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Aviation History
1955
1955 - 1323.PDF
9 September 1955 437 Avro Canada CF-100 Mk 4. Nine squadrons of theseall-weather long-range fighters are now in service with the R.C.A.F. andfour squadrons are to join the Canadian air divisionin Europe The aircraft at Farnborough have been carrying out trials at West Raynham and are to go into store at Langar afterthe show. They are equipped with the Hughes fire control system, whose gun-sight images are reflected on to a large glassscreen covering the windscreen. The engines are Orenda lls A plastic inner blast shield immediately in front of the navigator shields him from turbulence after the hood is jettisoned so that he can reach the ejection seat firing handle 'Empty weight of the CF-100 is 24,408 1b. Eight 0.5in machine guns are carried in a pack under the fuselage and supplementedby expendable rocket pods at the wing-tips. These latter can be replaced by long-range tanks if desired, still further increasingthe already very long endurance. Electric de-icer boots are fitted on all leading edges and trig-gered by an ice-detector, and free-turning vanes in the intakes are used to spray de-icing fluid.Blackburn Beverley. The Beverley shown statically (XB 263) is the fifth of six production aircraft completed to date. It dis-plays features of both military and civil interest. Transport Com- mand passengers will applaud the handsome blue and grey stylingand rearward-facing Blackburn chairs in the 42-seat tail boom. The load for the main hold consists of three Army vehicles andmiscellaneous stores. The method of stowage will appeal strongly to potential civil users of this mammoth freighter; the hold isseparated laterally by rails running along each cabin wall at a variable height determined by the vertical clearance of the"ground-floor" load. These rails will support up to 12 tons of cargo on a floor made up of cabin-width pallets which are pre-loaded and fork-lifted into position at the rear loading door. As might be expected, recent progress with the Beverley has resultedin marked hardening of civil interest in the Universal, the com- mercial version. It is encouraging to know that as much C. of A.testing as possible has been included in the military development programme.Bristol Britannia 100. The current tempo of the pre-service test and development programme precluded the appearance of aproduction Britannia at Farnborough, so the type is once again represented by G-ALBO, the first prototype. No significantmodifications have been embodied in this much-flown machine since its last appearance and the design may now be considered asfirmly stabilized. Latest news of the pre-service programme was that G-ANBC should have set off on the first of a series of overseasflights before these words are printed. Four Britannia 100s are due for delivery to B.O.A.C. before the end of the year, and• scheduled services to South Africa should begin in April next. The larger, more powerful 250/300-type Britannias are repre-sented in the static exhibition by large scale models, two of which show proposed interior layouts for the Mk 300 L.R.s of B.O.A.C.and El Al Israel Airlines. Another unmarked model, depicts a high-density (trooping?) version of the Mk 300.Bristol Olympus-Canberra. Proudly bearing notice of its recent world altitude record (65,876ft or 20,079 metres), WD 952is flying at the show with two of the very powerful Olympus BO1.11 turbojets. As noted in our news-item announcing theheight record, the airframe can now fully utilize the great thrust of these engines. The large one-piece cowlings are arranged tobe removed forward; there are no separate hinged panels for access to the engines. Outlets for cooling air are very prominentabove and on the port side of each cowling. (Above) The newest Hunter—the Two- Seater—aroused great interest on Mon- day. The crew are accommodated side-by- side in Martin-Baker light-weight seats. (Lett) in a demonstration of slow flying the Handley-Page Herald shows its high- mounted wing and large-area flaps. (Below) G-ALIK, originally a Dragonfly prototype, now re-emerges completely rebuilt as the Widgeon 4/5-seater. The whole forward port side of the cabin hinges for admittance of stretchers.
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