 50 h.p. at 3,250 r.p.m. The suc-cessful 52 h.p. Ziindapp which, hi the opinion of the U.L.A.A., is the ideal power unit for such aircraft, is now the subjectof negotiations with its German manufacturers -.with a view to possible development and production in this country. In a review of current ultra-light-aircraft designs are listedthe Slingsby Motor Tutor (which can be supplied in kit form for home construction at approximately £285), the Chiltonmonoplane, of which an improved version is being designed, at Redhill, by the College of Aeronautical Engineering; theDart Kitten, for which a C. of A. has now been obtained; and the Fairey Junior, likely to be put into production whena suitable 50 h.p. engine becomes available. In addition, Hants and Sussex Aviation, Ltd., at Portsmouth Airport, reportsthat the Herald (described in Flight of November 17th, 1949) is now almost ready for its flight trials. Reports from the Cardiff, Doncaster and WycombeU.L.A.A. groups indicate that flying activity was restricted by bad weather during December and the beginning of January.The Community Flying Club, Flintshire Aviation Group, the Montgomeryshire Ultra-Light Flying Club, and South HantsAir Club all hone to start flying in the aear fjfcure. MID-EUROPEAN : The Hungarian built Kanya 18. designed '°i" glider-towing and general sports purposes, is now flying. This prototype has a 130 h.p. Walter Major IV engine, but production versions will have the 160 h.p. Walter Minor 6-111. A brief description of the aircraft—which bears some resem- blance to the Fieseler Storch, and has the same good slow- flying characteristics—appeared in Flight of October 27th. T^HE British Gliding Association announces that the dates of-*• the National Contests, to be organized by the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club, have been changed. The eventswill now be held from the 22nd to the 30th July, with the 22nd as a practice day only. It is also announced that standards for candidates seekinginclusion in the British team for any international contests will be (a) possession of a gold "C" certificate, and (b) a goodrecord for previous competition flying, assessment for the latter qualification being made on results previously obtained bypilots in National and B.A.F.O. contests. On the recommendation of the flying committee, the councilof the Association has decided on the winners of a number of awards for 1949 performances. The de Havilland Cup goes toCapt. R. Garnett for attaining 12,240ft on a flight from Red- hill in an Olympia in July, while the Manio Cup is awardedto Mr. D. H. G. Ince for a goal flight of 392 miles from Long Mynd to Yarmouth in an Olympia during August. The Wake-field Trophy is gained by Mr. P. A. Wills, C.B.E.. for a dis- tance flight of 232 miles from Hatneld to Gerrans, Cornwall,in a Weihe on May 1st. The Volk Cup and the Seager Cup were both awarded to Mr. J. W. S. Pringle, M.B.E., and-Mr. J. Brantham for their 77-mile out-and-return flight from Dunstable to Cambridge in a two-seater Kranich on Augus* 12th. VfOTVYlTHSTANDING the local spells of wintry weather in-L^" January, members of the West Riding Aviation Centre earned out a number of cross-country flights. The enthusiastsreported that with the aid of its cabin heater the club's Auster was quite comfortable even in the severest weather. Thecentre now has a resident Royal Aero Club observer so that all tests for a Private Pilot's Licence can now be completedat Yeadon, thus avoiding the necessity of travelling to London for examination by M.C.A. officials. Approval has been obtained for operation of the Leeds-Isle of Man summer service, on which flights will be made daily, with four on Saturdays. This will be the third yearduring which this popular service has been operated from Yeadon. The Centre also reports considerable demand forcharter "air lifts" to some of the principal sporting events throughout the country. Such flights have necessarily beencurtailed during the winter by the closure of the airfield at 4.30 p.m., but it is hoped that the lighter evenings will againpermit an extensive programme of charter flying to be carried nut. MANY enthusiasts who learned to fly at the Cotswold AeroClub in pre-war days will be interested to hear that it intends to resume full-scale activities when Staverton airfield is de-requisitioned in the near future. Negotiations are in pro- gress with the object of resuming occupation of the club- house the lease of which was suspended at the outbreak of war. The club secretary and flying instructor, Mr. J. Bennett (48, Shakespeare Road, Cheltenham), will be glad to hear from old members or from any prospective new members who may be interested. A NSWERING many of the general queries which might be A posed by the intending owner of a light aircraft, Auster Aircraft, Ltd., lias compiled an informative booklet entitled " Auster Ownership." Such varied questions as those per- taining to the cost of operation, formalities when flying abroad and licences required, are fully answered.
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