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1956
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FLIGHT, 9 November 1956 753 A recent "Flight" picture of a Super- marine Swift F.7, first of a small batch of these machines intended for the development - firing and service-testing of the Foirey Fitetlash guided missile. The span is about 3ft greater than that of the Swift F.R.S. AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE Great Britain Vickers-Armstrongs Varsity. The recentexclusive Flight feature on the Varsity for King Hussein of Jordan has prompted areader to send the following note: "It is not generally known that this is the secondVarsity to be sold to a foreign power. During 1953 a standard production Varsity,WJ900, was converted by the parent com- pany at Hum Airport for the Swedish AirForce as 82001. To supplement the loss of this aircraft to the Royal Air Force anadditional machine was built, this having the serial number XD366. By the time theproduction of the Varsity had ceased in early 1954 a total of no fewer than 163 air-craft had been built, the type having flown for the first time in July 1949. Besides beingused in its intended role with Flying Train- ing Command it is in service with bothTransport and Coastal Commands plus No. 116 Squadron, based at Watton." Martin Mercators in the U.K. Recent correspondence in Flight concerning Mer- cators seen in the United Kingdom lends interest to the news that on October 28 a P4M-1Q Mercator came into Bovingdon and was based there for a few days. It seems that the Mercators seen over this country are based at Port Lyautey, Morocco, and belong to Electronic Counter-measures Squadron Two (VQ-2). U.S.A. HillerX-18. A VTOL aircraft known as the X-18 is to have a Fairchild C-123 fuselage and two Allison T40 turboprops, loaned by the U.S. Navy. The wing will be of new design. Boeing KB-50. Tankers of this type are to be fitted with two General Electric J47 booster packs, presumably to improve their altitude performance. Lockheed F-104A. The first Lockheed F-104A Starfighters are due to pass into operational service early next year. They will be based at west coast airfields. U.S. Army Requirements. A design com- petition is to be held next year for an ob- servation helicopter for the U.S. Army costing only about $10,000. Another Army requirement is a fixed-wing machine with a speed between 275 and 300 kt, able toland and take off over a 50ft obstacle within 600ft. It should be available by 1960 andis already the subject of a design competi- tion. The Army also needs a fixed-wingcargo aircraft with a 2*-ton payload, a 200 kt cruising speed, and capable of take-off and landing within 500ft. A similar transport for 4-ton load should have aspeed of about 250 kt. The turbine- powered Vertol H-21 is being considered asa possible answer to the "medium cargo" helicopter requirement, and a number offlying cranes for loads of 8 to 15 tons are being studied by the industry for a designcompetition expected next year. Yet a fur- ther requirement is for an "aerial jeep," toweigh 1,000 lb and to carry an equal payload. This should be ready for Army tests by1959. France Max Holste Broussard. An order for tenBroussards has been placed by the Argen- tine Government as a result of negotiationshandled by the Office Francais d' Exporta- tion, the president of which is General Fay.The production schedule of the Broussard has been scrupulously maintained and thepresent rate is four a month. To date 325 are on order. Boisavia .6.260 Anjou. Test flights of this light twin continue. The two SNECMA 160 h.p. engines are giving a maximum speed of around 186 m.p.h. and a cruising speed of about 158 m.p.h. AUSTER AGRICOLA (Continental CM70-M2 Engin*) Span 42ft
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