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1956
1956 - 1073.PDF
AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE FLIGHT, 10 At&at 1956 219 Although unfamiliar, the aircraft shown here is a regular visitor to Britain. It is a Fairchild C-/23B Provider and H is discussed in a paragraph below (C-123 developments). U.S.S.R. Tupolev designs. It is reported, unoffi-cially, that the true designation of the Badger medium bomber is Tu-16. Furtherdesignations are stated to be Tu-110 for the four-turboprop, medium-range airlinerand Tu-114 (already reported by Flight) for the large four-jet transport. The latteris stated to have four of the largest turbo- jets yet seen in any aircraft, with a com-bined thrust of not less than 80,000 lb. The first Tu-114 is apparently almost com-Plete> as far a* external appearance goes, and it should fly next May. Great Britain V-bomber Boundary Layer. Small vanesinserted over the exterior surfaces of high- speed aircraft are gaining in popularity, inspile of the fact that pure-minded aero- dynamicists probably despise them. Knownvariously as vortex generators, boundary- layer energizers or turbulators, they havenow sprouted from all three V-bombers. The Valiant, which has long had them onthe tail, now has a short row on each main- plane; the Vulcan has a longer row of verysubdued turbulators on each outer wing; and the Victor has a straight row of nofewer than 23 surfaces, each bigger than a playing card, on each outer wing panel. France Dassault First Flights. During the pasttwo weeks the Dassault Etendard II (ex- Mystere 22) and Etendard IV (ex-Mystere24) have both started Phase I flying trials. They are basically similar airframes,smaller than previous Dassault designs and very like the MD.550 Mirage apart fromhaving a swept, and not delta, wing. Power- plants are twin Turbome'ca Gabizo (Eten-dard II) and one S.N.E.C.M.A. Atar G (IV). U.S.A. C-123 Developments. Originally theC-123 was a Chase design, and prototypes were built for the U.S.A.F. with the nameAvitruc. Fairchild took over the Chase assets and designer Stroukoff is now work-ing on his own. Stroukoff has developed various forms of machine with "Pantobase"landing gear (wheels, skis and water-skis), boundary-layer control and other curiousappurtenances; Fairchild, who are in volume production of the .basic C-123B(now named Provider), are also working on boundary-layer control and are investiga-ting pi-shaped tails. Three squadrons of Providers recently crossed from Goose Bayand Keflavik to Prestwick, and now serve with the 322nd Air Division at DreuxA.F.B., France. The machine illustrated is doing the thrice-weekly Air LogisticalService run from Rhein-Main (Frankfurt) to Bovingdon, Herts. Grumman TF~\ Trader. Production examples of this transport version of the S2F anti-submarine aircraft are now reach- ing the U.S. Navy. Fully equipped for carrier operations, the TF-1 has a bulky fuselage providing for up to about a dozen seats or some four tons of cargo. The entrance door is on the port side immediate- ly above the location of the retractable radome on the S2F. The latter aircraft, incidentally, has now been officially named Tracker, after having been dubbed Sentinel, Sub-Killer and Hermit. GLOSTE* JAVELIN FAW.1 (Two Arrtwtrong SUMaUy Soppliira) Span 52ft Lwtgth 58ft 3in
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