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1956
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200 FLIGHT, 17 February 1955 CIVIL AVIATION . . . and Field Aviation. Aeromagnetic Surveys pioneered the use ofthe airborne electromagnetometer, and are now co-operating with Hunting Geophysics in the U.K., who are also to adopt this device.A first step is the triple installation of magnetometer, electromag- netometer and scintillation counter in a Dakota belonging to theU.K. group. BREVITIES THE three DC-6As which Airwork had on order for theirAtlantic service have, it is reported, been bought by Slick Airways, Inc. Suspension of the service was announced inDecember, when it was stated that the DC-6As had been sold ahead of delivery. The three Viscounts ordered by the companyfor delivery this year were also sold recently, to Compania Cubana de Aviacion. * * * The overhaul life of de Havilland airscrews fitted to the Hercules-powered Bristol 170 Mks 31 and 32 has been extended by 200 hr to l,600hr. * * * Mr. J. van der Wiel, general secretary of K.L.M. since 1947,has been appointed executive vice-president. After the war Mr. van der Wiel was largely responsible, under Dr. Plesman, forrebuilding the organization of the Dutch airline. * * *Believed to be one of the oldest active airline pilots, Cdr. L. Inggs of South African Airways will retire next September onreaching the age of 60. He began his flying career with the R.F.C. and now has some 23,000 hours to his credit.* * * Shannon Airport handled 9,923 aircraft movements last year, compared with 7,169 in 1954; of last year's total 2,758 movements were by PanAm aircraft. The record month was August, when 1,061 aircraft landed or took off from Shannon. * * * The Singapore General Employees' Union is said to have putforward a claim for what it terms the "Malayanization" of Malayan Airways. The airline is alleged by the union to have pursued apolicy of discrimination against Malayan personnel. * * * T.C.A.'s director of engineering, Mr. J. T. Dyment, has beenelected by the Society of Automotive Engineers as vice-president in charge of activities concerned with air transport for 1956. Hewill be the first Canadian to lead the S.A.E. Air Transport Com- mittee, which has a membership of 39. * * * T.W.A. celebrated completion of ten years of international airservices on February 5th. Since the company inaugurated inter- national operations (on the route between New York and Paris)in 1946, its aircraft have made 25,300 transatlantic crossings, carry- ing a total of 1,388,000 passengers. "Period 76" of the Boeing 707 development programme, due to begin last week, involves subjecting the prototype to 80 per cent of design load. These trials were preceded by a "lay-up period," during which 72 strain gauges were installed in the wing and calibrated in the massive test rig illustrated above. A 33 per cent load was applied, resulting in a wing tip deflection of 49in. The Australian Government is reported to be considering a banon the sale of alcohol aboard airliners. A report on the subject has been prepared by the Civil Aviation Department which is saidto be concerned about two recent "brawls" involving drunken passengers. * * * A bilateral air agreement between the Republic of Ireland andthe Federal German Republic was signed in Bonn on February 1st. The agreement provides Lufthansa and Aer Lingus with recipro-cal operating rights between the two countries; it also permits the German airline to operate through Shannon to points beyond,and gives Aer Lingus fifth-freedom rights in Germany. The East German Lufthansa—not to be confused with their Western counterpart—began regular services on February 4th on the Berlin- Warsaw route, which is operated twice weekly. The inaugural air- craft, shown below at Schonefeld, was an 11-12 supplied by Aeroflot and bearing the Soviet airline's emblem. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. FORTHCOMING EVENTS 17. Air Transport Auxiliary Association: Annual Dinner, Eccles- ton Hotel. 17. Association of British Aero Clubs and Centres: Annual Dinner. 18. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club: Formal Dinner Dance. 21. R.Ae.S.: Section Lecture: "Design of Low Landing Speed Aircraft," by R. C. Mclntyre, A.F.R.Ae.S. 22. Kronfeld Club: Film Show. 23. Aerodrome Owners Association: Annual General Meeting, and Annual Dinner. 24. Lancashire Aero Club: Annual Supper Dance. 28. R.Ae.S.: Section Lecture: "Use of Elementary Plasticity in • - - B.Sc.(Eng.), M.S. in A.E.,Design," by A. J. Barrett, M.I.A.S., A.F.R.Ae.S. 29. Kronfeld Club: "Cumulus Clouds", by Dr. Scorer. 1. R.Ae.S.: Section Lecture: "Powerplants for Supersonic Flight," by Dr. E. S. Moult, B.Sc, M.I.Mech.E., F.R.Ae.S. 6. R.Ae.S.: Graduates and Students Section: Annual General Meeting and Film Show. 7. R.Ae.S.: Ninth Louis Bleriot Lecture, in Paris: "Organiza- tion of Aeronautical Research", by E.T. Jones, C.B., O.B.E., M.Eng. F.R.Ae.S. 7. British Interplanetary Society: "Combustion Chambers for Rocket Engines", by Prof. A.D. Baxter, M.Eng., M.I.Mech.E., F.R.Ae.S., F.lnst.P. R.Ae.S. Branch Fixtures (to March 8th). Feb. 21, Belfast. "The New London Airport," by R. F. Bulstrode. Feb. 22, Weybridge, Training and Research in the Field of Aircraft Production," by Prof. J. V. Connolly. Feb 23. Cheltenham, "The Investigation of Flutter by Flight Tests," by H. G. Peacock. Feb. 24, Leicester, Lecture. Mar. 6, Belfast, "Aircraft and Shipyard Lofting", by A.C. Patrick; 3oscombe Down, Film or Discussion; Bristol, Third Barnwelj Memorial Lecture: "Achievements and Prospects in the Field of Aircraft En- gines", by A.C. Lovesey. Mar. 8, Isle of Wight, "Fatigue of Metals", by Maj. P.L. Teed.
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