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FLIGHT, 29 June 1951 HERE AND THERE ARCTIC AID : When the Canadian supply-ship "C. D. Howe" leaves Montreal in July for a three-month tour of the meteorological and fur-trading settlements along the eastern coast of Arctic Canada, she will carry two Bell helicopters. As well as acting as ship-to-shore ferries, they will pilot the vessel through pack- ice. One of them is seen flying-off from a platform on the afterdeck, during tests in the St. Lawrence River. High Speed in France PILOTED by Col. K. W. Rozanoff, the Nene-powered Marcel Dassault 452 Mys- tere covered a three-kilometre course at 1,020 km/hr (634 m.p.h.) on Thursday of last week. Subject to confirmation of the speed, this is the first time a French aircraft has exceeded 1,000 km/hr in a timed flight. The 3 km record stands at 670.98 m.p.h., to the credit of an F-86. When Time is Money A YORK aircraft left Stavanger, Norway, last week, carrying a replacement diesel engine for the 6,362-ton Norwegian ship Arena, lying at Melbourne with engine trouble. Cost of the charter is reported as £11,000—twice the price of the engine. Rallying Round THE Continental air-rally season gets into full swing this week-end, when the R.Ae.C. Members' Deauville Rally and the Savona, Italy, Rally are both due to take place. On the following week-end (July 7th-8th) R.Ae.C. members will fly to La Baule, and there will also be rallies at Bienne (Switzerland) and Aix-les-Bains (France). The Russian Nene A SPOKESMAN of the U.S.A.F. has told Aviation Week that the Russian Nene makes use of a "considerable number of perforation rings spaced around the com- bustion cans, successfully coping with one of the major heat distribution problems in ***.- SMALL COMPASS: The 3 oz E.2A Kelvin and Hughes stand-by compass referred to on this page last week. Now standardized on R.A.F. and Naval jet aircraft, it can also be used as a main compass on sailplanes and light aircraft. that area." Another Russian design- technique being viewed with interest is a method of strengthening the stainless-steel tubular construction of the combustion chambers. The sheet is wrapped helically and welded, and U.S. experts believe this to be stronger than American and British methods. Wreckage of a Mig-15 and its engine has been flown to Tokyo. Successful Plastics Exhibition ATTENDANCE of overseas visitors at the British Plastics Exhibition, recently held at Olympia, London, exceeded 1,500; they represented 35 countries. The organizers (Associated Iliffe Press) are discussing with the industry the question of holding the Exhibition again. Hastings for N.Z. SPEAKING at the recent annual general meeting of Handley Page, Ltd., Sir Frederick Handley Page said that first deliveries of the Hastings transports ordered for the R.N.Z.A.F. were expected to be made towards the end of this year; they will be C Mlc 3s—basically similar to the Mk 2 but with Hercules 737 engines and certain differences in specialized equip- ment. Sir Frederick disclosed, also, that the M.o.S. has ordered a number of Hastings equipped as V.I.P. transports. Goodyear "N" Takes the Air THE newest (class N) Goodyear non-rigid airship for the U.S. Navy made a success- ful one-hour maiden flight on June 18th. Like other large U.S. "blimps" in current service, it is helium-filled; capacity is 875,000 cu ft, overall length 324ft, arid diameter 73ft 6in. On the power of two 800 h.p. engines—understood to be Wright R-1300-2 radials—it is designed for a maximum speed of 75 kt. Useful load is nearly five tons. Canadian Farnborough THE growing size and vigour of Canada's aviation industry has led the Canadian Government to approve the formation of a National Aeronautical Research Com- mittee and the creation of a National Aeronautical Establishment essentially similar in character to the R.A.E., Farn- borough. The airfield at Uplands, Ottawa, has been selected for the site, and it is planned this year to provide two 200ft- wide runways, one 8,800ft long and the other 6,000ft. The first section of the Flight Research Unit is scheduled to move in during next summer. IN BRIEF THE integration envisaged in 1948, whenthe de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., acquired complete control of Airspeed, Ltd., has now been fully implemented by the merging of the latter concern with the parent company. * * * The Ferodo service depot at Cardiff has been moved into larger premises at Ferodo House, 38/40 Charles Street. Mr. D. H. Gully remains in charge. * * * From Simmonds Aerocessories, Ltd., comes news that Mr. E. S. Mead (general sales manager) and Mr. C. J. Turner (works manager) have been appointed to the board. * * * Awco Wire Data is a new loose-leaf publication by the Aluminium Wire and Cable Co., Ltd., 37, Thurloe Street, London S.W.7. It gives designations, compositions, related British specifications and mechanical properties. * * * An aerial magnetometer—the airborne apparatus used, in geophysical survey, for measuring variations in the earth's mag- netic field—is among the instruments made by Elliott Brothers (London) Ltd., and on view in the Dome of Discovery at the South Bank Exhibition. Dr. D. B. Foster, M.I.Mech.E., F.Inst.F., A.M.I.Chem.E., has joined Mullard, Ltd., as chief engineer, equip- ment division. He has also been appointed executive director of Mullard Equipment, Ltd. • * * New British aeronautical-engineering standards have recently been announced for solid and split taper pins, vulcanized rubber sheet, rubber grommets, grub screws, and testing procedures for light alloys. Details from B.S.I., 24-28, Victoria Street, London S.W.I. * * * Mr. G. A. Ford, test pilot of the Saunders-Roe helicopter division (formerly Cierva Autogiros) is to give up professional flying in order to live in Southern Rho- desia; he will be succeeded by Mr. J. J. M- Jeffery. Mr. Ford's friends may contact him through the Helicopter Association, 19 Park Lane, London W.i.
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