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1956
1956 - 0029.PDF
6 January 1956 29 This good-looking Learstar is used for business travel by the United States Steel Cor- poration. Furnished for 13 passengers and equipped with Bendix storm-warning radar, it was engineered from a standard Lodestar by Lear Inc. of Santa Monica. Hunting-Clan Air Transport announced on December 29ththe appointment of Mr. Clive Middleton, M.A., as cargo sales supervisor. In his new post Mr. Middleton will be mainly con-cerned with the promotion of Hunting-Clan's "Africargo" be- tween the U.K. and Africa. * * * T.W.A. has asked C.A.B. for permission to extend its serviceeast from its present Colombo and Bombay terminals to Bangkok and Manila. This would permit connections at thelatter centre with North West Airlines and provide an alternative U.S. air link between the Philippines and South Asia. It isunderstood that PanAm are likely to oppose T.W.A.'s request -for what is in effect a competitive "globe-circling" service. Despite the French Airports strike, over the Christmas holidayB.E.A. carried about a quarter more passengers than at Christmas 1954. Up to Christmas Day something like 300 extra servicesto and from London were flown. * * * Before the end of their tour of India, Mr. Bulganin andMr. Kruschev presented Mr. Nehru with an 11-14 airliner at a ceremony at Delhi Airport. * * * Iberia, the Spanish national airline, have placed an order withLockheed for two Super-G Constellations for delivery in the middle of next year. The company inaugurated transatlanticservices in 1954 with three 1049C Super Constellations. FROM THE CLUBS month's activities at the Kronfeld Club, 74 EcclestonSquare, London, S.W.I, include a talk by Mr. F. N. Slingsby, pf Slingsby Sailplanes, Ltd., on January 11th; The Future ofGliding, a talk by Philip Wills, on January 18th; and a programme of Shell and B.O.A.C. films on January 25th. AH begin at 8 p.m. THE Christmas dinner of the Elstree Flying Club was held atthe Plough Hotel, Elstree on December 19th. Col. H. C. Butcher, past chairman of the club, reported that in thefirst eleven months of 1955 over 3,000 hours had been flown by members, compared with a total of 2,609 for the whole of 1954.Twin-engine conversions had been introduced during the year, and night flying had proved popular when the weather permitted.At busy times during the summer, however, flying activity was at saturation point, and there was urgent need of improvements tothe aerodrome itself. Guest of honour at the dinner was W/C. C. A. Pike, O.B.E.,A.F.C., who recalled in his speech the early days of light aircraft. Commenting on the club's activities, he referred to the winningof the Lennox-Boyd Trophy and expressed his full support for the flying discipline insisted on at Elstree. After the dinner, therewas dancing to a two-piece band, while at the bar the keener types talked flying shop (Elstree-style). SOME 30 members of the Hampshire Aeroplane club attendeda most successful dinner following the annual general meeting on November 26th. The occasion represented a small-scale revival of the annual dinner for the first time since the war, and on view were photographs of a more lavish pre-war function attended by the club's president, Lord Louis Mountbatten. Reviewing recent events, Mr. V. H. Bellamy (manager of theclub) stated that the 1,050 hr flown during the year had been rather a disappointing total in view of the fine summer. Alsodisappointing was the lack of support from the many local air- craft companies, only one of which was participating in the WorksFlying Clubs scheme. On the other hand, club membership had increased to 159, including seven private owners. A numberof members had attended continental rallies in 1955, the longest- distance flight being to Tangiers. Social events at Eastleigh are continuing throughout the winter,with recent co-operation from local branches of the Royal Observer Corps and the R.A.F.A. The club's chief groundengineer is now Mr. John Currie who, it may be remembered, was the designer and constructor of the pre-war lightplane known asthe Currie Wot. . ... . . ^ chairman of the Vintage Aeroplane Club is Mr.-L^ R. P. Green, who has taken over from Capt. Ron Gillman. Denys Stonebanks and Len Harridan have also retired from thecommittee of the club, which is planning a full programme for 1956. The list of committee members now comprisesD. S. Bootle, F. Buckell, R. Mayes, J. A. B. Ogilvie and D. C. G. Wright, with Mrs. D. Green as hon. treasurer and Mrs. J. Bootleas hon. secretary. TYRE unserviceability threatens to ground die well-knownComper Swift G-ABUS, David Ogilvy reports, unless a pair of serviceable Goodyear 16 x 7-3 aero covers can be obtained.Information regarding a possible source in this country would be welcomed by Mr. Ogilvy at Elstree Flying Club, Elstree Aero-drome, Herts (Elstree 3070). AMONG the large selection of light and executive aircraft• currently available to American pilots are three improved versions of Beechcraft machines, the G-35 Bonanza, D-50 Twin-Bonanza and the E-18 Super 18 executive transport. The new Bonanza, claimed to be the fastest four-seat aircrafton the market, cruises at 190 m.p.h. (75 per cent power) or 184 m.p.h. (65 per cent power). The standard powerplant isthe 225 h.p. six-cylinder Continental E-225-8, previously avail- able as a higher-powered alternative to the 205 h.p. Continental.Other new features of the G-35 are a reinforced airframe structure, instrument-panel safety-guard, revised heating andventilating system, redesigned nosewheel strut, electric engine- temperature gauge and other redesigned engine instruments, andnew interior styling. The 1956 version of the Twin-Bonanza has improved per-formance, resulting largely from the increased power (295 h.p.) of the Lycoming high-compression engines. Hartzell three-bladed airscrews are fitted, and cruising and top speeds of 203 and 214 m.p.h. respectively are claimed. The aircraft is avail-able as either a five-seater or a six-seater, and the baggage capacity has been increased to accommodate 450 lb. Total usefulload of the D-50 is 2,319 lb, and maximum range 1,650 miles. Similar detailed improvements to those described above on theBonanza are incorporated. Prizewinners in the Northamptonshire Aero Club's summer flying com- petitions received their trophies at a dance at the Sywell clubhouse on December 3rd. Seen with the club's flying instructor, Mr. L. C. Hilditch, and Mrs. Hilditch (who presented the prizes) are Miss Barbara Webb ("Find your way home" competition), Mr. J. A. Wardley (best student pilot of the year), Mr. C. Boddington (navigation), and Mr. J. G. Thomas (general flying).
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