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396 HERE and THERE New Gliding PlansA TWO-SEAT sailplane designed by • Hugh Kendall, chief test pilot of Handle)' Page (Reading). Ltd., is to be- built for the 1952 series of international gliding contests. The design employs a butterfly tail unit and side-by-side seat- ing Three examples will be built for the British Gliding Association with funds from the Kemsley Flying Trust and a Government grant. The Price of Defence AN announcement by the CanadianDefence Minister, Mr. Brooke Clax- ton, revealed last week that componentsto be bought from America lor the Cana- dian-built North American F-86A Sabresnow in production will cost the Dominion ^3,500,000. The [J.S.-made items in-cluded tuibojets, radio and radar equip- ment, and a number of unspecified partsstill on the secret list. Sabres are being built at Montreal by Canadair, Ltd. Lockheed ProductionD URING 1949 the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation produced 505 aircraft (90 per cent of which were jet-powered) —an increase of 132 on the 1948 figure. Seventeen Constellations were delivered to commercial or military operators in 1949, the U.S. Navy received 51 of the remaining aircraft, and the U.S.A.F. took delivery of 437. The company's 1950 production pro- gramme includes delivery, by this sum- mer, of the 200th Constellation and, at the same time, production of the last FLIGHT, 30 March THERE . . . : After setting off on its European demonstration tour, the Vickers Vis- count made Holland its first port of call. Resplendent in latest B.E.A. markings, it is .- seenatSchipol Airport,where K.L.M. officials were among the many interested observers. F-80 Shooting Star. Constellations will be built for at least a year to come; under present contracts, P2V Xt-ptune production lines will be at work until the autumn of 1951 ; the T-33 and the F-94 (two-seat versions of the F-80 for training and interception) . are also in production. Brabazon's Testing Time SINCE the- last progress report (Flight,January 19th) on the flight trials of the Bristol Brabazon I, a further 44 hr 20 wiin have been flown, bringing the air- crait's total flying time to 73 hr 20 rain. This has been achieved in 27 flights, the longest of which lasted 7 hr. Bristol Helicopter Progress TWO Alvis Leonides 550 h.p. radialengines will power the Bristol 17^ m-u-stjat feederline helicopter which, it is reported, will make its first flight in the summer of 1951. It has been sug- gested that B.E.A. may operate the Bristol 17^ by the autumn of 1953— considerably earlier than previouslv forecast. . . . AND HERE : Several executives ot K.L.M. last week visited Hatfield to examine another renowned British aircraft, the D.H. Comet. With a number of D.H. officials, the visitors were given experience of high-altitude Comet comfort after a climb through three cloud layers from a 200ft runway ceiling. Shown here are ('eft to right): Messrs. C. Bruynesteyn, F. van Breemen, H. Westerhuis, E. A. Dncssen, C. Chr. Steensna, C. S. Thorn, j. J. Van Balkom. F. M. H. Uoyd, M. Sharp, R. M. Oarkson. M. Franse, i. Luymes, G. I. Malouta F. Besancon. A. N. Haynes. Capt. J. Michie, Mr. A D. SniHaar. B-29s for Britain RECEIVING on behalf of Britain thefour B-29S whose arrival here is de- scribed on pages 392-3, Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador in Washington, described the transfer of the bombers as an example of "collective prepared- ness." The B-29S were formally handed over during a brief ceremony at Andrews Field, Washington, by Mr. Louis John- son, U.S. Secretary of Defence. Jet Inspection ,,j AIR MARSHAL SIR W. ALEC CORY-TON, Controller of Supplies (Air) at the Ministry of Supply, arrived in Stock-holm last week for a seven-day visit as the guest of the Swedish Air Force. Hewas greeted on arriv.)l by General Nor- denskjoeld, Chief of the Swedish AirStaff. Sir Alec's itinerary during his visit included inspection of Vampire-equipped Swedish squadrons and the SAAB factories where de Havilland tur-bojets are built under licence. A VALUABLE RECORD CO great has been the demand for extra copies of the January 26th issue of" Flight", which featured a special photogravure suppie- ment reviewing and illustrating " Military Aircraft of the World", that it has been decided to reprint the supplement in brochure form. It is obtainable (price Is. 6d., or 1 s. 8d. by post) from lliffe and Sons, Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street, London, S.E.I. K.Ae.S. Garden Party MEMBERS are urged by the RoyalAeronautical Society to apply at the earliest moment for tickets to this year's Garden Party at White Waltham. May 10th is the closing day for applica- tions. Each member will be allowed tickets for three guests, and only mem- bers or their guests will be admitted. Children under five will not require tickets. As on the occasion of last year's highly successful display, it is intended to recapture the pre-war atmosphere, with \
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