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1953
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FLIGHT, 6 February 1953 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE FIRST PROTOTYPES: The Toyo TT-10 (above) is 0 two-seat trainer, flown near Yokohama on December 30th. The Hurel-Dubois HD.31 (below) has an aspect ratio of 20.2—quite moderate for this company. The prototype shown here—F-WFKU—first took to the air on January 27th. Great Britain New Types. It is reported in Aviation Week that : The order for Valiants will include some tanker versions. The Comet 4 will incorporate such radical design changes that D.H. probably will give it a hew name; a radically different wing plan for higher Mach numbers is in prospect. The redesigned Nomad 2 will be lighter and have lower fuel consumption than earlier versions. Nomad-Shackletons will probably become standard Coastal Com mand equipment. Hawker Hunter. American sources also quote Mr. Sydney Camm as favouring tanks "snuggled up under the wings" for the Hunter, as opposed to wing-tip tanks. Apparently two-thirds of Hunter produc tion is to have the Sapphire and, with this engine—-presumably delivering con siderably more than 8,300 lb thrust— will be able to exceed Mach 1 in level flight. de Havilland Beaver. Having sold their first Beaver, G-ALOW, for service in Africa, de Havillands recently replaced it with a new machine from Canada— G-AMVU—and this has now gone to Boscombe Down for evaluation. Already the type is standard liaison equipment in the U.S.A.F. and U.S. Army, and is seeing service in Korea. 169 Strike Aircraft. A new Admiralty de signation is that of "strike" to describe air craft previously known as "torpedo- fighter" types. To this end, the current Firebrand and Wyvern become Firebrand S.6 and Wyvern S.4. U.S.A. Boeing KB-47. Now that B-47B bombers are coming from the Lockheed plant at Marietta, Ohio, and Douglas at Tulsa, Oklahoma, the parent company—Boeing's Kansas division at Wichita—are turning to possible developments. First is the KB-47, a convertible tanker bomber; second is the B-47C, a four-engine devel opment with Allison J-71S (though short supply of suitable engines may hinder this programme); finally, there is a chance that the Model 707 may be built at Wichita— this is a convertible tanker transport for civil and military use, powered by four J-57 podded turbojets. Fairchild Transports. All good designs can be "stretched" but not usually to the extent shown by the Fairchild XC-82 of 1944. All the C-82S were given the name "Packet" by the U.S.A.F. and the proto type had a gross weight of 42,000 lb. The first development was the C-119 Boxcar, in which the weight went up to 7^,800 lb in gradual stages. The latest Boxcar to enter service is the C-119H (below) with a gross weight of 85,900 lb. The engines used are : C-82 Packet, two Double Wasps; C-119 Boxcar (early versions) two Wasp Majors; C-119F, G and H, two Wright Turbo Compounds. France Hurel-Dubois HD.31. Powered by two Wright Cyclone C7 engines of 800 h.p. each, this is the second of M. Hurel's high- aspect-ratio aircraft. The first prototype, illustrated on this page, was towed from the parent factory to Villacoublay airfield on Christmas eve for taxying trials. The aircraft finally took off on January 27th and completed two circuits in bad weather. Designed as a 36-passenger transport, the HD.31 is expected to be capable of doing more than a DC-3, at less cost. Japan Toyo TT-IO. Illustrated above is the new Toyo TT-10 which first flew at Fujisawa on December 30th. Powered by a 135 h.p. Lycoming flat-four, the TT-10 weighs 1,760 lb and cruises at 118 m.p.h. The prototype is reported to have cost S 1,100 (sic) and a "production version" is ex pected this month. ^ FAIRCHILD C-119H BOXCAR (Two Wright R-3350-85 Turbo-Compound) Span 148ft Length 96f
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