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522 FLIGHT,4 May 1956 HERE AND THERE STRONG - ARM STUFF: Towing a 300-ton salvage derrick to prove helicopter advantages for mine-sweep- ing is a Bell HSL-1. Playing Good Samaritan to a dam- aged machine of its own kind is a Vertol H-21. More B-52s AN additional order for 80 Boeing B-52bombers has been placed by the U.S. Government. The aircraft will cost $230m(about £82m). Accelerated production will be ordered immediately if Congress grantsthe additional funds asked for by President Eisenhower. York Trooping Ban " PENDING inquiries, York aircraft arenot to be used for trooping. This Air Ministry decision followed a take-offaccident to a Scottish Airlines York at Stansted last Monday, in which two pas-sengers, an airman and a child, lost their lives and four were injured. Fortunately,there was no fire, and the remainder of the 54 occupants escaped uninjured. Thiswas the fourth trooping accident involving a York since February, 1953, and earlierthis year questions were asked in Parliament. Merlins for Spain THE Hillington, Glasgow, works of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., is not entirely occupied with jet engine work: it is also busy on a £lmcontract for Merlin engines for the Spanish Government. Over 170 engines are nowin production; the first part of the order, which included spares and tools, hasalready been shipped. The Merlins are for the C.A.S.A. 2.111 (the Spanish-builtversion of the Helll) and Hispano HA.1109 (the Spanish MelO9). Useful Reading-matter OPERATORS of motor transport fleetsmay like to note that in today's (May 4th) issue of Motor Transport is a set of "Re-vised Cost Tables." These give, in great detail, the various items that make up thecost of operating fleets of various sizes, and fluctuating figures have been brought thoroughly up to date. Other specialfeatures of Iliffe journals at this time in- clude the Cine Buyers Guide Number ofAmateur Photographer next Wednesday, May 9th; and the Exhibition PreviewNumber, appearing early next week, of Mechanical Handling. The latter consti-tutes a detailed guide to the Mechanical Handling Exhibition and Convention,which opens at Earls Court on May 9th. HISTORIC MENU from the Fairey celebration luncheon reported on page 519. The signa- tures are those of Sir Richard Fairey (top) and Messrs. Robert Lickley, Peter Twiss and Geoffrey Hall. A Talk by "H.P." ON Thursday next, May 10th, SirFrederick Handley Page is to lecture to the Graduates' and Students' Section ofthe Royal Aeronautical Society on Some Thoughts on Present-day Aircraft and theFuture. The talk was originally to have been given on May 1st. Whirlwind for Saudi Arabia - AMONG the duties of a Westland Whirl-wind helicopter recently ordered by Saudi Arabia is likely to be the transportationof the King on hunting trips. The contract was signed by Saudi Arabian Airlines, whowill operate the helicopter on behalf of the Government. THE WORLD'S ENGINES NEXT Friday, May 1 lth, the special"Aero Engines of the World" number of Flight will appear.Contents will include an appraisal of design-trends in the super-sonic turbojet, and a very fully illustrated review of the notablepower units of all engine-manu- facturing countries. Treat out of Store AS part of the celebration of the firm'scentenary, more than 100 employees of Marshall and Snelgrove (Adderly and Co.,Ltd.), Leicester, will have pleasure flights round the city in a Rapide on May 10th.They will also see an air display specially arranged for them. The Rapide will beflown by Mr. A. E. Bramson, assistant to the managing director; he holds a Commer-cial Pilot's Licence. Helicopter History on Film THE film to be shown to members of the Helicopter Association next Friday, May 11th, will be The Story of the Helicopter, made by Capt. R. N. Liptrot for the Ministry of Supply. Non-members of the Association are invited to the performance, which takes place at 6 p.m. in the library of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London, W.I. The Heli- copter Association, incidentally, has an- nounced that Lord Brabazon has accepted an invitation to become its president for 1956-57. DUAL COUGAR: Over a hundred of these Grumman F9F-8T Cougars are being built for the U.S. Navy. The type will be used as an operational fighter as well as a jet trainer, and is armed with two 20 mm guns and external stores.
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