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1951
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34 FLIGHT HERE AND THERE Seventieth Washington A BOEING B-29 Superfortress (R.A.F.name Washington), which landed at Marham, Norfolk, on July 4th fromWestover Field, Massachusetts, was the seventieth to be delivered to Great Britainunder the U.S. Government's mutual defence assistance programme for thefiscal year which ended on June 30th, 1950. More machines of the same type areexpected to be allocated for the R.A.F. Igor Sikorsky's Lecture DETAILS are now available of the lectureto be given before the Helicopter Associa- tion by Mr. Igor Sikorsky, who is atpresent visiting this country. The date is Tuesday next, July 17th; the time, 5.30p.m.; the place, the Institution of Civil Engineers, Great George Street, LondonS.W.I. Mr. Sikorsky's paper will deal with Helicopters in Peace and War, and allthose interested in the subject are invited by the Helicopter Association to attend. On the way THE first American Air Force unit to besent to General Eisenhower's North Atlan- tice force will soon be on its way to Europe,according to a Washington announcement last week-end. It will be the 433rd TroopCarrier Wing, composed of former Air Reserve squadrons from Northern Ohio.When at full strength it will include about BEAUTEOUS PARASITE: The supersonic Douglas Skyrocket (see news item on this page) is seen at the moment of release from its Superfortress carrier. This dramatic photograph—apparently quite untouched—was secured at about 35,000ft and shows one element of the quadruple rocket motor already in action. According to the pilot there is no particular sensation when going "through the barrier" under power, but when decelerating through it, without power, the Skyrocket gets a thorough "working over." Note modifications to the underside of the Superfortress. 48 aircraft. There are about 1,500 men in the Wing, which is commanded by Col. Harry Hop, a veteran of troop carrier service during the Second World War. World's Fastest THE U.S. Navy announced on July 3rd that the Douglas Skyrocket research air- craft has flown faster and higher than any other piloted aircraft. Speeds between 1,250 and 1,500 m.p.h. are rumoured, and the height of the speed runs (made in level RESERVIST: Counterparts of our own R.N.V.R. squadrons are the Air Reserve units of the United States Navy, certain of which are equipped with Curtiss Helldivers. One of these two-seat dive bombers is seen releasing a pair of \QQ-lb water-filled practice bombs on a week-end training flight. flight) is believed to have been between60,000 and 70,000ft. The Skyrocket was flown by Douglas test pilot Bill Bridgemanand was launched by a B-29. flying at 35,000ft. The turbojet initially fitted inaddition to the tail-mounted rockets had been removed. Previously, the world'sfastest aircraft was the U.S.A.F. Bell X-i, likewise rocket-powered. Stadium Aeronautics HOME COUNTIES readers unfamiliarwith the capabilities of modern model air- craft, and whose interest was aroused byour report last week of the Langley Air- field meeting, have an opportunity of see-ing a big model-flying contest tomorrow, Saturday, July 14th, when the Society ofModel Aeronautical Engineers holds its Festival of Britain Championships atWembley Stadium. The meeting begins at 2 p.m., and admission is 2s 6d foradults, is 6d for children and 2s for cars. Saab Successes AN order has been placed by the RoyalSwedish Air Force for a considerable num- ber of a new and more powerful trainerversion of its all-metal Safir three-seater, known as the Saab-91 B trainer/tourer, or,by the Swedish Air Force itself, as the Sk 50. The Lycoming O-435-A engine of190 h.p. has been selected. Because of Saab's heavy military committments pro-duction of the new trainers has been sub- contracted to the Dutch De Schelde fac-tory at Dordrecht, near Rotterdam. It has also been made known that quantitydeliveries of the Saab-29 Ghost-powered fighter started early in May. The firstunit to receive these 650-m.p.h. machines is the F.13 day-fighter wing at Norrkopingwhich, in 1946, was the first to be equipped with de Havilland Vampires. U.S. of S. and Mig-15 MR. AIDAN CRAWLEY, ParliamentaryUnder- Secretary of State for Air, announced in the Commons on July 4th that "furtherinformation about Russian jet aircraft
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