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Aviation History
1956
1956 - 1137.PDF
FLIGHT, 24 August 1956 • • /• 283 Commonwealth Aviation I9S6 THE AIRCRAFT From the mighty delta CF-105, now taking shape at Toronto, and the bush-tailored Beavers and Otters; to the Winjeel and HT-2 trainers indigenous to Australia and India, the great young factories of the British Commonwealth can show original and successful designs as well as potent local adaptations of U.K.- and U.S.-born machines. One function of this special issue is to present an up-to-date review of all these Commonwealth aircraft, in which respect it forms the first half of a story that is completed with next week's Farnborough-time review of aircraft and products of the Home Country itself. THE INDUSTRY Responsible for these aircraft is a widespread multitude of factories, each with its own particular atmosphere, scale of effort, products and problems. In sheer volume of production and in variety of aircraft types those of the Dominion of Canada take pride of place, and many pages of this special feature are devoted to current Canadian progress. The industries of Australia, New Zealand and India are also reviewed, and the broad background to Common- wealth aviation is sketched in with the inclusion of topical articles on research. Service flying and civil air transport, in addition to the detailed reports on companies, aircraft and engines.
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