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1951
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FLIGHT, 4 January 1951 HERE AND THERE . . . October, most of the French air attackson the rebels were being made with Junkers 52 transports. All-weather Defence ^TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR watch overJ- New York and other east coast cities is now being maintained by LockheedF-94 all-weather fighters of the 52nd Fighter Wing, U.S.A.F., stationed atFort Dix, New Jersey. The F-94 is a two-seat, radar-equipped version of theF-80 Shooting Star, and is equipped with an afterburner for increased speed ontake-off and climb or in combat. Helicopter Forecast CPEAKING before the Institute of Aero-»-5 nautical Sciences recently, Mr. Igor Sikorsky forecast the eventual predomin-ance of single-rotor helicopters. He likened their greater aerodynamic effi-ciency to that of the monoplane, compared with the biplane and triplane. There wasno limit in sight to helicopter-size: machines of 50-100,0001b could be con-structed In the near future. Lowering the Curtain "FOLLOWING the recent recrimina--L tions over airline operations, Czecho- slovakia is now reported to have bannedthe use of Service or diplomatic aircraft by members of the British, Canadian andAmerican Embassies in Prague. Mr. Ellis Briggs, U.S. Ambassador, was recently re-fused permission to enter Czechoslovakia in a U.S.A.F. aircraft placed at his dis-posal, and British and Canadian diplomats were told that it would be better if theydid not ask for permission to use mili- tary aircraft. Sabres in the News NO official statement has been made onrecent suggestions that the R.A.F. would receive several hundred NorthAmerican F-86 Sabres, but the possibility is reported to be " under active consider-ation." As forecast in Flight recently, the Sabre has gone into service with theU.S.A.F. in Korea. December 22nd saw a major clash between Sabres andMig-15s, when eight of the American fighters met 15-25 Migs. The Sabreswere stated to have shot down six of the enemy without suffering loss or damage. ITALY RE-ARMS : A de Havilland Goblin turbojet on test at the new Fiat experimental establish- ment at Sangone, Turin. The Fiat concern is to build both Goblins and Ghosts under licence ; Vampires are in production in Italy and, as announced recently, the Venom is also to be built there. Cause for Concern ITALY, with a slightly smaller popula-tion than the United Kingdom, has more than twice as many private pilots—according to recent statistics compiled by the F.A.I. Switzerland provides an evenmore striking example of the numerically unhealthy state of private flying inBritain: its private pilots number 6,498, compared with 3,300 here — although our population is ten times greater.The F.A.I, has compiled the following list of numbers of people- practisingprivate flying in six countries for which figures were available (the approximatepopulation of each has been added in brackets): United States, 24,000(148,000,000); Italy, 7,000 (46,000,000); Switzerland, 6,498 (4,600,000); Denmark,5,875 (4,200,000); the Netherlands, 3,751 (10,000,000); Britain, 3,300 (48,600,000). NEWS IN BRIEF A LECTURE on "The Sensory Basisof Bird Navigation" is being de- livered at 5 p.m. to-morrow, January 5th, by Mr. G. V. T. Matthews before the Institute of Navigation, at the Royal Geographical Society, Kensington Gore, London, S.W.7. * * * For " eminent service to the progressof aeronautical science and to the cause of Franco-American friendship," Mr.Donald W. Douglas, president of the Douglas Aircraft Company, was recentlymade a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour. The award was made inSanta Monica by Gen. Murtin, French air attache in. Washington. Construction of a 25,000 sq ft exten-sion has been started at the Alperton, London, factory of the Glacier MetalCo., Ltd. * * * Flight, regrets to record the death,which occurred on December 21st, of Mr. M. B. U. Dewar, chairman of BritishTimken, Ltd. * * * Col. L. C. Bingham, general sales man- ager of Venner Time Switches, Ltd., leaves England on January 16th for a high-speed business tour of India and West and South Africa. * * * A booklet entitled A Comparison of theFlame-Retardant Properties of Plastic- Insulated and Rubber-Insulated ElectricCable is now available, price 2s 6d, from the British Plastics Federation, 47-48,Piccadilly, London, W.I. * * * Bendix Aviation Corporation has ap-pointed Ancillary Developments, Ltd. (managing director, Mr. A. E. Fenn),sole United Kingdom distributors of Pioneer aircraft instruments and spares.A service depot has been opened at Blackbushe under the control of Mr. L. J.Beaumont, production'manager of Ancil- lary Developments' repair organizationthere. * * * A 750-ton British Clearing press re-cently installed at the Bagington, Coven- try, works of Armstrong WhitworthAircraft, is the largest press of its kind to be used in a British aircraft factory. OfAmerican design, the press has been built under licence by Vickers-Armstrongs at time now that the F-84 (Allison J-35) and F-86 (Genera/ Electric J-47) are in action over Korea. Newcastle. It has already turned out large Shown receiving attention is one of the Korea-based F-86 Sabres which, as reported above, batches of pressings for Gloster Meteoi recently scored a success against Mig-I5s. The power-unit is remarkably accessible. fuel tanks AXIALS IN ACTION : America's axial-flow turbojets are being tested in combat for the first ti h F84 (Al JJ5) d F86 (Gl Eli J47) i ti K
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