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Aviation History
1955
1955 - 1367.PDF
FLIGHT, 16 September 1955 ^j THE WEEK AT FARNBOROUGH .. . ance. Without a visual yardstick it was difficult to assess the fullbenefit conferred by the Whirlwind's Leonides Major, though use of the more powerful engine should considerably improve thepayload-range capabilities of this well-tried helicopter The Widgeon, presented by Roy Bradley and looking most attractivein white and blue, gave perhaps the liveliest of all the helicopter demonstrations. It was followed by the sprightly Skeeter 6, inTraining Command colours. Among transports at Farnborough, the brand-new Twin Pioneerand Herald naturally commanded the greatest share of attention. Both prototypes emerged with flying colours from their firstpublic appearance, and no effort of the imagination was required to visualize either at work on the "outback" routes for whichthey have been designed. Without headwind assistance, Capper lifted the Twin Pioneer off in well below 100 yd and set it downin an equally short space; on Friday, landing into a stiff headwind, it pulled up within its own length. The Herald likewise "leapedinto the air"—200 yd being an estimate of its distance-to-unstick, unladen. Showing every confidence in Handley Page's new"workhorse airliner," Hazelden about-turned steeply for a full- throttle, jinking fly-past at a healthy 200 m.p.h. or more. Viscount, Britannia, Comet . . familiar names in the Farn-borough programme, though none the less welcome for that. Rymer's demonstration of a T.C.A. Viscount (the 14th) includeda fast passage with two Darts feathered. The Britannia 100, flown by Pegg, provided a reminder that great size and lownoise-level are not necessarily incompatible; perhaps the noisiest part of its act was the "thrum" from its reverse-pitch airscrews,employed to full effect at touch-down. Cunningham, in the Below is the Gyron Sperrin, showing the mighty de Havilland turbo- jet in the lower port nacelle, with the Avon above looking like a mere oil-cooler. Next is the Auster A.0.P.9, a standard production machine, and last, the Scottish Aviation Prestwick Pioneer (a new one, but generally resembling those serving in Malaya). Above, the English Electric Canberra P.ft.9 with lengthened span and centre section of deepened chord, ascends under the thrust of Avons— placarded as 206s. Below it is the Hunting Percival Provost, in Iraqi markings, and last the English Electric Canberra B.8 night intruder, now with camouflaged upper surfaces. The gun pack is seen.
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