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FLIGHT, 30 March 1950 397 HERE AND THERE. . -. demonstrations by light, ultra-light and vintage aircraft. Among the types ex- pected to appear in either the flying dis- play or the static park are a four-passen- ger balloon; a Deperdussin, Bleriot and Sopwith Pup from the Shuttleworth collection; a Bristol fighter; and a 1912 Blackburn monoplane. , "Fastest Bomber" Claim THE Glenn L. Martin Company claimsthat its three-jet XB-51 ground-sup- jx>rt bomber has flown at speeds "un- equalled, so far as has been reported, by any other comparable type of military aircraft." Brancker Lecture Cancelled ORIGINALLY postponed, owing U>the General Election, until April 3rd, A.V-M. D. C. T. Bennett's BranckerMemorial Lecture to the Institute of Transport has now been cancelledaltogether. The Institute states that owing to pressure of business the lec-turer is unable to fulfil the engagement. Where They Went MR. J. Freeman, Parliamentary Secre-tary to the Minister of Supply, recently summarized the programme ofmilitary aircraft exports between VE-day and December 31st, 1949, to nationswhich are not now members of Western Union or the Atlantic Pact. It was "notin the public interest," he stated, to reveal the numbers of aircraft involved.The following types have been de- livered to the countries mentioned; Lan-casters and Lincolns—Argentina; Meteors —Argentina, Egypt; Vampires—Egypt,Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela; F"urys —Iraq; Beaufighters—Dominican Repub-lic, Turkey ; Hurricanes—Persia ; Mos- quitoes—Czechoslovakia, Dominican Re-public, Sweden, Turkey ; Seafires—Swe- den, Turkey; Spitfires—Burma, Czecho-slovakia, Egypt, Greece, Sweden. , Turkey. LUCKY NUMBER: The Fokker S-13 crew trainer, seen landing after its recent first fight at Amsterdam, has a sturdy, compact appearance which promises economy and efficiency in service. Two 600 h.p. P. and W. radials are fitted. Meteorological Exhibition DIRECTORS and senior officials ofAmerican and European meteoro- logical services will be among the guests of the Director of the Meteorological Office, Sir Nelson Johnson, at the Harrow Meteorological Office, next Saturday. Apart from exhibits of both historical and modern meteorological instruments, the visitors will witness the ascent of a radio-sonde (used for recording and transmitting weather conditions at highaltitude). Approximately 18,000 radio- sondes are calibrated each year and Issuedfrom Harrow to British meteorological stations and weather ships. Radar plotting of thunderstorms, oftenat distances of 1,000 miles or more, will also be demonstrated, and weather fore-casts will be issued. The visit has been organized as part of the centenarycelebrations of the Royal Meteorological Society. NEWS IN BRIEF T^HE opinion of Flight, expressed in a A recent article, that "the Canberra .sets a new standard among contemporary military types," was quoted by the chairman at the recent annual general meeting of the makers—the English Electric Co., Ltd. * * * . • ". ,Acheson Colloids, Ltd., have moved to 18-19, Pall Mall. London, S.W.i (Whitehall 203.4-7). * * * Bv arrangement with the Glenn L. Martin Co. the Loewy EngineeringCo., Ltd., Manfield House, 37G, Strand, Lon-don, W.C.2, is to intro- duce the Marform preci-sion metal-forming pro- cess into the UnitedKingdom, the British Commonwealth, Europeand other export terri- tories. Both completepresses and conversion equipment will be sup-plied by Loewy Engineer- ing, who will manufac-ture it at their works (Light Machines, Ltd.) atYeovil. ... ' . • SHORT CIRCUIT : The Second Sea Lord, Vice- Admiral Sir Cecil Har- court (right), recently made a tour erf the Short Brothers and HaHand works at Belfast, where he inspected Sturgeon target - towers in pro- duction for the Navy. Accompanying him were (left to right) : Com- modore C. A. R. Shilling- ton, Mr. George Gedge and Rear Admiral M. S. Slattery (managing director of Short's). A Beechcraft T-34 Mentor .singie-engined trainer will be demonstrated to air force authorities in Switzerland foralmost the whole of next month. Before returning to America, Beechcraft testpilot Claude Palmer will demonstrate the Mentor in Egypt for a further two weeks. * * * In the caption to a photograph of theteams of the Aero Golfing Society and R.A.F. Golfing Society published laslweek, the second player from the left should have l>een named as A. Cdre.H. D. Jackman and not, of course, as G/'C. K. A. Jackman, who is his brother. * * * T'.x latest addition to the Cellon rangetl aircraft finishes, a pre-treatment primer approved under D.T.D.900, is thesubject of a booklet issued by Cellon, Ltd., Kingston-on-Thames. Withoutactually keying into the metal surlacc, the primer provides a corrosion-resistingfilm and a good foundation for finishing coats. .......... . -. :..-<*' • ••-•-<-.# ••''-•_ * ,v ••• • At the recent annual general meetingof Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co.. Ltd., Sir George H. Nelson (chairman)said that Marconi equipment was in- stalled on B.O.A.C.'s 22 Argonauts, andwould be fitted in the Hermes IV, tht B.E.A. Ambassadors, and the Comets.In the two last-named types, the aerial systems would be entirely enclosed in theairframe structure. * # • British Insulated Calender's Cables,Ltd., announce the appointment of Mr. W. H. McFadzean, C.A., deputy chair-man to the post of chief executive. Other B.I.C.C. appointments include those ofDr. L. G. Brazier, Ph.D., B.Sc, M.I.E.E., A.F.R.Ae.S., F.A.I.E.E., andMr. H. J. Stone, M.C., M.I.E.E., to the board. Dr. Brazier was a 1914-18 warpilot, and was subsequently engaged in research work at the R.A.E , Farn-borough; he ioined Callenders in KV25. \ A /
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