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29 June 1956 829 RELEASED (like the braking parachute on the right) are these two new views (one is in the heading picture oppo- site) of the first proto- type English Electric P.I. Recent tests have included supersonic gun-firing sorties. "Lt. Palmer then reached the ship and, on his own initiative, decidedto attempt a rescue. The ship's aerials and turbulence necessitated winching the men from a height of 50ft, but in spite of this Lt. Palmersucceeded in rescuing two of the crew. He was then joined by S/C/P Williams and during the next three hours both pilots made a total ofeight trips between the ship and John o' Groats, rescuing two men each time. "Lt. Palmer and S/C/P Williams displayed skill and determinationof a very high order in rescuing the ship's crew in such difficult flying conditions." Attackers Attacked T'HE United States Air Force is to use some of its obsolete*- aircraft as targets for rockets, small guided missiles and 20 mm and 30 mm projectiles. Targets will include some 111 B-29s and50 early versions of the F-84F, originally due to be scrapped. Production Interchange "TWO French concerns, Fouga and S.N.C.A.N., have announced-*• contracts for building German aircraft in France and French aircraft in Germany. S.N.C.A.N. is to sign an agreement withthe Nordflug company under which Germany will build 117 Nord 2501s and buy 20 of the same type. Fouga will build Do27sunder licence. The Heinkel and Messerschmitt companies will build Fouga Magisters for the German Government. Supersonic Sled A SLED powered by two sets of rockets has set up a "world'sspeed record of 1,560 m.p.h. for recoverable sleds" at Edwards U.S.A.F. base, California. The sled, powered by oneset of five rockets which takes it up to 600 m.p.h. and another of seven for higher speeds, operates on a 10,000-foot track. It wasspecially designed by Convair to test rain erosion on aircraft and missiles at supersonic speeds, and in its run carried an exposedaircraft part through a 1,200-foot-long spray of water. Indian Additions THE Indian Air Force is to be augmented by 125 French andpossibly by some British aircraft. An agreement has been signed by India with France for the purchase of 110 DassaultMystere 4s (plus 15 Mysteres described as trainers) for the I-A.F. Meanwhile India's Defence Secretary, Mr. M. K. Vellodi, isvisiting Europe and while in Britain plans to discuss the agreement his government hopes to conclude to manufacture Gnats in India.He intends also to have on-the-spot discussions about the purchase of Canberras. Senior I.A.F. officers who have preceded Mr.Vellodi to the U.K. have been asked to submit a report to him. Pilotless V.T.O. , THE Piasecki Aircraft Corporation announces that the UnitedStates Navy Department has awarded it a contract to build what is described as "an experimental vertical lift aeronauticaldevelopment nicknamed the 'Sea Bat.' " Mr. Frank N. Piasecki, president of the company, has said thatthe Sea Bat will be unmanned and completely automatic in flight, controlled electronically from shipboard or land bases. Its com- "FLIGHT" NEXT WEEK AS already announced in some detail (Flight, last week, page 796),next week's issue, dated July 6, will be a greatly enlarged special number. Under the title "Airliners of the World" it will describe andillustrate, with a unique collection of large cut-away drawings, the airliners that will dominate the air transport scene in the years ahead.Demand for this issue is likely to be heavy, so we suggest that advance orders be placed with newsagents. pactness will permit its operation from restricted areas aboardsmall warships and it can be stowed on submarines. It is claimed that the Sea Bat will perform a multitude of mis-sions which cannot now be undertaken by existing aircraft or helicopters. The new concept, it is stated, will literally "hang inthe air" like a bat, dart in any direction, hover close to the sea's surface and return to its operational base under complete control. Next Year's Paris Show THE 22nd International Air Show will take place next year inthe exhibition hall at Le Bourget between Friday, May 24, and Sunday, June 2. A plan providing for a regular helicopter servicebetween Paris and the airport is under study. Admiral E. J. King >. FROM America comes news of the death—in hospital atPortsmouth, New Hampshire—of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, former Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleetand Chief of Naval Operations. He was 77. Admiral King was a specialist in all forms of warfare. Afterwarship service in the First World War he transferred to sub- marines. Later, when nearly 50, he learned to fly, and his beliefin the value of aircraft dictated much of his strategic policy. He became Commander-in-Chief soon after the U.S. enteredthe last war. Though he opposed British co-operation in the Pacific, it was his brilliant determination to avenge Pearl Harbourwhich contributed largely to victory there. The Duke sees Swedish Air Force THE hitherto secret underground hangars at the Royal SwedishAir Force fighter station of Tullinge near Stockholm were in part shown to the Duke of Edinburgh on his tour of inspectionduring his recent visit to Sweden. The Duke was greatly interested (writes a correspondent) and put numerous technical questions toMaj. S. Lampell, officer i/c hangars. For the first time, too, a party of selected foreign journalists were allowed into the hangars;we were escorted through them by Capt. Bjorn Holmback, station adjutant; F/L. Ullman, assistant adjutant; and a member of theSwedish Women's Royal Air Force. The hangars, which have several exits, had been blasted out of the solid rock, and though atno great depth underground are almost certainly impregnable against any conventional attack except perhaps a chance skip-bomb down the entrance ramp. The underground hangars are brick-lined, brightly illuminated and resemble ultra-modern bus-depot workshops. Sections were curtained and blocked off from our view. On Saturday morning, June 16, the Duke of Edinburgh, accom-panied by G/C. R. S. Ryan, C.B.E., the British Air Attache to WITHDRAWN from East Germany, if not from service with the Soviet Air Force, are these 11-10 ground-attack two-seaters Their recent departure from Brandenburg is referred to in a leading article in this issue and in a news item on page 834. The machine on the right has no dorsal gun and appears to be a trainer.
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