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736 FLIGHT, 11 November 1955 HERE AND THERE Vampires for Jordan ACCORDING to an announcement bythe Jordan Ministry of Defence, Britain is to supply Jordan with ten Vampires. ABeirut Radio report last weekend said that the aircraft would be flown out to Ammanabout the middle of this month and that the ferry pilots would stay to instruct ArabLegion pilots. The Arab Legion Air Force is at present equipped only withmiscellaneous British transports and trainers. Vickers Chairman Retiring FROM Vickers, Ltd., comes the announce-ment that Lt-Gen. Sir Ronald M. Weeks has decided to vacate the chairmanship onMay 31st, 1956, by which date he will have passed the normal age for retirementfrom executive office in the company. Vis- count Knollys, at present deputy chair-man, will succeed to the post. A Vickers director since 1953, he was from 1943 to1947 chairman of B.O.A.C. Airframe and Engine Strikes ATTEMPTS to settle the eight-week-old strike of the employees at Hawker's Blackpool factory failed last Friday when atalk between union leaders and company representatives broke down after an hour.On the same day another strike—that at three Rolls-Royce factories in Scotland—entered its second week. This dispute, which is unofficial, has halted productionat the company's High Blantyre, East Kilbride, and Hillington factories. Over700 men have been on strike and 3,750 others have been put out of work. SLIPPING IN: Taking off from Gros Tenquin, France, R.C.A.F. Sabre pilot F/O. Bob Caskie had his nosewheel seize in its transverse retracting position—without retracting. He informed control, and the operations officer, F/L. Lloyd Skaalan, had the bright idea of getting a fire tender to lay a quick strip of slippery foam. Neat lining up by Caskie did the rest, as shown. R-R. Chief in America LORD HIVES, executive chairman ofRolls-Royce, left on November 4th for the United States, where he is visitingvarious aircraft companies. It is believed that the Tyne turboprop will be one ofthe principal topics of conversation. Proctor to Australia IN about ten days' time Mr. Keith Martinintends to leave England for Melbourne, Australia, in a Proctor V, flying via theMiddle East, India, Malaya and Java. He plans to take between twenty and thirtydays and has a vacancy for a navigator or passenger. His address is 84 WestminsterBridge Road, London, S.E.I. The French Mean Business THE French aircraft industry plans tosend six aircraft to the International Fair to be held in Sydney, Australia, fromMarch 19th to April 3rd, 1956. They are: two Nord 2501 Noratlas; one HurelDubois H.D.32; one S.O.1221 Djinn heli- copter; one S.E. 3130 Alouette II heli- QUID PRO QUO: American small-aircraft manufacturers often tend to model interiors on car practice; the interior of the Cadillac La Espada, seen at the recent Motor Show, suggests that car makers are reciprocating. Note the central console, carrying air-conditioning louvres and controls, a compass and radio controls. This photograph is from "The Autocar." copter; and the S.I.P.A. 1000 Coccinelle.On the way to Australia, this contingent will demonstrate at Ankara, Karachi, NewDelhi, Rangoon and Djakarta. The French industry, moreover, will be repre-sented at the International Exhibition to be held at Ciudad Trujillo (DominicanRepublic) between December 20th and February 27th next. Generous Crews AIRCREWS of El Al, the Israel airline,have subscribed to provide an air passage to New York for Peter Gray, a blind singerand pianist, and have arranged for him to have auditions there. For the past eightyears he has been singing at the Palm Court Hotel, Richmond, which is patron-ized by aircrews of many nationalities working into London Airport. United DC-6B Lost THE second serious accident sufferedwithin a month by United Air Lines occurred on November 2nd, when a DC-6B apparently exploded in the air. All 39 passengers and five crew were killed. Thescene of the accident was 100 miles south- east of the point—Medicine Bow Peak,Southern Wyoming—where a United DC-4 had crashed with the loss of 66lives on October 6th. It is reported that an explosives expert has been called in toassist the official investigation into the second accident. Evening Electrics A COURSE of post-graduate eveninglectures on aircraft electrical equipment is being given at Kingston-upon-ThamesTechnical College. The course, consist- ing of approximately 22 lectures byspecialists from the industry and from Government research establishments,begins on January 12th. Details are obtainable from the Head of the Engineer-ing Department of the College, at Fassett Road, Kingston-upon-Thames,Surrey. Dorothy Spicer Essay Competition MEMBERS of the Society of LicensedAircraft Engineers, and all licensed air- craft engineers within the British Com-monwealth, are invited by the Society to participate in the 1956 Dorothy SpicerMemorial Prize Essay Contest. The organ- izing committee states that entries will bejudged rather for the views expressed than for literary merit. Details from theS.L.A.E. secretary at 1 High Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire.
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