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1953
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36o FLIGHT, II September 1953 THE CURTAIN RISES . . . sections of the very thick tailplane. Unit cost will be between £50,000 and £60,000. Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant.—It was made known over the week-end that on Friday, September 4th, the prototype of the Valiant B.2 had made its first flight at Wisley. This machine differs from the B.l in having a longer nose and a new rearward- retracting bogie undercarriage, the fairings for which extend some distance behind the wing. The finish is glossy black. Though the B.2 was airborne from Wisley for the fourth time last Monday even ing, it did not make its hoped-for appearance over Farnboreugh. Vickers-Supermarine Swift —The blue-painted Swift F.4 pro totype, WK198, is Supermarine's representative at Farnborough, though an F.3 [sic] joined in the flying display on Monday. WK198 has two-position reheat for its Avon, provision for four 30 mm guns, and, of course, a radar gunsight. The tyres are 29in x 8in, whereas the section of those of the Hunter is 6jin. Westland Wyvern S.4.—Eight R P.s and two drop tanks com prise the external load of the Wyvern this year. The type is now, of course, in squadron service with the Fleet Air Arm and the example shown bears current Naval colours and inscriptions. Registered VW870, it was the first of the Mk 2s and was sub sequently converted to Mk 4 standard. Wyvern models in the static show differ in having a straight rudder-hinge line. CIVIL TYPES Auster Aiglet.—Finished in a bright scarlet colour-scheme, Aiglet Trainer G-AMMS is the only representative of the familiar Auster range of civil lightplanes. In the static exhibition, illuminated colour transparencies are used to depict other variants in typical operational roles. Aviation Traders Accountant.—The construction, con figuration and capacity of the promising Accountant project for a DC-3 replacement are shown in the exhibition tent, where Aviation Traders occupy a stand for the first time. Typical loads envisaged for the aircraft, as shown by models, are 15 stretchers plus two attendants, 33 passengers, or two cars. The hinged nose allows access to the full width of the circular-section, pressurized fuselage. Unusual cockpit windows should ensure wide vision. Bristol Britannia.—The first prototype, G-ALBO, now fitted with production-type Proteus 705s, displays remarkably few "mods." since its first appearance at Farnborough last year. Part of the rear fuselage has been furnished to enable a few privileged passengers to experience the pleasure of travelling in this outstanding turboprop airliner. Externally, the only signifi cant changes are the new jet-pipes, of flattened-elliptical section, and the new wing-tips with up-swept under-surfaces. The Britannia 300, with extended fuselage, is portrayed in 97-seat high-density form by a l/24th-scale model in the static exhibition. Bristol 170.—The standard Mk 31E is represented in the static park by G-AINL, whose nose-doors are left open to reveal a complete Attacker fuselage nestling inside the bulky fuselage. Closer inspection shows that the wings also are stowed within. Thursday's flying demonstration was to include the arrival of a Silver City Superfreighter (G-AMWF), flown from Blackbushe with a typical load of three cars plus cycles by Captain D. Flett. Bristol 171.—Carrying the civil registration G-AMWI, the Bristol 171 helicopter taking part in the flying programme is of the latest, multi-purpose Mk 4 type. It is equipped for ambu lance work, with rescue hoist and Perspex bulges on each side of the fuselage, which enable two standard stretchers to be fitted athwartships. Bristol 173.—Bristol's twin-engined helicopter is shown in newest form, with four shiny stub-wings added to forward and after portions of its commodious fuselage; the main surfaces, which carry fins, are at the rear. This aircraft, which had been flying wingless for four months, is now finished in full B.E.A. The three models above are (top) Saro's fighter project employing 0 single central ski and wing-tip stabilizers for landing on water, ice or snow; (centre) Handley Page's gar gantuan Type 97, showing that the wing is mounted low and not "tween decks"; (bottom) Vickers-Armstrongs' speedy Type 10Q0 single-decker—Conway-powered—for R.AJ.Transport Command. The fairylike blue-and-white Saro Skeeter plays delightfully over Bristol's big Roto- coach, the winged Type 173 in b.E.A. livery.
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