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1951
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694 FLIGHT, 15 June 1951 HERE AND THERE SAPPWRE-THUNDERJET: The Republic F-8AF Thunderjet fighter, powered with the Arm- strong Siddeley Sapphire turbojet. The Sap- phire is to be manufactured in America by Curtiss-Wright and General Motors. The Thunderjet's nose air-intake duct has been redesigned and the fuselage increased in depth by about Tin to accommodate it. Display in Sweden— SAAB J-29S, Vampires and gliders wereamong the 400 aircraft which flew over Stockholm on June 3rd to mark the 25thanniversary of the Swedish Air Force. —and Italy TWENTY-SEVEN British-built Vampires participated in a flying display over Rome on June 3rd. Other types represented were Helldivers, Lightnings, Thunderbolts and Mustangs, bringing the total to about 200 aircraft. Incidentally, the name Vampiria has been given to a village built for the families of personnel attached to the jet flying school at Amendola, near Foggia. Two at Home AMONG events in Britain this week-endare two air displays: the Boston Aero Club is holding its Festival Rally and Displayat Wyberton., Boston, Lines, on Saturday, and a display in which all three Servicesand the U.S.A.F. will participate is to be held at Clifton Airfield, York, on thesame day. On Sunday, at York, there will be events of particular interest to clubmembers and private owners. New Decca Chain ABOARD the M.V. Royal Iris off Liver- pool on June 7th the new North-West British chain of the Decca Navigator System was formally declared open by Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill, master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners. With the added cover- age given by the new chain, an area of over a million square miles of N-W. Europe is served by Decca. Canadian Construction JET trainers will soon be built in Canada, according to a statement by A. V-M. D. M. Smith, R.C.A.F. The Vampire, Venom and Lockheed T-33 are being con- sidered. The Air Vice-Marshal also announced that Canada would soon be producing engines for Harvards, adding that she would become the world's only source of complete Harvard units, and would make Harvards for all North America's needs. He also revealed that Canada is looking for replacements for the Lancasters now being used for shipping patrols. A "medium between the Lancas- ter and the Lockheed Neptune" is sought. Light Twins in the States IT is reported by Aviation Week that nine pre-production Beech Twin Bonanzas are being built in addition to the two proto- types now flying; then will start the first production run of a hundred—this in addition to military sales. Simultaneously comes news that de Havilland's Dove-sales campaign in the U.S.A. has been so suc- cessful that the company has had to stop appointing new distributors. "The com- pany's big campaign," states our contem- porary, "is to line up enough Dove service bases tp take care of the plane in any part of the country." Prince Baudouin at Gosselies WHEN he visited the Avions Fairey factoryat Gosselies, Belgium, recently, H.R.H. Prince Baudouin of Belgium saw thenew workshops of over 60,000 sq ftarea, built to expe- dite production ofMeteor 8s. The Prince was accom-panied by his A.D.C.,Lt. Gen. L.Leboutte, D.F.C., Chief of Staff of theBelgian Air Force. He was received byMr. E. O. Tips, managing director PRINCE BAUDOUIN inspects the Belfair (see paragraph above) of Avions Fairey, before inspectingthe Meteor assembly shops and the repair and overhaul workshops for Spitfires,Meteors and Harvards. His Royal High- ness examined various Avions Fairey pro-ducts, including the Belfair, present holder of the international distance record foraircraft weighing not more than 500 kg. Standards on Show A GAS TURBINE, annotated to show the use of materials standards in modern engine practice, will be a feature of the Standards Exhibition organized by the B.S.I, and to be held at the Science Museum, South Kensington, from June 18th to 28th. Another aeronautical exhibit will be a control column in the manufac- ture of which over 20 British standards are involved. S.R./Ai Comes to Town THE Saunders-Roe S.R./Ai fighter flying-boat, which, as we have already reported, is to be moored off the South Bank Exhibi-tion site during British Gas Turbine Week (June 18th to 23rd), is to alight on theThames, in Woolwich Reach, at about 5.30 a.m. next Sunday, June 17th. Later THE BIG BACK DOOR: The prototype Blackburn and General Aircraft G.A.L60 military trans- port (four Bristol. Her- cules) has recently been flying from Brough with the rear doors and leading ramp removed for supply- dropping experiments. The G.A.L60 is the first British Aircraft designed specifically for the drop- ping of bulky internally stowed loads, including military vehicles.
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