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FLIGHT, 24 April 1953 525 CIVIL AVIATION . . . representative of its member associations. Such recognition would permit I.A.N.C. members to attend certain I.C.A.O. meetings and to make recommendations concerning practical navigation procedures, weather reporting practices and allied topics. It is felt that these recommendations, already standardized by the I.A.N.C., would greatly assist the work of I.C.A.O. Delegates were advised that the application for recognition has been tabled for consideration at the next session of the I.C.A.O. council in late April. During the convention considerable discussion took place on pressure-pattern navigation techniques, and comparisons were made of the different systems in use by the airlines represented. Great advances have been made in recent years in this field— advances which have already been reflected in analyses of trans- ocean flight times. It is hoped that the sharing of knowledge will result in considerable savings of money for the airlines and of time for the passengers, who will benefit from shorter flights over better "weather" routes. M. Henri Almin (Air France) was elected chairman of the International Airline Navigators Council for the next year, Mr. F. Wirth (Swissair) was re-elected secretary and Mr. W. Hender son (T.C.A.) was elected vice-chairman. The conference was rounded off by a tour of the Canadair, Ltd., factory in Montreal. 30,000 people on the Cyprus-Fayid route when "Air Trooping Task 18" ends on October 31st. This scheme, which began on April 15th, is designed to provide travel for Service personnel and Service-sponsored civilians in the Canal Zone who wish to spend their leave periods of two to three weeks in Cyprus. The group will establish a maintenance base at Nicosia. BOOKINGS BOOM: The remarkable increase in bookings experienced by Silver City Airways since the beginning of this year is attributable largely to fare-reductions for both vehicles and passengers travelling on the cross- Channel ferry services. Shown here are the cumu lative totals of "vehicle units" booked (one of these units represents a car, four motor cycles or eight pedal cycles). 1ZOOO 8.000 6.000 4.000 2000 I 1953 . 10.900/ 1952 1.759^ JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL 08 th) BREVITIES CTATISTICS for the Corporation's financial year 1952/53, ^ which ended on March 31st, show that B.E.A. carried 23 per cent more passengers and 13 per cent more freight than in the previous 12-month period. The approximate passenger and freight totals for 1952/53 were 1,400,000 and 14,100, compared with 1,136,000 and 12,500. * * * The following amendments to British Civil Airworthiness Requirements have been issued by the Air Registration Board : Contents List, issue 20; General Foreword, issue 16; and Section "R" (radio), issue 2. * * * The Skyways and Lancashire Aircraft group of companies estimate that their Yorks will have carried between 20,000 and Hunting Air Transport have announced that, subject to com pletion of the necessary formalities, their domestic and inter national services will be inaugurated in the following sequence : first half of May, London-Newcastle and routes between New castle and Glasgow, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam; second half of May, Newcasde-Luxemburg-Basle and Newcastle-Oslo- Stockholm; early June, Newcasde-Hamburg-Copenhagen and extension of Amsterdam service to Dusseldorf. Low fares, based on the standard I.A.T.A. tourist rates, will be charged in each case. * * * Last week two European airlines announced new services due to begin next month: Swissair will open a weekly Zurich-Vienna- Zurich service on May 3rd, and five days later S.A.S. will inaugurate the "Night Spaniard" weekly return flight on the Stockholm-Copenhagen-Barcelona route, using DC-6s. C. OF A. FOR THE ARIES THE Miles Aries, a more powerful development of the Gemini, has recently received its normal-category C. of A., and the first aircraft has been delivered to its purchaser, the Hon. M. A. R. Cayzer. Unfortunately, due to the large capital investment re quired, and to the high-priority work being performed by the firm in connection with other aircraft, no further production of this machine will be carried out by the designers, F. G. Miles, Ltd., of Shoreham. An Italian aircraft firm is interested in manu facture under licence, however, should there appear to be a reason able market for the type. From a preliminary estimate of Italian production costs, a prob able selling price appears to be just over £9,000. For sale in Britain, the aircraft would be subject to 20 per cent import duty, less the export value of components, such as engines and airscrews, manufactured in the U.K., which might amount to some £2,000. A development comparable with that of the Aries from the Gemini was that of the Monarch from the Whitney Straight, which took place in 1938, and which required £2,000 for the design and construction—and three days to obtain the C. of A. For the first Aries, the cost has been some £14,000 and the time taken to obtain the C. of A., under present A.R.B. requirements, just under a year. The main differences from the Gemini lie in the greater power of the engines—installed in newly designed engine bearers and nacelles—coupled with an increase in the all-up weight. The air craft has been strengthened to meet the improved performance, and redesigned tail surfaces give increased stability and improved characteristics for single-engine operation. Seating accommo dation (for four people) is the same as that of the Gemini, but greater attention has been paid to passenger comfort and to sound proofing, and an additional luggage locker with an external hatch has been fitted behind the rear seats. The power units are two Cirrus Major III engines of 155 h.p. each, driving Fairey-Reed fixed-pitch metal airscrews. The engine bearers are of cantilever beam type, and the engine cowlings are of hinged car-bonnet pattern. The fuel capacity is 66 gallons, carried in crash-resistant bag-type tanks, and improved fuel gauges are fitted. The instruments satisfy I.C.A.O. requirements for I.F?R. navigation; radio can be installed at extra cost if required. Typical performance figures are quoted as follows:— Tare weight 2,350 1b Maximum a.u.w 3,475 lb Mean weight for performance data ... ... ... ... 3,200 1b Maximum level speed (1,000ft) 172 m.p.h. Maximum cont. cruise (1,000ft) 150 m.p.h. Maximum rate of climb (s.l.) 1.30Oft/min Maximum rate of climb (5,000ft) 950ft/mi Maximum rate of climb (10,000ft) 625ft/mi Climb on one engine 180ft/mi Service ceiling 20,000ft Run to unstick ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 230 yd Distance to 50ft 425 yd Landing run 180 yd Maximum still-air range (with 65 gal, at 135 m.p.h.) ... 675 miles SUPER GEMINI: Ian Forbes is at the controls of the Cirrus Major- powered Miles Aries in this new air-to-air view.
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