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Aviation History
1956
1956 - 1161.PDF
FLIGHT, 24 August 1956 307 the time of our visit was intended to lead to an increase in thecertified normal gross weight from 2,800 lb to 3,000 lb The remaining five machines of the Fleet-manufactured batch havenow been sold. President and general manager of Fleet Manufacturing isH. L. fcberts; other senior executives include N. E. Butler (secre- tary-treasurer) P. A. Chamberlain (contracts administrator),T. B. Daniels (manufacturing manager), H. Anderson (manufac- turing service manager) and H. Louis (new products engineer).Doman-Fleet Helicopters, Ltd., is a jointly owned subsidiary of Fleet Manufacturing and Doman Helicopters, Inc., which wasformed to market the Doman LZ-5 helicopter in Canada and the Commonwealth. The type certificate and C. of A. for the Cana- dian-built demonstrator were granted earlier this year, since whenproject work has been progressing at Fort Erie on the adaptation of the Lear "Nafli" (natural flight instrument) system for use onthe LZ-5. This and other blind-flying aids are being fitted to the Canadian machine, which is due to be demonstrated for bothService and commercial users. Co-ordination with production specialists of the Doman company is taking place prior to pro-duction of the LZ-5 at Fort Erie. Doman-Fleet Helicopters, Ltd., is headed by G. S. Etonian (chairman) and H. L. Eberts (presi-dent); N. E. Butler is secretary-treasurer and W. H. D. Hanchet is contracts and service manager. ROLLS-ROYCE OF CANADA, LTD.T HE production contract for 900 Nene 10 engines forCanadair-built T-33 Silver Star aircraft has been completed on schedule during the past year, a total of fifty Canadian-builtengines having been delivered. Nene overhaul work and the manufacture of spares continues.The overhaul life of the Nene 10 has been maintained at 750 hr during the year, and as a result of the examination of a numberof engines at this life it is expected that approval for an extension to 1,000 hr will soon be given.The Dart engine now in service with T.C.A., Capital, B.W.I.A., Left, the Helio Courier of Fleet Manufacturing undergoing wheel-ski tests earlier this year. Above, the Doman-Fleet LZ-5 helicopter was used to deliver a birthday cake on the occasion of the 21st anniversary meeting of the Air Industries and Transport Association of Canada. Cubana and the Canadian Department of Transport has com-pleted its first million hours on airline operations, and the Depart- ment of Transport has given approval for a 1,400 hr life betweenoverhauls. Meanwhile the Merlin engine continues to give good service with T.C.A. and the R.C.A.F. and over two million engine-hours have been completed on T.C.A.'s Merlins alone. A recent development was the beginning of overhaul work onthe Westinghouse J34 turbojets in service with the Canadian Navy's Banshees, as forecast in last year's Commonwealth issue. During the last 12 months additional storage space has beenprovided at the company's plant on the Cote de Liesse Road, Montreal, and the provision of further additional office space isplanned for the immediate future. The total manufacturing, office and stores space is at present75,000 sq ft and the number of employees engaged on aircraft work is now approaching 600. The general manager of Rolls-Royce of Canada is R. M. Kendall. Part of the sheet metal shop at the Rolls-Royce of Canada plant at Montreal.
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