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1954
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FLIGHT, 9 July 1954 59 IVIL AVIATION . . . THIRD RUNWAY FOR FIJI HoNSTRUCTIQN of a third runway at Nafidi airpojffon Fiji, .-' was discussed at Melbourne last week at a rrjeefing of the ,uth Pacific Air Transport Council. Delegates from Britain, nada, Australia, ffew Zealand and Fiji a* attending the meet s', which was opehed on June 28th by thte Australian Minister [rr Civil Aviation, Mr. Anthony. \ vlr. Anthony said on Monday that the construction of a third unway at isjandi had been contemplated for a long time. It was Important, He said, that a decision be taken on the matter. Mr. Knthony spike wiji^jegret about the disappearance of flying-boat iervices on the trans-Tasman crossing between Sydney and New J»aland (Solents were replaced by DC-6s on June 28th). SUPER CONNIES FOR SPAIN "'HE first of three Super Constellations for Iberia, the Spanish national airline, was formally handed over to the company in Jew York on June 23rd. The other two aircraft are due to be delivered this month. All will bear names- commemorating "olumbus's expedition to the New World iryl492: the flagship |s named Santa Maria, and the other Sujplfr Constellations will be called Nina and Pinla. ^f Destined for transatlantic service^*Hetween New York (when ^he necessary bilateral agreementiias been negotiated), Iberia's new airliners will carry a crew of 11 and 59-63 passengers. We rather like Lockheed's description of the aircrafts' furnishings: ["An entirely new note in air travel is incorporated in the new Iberia airplanes whose interior reflects Spanish culture and taste. The cabins are adorned with hand woven draperies and antique Cordovan leather. Developed by Henry Dreyfuss, famous indus trial designer, the interior combines deep greens, off-white and light greens with pomegranate red. Nine partitions are built into the aircraft for maximum privacy." TWO-MAN VISCOUNTS UNLIKE B.E.A.'s Series 701s, the four Viscount 707s now in service with Aer Lingus were equipped from the outset for operation by a two-man crew. The cockpit kfyout, illustrated for the first time on this page, features an overhead panel for radio remote control, bringing dual V.H.F., H.F./M.F., dual A.D.F., I.L.S. and intercom, within the control of either pilot. The master control for the public address system is mounted on the captain's side only. Below the radio panel is an auxiliary panel carrying airscrew and engine de-icing switches and indicators, airframe de-icing switches and temperature indicator lights. This panel also carries the generator ammeters, main breaker trip-and-reset switches, master voltmeter and selector switch. On the captain's side of the panel are the water-methanol pump switches, navigation lights switch and passenger sign switches. This panel occupies the posi tion given to the Decca Navigator in Type 701 Viscounts. The lower panel carries dimmers for the panel lights and also for the control pedestal lights. UP FRONT in an Aer Lingus Viscount (description above). PODDED: An informative close-up of one of the four P. and W. JS7-type turbojets provided for the Boeing StratolinerlStratotanker prototype. The civil versions of these 10,000 lb units will be known as JT3Ls. Boeing informed us recently that the primary structure of the new prototype was not damaged by the recent taxying accident, and that the first flight was scheduled for around mid-July. FRANCO-SOVIET AIR AGREEMENT TT was announced in Paris last week^diat the French and Soviet -*- Governments had reached agreement on the opening of a regular air service between Paris'and Moscow. The service will not be direct: Aeroflot will carry passengers as far as Prague, and the Prague-Paris stage" will be flown by Air France. Initial negotiations leading fxf the agreement began three months ago, when M. Javoroijkov, head of Aeroflot, visited Paris. M. Max Hymans, president of Air France, left recently on a reciprocal journey to Moscow. NEW PREMISES FOR I.A.L. / OCCUPYING an area of 25,000 sq/ft, new premises at Hayes Road, Southall, were taken over by the engineering division of International Aeradio, Ltd., on June 30th. Theofficial opening ceremony was performed by the Earl of Birkerfnead. The move from Bovingdon of I.A.L.'s engineering division has the effect of centralizing the work of the company, whicJThas a well-equipped printing and publishing section already/operating at Southall. I.A.L. was formed in 1947 by the majorjlhternational airlines and now operates aeronautical commun^tions, air traffic control services and allied aids at over 50 staifons throughout the world. An idea of the work of the engineering division is given by a brief description of some items 5f equipment shown to visitors after the opening ceremony atjfayes Road. Exhibits included: (1) A radar trainer (shortly tojBe shipped abroad for the Govern ment of Pakistan) which pj&luces synthetic echoes on a radar screen and can simulate frftir aircraft flying in a given area at the same time. Similar ,lb the M.T.C.A. trainer at Hurn, the equipment enables gromid radar operators to be trained without the need to work in conjunction with operational aircraft flying at a considerable gist per hour. (2) A radio teletypewriter receiving terminal, specially developed in conjunction with the Plessey Company for the reception of frequency-shift keying RTT transmissions. (3) A frequency counting equipment, con sisting of a frequency counter produced by Cinema Television, Ltd., whose frequency range has been extended by I.A.L. The equipment can measure the frequency of a crystal to a far greater accuracy titan methods normally in use and has, therefore, valu able application in these days, when the number of radio fre quencies in use is growing daily. (4) Prefabricated stations; these are compact units consisting of transmitters, receivers, and allied equipment of various manufacturers engineered into a complete system. The I.A.L. prefabricated station (those shown were for Indonesia) shows particular emphasis on operational flexibility and installation simplicity for world-wide application. (5) Two- tone V.H.F. radio teletypewriter, specially developed by Inter national Aeradio for operation over short distances in countries where land-line facilities are either not available or difficult to maintain.
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