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FLIGHT, 8 February 1951 HERE and THERE TREBLE BUBBLE : Possible appearance of a 500-ton transport flying boat, capable of carry- ing 300 passengers and 40 tons of freight across the Atlantic, illustrated in a new book, "Wings for Tomorrow", reviewed on pags 159. Brancker Memorial Lecture ]YfR. PETER MASEFIELD, Chief±fX- Executive of B.E.A., will deliver the ninth Brancker Memorial Lecture, at5.45 p.m. on Monday next, February 12th, at a meeting of the Institute of Transport,in the Jarvis Hall (R.I.B.A.), 66, Portland Place, London, W.I. Discussing SomeEconomic Aspects cf Civil Aviation, Mr. Masefield will refer particularly to short-haul operations. Thunderjets for Europe— THE first shipment of Republic F-84EThunderjets is now on its way to Europe, announces the American Depart-ment of Defence. Their specific destina- tion is not named, bat France is probablythe first recipient. Pilots for the F-84s are under training in America and main-tenance crews are being instructed by the U.S.A.F. in Germany, which operatesa sizable force of Thunderjets. —and Bearcats for Indo-China ANOTHER delivery of aircraft under**• the Mutual Defence Programme took place on February 1st, when the U.S.carrier Windham Bay arrived at Saigon with 44 Grumman Bearcat naval fightersfor the French forces in Indo-China. Other American aircraft now in actionthere against the Viet-Minh rebels are 46 Hellcats, 24 Superfortresses and tenPriva Corralled T^HE Mustang in which Capt. Charles-1- Blair recently flew from Idlewild to London non-stop (see overleaf) was im-pounded by the Customs at London Air- port after the flight. Capt. Blair flewback to America the day after the trip, making his 401st Atlantic crossing, butwas expected to return shortly, captain- ing a P.A.A. Stratocruiser. According toreports, he hoped to obtain a permit to keep the Mustang, named Excalibur III,in Britain for six months without paying duty of £800—estimated as 20 per centof its value. Alternatively, he would have to fly the aircraft back to the U.S.A.to avoid forfeiture. * French Air Strength ACCORDING to a speech by the•*-*• French Air Minister, M. Maroselli, at Algiers last Sunday, Vampires arebeing built under licence in France at the rate of six aircraft per month. Produc-tion of the Dassault 450 Ouragan fighter had amounted to only one per month, but,by next December, between 30 and 40 a month would be delivered to the FrenchAir Force. The present personnel- strength of the F.A.F. was, he said,about 92,000. M. Maroselli's frank—and, in some respects, disquieting—statementprompts the suggestion that standardiza- tion of security, as well as training,methods might further the aims of Western Union. ON THE D.H. BOARD : Three well-known members of the de Havilland Enterprise who. as we reported last week, have been appointed directors of the parent company They are, left to right, Mr. A. F. Burke, O.8.E., M.lnst.T., F.R.S.A., managing director of the engine company; Mr. H. Povey, general production manager of the aircraft company; and Mr. C. S. Thorn, business manager. Mr. Burke came from B.O.A.C. in 1945; Mr. Povey has been associated with the original D.H. team since 1917; and Mr. Thorn ioined (from Shell Aviation) in,'"' Open Those Hangar-doors 5RMALLY, although they fly everyweek-end, auxiliary squadrons do only two weeks air flying during theyear."—S/L. Paul Richey, misprinted (for " air firing ") in last Monday's DailyExpress. Atar Turbojet Orders WITH speedier delivery in mind, theFrench Air Ministry has decided to divide into two the order placed withS.N.E.C.M.A. for the Atar axial turbojet. It is stated that the first units, to bedelivered forthwith, will be rated at 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) thrust, while later versionswill produce 2,800 kg (6,170 lb). The weight of these turbojets is given as inthe region of 890 kg (1,960 1b), and the diameter is 886 mm (34|in). By thebeginning of next year S.N.E.C.M.A. expect to be delivering in fair numbersthe Atar with the higher rating. 1951 Paris Show PLANS for the 19th Paris Aero Show,-C due to take place between June 15th and July 1st, are well in hand. Arrange-ments will be similar to those in recent years: light and medium aircraft are tobe exhibited in the Grand Palais, together with power units and all kinds of equip-ment; and heavy aircraft will be parked, and in some cases demonstrated, at LeBourget, where there will be a special enclosure, from June 22nd to July 1st. As a culmination to the Paris Show,on July 1st at Le Bourget, there are to be special demonstrations of the most re-cent aircraft of several nationalities and formation displays by units from theFrench, British and United States air forces. Princesses as Troop-carriers IN the House of Commons last week,Mr. Beswick, Parliamentary Secre- tary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation,stated that the future of the Saunders- Roe Princess flying-boats was beingreviewed in relation to the rearmament programme. Surgeon Lt.-Cdr. Bennettasked: " Is it not a fact that five or six aircraft of this type can carry as manytroops as the Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth without the construction of anydocks or runways whatever? " He asked for an assurance that prejudice " in highplaces" against flying-boats would not blind the Government to their possibili-ties. The question raised, replied Mr.
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