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1953
1953 - 1420.PDF
574 FLIGHT CIVIL AVIATION BREVITIES ATLANTIC TO SYDNEY? ^^^ i ||NE of Avro's directors, Mr. J. A. R. Kay, recently discussed *»* the performance of the delta-winged Atlantic airliner project in relation to the U.K.-Sydney route. He said that "a flying time of 20 hr for the journey from Sydney to London is well within the capabilities of the Atlantic. This includes a non-stop flight between Sydney and Singapore of 7$ hr against a 50 m.p.h. headwind." Although tentatively named the Atlantic, the aircraft would have an outstanding performance on all stages upwards of 1,500 miles. To complete the London-Sydney route in 20 hr flying time, the Atlantic would have to cruise at well over 520 m.p.h. R. K. DUNDAS APPOINTMENT S OME changes are announced in the structure of the Indian and Pakistan sales organization controlled by R. K. Dundas, Ltd. Management of the Bombay company—R. K. Dundas Eastern, Ltd., which is reported to be expanding to New Delhi and Calcutta—is now in the hands of Air. John Orsman. He succeeds Mr. E. A. King, who has relinquished his appointment with the company. It is also announced that R. K. Dundas Eastern, Ltd., in Bombay, and R. K. Dundas Pakistan, Ltd., in Karachi, will henceforth operate as separate units under the ultimate control of the head office at 29 Bury Street, London, where the aviation interests of the three companies and the South African Branch are cared for by Mr. Alex Duncan. A CCORDING to statistics on Sunday bus and coach excur- •**• sions run by London Transport, the visitors' enclosure at London Airport has become the most popular attraction in the London area. Some 23,000 people made these excursions to L.A.P. this summer, compared with 18,000 trippers to Windsor and 15,500 to Whipsnade Zoo. * * * Qantas announce the appointment of a new sales superin tendent for the United Kingdom and Europe, Mr. G. Geikie, who for the past four years has filled similar appointments in the Far East and Australia. He succeeds Mr. Don Maitland, who is returning to Sidney after 2i years in London. * * * To meet a heavy demand for seats to the Middle East and Persian Gulf, an extra Comet service to Cairo was operated by B.O.A.C. on Sunday, and an additional Comet flight to Bahrain is due to be made tomorrow. Bookings on the South African route are also heavy, and an extra Constellation tourist flight, operated by S.A.A., was scheduled to leave for Johannesburg today. * * * Douglas DC-6Bs will replace DC-4s on Pan American routes connecting Seattle with various points in Alaska next year. Making this announcement, PanAm say that DC-6Bs—"most modern of high speed transport planes"—will reduce flight times by an average of 25 per cent. That PanAm, of all American airlines, should make such a claim for the DC-6B is surprising, since they are the first and only U.S. operator to order Comets. CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS ORGANIZATION of the 1954 World Gliding Championships, which are to take place at Great Hucklow from July 20th to August 3rd, has already com menced. Twenty countries have pro visionally agreed to send teams; they are Argentine, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Den mark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Israel, the Nether lands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A., and Yugo slavia. John Furlong is chairman of the B.G.A.'s master committee concerned with the contests, while detailed work is being performed by several specialist sub-com mittees, and by a local organizing committee of the Derby and Lanes. Club. Basil Meads, chairman of the club, is chairman also of the committee, whose secretary is Eric Taylor. At the same time as the championships, the fifth congress of OSTIV (the Inter national Scientific and Technical Organiza tion for Soaring Flight) will take place in Buxton. President of the research organization, Mr. L. A. de Lange of the Netherlands, recently visited Derbyshire arrangements that will be made for the below). AT CLERMONT-FERRAND, a recent national flying meeting featured a Minicab demonstration by the well-known French pilot and writer, Jaques Noetinger, seen here before take-off. in order to congress (see discuss picture TALKING OF WORLD right) Eric Taylor, L. A. GLIDING, in Derbyshire recently, were (left to De Lange (president cf OSTIV) and basil Meads (see paragraph above). A T Ringway Airport, Manchester, membership of the recently •**• formed flying club for B.E.A. and airport personnel now totals 40. Rates for dual or solo flying in the club's Autocrat do not exceed £2 5s per hour. Men behind the club are Mr. Leslie Jones, Mr. T. Healey (B.E.A. chief engineer) and Mr. C. Erridge (Area Manager), respectively secretary, chairman and president of the club, the formation of which was originally suggested in 1951. The chief flying instructor is Mrs. G. M. Patterson (an ex- A.T.A. pilot), three B.E.A. pilots are training for instructors' endorsements, and in charge of all flying operations is Mr. R. Preston. HOLDER of his country's altitude record for gliders (14,000ft) obtained last April, F/L. V. Bhatnager, C.F.I. of the Delhi Flying Club, gained a new Indian gliding endurance record last month. Flying an Olympia, he remained airborne for six hours 11 minutes. R.Ae.C. PILOTS' CERTIFICATES AWARDED, SEPTEMBER 1953 No. 28,518 28,519 28,520 28,521 28.522 28,523 28,524 28,525 28,526 28,527 Name G. E. Bell Miss K. Darker V. V. D. Hewitt S. H. A. Mirza C. D. Weston A.C.Witts G. W. Coburn F. A. Castillo P. D. Bird M. A. Harl<? Class 2 2 1 3 4 2 2 4 1 1 Date 8.9.53 8.9.53 8.9.53 10.9.53 22.8.53 18.9.53 18.9.53 23.9.53 30.9.53 30.9.53
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