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1952
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FLIGHT, 8 February 1952 149 HERE AND THERE . . . in France, his H.Q. moving from Wies baden to the Nancy-Metz area. The General also welcomed the suggestion of a West German Air Force; he pointed out that German pilots had been grounded for six years and would need a great deal of training. Operational units under Gen. Strother include fighter-bomber wings at Furstenfeldbruck and Neuberg (F-84), troop-carrier wings at Rhein-Main, Frank furt (C-54 and C-82), a light bomber wing at Merignac (B-26), and a tactical recon naissance wing (RF-80) now arriving in Germany, but being re-routed to the Nancy area. Bang goes £ 1] million IN contrast to the B-36D illustrated on p. 154—which, after a forced landing, crossed five fields and a banked-up main road, to stop unscathed—a similar aircraft which landed last week at Spokane, Washington, was not so fortunate : sliding off the runway, it hit a snow-bank, caught fire, and was destroyed. All 12 occupants —a small crew for a B-36—escaped unharmed. New Era in Ship Propulsion ? THE Shell tanker Auris, which recently had one of her four Sulzer diesels replaced by a B.T.H. open-cycle gas turbine, has completed her maiden deep-sea voyage in this state. It is stated that the gas turbine has saved weight and space and uses less than one-fiftieth of the lubricating oil consumed ,.by the corresponding diesel. In this installation, the turbine still drives the original alternator, but alone can propel the Auris at over seven knots, while con suming three-quarters of a pound of low- grade oil per b.h.p. per hour. A.O.P. on Wheels NO. 663 A.O.P. Squadron, R.Aux.A.F., winners of last year's A.O.P. Efficiency Cup, carried off the prizes for both team and individual entries in a "miniature Monte Carlo rally" organized by Mersey-side Territorial Army units on January 27th. The squadron's team of three Land Rovers, each with a crew of three and led by Maj. J. R. Bandy, won the team compe tition with 408 points out of a possible 669. A fourth vehicle, from the squadron's Manchester Flight, won the prize for the best individual crew. The vehicles com peted on an 80-mile course taking competi tors over the snow-covered Rivington Pike, near Bolton, and included a stiff map-reading test, some tricky cross country work, and a high-speed test round the perimeter track of the old Naval Air station at Burscough. Thirty-six vehicles took part. Competitions of this type are clearly of value in inculcating team-spirit. The Universal Cry THE aircraft industry of the United States is short of somewhere between 30,000 and 60,000 trained engineers, according to Mr. W. B. Bergen, vice-president of the Glenn L. Martin Co. "Vacancies are not being filled by new graduates," he says, "and there has been no substantial migra tion of trained men from other industries into the aviation field." IN BRIEF A LECTURE on Metallurgical Problems ** Arising from Stratospheric Flight is to be given before the Institute of Metals in London on March 6th, by Maj. P. L. Teed, F.R.Ae.S., M.Inst. Met. * * * Magnetic Devices, Ltd., have changed their address from Sturton Street, Cam bridge, to Exning Road, Newmarket (telephone 3181/2). * * * A 400-ton extrusion press for the pro duction of cored solder is among equip ment installed in the new Croydon, Surrey, factory—due to start production in a few weeks—of H. J. Enthoven and Sons, Ltd., the solder specialists. * * * Organized by the Machine Tool Trades Association, the International Machine Tool Exhibition—held in London at four- year intervals—is to take place at Olympia from September 17th to October 4th. The 250,000 sq ft of exhibition space is already booked. * * * Following the appointment of Mr. Walter M. York (publicity manager) to the board of E. K. Cole, Ltd., Mr. John E. Furley becomes assistant publicity manager and Mr. Michael K. Kaye is appointed Press Officer. * • * New literature from the Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., lists the standard "Reservoil" oil-retaining bearings now held in stock, summarizes their properties, and recom mends methods of usage that will give the best results. Sintered from graded bronze or iron powders, and machined to close limits, these bearings have a porous struc ture which, it is stated, enables them to hold up to 30 per cent of oil, by volume. SELF-CONTAINED ELEVATOR FOR CASUALTY OR FREIGHT LOADING Shown in operation on a Douglas C-54 of the Pacific Division of the U.S.A.F. Military Air Transport Service, this new mechanical loader for transport aircraft is being used in the evacuation of casualties from Korea. Weighing only 160 lb, it is claimed to be able to handle loads of up to 500 lb and to need only one operator. Power is drawn from the aircraft accumulators, and the lift can be adapted for attachment to a number of aircraft types. In flight, it can be stowed in a folded position on board, occupying a smaller space than its appearance would suggest.
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