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1954
1954 - 0145.PDF
FLIGHT, 15 January 1954 67 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE Great Britain de Havilland Venom and Sea Venom. Contrary to information given on this page in the issue of December 25th, it is now learned from the de Havilland company that the aircraft depicted on that occasion was not fitted with ejector seats. Nor is it the intention to fit such seats to this type or to the Sea Venom F(AW).21. Canada de Havilland Agricultural Combination Beaver. This new version of the Beaver combines the functions of spraying, ferti lizing and supply-dropping. Roles can be rapidly switched; thus an operator can conclude an insect or weed-spraying operation and convert for fertilizing or seeding in less than one hour. Conversion TWO FOURS (first appearances notwith standing) are the Douglas OC-7 (top) and the S.0.30P bretagne. The big Douglas is powered with four Wright R-33S0 Turbo Compound engines of 3,250 h.p., and the Bretagne has two, Pratt and Whitney R-2800s, plus Turbomeca Palas auxiliary turbojets beneath the wings. The non-stop trans-continental version of the DC-7 weighs 122.200 lb, and the standard version 116,800 lb. for supply-dropping is a matter of minutes. Removable seats are provided for a loading crew of three and are used when ferrying from base to the selected airstrip. Removal of the hopper permits conversion to the standard cabin, seating six passengers or carrying 125 cu ft of freight. France Training Aircraft. The present schedule for the training of French jet-pilots includes 15 hr on the Stampe S.V.4 biplane (Tiger Moth equivalent), 140 hr on the two-seat T-6 (Harvard), 45 hr of advanced flying on the Morane Saulnier M.S.472, and 45 hr on the T-33 Shooting Star jet. Since the adoption of the Fouga 170R Magister plans have been laid to modify that schedule completely, and the new programme will include 15 hr on fight aircraft, 35 hr on a piston-engined two- seater, 140 hr on the Fouga Magister, and only-10 hr on the T-33. U.S.A. Convair RB-36D. A "substantial num ber" of RB-36D reconnaissance bombers will be modified by Convair's Fort Worth Division for use as flying aircraft carriers, according to Aviation Week. Each will carry a Republic F-84F in the bomb-bay for the delivery of nuclear weapons over ranges up to 5,000 miles. Piasecki H-21C. No grounding action has followed the break-up of a Piasecki H-21C Workhorse helicopter during dive and pull-out tests of December 23rd. The tandem-rotor machine came in two just ahead of the engine section but the pilot baled out safely. The H-21C is the latest production version in the Workhorse series and is powered by a Wright R-1820 single-row radial of 1,425 h.p. DOUGLAS C-124C GLOBEM ASTER II Four Pratt and Whitney R-4360-63 Wasp Majors Span 173ft 3in Length 130ft Oin
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