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1952
1952 - 2584.PDF
FARNBOROUGH REPORT With air brakes extended, the twin-Sapphire Gloster Javelin pulls round in one of its short-radius turns. The Greatest Flying Show on Earth Gets Under Way "FLIGHT" PHOTOGRAPHS HOPES and fears for Farnborough always centre on two imponderables: the new aircraft—whether or not they can be readied—and, even less predictable, the weather. Having watched the machines hiving in throughout Satur day and Sunday, we were gratified when we took our census on Sunday evening and found almost every one in its place, with the notable exception, of course, of the unlucky Boulton Paul P. 120. And even the wide regret aroused by the accident to this stubby little delta had been largely assuaged by Ben Gunn's dramatic escape and by the Sunday-morning announcement of a 36-minute maiden flight by the mighty and beauteous Avro 698. Monday, as the diligent reader will know, is considered to be a "technicians" day, and that learned fraternity was greeted with weather which, in our photographer's estima tion at least, was near-perfect: that is to say, there was a blue sky dappled with a sufficiency of cloud to form a backcloth for his subjects and with a playful breeze—it was playing across the runway—to soothe the fevered brow. For those unfortunate enough never to have entered the revered precincts of Farnborough on one of these great occasions we must remark that the scene, especially as pre sented this year, is fully worthy of a Frith to record its variety of spectacle—the vast marquee housing the static display, with its satellite tents strategically pitched; the colony of caravans, wherein earnest talk and good cheer keep pleasant company; and, of course, the incomparable array of aircraft, ranging in size from the Skeeters to the Britannia and Universal, in colour from chaste silver-grey to virulent yellow-and-red, and in form from the prim straight-winged trainers to exotic deltas and the big twin-rotor Bristol 173. As on previous occasions there is a static park of aircraft, and this is supplemented for a period each day by the machines participating in the flying display—with the much- deplored exceptions this year of the D.H.IIO, Javelin and Valiant. To house this last-named trinity, what appears to be a sturdy stockade has been prepared on the far side of Another tight-turner—the Canberra TA trainer (two Avons)—seen immediately after taking off for its amazing low-speed show. A passing impression of the Supermarine 508 carrier-borne intercepter two Avons) which demonstrated an astonishing rate of climb.
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