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1952
1952 - 2374.PDF
226 FLIGHT, 29 August 1952 A truly historic photograph, showing the Saunders-Roe Princess at the very instant Geoffrey Tyson lifted her off the water for her first flight. WHETHER the American press will prove correct in prognosticating that two new jet bombers—an Avro delta and a "scimitar-winged" Handley Page—will appear at Farnborough next week is still a matter for con jecture; there is every hope, however, that the 140-ton Saunders-Roe Princess, which made her maiden flight of 32 minutes on August 22nd, will have sufficient flying time behind her to permit a fly-over. The mere sight of her would certainly give the occasion a cachet. Other important and exciting participants will be the Bristol Britannia, Gloster Javelin, D.H.no, Boulton Paul P. 120, and Bristol 173 helicopter, which, taking their places alongside more familiar types, will show our visitors from abroad that we have not been idle in the twelve months since most of them were last here. As we go to press, the Britannia has completed 10 hr 5 min flying in six test nights, and is again airborne, while the Princess has logged 2 hr 7 min in two flights. The first part of the Farnborough flying programme is devoted to four groups of aircraft, composed as follows : (Group A) S.A./4, Wyvern T.F.4, Shackleton M.R.2, Marathon Trainer, Prince (M.C.A.), Heron; (Group B) (Helicopters) S-51, Skeeter, Bristol 171, Bristol 173; (Group C) Provost, Aiglet, Ambulance/Freighter, Pioneer; (Group D) Sea Hawk, Meteor T.7, Sapphire-Canberra, Viscount. Then follow individual demonstrations by the following aircraft: reheat Venom, Supermarine 508, Meteor N.F.n, Olympus-Canberra, Canberra T.4, Britannia, Princess, Comet (with experimental Sprite installation), reheat Avon-Canberra, Gannet, D.H.110, Swift, Avro 707 A and B, B.P.120, Valiant, Hunter, Javelin. Examples of the follow ing machines will remain static, and some will be absent on the public days : Autocar, G.A.L.60, Sea Balliol, Bristol 170, Sea Venom, Dove, Venom night fighter, Venom fighter- bomber, Vampire Trainer, Comet IA, Chipmunk, Canberra B.5, Firefly A.S.7, Sea Prince, V.I.P. Prince, Cirrus Autocar (cropspray), Sealand, Varsity, Attacker, Skeeter. As usual at Farnborough-time, there has been a minor spate of releases concerning new aircraft and engines; thus the existence has just been disclosed of an Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire ASSa.4 and the full title of the Gloster Javelin has been officially promulgated as Javelin F(AW)i the Bou/ton Paul P.120 delta research aircraft (R.-R. Nene). Bristol Type 173 twin-rotor helicopter (two Alvis Leonides). j,jmn^j^i
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