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1956
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514 FLIGHT, 21 September 1956 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE Recent and not-so-recent Rolls-Royce/Super- marine affiliations are illustrated here by the "Flight" photograph of the N. 113 naval tighter (two Rolls-Royce Avon) and a reader's picture of a Spitfire 14 (Rolls-Royce Griffon). The "Spit" is the property of Rolls-Royce, Ltd. Agusta X-l helicopter and a fast military transport to be chosen from Piaggio and SIAI-Marchetti designs. Japan Aircraft Supplies. The transfer of 30Grumman S2F anti-submarine aircraft to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forcewill begin next April and will continue for about a year. The third production planfor the North American F-86F and Lock- heed T-33 has been cut to 120 F-86Fs and30 T-33As because of a budget curtail- ment. Home production of Cessna L-19liaison aircraft will begin in 1958. Aircraft purchased by the National Defense Agencyduring the fiscal year 1955/56 were: D.H. Vampire Trainer, 1; Beech T-34 Mentor,26; North American T-28B, 1; Sikorsky S-55, 1; Bell 47G, 1. Japan's first indi-genous jet aircraft of the post-war years, the TlFl Orpheus-powered trainer, is sche-duled to pass into production during 1959. U.S.A. Fair child C-123. Ten of these transportsare to be supplied to the U.S.A.F.'s North- cast Air Command for ice-cap transportflying, in replacement of C-47s. They will be fined with ski landing gear and auxiliaryturbojets. Fairchild are reported to be preparing to demonstrate aircraft of thesame type for use aboard U.S. Navy carriers. It is hoped that an evaluationmight be ordered with the idea of increasing Marine mobility. Martin P6M SeaMaster. A productionorder to the value of $121,422,478 has been awarded to Glenn Martin by the U.S.Navy in respect of this high-speed flying- boat. France ' •",. :" .'••"-.'"'-•':--"'' '~'-VL...--: ' Morane-Saidnier M.S.760 Paris. Several weeks ago the Paris prototype completed the first stages of the official tests for obtaining an American certificate of air- worthiness. The second example was then to be put through the entire series of ground tests at Issy les Moulineaux, and the third (about 60 per cent completed at that time) was scheduled to fly during December. The Paris has been ordered into quantity production. Kord 2506 Noratlas. The 2506 version of the Noratlas twin-boom freighter flew early last month. It incorporates air brakes at the rear of the fuselage, flaps of a new type, and an undercarriage which can be adjusted in height in order to facilitate loading. The Turbome'ca Marbori auxili- ary booster units are standard equipment. Marcel Dassault Mystere IVA. Produc-tion of this fighter is being stepped up in consideration of orders received fromNATO, the French Government and foreign sources. Twenty-four have beenordered by Israel and about a hundred by the Indian Air Force. Italy New projects. The Italian Ministry ofDefence has voted funds to assist the development of a number of new projects,including the Macchi MB.326 jet trainer, the Piaggio P. 155 rescue flying boat, anAerfer jet-propelled target drone, the BRISTOL BRITANNIA 301 (Four Bristol Protaui 7S5) Span 142ft 34in Length ... ... ... 124ft 3in '.'••'."- "'•"/)"? ; S / 0 I ti'K'fT IHM TV f
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