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Aviation History
1952
1952 - 2164.PDF
i6o FLIGHT A satisfying sight for the makers, the Services, and all who see an important future for helicopters, is this formation of Dragonflies (Alvis Leonides engines) on their recent delivery flight from Westland's field at Yeovil to Gosport. MARCH OF THE ROTORPLANES NO type of aircraft is to be found more widely dispersed around the world, or engaged on more diverse duties, than the helicopter. To date America has been by far the greatest producer of these rotorplane maids-of-all-work, and the output of the U.S. industry has been greatly stimu lated by the military requirements in Korea. In this country, developments are at last beginning to receive more encourage ment and are thus increasing in tempo. Some very promising designs are on the stocks. On these two pages are to be seen some examples of the day-to-day activities of typical British and American heli copters. The trial landings which are now in progress at the South Bank site in London were referred to briefly last week. They are being carried out by the B.E.A. Helicopter Unit, and herald the introduction in about two years' time of regular passenger services into the city. On Wednesday of last week the Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr. Lennox-Boyd, (Below) The very first landing on the South Bank Site was made on Monday, July 28th, by the Westland-Sikorsky S.51, G-AJOR. Waterloo Station may be seen in the background. (Right) On the second day of the trials the Bristol 171 G-ALSR was used for landing and noise-level experiments, and for some rather exciting trial approach procedures. "Flight" photograph B.E.A. helicopter Captains J. G. Theilmann and Jock Cameron (in the Bristol 171), who were flying the helicopters when the accompanying photographs at the South Bank Site were taken. Seen with them is WjC. R. A. C. Brie, head of the B.E.A. Helicopter ^Unit.
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