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1954
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FLIGHT, 16 July 1954 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE \lH BATTLEDRESS: When our description of/he Au$ter'.A.0.r\9 was published ("Flight" June 11th) he first machine—there is no prototype in tne_qccefaea sense—hod not been given its green/brown Hitory uniform. Seen here during its handling trials, it shows recent modifications which include large entry steps and anti-spin strokes just below the level of the tailplane. Great Britain iBoulton Paul P.lllA. There is reason to Isuppose that, if this Nene-powered research [delta has not already achievedstfpersonic [flight, it will do so in the near future, and [that this accomplishment will be demon strated at the S.B.A.C Display. On the [first appearance of the aircraft it was officially announced that it would be used for "aerodynamic research at or near the speed of sound." Canada Avro Canada CF-100 Mk 4. Amer reports indicate that this big twiiw all-weather fighter can carry noxmly eight 0.5in guns and 108 ungujden rockets but guided weapons also,tbCTe being racks for single missile^rrnaer each wing-tip. Initially of Canadian design, these weapons are only temporary; and according to Aviation Week, "eventually, the CF-100 will bristle with six Hughes F-98 Falcon missiles at each wing-tip." United States Convair Hydroski Fighters. Trials with die XF2Y-1 Sea DarXontinue, and Con vair state that on^two pairs of Westing- house J34s were used during six months' rigorous water- and flight-testing, and that only three corrosion spots were noted. Possibly the larger J46 wjlF be substituted later. Design development is proceeding on larger and faster^rater-based fighters, with a single ski ana single engine, and the first—now bein§fDuilt—will be the "one- legged" XF3¥-2. Later designs will have a single Wright J67 or Pratt and Whitney J75jjiroojet (of some 20,000 lb thrust). An Italian journal mentions an F3Y, with a speed of 1,050 m.p.h. and an initial climb of 28,000ft/min. New U.S.A.F. Fighters. Prototypes are being built of the following: McDonnell F-101 (a very large, long-range machine powered by two afterburning J57s, to become operational as the F-101 A and RF-101A Voodoo, and^th a performance higher than that of either the F-100 or F-102); the Repubtt: F-103 (a long, needle- nosed machinevJ#ith a small delta wing well aft, and poweled by a large turbojet, the reheat tailpipe of which can be used alone as a straight-through ramjet); the Lockheed F-104 (a small, unswept-wing air-superior ity fighter weighing 18,000 lb, powered by a J65 Sapphire); the Republic F-105 (similar to the RF-84F, but larger, with 79 more sweep, powered by an Allison J71 and having a variety of functional noses, inter changeable in the field); the North Ameri can F-107 (see "F-100" below); and the F-108 and 109, which may be the Bell and Ryan jfct-propelled V.T.O. machines. North American .F-100. Production F-100 Super Sabres (of the F-100£ sub-type) show many differences compared with the prototypes, notably in the revised shape of the fin, the much smaller rudder, and the simpler variable-area tailpipe nozzle. Much of the structure is Integrally stiffened by being milled from solid slabs, and titanium alloy (including RC-130A) is extensively used in the rear fuselage. New variants, not yet jbruilt but already earmarked for pro duction, include the F-100B all-weather fighter, the F-100C fighter/bomber—to carry a heavy underwing load of armament and fuel—and the F-107, believed to be the production version of the F-100B. France Morane Saulnier M.S.76Q. Morane Saul- nier's test pilot Jean Cliquet will shortly leave India, where he has been demonstrat ing the M.S.755 Fleuret twin-jet trainer. In a few days' time he should begin flight trials of a Fleuret development: the fast M.S.760 liaison aircraft, with twin Mar- bore lis. S.N.C.A.S.O. Notes. In their annual report for 1953, this national group give some details of current activities. Produc tion of the Vautour, in several forms, will reach a peak in about one year's time. Pre- production Djinn tip-drive helicopters are on the assembly line, mostly fof the French army, and output of wings and other major airframe parts for other companies con tinues at a high rate, notably for Dassault Mystere 2s and 4s, and M.D.315s, 312s and 311s. Two prototype S.O. 9050 rocket fighters are being; assembled—these being direct developments of the S.O. 9000 Trident, one of which crashed—and tests are continuing with four S.O. 6020-series Espadons, particularly with a view to per fecting the rocket motor of the S.O. 9050. From America, we hear that one Djinn has been bought by a mid-Western crop- dusting firm. LOCKHEED P2V-7 NEPTUNE (Two Wright K-3350 Turbo-Compound and two WottinghouM JM turbojats) Span 104ft Length " ... 91ft Sin
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