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1954
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pi ;HT, 13 August 1954 221 * || JHI y" "Flight" plictographs Two views of the new de Havilland control tower, showing its modern external design and the spacious layout of the control room itself. Previously, air traffic control at Hatfield had been exercised from a convertedvfifce^in the Servicing School building. The new tower is situated at one corner of the company's new flight-test building, itself an excellent example of good contemporary design. The tower's main radio equipment is installed in a separate room below control. CIVIL AVIATION HATFIELD'S NEW TOWER ILLUSTRATED on this page is the new control tower recently * constructed and put into use at Hatfield Aerodrome, head quarters of the de Havilland companies. Located at the south west corner of the new flight-test bjdiaing, the tower is both refreshingly modern in design,-«»ffnd most comprehensively equipped. A new twin-channel, rerfibtely controlled Marconi AD.200 V.H.F. direction-finder has been installed, and supersedes the earlier-type Marconi set which has been in use at Hatfield for the past 4i years. The site for the aerial is adjacent to the end of the 2,000-yd runway. S V.H.F. communications equipment is by Marconi and Pye, operating on 123.3, 122.5 and 131.3 mc/s, aaa 123.3, 122.5 and 117.9 mc/s respectively. The MarconUifistallation comprises one twin-channel TGV 472A 50-waj*"s,transmitter, one twin- channel R.P. 47C receiver, and OJRH.16A low-power trans mitter/receiver, while Pye have,<fJrovided one 50-watt PTC 751 transmitter/receiver and twq«4ow-power PTC 704 transmitter/ receivers. . "* The Pye company is-'responsible also for I.L.S. equipment which provides an apfJroach to runway 24. The azimuth approach and glide-path transmitters and an inner-marker transmitter are situated at Hajfleld, and an outer-marker transmitter at Pans- hangar, five miles to the north-east. FROM THE CLUBS pOLLOWING the Chiltern Hills Air Race Meeting (reported A on page 206), Miss Freydis Leaf is now leading in this year's British Air Racing Championship, with 56 points. The remainder of the top ten pilots are at present J. N, Somers, 50; H. Wood, 45; W. Bowles, 35; R. R. Paine, 33; G. R-;l. Parker, 32; F. Dunkerley, 28; P. Blamire, 27; T. G. Knox, 26; and G. C. Marler, 25. The only remaining event» bn this year's calendar in which points will count towards the championship is the Goodyear Trophy Race, to be held at Shoreham on August 28th. This is !° international handicap race—British, French, Belgian and Dutch entries are-expected—and is open to piston-engined and jet-powered aijsSaft not exceeding 1,750 kg (3,858 lb) all-up weight. Thj^outhern Aero Club is organizing the event, which >s being sponsored by the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company JSUUTangement with F. G. Miles, Ltd., operators at Shoreham. J-i LIGHT trials have recently been completed on the Italian ^ss°tti F.6 Airone, shown in the photograph over the suburbs ot Mdan. This four-seat touring aircraft is designed to be powered »jl two Lycoming engines ofJWO h.p. each, although the proto- A/R0VE; Described above, the neyfPasottiy.6 Airone^is here seen on a i»m test, earlier this month, Willi • WCS Rosaspina at the controls. type illustrated, I—PUPI, uses two 90-h.p. Continentals. All-up weight of the machine is 1,400 kg (3,085 lb); top speed 310 km/hr (193 m.p.h.); stalling speed 90 km/hr (56 m.p.h); and range 1,100 km (685 miles) at 244 km/hr ^152 m.p.h.). Project engineer on the Airone, Stelio Frati, was also responsible for the Ambrosini Rondone. The F.6 design incorporates a retractable tricycle undercarriage. T^ENHAM FLYING CLUB is looking for pilots to take ad- -L' vantage of the "cheap flying" A.TjG. air experience scheme. For club members with a minimuflfTof 150 hours solo, the cost is as low as 12s 6d per flyingJhoHr'on the Taylorcraft Plus D and £1 per hour on the Autocra*?"rurther details from D. C. G. (Wilbur) Wright, the club's CRI. (Denham 2161.) Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sqpt Sept Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept Sept Sept 14. 28. 18-28. 29. 29-30 5 7-12 9 9-12 15-19 16-17 18 25-26 20-29 FORTHCOMING EVENTS Royal Aero Club: National Air Touring Competition, Cranfie Id- Southern Aero Club: Goodyear Trophy Race, Shoreham. "Model Engineer" Exhibition, London. Yeadon Aero Club: "At Home." Pescara Aero Club: Annunzio Trophy contest, Pescara, Italy. Saar Aero Club: Europa-Pokal display. S.B.A.C. Farnborough Display and Exhibition. ("Public" days, 10th, 11th and 12th). Helicopter Association: "Helicopter Contracting," by Knute Flint. (Followed by annual dinner.) Royal Aero Club: International invitation air rally, White Waltham. Battle of Britain Week. Aerodrome Owners' Association : Annual Conference, North ampton and SyweM. R.A.F. "At Home' Day. Aero Club of Germany: Hanseatenflug international rally. Fe^ration Aeronautique Internationale: 47th annual general conference, Istanbul. d I L* L^xjCj rj-
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