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FLIGHT, 10 August 1950 HERE AND THERE. . . an extension of the post-war programmeof rotational overseas training for com- bat units of the U.S.A.F. Formerly,only American bomber groups, equipped with B-29S and B-50S, have trained inBritain. There are now two sizeable forces of American jet fighters in Europe,therefore: the F-84S at Manston and a group of Lockheed F-80 Shooting Starsat Furstenfeldbruck in the U.S. Zone of Germany. be extended by 3ft. All-up weight olthe "Super-Daks" will be 31,000 lb—an increase of 6,000 1b—andtheir maximum speed will be 270 m.p.h. Designer's New PostM R. E. J. RICHARDS, M.A., B.Sc., A.F.R.Ae.S., who has been assistant chief designer of Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., at Wey- bridge, since 1945, has been appointed to the newly established Chair of Aeronautical Engineering in University College, Southamp- ton. He will leave his present post at the end of next month. Mr. Richards received the 1949-50 George Taylor Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society for his Revieiv of Aerodynamic Cleanli- ness, which was selected as the best paper of the year. IMPRESSED : Mr. A. E. Woodward- Nutt, Director ofjMilitary Aircraft Research and Development, Mini iryt^. Supply, descends from the Blackburn JY •arnd General Aircraft G.A.L. 60"p'rtito-"'~ ifp»..transport. He expressed pleasure with the steadiness of the aircraft after flying in it as a passenger. Hawker Siddeley AppointmentM R. PERCY DAVY, O.B.E., has been appointed Hawker Siddeley Group representative in India, and left London last Friday for his temporary head- quarters in Bangalore. After a visit to Indonesia, he will return to England for the S.B.A.C. Show. Until recently, Mr. Davy was Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation in India. During his long Service career, both as a pilot and engineer officer, he served for some time in India and, in 1940, was responsible for organizing the training of Indian mechanics. Since the war he has held several senior posts in India's Directorate of Civil Aviation. Refit for U.S.N. Dakotas /CONVERSION of 100 Douglas R4D ^-' (Dakota) transports into military versions of the Super DC-3 has been ordered by the United States Navy. The work of modernization, which will be undertaken by the Douglas Aircraft Cor- poration, entails the installation of more powerful Wright 1820 engines; the fit- ting of new outer wing panels, under- carriage wells, and a retractable tail- wheel; and doubling the fuel capaeifcy.. Larger, square-cut tail surfaces will be incorporated and the fuselage length will A slight reduction in the number of FaSes *n "Flight," and some delay in reporting events, continue to be unavoidable as a result of the withdrawal of overtime work- ing by a section of the printing industry. AUDIENCE—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester (followed by the Duke), wel- comed by Air Marshal Sir Richard Peck on arriving at the premiere of The Wooden Horse. NEWS IN BRIEF REPRESENTATIVES of the engineer-ing faculties of eleven Canadian universities toured the aircraft and en- gine divisions of the Bristol Aeroplane Company on July 28th. Their visit to this country is under the auspices of the British Council. • * * The general manager (commercial) of B.O.A.C, Mr. J. \V. S. Brancker, will lecture on civil air transport during a bourse on transport problems to be held at Ashridge College during the week-end of September 8th-nth. The inclusive fee for the course, which is open to men and women of all ages and occupations, is £3 10s; enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary, at Berkhamsted, Herts. * * * It should be made clear that the Venner lightweight alkaline accumula- tors to which reference was made in Flight for July 27th are available in 28 different sizes, ranging from a capacity of 0.5 a.h. to 40 a.h. The cells have a nominal voltage of 1.5 each, and can therefore be assembled in a battery to give any voltage which is a multiple of that figure. The makers are Venner Accumulators, Ltd., Kingston-By-Pass Road, New Maiden, Surrey. * * " * New genera] manager of Serco, Ltd., of Wigton House, Clerkenwell, JE.C.i, is Mr. Brian D. Songburst. Golfing mem- bers of the aircraft industry will know that Mr. Songhurst is also hon. secretary of the Aircraft Golfing Society. * * * Mr. George Jendrassik, who began work on gas turbines in 1935 and is recognized as an international authority on both gas turbines and diesel engines, has been appointed to Power Jets (Re- search and Development), Ltd., as a con- sulting engineer. * # * Satisfaction with the results obtained with a new high-speed aircraft finish, said to be unaffected by abrasion at speeds of up to 600 m.p.h., was expressed by the chairman of Titanine, Ltd., Admiral Sir Lionel G. Preston, at the company's annual general meeting. AND ACTORS : F/L Oliver Philpott (" Phil " of the book) is seen at the Wooden Horse premiere between Leo Genn (left), who plays Peter Howard, and Anthony Steel, who takes the part of his escaping partner. John.U \
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