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Aviation History
1956
1956 - 1317.PDF
14 September 1056 467 SUPERSONIC TWINS: The McDonnell F-101A Voodoo on the right is carrying "an external test shape" to simulate either fuel or bomb- carrying capacity. Of the two English Electric P.I prototypes below it, the nearer has been used for armament tests and one of the gun ports is visible in the forward decking. three-hour tour of the Brockworth works by Mr. Attwood. Thisfactory is one of the most modern and complete examples of an engine-production plant in this country as, after being taken overat the termination of prefabricated-house manufacture, it was completely stripped and replanned for the large-scale manufac-ture of the Sapphire. At present the factory is engaged on the production of the ASSa.7. Almost half the time occupied by the tour of the works wasspent in Engine Assembly. Keen interest was shown in this department by the Russian visitors, in particular by Mr. Dementievand Mr. Svishchey, who are obviously familiar with the problems of engine production and asked many questions. They were alsoshown machine shops, the investment-casting foundry and the test-beds, where Mr. Dementiev at his own request was allowedto take over and handle the power control of an ASSa.7 on test. During their tour, the visitors frequently expressed their viewof what they saw as being "very good," an assessment that they were obviously technically competent to make, even if the intentionwas merely diplomatic. Concurrently a Soviet Air Force delegation, headed by ChiefMarshal of Aviation P. F. Zhigarev, visited four R.A.F. stations as well as going to Farnborough. They were also entertainedto lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London, by the Air Council. Their first R.A.F. visit was to Honington, Suffolk, onSeptember 6, to see a Bomber Command station at work. The eight-man Russian delegation arrived by Valetta from Northolt andduring their tour saw a static show of the resident Canberras plus Hunters, Javelins and Valiants. They then watched a flying dis-play by all these types of aircraft, with a single Valiant doing a take-off and steep climb. From Honington the Russians flew to Manby, Lines, wherethey stayed the night at the R.A.F. College. On the morning of September 7 they paid a brief visit to Cranwell, then flew tothe Central Flying School at Little Rissington, Glos. Here their stay was also short. An elaborate tour which had been arrangedwas abandoned so that the delegation could return to attend a con- ference at their embassy in London. Up to last Sunday night, neither Soviet radio programmes forhome listeners, nor Soviet newspapers, had reported on the acti- vities of the Soviet visitors. Only the radio broadcasts for abroadbriefly mentioned the delegations' departure from London in the TU-104, though not their arrival in Moscow. A. V. Cleaver Leaves de Havilland TT is announced that Mr. A. V. Cleaver, F.R.Ae.S., chief engineer-*- (rockets) of the de Havilland Engine Co., Ltd., has relinquished his appointment as from August 31. Mr. F. M. Owner, C.B.E.,M.Sc, F.R.Ae.S., M.I.Mech.E., deputy chief engineer of the com- pany, takes over the technical direction of the rocket division andMr. W. N. Neat, A.F.R.Ae.S., continues to serve as deputy chief engineer (rockets). Mr. Cleaver has been associated with de Havilland rocket-motoractivities since the end of the 1939-1945 war and it was during this period that the Sprite and Super Sprite liquid-propellant a.t.o. rocket engines were developed. In recent years Mr. Cleaver hasbeen responsible for the D.H. series of Spectre rocket engines which, besides their a.t.o. application, are also being prepared forthe new generation of military aircraft employing mixed-power- plant engine installations. It is stated that "Mr. Cleaver leaves the company with the bestwishes of the directors and his colleagues." R.A.E. Appointments TPHE Ministry of Supply recently announced the following-•- appointments at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farn- borough : Mr. E. C. Cornford to be Head of Guided WeaponsDepartment, Mr. D. J. Lyons to be Senior Superintendent, ballistic missiles division of the Guided Weapons Department;and Mr. P. A. Hufton, Senior Superintendent, supersonics division of the Aerodynamics Department. All three have allbeen promoted deputy chief scientific officer on taking up their new appointments. WELCOME GUESTS: on the left, Chief Marshal of Aviation P. F. Zhigarev, Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Forces, is seen inspecting the guard of honour on his arrival last week for a visit to Royal Air Force Station, Honington. The delegation viewed aircraft on the ground andG. cealed); Brockworth; Mr" J. B. Marriott, production engineer, Brockworth; 0. K. Antonov, designer.
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