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640 FLIGHT, October 21 1955 HERE AND THERE A Record Claimed— THE U.S. Navy announced last Mondaythat a Douglas A4D Skyhawk carrier- borne attack aircraft had established anew world speed record over 500 km at Muroc, California. The Skyhawk's speedwas 695.163 m.p.h., a notable improve- ment over the former record of 649.46m.p.h., held by an F-86H. —and Five Confirmed RECORDS lately confirmed by the F.A.I,include those by the London-Baghdad (525.482 m.p.h.) and Singapore-Darwin(518.36 m.p.h.) Valiant; and by the "two- way" transatlantic Canberra—London toNew Yirk, 461.12 m.p.h.; return, 550.35 m.p.h.; out and return, 481.935 m.p.h. Chipmunks for Australia? FROM Australia it is reported that theAero-Prop Federation is negotiating to buy 20 Chipmunks from the R.A.F. They areneeded "to meet the growing interest in flying among young Australians." TheAero-Prop Federation comprises 17 major Government-subsidized clubs in all Aus-tralian States. Helicopters and Atoms A COMPANY which is using helicoptersto ferry overseas visitors from London Air- port to its factory in Crawley New Town,thirty miles away, is Edwards High Vacuum, Ltd., specialists in equipment for FOR THE AIR/GROUND TEAM: Newly accepted by the U.S. Marine Corps is this improved rersion of the Cessna Bird Dog liaison aircraft. Designated OE-2, it has a redesigned tail, flak curtains, seat armour and self-sealing tanks, improved radio and rocket target-marking equipment. A 250 Ib load can be carried under each wing. examined the factory grounds and selecteda suitable landing place close to the offices. Sir Frank Whittle for U.S.A. BEFORE flying to New York last week,Sir Frank Whittle said that he was, "to all intents and purposes," giving up residencein England. He would live in the United States, where he would work on a projectfor a subsidiary of the Shell Oil Company, to whom he is attached as a mechanicalengineering specialist. From time to time he would visit both England and Holland. About the Car Show LAST Wednesday the Motor Show openedat Earls Court, London; and today, October 21st, a stand-to-stand reportappears in The Autocar. Next week the Show Review number will be on sale. Napier Spraymat in Canada AN agreement has been signed by whichthe Canadian Marconi Company is given the rights to manufacture and market through-out Canada the Napier Spraymat electrical de-icing system for aircraft, developed byD. Napier and Son, Ltd. The Spraymat (described in Flight of March 12th, 1954)consists of three layers sprayed on to the parent material, forming a metal elementsandwiched between two insulation layers. The base layer of thermosetting resin,applied by a flame spray gun, provides electrical and thermal insulation from thecomponent; the metal, also applied by spray, is the heating element. The outerlayer, of similar material to the base, is sprayed on as a final protective finish. Free Sample " AN Aero 45 twin-engined liaison-type air-craft, a gift from Czechoslovakia, was for- mally handed over to India's Prime Minis-ter at Palam airfield a few days ago. U.S.A.F. in Australia IN connection with the projected U.S.Antarctic expedition during the Inter- national Geophysical Year, 1957-58, aC-124 Globemaster landed at East Sale, Victoria, Australia, recently to investigatethe suitability of the airfield as a base for American long-range aircraft. From EastSale, reconnaissance flights would be made over the Antarctic in support of the Ameri-can expedition. Air Kruise (Kent) AS made clear in the text of last week'sarticle on Air Kruise (Kent), Ltd., the com- pany has been operating from Ferryfieldsince the beginning of the 1955 summer season, and was previously based atLympne. It has no connection with Bristol: this word, in the subtitle of thearticle, was a misprint for "British." GREAT-GREAT-GRANDAD of the forthcoming Vickers Vanguard turboprop transport, des- cribed on pages 650-657, this machine, of the same make and name, was flown experiment- ally by Imperial Airways in the 1920s. Origin- ally fitted with Napier Lions, it later had (as shown) Rolls-Royce Condors. the application of the very low pressuresrequired in atomic energy plants. The effectiveness of their plans was beingdemonstrated last Tuesday, October 18th, when a party from the Commissariat aPEnergie Atomique of France, including Professor Debeisse, the Director of theCentre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, were due to have technical discussions with thefirm. Helicopter Services, Ltd., who had contracted for the flights, had previously SOUVENIRS: At a recent meeting of Brough R.Ae.S. branch, Mr. N. E. Rowe (left) presented tankards to Mr. G. E. Petty and (right) Mr. F. A. Wilkinson, who are retiring from the respective offices of branch chairman and secretary after ten years' service. Branch membership has topped 300,
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