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516 HERE and THERE Canberra for AmericaO FFICIAL confirmation has now beenreceived of the recent report that a Canberra jet bomber would shortly besent m America to participate in com- parative trials between low-level troop-support bombers. General Al Boyd, commander of Edwards Air Force Base,Muroc, is among U.S.A.F. pilots who have flown the Canberra in Britain. Impure Ices THE mysterious "ice bombs" whichhave recently been falling in various parts of the country have now, it appears,been authoritatively identified as deposits of ice which, having formed in the waste-pipes of airliner wash basins, become de- tached as the aircraft descend into warmerlayers of air. Preventive measures are being taken by modifying outlet pipes. Recognilion for Inventor THE Royal Commission on Awards toInventors last week recommended an ex-gratia payment of £1,000 to Dr. N. A.de Bruyne for his development of the strip-heating process for speeding-up gluesetting in the construction of wooden air- craft. It was extensively applied in themanufacture of Mosquitoes and other types during the war. Dr. de Bruyne—formerly Junior Bursar of Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge—is the founder andmanaging director of Aero Research, Ltd., Duxford. In connection w: ": the sameprocess, the old-established London furniture firm of Harris Lebus, Ltd., hasbeen recommended for an award of £500. FLIGHT, 7 December 1950 SWEEP BEFORE STRIKE: Men of the U.S.S. " Badoeng Strait'' clear ice and snow from the fight deck in preparation for a strike on the North Korean coast by the Corsairs in the background. The "Badoeng Strait" is an 11,000-ton escort carrier with capacity for over 30 aircraft. Into Line FOLLOWING the example of the U.S.Air Force, which adopted nautical units for navigation and speed computa-tion as far back as 1946, the Civil Aero- nautics Administration has now ruledthat, with effect from July 1st, 1952, speeds of all civil aircraft are to be regis-tered in knots. This practice—adopted by the R.A.F. :ome years ago—will per-mit standardization of instruments so that both civil and military aircraft can makefull use of new electronic navigational aids now under development. F-80 versus Mig-15 "DECENT combats over Korea seem to-LV have proved—as might be expected— that the swept-wing Soviet Mig-15 jet fighter is faster, though possibly lessmanoeuvrable, than the American F-80 Shooting Star. In a recent issue of Life,Lt. Russel Brown, an F-80 pilot, described an encounter with one of the Russianjets: " I saw no markings on the plane— just a shining chunk of aluminium streak-ing ahead of me. Then he veered to the left ... he could climb faster than I couldbut when he turned I cut him off and got in four short bursts. ..." The Mig dived and Lt. Brown fol-lowed: "My air speed was indicating over 600 m.p.h. but I couldn't gain."After five bursts from 1,000 ft, claimed Lt. Brown, the Mig exploded in the air. AIRCRAFT OF THE YEAR Notable British aircraft of thepast year will be the subject of a feature article in theChristmas number of Flight (December 2ist): this will be anenlarged issue, with special articles in addition to usualcontents. SCORPION ON SCALES : With its two Allison J-35 turbojets (each rated at 5,2001b static thrust) running at full power, this Northrop F-89 Scorpion is mounted on the universal thrust-measuring stand at Edwards Air Force Base, Muroc. The stand, also designed by Northrop, consists of floating tables to which any kind of aircraft can be ripdly attached for measurement of forward thrust. Centrifugal v. Axial A DISCUSSION on the relative merits**• of centrifugal- and axial-type gas tur- bines is taking place this evening, Decem-ber 7th, before the Royal Aeronautical Society. The protagonists are Dr. E. S.Moult, B.Sc, F.R.Ae.E., M.I.Mech.E., of de Havillands, and Mr. H. Pearson, B.A.,A.F.R.Ae.S., of Rolls-Royce. The meet- ing, beginning at 6 p.m., takes place atthe Institute of Civil Engineers in London. Ganadian Air-Sea School /^ANADA announces the formation ofv^ a joint R.C.N.-R.C.A.F. Maritime Warfare School, an establishment corre-sponding to our own joint Anti- submarine Training School at London-derry. The Canadian school, to be based at a Naval barracks at Halifax, will con-duct joint courses for Naval and Air Force personnel with particular emphasison anti-submarine warfare. Classroom • *»>...- \
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