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1955
1955 - 1564.PDF
FLIGHT, 28 October 1955 679 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE U.S.A. North American Research Aircraft. It has been decided that North American Aviation Inc. shall build a rocket-powered piloted research aircraft for exploratory flying at heights above 100 miles (520,000ft). The project is a continuation of the joint U.S.A.F. / Navy / N.A.C.A. programme which has hitherto principally involved machines built by Bell and Douglas. "Century Series" Fighters. Alreadyscheduled for the Lockheed F-104 air superiority fighter and the Convair B-58Hustler supersonic bomber, the General Electric J79 turbojet, which delivers athrust of the order of 15,000 Ib without reheat, is under consideration for a numberof types of U.S.A.F. and Navy fighters. Among these is the McDonnell F-101Voodoo twin-engined fighter. U.S.A.F. Bombers. General Nathan F.Twining, Chief of Staff of the U.S.A.F., said recently that though Russia had morefighters than America and that in per- formance these compared favourably withthe U.S. machines, and though Russia out- numbered America in light jet bombers,the United States had "many times more B-47s" than the U.S.S.R. had Badgers. Inthe heavy bomber field America and Russia were about equal. Of the B-36 (once bitterly criticized by the U.S. Navy) General Twining said, "Perhaps more than any other factor the B-36 has kept us from being attacked." France S.N.C.A.S.E. 210 Caravelle. Testing ofthis twin-Avon transport goes ahead at a fast rate, and it is generally considered inFrance that a large market is promised. M. Georges Hereil, president ofS.N.C.A.S.E., has been visiting Rolls-Royce to discuss future plans. In a report fromFrance reference is made to "unfounded reports" concerning the load distributionin the Caravelle. It is officially stated that the rear position of the power units"eliminates the influence of the power out- put on the stability of the aircraft." Thestatement goes on: "The 14 per cent margin in load distribution permits shiftingthe normal 7 metric-ton payload by 10ft. Whatever the e.g. position, the controlcharacteristics are not affected. The changes in e.g. position, resulting fromconsumption of fuel, remain below 3 per cent." S.N.C.A.S.E. Aqtdlon. Aircraft of this type (which is a French development of the de Havilland Sea Venom) recently carried Landing after its first flight is the North American T-28C trainer for the U.S. Navy. Changes incorporated in this model are the fitting of an arrester hook and barrier gear. More than 3,000 T-28s have now been de- livered to the U.S.A.F. and Navy, production haying been on schedule for 50 months. out their first night-flying operations fromIstres. They belong to squadrons 11F and 16F and are some of 40 machines of thetype delivered to date. Now in production are the Mks 20, 202 and 203. Improve-ments incorporated by S.N.C.A.S.E. in- clude ejector seats, sliding canopies, andprovision for the machine to operate as a single-seater or two-seater. S.N.C.A.S.O. Dogue. Thus named is anaircraft projected some two years ago as a light twin-engined machine, for low-levelnight attack and close tactical support in overseas operations. It is designed tooperate from makeshift strips. S.N.CA.S.O. Vautour (Avons). A Vau- tour all-weather fighter has been fitted with two Avon RA.41 turbojets of 9,260 lb thrust and is now beginning its trials. Production Vautours for the French Air Force will have S.N.E.C.M.A. Atars, but one machine has been fitted experimentally with Armstrong Siddeley Sapphires. Hurel-Dubois H.D.34. In August thisyear an order was placed for the construc- tion of four H.D.34 aircraft for the FrenchNational Geographical Institute (I.G.N.). The original requirements, which wereadmirably met by the basic H.D.32 design, were for three types of mission: (1) 7 hr tobe flown at 9,800ft at 124 m.p.h., with 5,7301b of photographic equipment; (2)8 hr to be flown at 16,400ft at 173 m.p.h., with 5,730 lb of equipment; (3) 8 hr to beflown at 23,000ft at 155 m.p.h., with 1,875 lb of equipment. Superficially theH.D.34 will be distinguishable from the "32" by its slightly longer, fully trans-parent nose, a re-arrangement of the cock- pit, and a retractable nosewheel. Fuelcapacity will be increased to 1,320 gallons, whereas the tankage of the H.D.32 is780 gallons. There will be two vertical cameras, with 32 spare reels, and twooblique cameras. FAIREY F.DJL(Rollc-Royce Avon) Span 26ft lOin Length 51ft 7^in
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