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1954
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232 FLIGHT, 20 August 1954 HERE AND THERE French Canberras -. THE first of a number of Englfsb Electric Canberra B.6 bombers has'just been de livered to the Centrey<*r Essais en Vol, Bretigny, France. JFrus aircraft has been equipped as a fljring test bed and is in tended for high-speed and high-altitude experimental'work. Other Canberra B.6s are due for delivery shortly. Sonobuoyancy at D.H. Canada— AN international sonobuoy working ptfrty, including representatives from Canada, the United Kingdom and the UiS!A., were recendy the guests of die de9Havilland Air craft of Canada Co^jtxOi., at Toronto. Having seen the.ffflm Fifty Years of Powered FlighL06€ been addressed by Mr. R. Wilson Jujilrey toured the plant and the engine ^jsimsion and were given flying demopwfations by the Beaver and Otter ar^Ka Grumman S2F flown up to Canada especially for the occasion by the U.S. Navy. —and a Possible Order FOLLOWING another demonstration and competitive valuation exercise—Sky- drop 2—organized by the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg there is an unofficial report that die chances of the U.S. Army following their Beaver order with one for Otters are very good. It seems that not only did the Otter carry heavier loads than the helicop ters—as might be expected—but also it used very little more space to get off the ground. Aircraft-engineering PhysioJ»gy ON "technicians' day" (Monday, Sep tember 6th) of the S.B.A.CySnow, mem bers of the Society of Isrcensed Aircraft Engineers will hear djenrst comprehen sive lecture ever gw*h in this country on the medical aspeereof aircraft engineering. The lecturer jrf&l be W/C. F. Latham, M.D., B.Sosf Ch.B., of the Institute of Aviation .Medicine, and he will speak on, inter alia, aural effects of gas turbines and rockets and the hazards inherent in ground HIGH-SPEED PORTRAITURE: A radar-equipped Venom night fighter of the Royal Swedish Air Force, flying through a snow shower, photographed by flashlight from the tail turret of a Saab S18. It was taken by Ch. Bjernekell. The short streaks of white are said to be the lights of Vasters. pressurization-testing and the handling of potentially dangerous fuels.. Attendance at the lecture, which is being given in the main assembly hall of Jthe Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough (with Sir B. Melvill Jones, JZB.E., A.F.C., F.R.S., Hon. F.R.AeA., Hon. F.I.Ae.S., in the chair), is >e6nnned to S.L.A.E. members and guests. Harwell Electronics Course THE ninth electronics course at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, is being held fjdfn November 1st to 5th. Intendingr^'articipants (who must be physicists atelectronic engineers holding a degree,-€r equivalent qualifica tion) must norjry the Electronics Division, A.E.R.E., Harwell, Didcot, Berks (from whom forms may be obtained) by Oct. 15th. Service Gliding Show ON Sunday, August 29d>*^ne R.A.F. Gliding School at Kenlgi^Surrey, will be open to the public«J*etween 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Variou^tfpes of glider will be on view, and th«fe will be a flying display, with aerobatics, by both gliders and light aircraft. Neptune Tour ON Wednesday last, six Lockheed P2V Neptunes flown by pilots of the U.S. Naval Air Reserve were due to return to Jacksonville, Florida, after a 14-day sum mer training flight covering 16,000 miles. The route included the Mediterranean area, the British Isles, Iceland, and New foundland. DEJECTION?: Capt. E. G. SperA, iiSM., tests a downwards ejection seat from the nose of a 6-47 Amber flying at 500 m.p.h. plus f at 10,000ft. A.O.A. Conference THE Aerodrome Owners' Association is to hold its annual conference mis year in Northampton and Sywell Aerodrome; the period is September 16th-17th. FOR FUTURE PLANS: The recently completed new design and adminfcro tion block at Hatf built for the de Havil: Enterprise by Bovis Preliminary plans for building, which co> 78,000 sq ft, were | pared in May last ) and construction occu;. only thirteen month Id wi 'i. is n
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