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1951
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FLIGHT, 2 March 1951 HERE AND THERE . . . Russian. A third theory is put forward : "F-86 pilots who flew against the Germans are convinced that the tactics used by the Mig pilots are identical with those used by the Luftwaffe..." Meteoric Photography MANY readers will remember a remarkablephotograph, by Russell Adams of the Gloster Aircraft Company, of a Meteor 8pulling out of a loop; the photographer worked from a Meteor 7, piloted by JanZurakowski. First published in Flight (on March 9th, 1950) the picture was sub-sequently reproduced by nearly 200 papers in the United States. (It was also, inci-dentally, the subject of a controversy in our own correspondence columns.) Mr.Adams, who has specialized in "Meteoric" studies, gives an insight into his work in anillustrated article in the February 21st issue of our associated journal Amateur Photographer. PUZZLE PICTURE: Packages, parachutes, static lines and a crazy quiltwork of snow-covered fields. This odd impression was obtained from the open rear hatch of a Fairchild Packet transport during a supply-drop over Korea Letting-Down Lightly FROM the February issue of the de Havi-lland Gazette comes this example of dry aircrew humour. It sounds too good to beuntrue :— Gander tower to tired Atlantic captain :"Your landing is being filmed by the No Highway production unit." Tired Atlantic captain: "Roger. I'llgo round again and part my hair." U.S. Engine Production ELEVEN leading American car manu-facturers are expected to go into production with aircraft power-units. Two British-designed turbojets, for which American companies have obtained manufacturinglicences, play their part in the production programme. Buick will build the J-65,Curtiss-Wright version of the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire; the J-48, a Pratt andWhitney development of the Rolls-Royce Tay, will be produced by Chrysler. Bothof the British units are also being manu- factured by the licensed aircraft-enginemanufacturers. EAGER BEAVERS: Fully prepared for liaison and rescus work in northern latitudes, these Reavers have been delivered to the U.S.A.F. from the de Havilland company of Canada. Special nose- cowlings have been fitted, and other modifications made for cold-weather operation. The American designation is YL-20-DH. IN BRIEF 'HE Physical Society's exhibition is tobe held from April 6th to 10th, at the Imperial College, South Kensington,London, S.W.7. Tickets are obtainable from the secretary, at 1, Lowther Gardens,Prince Consort Road, London, S.W.7. * * * V.H.F. radio equipment made by theGeneral Electric Co., Ltd., has been in- stalled in the air/sea rescue launches nowbeing operated by the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Guernsey. * * * Your Weather Service is the title of abooklet which, issued by the Meteorological Office, explains in a concise non-technicalstyle the work of weather forecasting and the methods by which the results arepresented to the public. It is obtainable from H.M. Stationery Office at is. * * * Illustrated with particularly clear draw-ings, a new service manual has been pub- lishedjay the aviation products department of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co.(G.B.), Ltd., Wolverhampton; it deals with tyres, tubes, wheel and brake equipmentand the cross-wind landing gear. * * * A loose-leaf maintenance manual ofAvica flexible-pipe assemblies was issued in 1949, and a second edition, based onexperience accumulated in the interim, has now been published. It is obtainable byexecutives on application to Avica Equip- ment, Ltd., 50, Pall Mall, London, S.W.I,while sets of servicing instructions are available for maintenance engineers andstudents. * * * Air-Britain (an association of aviationenthusiasts, with branches overseas) has issued a statement to the effect that two ofits members involved in the recent military- aircraft security case have been expelledfrom the association. They add that, though one of the three defendants wasoriginally their secretary, he "has had no contact with them for three years." BRISTOL-BOEING: At Seattle recently, Mr. C. F. Uwins (right), managing direction of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's air- craft division, signed an agreement for technical collaboration with the Boeing Airplane Com- pany. The two companies will exchange data on cer- tain undisclosed defence projects. Witnessing Mr. Uwins' signature are Mr. A. J. Hunt (left), Bristol commercial services manager, and (centre) Mr. W. E. Beall, Boeing vice-president of engin- eering and sales.
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