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1950
1950 - 2205.PDF
596 FLIGHT, 21 December 1950 THE YIELD OF THE YEAR . (Continued from page 595) Gloster Meteor 8 fitted experimentally with two Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire axial-flow turbojets : the rate of climb is phenomenal. Vickers-Armstrongs Valetta T.3 "flying classroom," with Bristol Bristol Proteus turboprop units are installed in the outboard positionsHercules 230 engines. Note the row of six astrodromes atop the fuselage, of this Avro Uncoln—one of many aircraft of the type used for power- plant development-flying. Lancaster* and Lancastrians are also used. Handley Page Hastings used for development-flying, with two Armstrong The probe-and-drogue method of Flight Refuelling, demonstrated by a Siddeley Sapphires outboard. A Lancastrian is also flying with Sapphires. Gloster Meteor 4 interceptor fighter and an Avro Lincoln tanker. fXS^h^SJ^Si t L™ni*e*-P°»ereiB""°' '71 Mk. A Rolls-Royce DerwenUurbojet, with afterburner, mounted beneath the3 helicopter (alias the Sycamore) has a redes.gned cobm, seating five, fuselage of 9n^ro-Dn7otn.^m^£nd similar experimental installations,was made & Air Service TriiT^
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