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1956
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306 IIII•••If' II Lockheed P2V-7 Neptunes in the Fairey plant at Eastern Passage. The Canadian Industry... ment work on the electronic equipment installed in the CS2F-1.The floorspace occupied by the division is now about to be more than doubled.Probably the most interesting civil project under way at Downs- view is the twin-engined D.H.C.4. No details have yet beenreleased by the company concerning this design which, it is reported, is aimed particularly at rugged, simple construction andshort landing and take-off performance. The machine is believed to incorporate a high wing with double-slotted flaps, and rearloading ramp; and to accommodate about 30 passengers. Con- struction of the first D.H.C.4 has not yet begun, but a full-scalemock-up of the machine has been completed, and a large amount of engineering effort has already been put into the project. The total number of employees has increased over the past yearto about 4,000, of whom 200 work in the engine division and 200 in the guided missile division. With Sir Geoffrey de Havilland aspresident, the executive head at Downsview is P. C. Garrett, vice- president and managing director. THE FAIREY AVIATION COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. A CHANGE in emphasis to new aircraft types at Eastern Pas-•**• sage, Nova Scotia 3 and a widening of activity at the newwest-coast plant at Patricia Bay, have been two main trends in Fairsy activity in Canada over the past twelve months. For manyyears associated with the Royal Canadian Navy, the company's range of work is now being extended. At Eastern Passage, the company's main plant has begun anextended modification programme on R.C.A.F. P2V-7 Neptunes, in addition to the existing modification work on R.C.A.F. Lan-casters. The maritime reconnaissance Lancasters, it seems, will continue until the CL-28 is in operational use. For the Navy,overhaul and repair work has switched from Sea Furies to Ban- shees. Although the first CS2F has yet to be formally deliveredto the R.C.N., the start of an operational modification programme on this type, we learned, is imminent. In the meantime, how-ever, there are still Avengers to be seen in the Fairey hangars. The design and manufacture of nosewheel and bomb-door actua-tors for the CL-28, and hydraulic components for the CF-105, has supplemented the continued production of Fairey Hydroboostersfor the CF-100 at the main plant during the past year. At Patricia Bay, B.C., the addition of a considerable amount ofvaried overhaul and repair work on private and executive aircraft to the original R.C.N. contracts has resulted in the acquisition ofa second hangar. The covered floorspace at Patricia Bay now totals 100,000 sq ft, and equipment purchases total $200,000.At present the company's work-load here is divided equally between naval and civil aircraft, but the growing emphasis is onthe latter. With the main-plant buildings now covering 230,000 sq ft, afurther building extension of 25,000 sq ft is in the planning stage. The increased volume of work during the past year has beenreflected in an increase in personnel: approximately 1,000 people are now employed at Eastern Passage, with a further 100 at thewest-coast base. An interesting possibility now being considered together with the parent company at Hayes is that of a Canadian sales tour of the Fairey Ultra-light helicopter later this year. Thismachine would be particularly valuable in Canada, the company believe, for specialized applications such as fire-spotting.Managing director of Fairey Aviation of Canada is C. E. Hibbert, M.B.E. FLEET MANUFACTURING, LTD. A WIDE variety of work was under way at the Fleet plant at**• Fort Erie when we visited the company recently. Among the new contracts this year were seen the production of wheel/skiassemblies for the D.H.C. Beaver, and of 115 sets of wing exten- sions for the Mark 5 version of the Avro Aircraft CF-100; and thedesign of a mobile systems-training unit for the CS2F-1. Production of flaps, ailerons and rocket pods for the CF-100,and of bomb-bay and nose-bay doors and escape hatches for the CS2F, is continuing. Other CS2F work is being carried out forEnheat Aircraft (plastic components) and CanCar (slats and spoilers). Tooling for CF-105 details and assemblies (and thefirst sets of components themselves) is now being produced, and another recent manufacturing programme is concerned withhoneycomb floors for Beavers and Otters. The facilities of the plastics department have been expandedthis year—and indeed the overall volume of work at the Fleet factory has increased by 20 per cent over that of last year. Inaddition to its subcontract production for the big aircraft com- panies (and for many non-aviation concerns) the company is nowperforming more work directly for the Canadian government. During the year, the Helio Courier (for which Fleet holdsCanadian and Commonwealth manufacturing and sales rights) has been demonstrated to the Canadian Services, including arecent evaluation by Army units at Wainwright, Alberta. Modification of the prototype being carried out at Fort Erie at Overhaul, repair and modification of the Royal Canadian Navy's Banshees is now being carried out by the Fairey Company.
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