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11 November 1955 733 SHIP OF THE DESERT: The Blackburn Universal, registered G-AOEK, which, as related on the previous page, is undertaking a man-size task in South-east Arabia, moving heavy oil-drilling equipment. Commonwealth Research Council Meeting THE fourth meeting of the Commonwealth Advisory Aero-nautical Research Council is due to begin today, November 11th, in Canberra, Australia, and is to continue until December3rd. Representatives of the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan and Ceylon have beeninvited to attend the meeting, the chairman of which will be Prof. A. V. Stephens, Professor of Aeronautics in the Universityof Sydney. The Council was formed, following a preliminary meeting inLondon in 1946, with the object of co-ordinating the research programmes of the Commonwealth countries. At its biennialmeetings, it reviews progress in the various countries, advises on the broad planning of programmes, suggests suitable items ofwork which might be undertaken in particular countries and recommends the provision of new facilities for research wherenecessary. It promotes the interchange, secondment and visits of scientific workers from one country to another, and the dis-semination of scientific information on aeronautics within the Commonwealth. United Kingdom delegates to this year's meeting are Mr. E. T.Jones (Principal Director of Scientific Research (Air), M.o.S., and chairman of C.A.A.R.C. central secretariat), Prof. W. J. Duncan(Professor of Aeronautics and Fluid Mechanics, Glasgow Univer- sity), and Prof. E. J. Richards (Professor of Aeronautical Engin-eering, Southampton University). Official observers will be Mr. M. B. Morgan (Deputy Director (Aircraft), R.A.E.), Dr. R. C.Pankhurst (Senior Principal Scientific Officer, Aerodynamics Division, N.P.L.) and Mr. C. H. E. Warren (Senior PrincipalScientific Officer, Aerodynamics Department, R.A.E.). The V.1000 A LTHOUGH no official statement has yet emerged from either**• the Ministry of Supply or the manufacturer it is now common knowledge that the Vickers-Armstrongs V.I000 trans-port (four Rolls-Royce Conway by-pass turbojets) is unlikely to be built in quantity. Work on the prototype is well advanced. de Havilland Reorganization A MAJOR reorganization of the de Havilland Enterprise wasannounced last Tuesday. Up to the present the Aircraft Company has been in the rather anomalous position of being bothan operating company and the parent company of the group. This was a convenient arrangement while the business of thesubsidiaries remained comparatively small. In recent years, how- ever, the Engine and Propeller Companies, and certain of theoverseas subsidiaries, have expanded greatly. The directors therefore propose to follow the accepted practice of forming aholding company with operating subsidiaries. At an extraordinary general meeting, to be held at Hatfkld on November 30th, stock-holders will be invited to agree to the proposal that the present Aircraft Company, which will be the holding concern for all thede Havilland companies at home and overseas, shall be renamed de Havilland Holdings, Ltd. This will enable the subsidiarywhich takes over the aircraft manufacturing and trading activities to assume the title "The de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd." Thechange-over would be effective from November 30th. The three main operating subsidiaries at home will then be:The de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., The de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd., and de Havilland Propellers, Ltd. Each of these com-panies will be represented on the Board of de Havilland Holdings, Ltd., the holding company, which will be responsible for financeand for co-ordination of policy. Mr. A. F. Burke will take over the office of managing directorof the Aircraft Company on January 1st, and Mr. H. Buckingham will then assume the duties of principal executive of the EngineCompany, as general manager. Until that date Mr. W. E. Nixon will be managing director of the Aircraft Company and Mr. A. F.Burke managing director of the Engine Company. The Boards of the holding company and the three subsidiariesin England will be constituted as follows (it is interesting to observe that the office of "president," unusual in this country,has been adopted): — de Havilland Holdings, Ltd.—Directors: W. E. Nixon (chairman andmanaging director), Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, F. T. Hearle, F. E. N. St. Barbe, A. F. Burke, A. S. Kennedy, Sir Ralph Sorley.The de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.—President: Sir G. de Havilland. Directors: W. E. Nixon chairman), A. F. Burke (managing director), F. E. N. St. Barbe, R. E. Bishop, H. Povey, C. S. Thorn, R. M. Clarkson, A. S. Kennedy. The de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd.—President: Sir G. de Havilland. Directors: A. F. Burke (chairman), H. Buckingham (general manager), W. E. Nixon, J. L. P. Brodie, E. S. Moult, M. G. Ash. de Havilland Propellers, Ltd.—President: Sir G. de Havilland. Directors: W. E. Nixon (chairman), Sir Ralph Sorley (managing director), A. S. Kennedy, R. E. Bishop, G. C. I. Gardiner, C. R. Burgess. The five overseas subsidiaries are The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Ltd., de Havilland Aircraft (Pry.), Ltd., The de Havilland Aircraft Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., The de Havilland Aircraft of South Africa (Pty.), Ltd., and—in the United States—de Havilland Aircraft, Inc. Sir Geoffrey de Havilland is president of the four Commonwealth companies. World Gliding Championships: U.K. Team THE names of the pilots who will represent Britain in the•*• 1956 World Gliding Championships in France have been announced by the British Gliding Association. In a list ofthirteen seeded pilots, Nos. 1 to 4 are Philip Wills, Geoffrey Stephenson, Cdr. Nick Goodhart and Lt. Col. Tony Deane-Drummond. First reserve pilots, seeded 5th and 6th, are Frank Foster and Peter Bisgood. The number of sailplanes to be entered by each country hasnot been disclosed, but will probably be one two-seater and either one or two single-seaters. From the aircraft available, theBritish pilots will choose their aircraft in the seeded order. The championships will probably be held at St. Yan towards theend of June, but final dates and location have yet to be announced. Of the pilots named above, Wills (present British Nationalchampion) was world champion 1952-54 and runner-up to Pierre in the 1954 world contests. Stephenson was British Nationalchampion 1953-55. Goodhart achieved top points in this year's American Nationals and Deane-Drummond came second in the1955 British Nationals. Pilots seeded 7th to 13th (who are unlikely to be called upon)are respectively David Ince, Lome Welch, Dan Smith, F/O. K. C. Fitzroy, Cpl. A. Gough, J. C. Cotton and F/L. R. C. Jones. PROJECTS which led up to the Vickers-Armstrongs Van- guard, both of which were designed around the Rolls- Royce RB.109 (Tyne) turbo- prop. The upper, high-wing design was for a single-deck (not double-bubble) aircraft weighing 101,000 Ib and cruising at 420 m.p.h.; the other was for a 100,000 Ib mid-wing machine cruising at 415 m.p.h. These drawings are taken from the current "B.E.A. Magazine."
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