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1956
1956 - 0158.PDF
156 FLIGHT, 10 February 195b HERE AND THERE Netherlands-U.S.A. Link AFTER an 18-day tour of aviation estab-lishments and factories in the United States, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlandshas returned to Holland. The Dutch Radio has reported that an "aviation treaty"between Holland and the United States is likely to be negotiated in the near future. Pioneer Engine-builder Dies THE designer and builder of the four-cylinder engine used by the Wright Brothers on their first powered flight, Mr.Charles Edward Taylor, has died in hos- pital at San Fernando, California, at theage of 87. Desert Sighting A CONVOY of ten R.A.F. lorries, whichhad become bogged down through heavy rain in the Arabian Desert whilst they werecarrying R.A.F. Regiment stores from Akaba to Amman, was located by R.A.F.aircraft after the vehicles had been missing for three days, during which time the crewshad been without food. Ice-cream Waver AT Barnet last week a fine of £20 wasimposed upon the pilot of a light aircraft, who had been summonsed for flying overPotters Bar at under 1,000ft and flying without a licence. It was said in evidencethat the defendant, a former ice-cream salesman, flew low in order to wave to thedriver of an ice-cream van. The Balloon War THE latest allegation in the "balloon coldwar" is a claim by the East German Government that big balloons carrying upto a ton of "complicated technical equip- ment"—aerial cameras and radio trans-mitters—have been found in East Ger- many. Stating that the balloons were ofU.S. manufacture, the Government Press Office said that they constituted a seriousdanger to air traffic. NO SPACE SHIP, but a special V.T.O. test rigforaS.N.E.C.M.A. Atar turbojet. The engine is housed in a nacelle mounted on gimbal rings to give freedom about all three axes. Its motions are at present remotely con- trolled, but a pilot will ride on the rig at a later date. Penalty "THE chairman of the San Lorenzo[Argentine football] Club, Senor Luis Traverse, said later that Sanfilippo wouldbe sent home by air today as a punish- ment"—Daily Mail. Vampire Trainer in Japan THE Japanese Air Defence Force hastaken delivery of a de Havilland Vampire T.55 Trainer. It will be evaluated at thetraining base at Hamamatsu. B-66s Delivered TACTICAL Air Command of the U.S.Air Force is now receiving Douglas RB-66 twin-jet reconnaissance machines.These high-subsonic aircraft are derived from the Navy A3D Skywarrior, but havemore fixed equipment and shorter range. Considerable difficulties have delayeddeliveries by some nine months. Although Allison power the B-66 (with theirJ71-A-9 turbojet), General Electric sup- ply the computing system for the fire con-trol (two 20 mm guns) and the paralleled alternating-current electric system. R.A.F.A. Belfast Display THE Northern Ireland headquarters ofthe Royal Air Forces Association has announced that its annual display at RoyalNaval Air Station Sydenham, Belfast, will be held this year on June 9th. R.A.F. andNATO support is hoped for. Long-distance Lightweight FLYING a Cessna 180 (225 h.p. Con-tinental), Capt. William Judd, a civil air- line pilot, attempted on January 30th anon-stop flight from White Plains, New York, to Rome, with a possible continua-tion to Cairo. Eventually, meeting difficult weather, he landed at Toussus-le-Nobleairfield near Paris, after 24 hr 11 min. NEW OLYMPIC HEIGHTS: Four Bristol Olympus BOI.Ils, as depicted here, are capable of giving the Vulcan medium bomber 48,000 Ib of thrust. The new engine (see news item, p.l 52) can be dhtinguished from its predecessors in having five, instead of six, intake struts.
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