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1957
1957 - 0196.PDF
198 FLIGHT FROM ALL QUARTERS CANADAIR'S PRIDE: Now named the Argus, and designated CP-107 by the R.C.A.F., Canadair's CL-28 is here seen in a new view taken recently at the maker's works in Montreal. The first two Argus aircraft are being retained by Canadair for testing, and the third machine will be delivered to the R.C.A.F. Maritime Air Command later in the year. The type was described in our issue of January 25. First Missile Regiment THE first guided-missile regiment in Britain is now being formedat Crookham, Hants, to handle American Corporal ground-to- ground missiles, some of which have already been delivered. The unit is to be known as 47 Guided Missile Regiment (Field), R.A., and it will comprise about 530 men, some of whom have been trained in America and will act as instructors. American Corporal battalions normally fire two live rounds during initial training. Aden Protectorate Action ON Monday last the village of Danaba in the West Aden Pro-tectorate was attacked and destroyed by R.A.F. Shackletons and Venoms, using bombs and rockets, in an operation lasting over five hours. It was carried out as a reprisal for the ambush of a British patrol near Dhala last week, when two Cameron High- landers were killed, by tribesmen from Danaba. There were no people or animals in the village at the time of the raid. Leaflets had been dropped for four days previously, warning that it would take place unless the ringleaders surrendered. Mr. R. T. Outen WE regret to record that Mr. R. T. Outen, who only lastOctober had succeeded Sir Richard Fairey as chairman of theFaireyAviationCo.,died suddenly last Saturday at the age of 56. Mr. Outen, who joined the Fairey Board in 1943, was appointed deputy chairman in October 1949 and thus for seven years worked in close collabora- tion with Sir Richard. He was also chairman of the International Harvester Co. of Great Britain and of Quaker Oats, Ltd., and deputy chairman of Smith and Nephew Associated Coys., Ltd. Among 17 other directorships he held was one with the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. Senior partner in a firm of solicitors, Mr. Outen specialized in company and commercial work. In 1952 he was appointed a member of the Law Reform Mr. Outen. Committee set up by the Lord Chancellor. He was a member of the Institute of Directors' council and chairman of its legal committee. He leaves a widow. . . . Jet Provosts Ordered IN a written Parliamentary reply last Friday, Mr. George Ward,Secretary for Air, stated that "The evaluation trials [of jet aircraft for initial flying training] have shown that ab initio flying training on jet aircraft has definite advantages, and it has there- fore been decided to establish this form of training on a larger scale. A production order is now being placed for the [Hunting Percival] Jet Provost, which I am satisfied is the best aircraft for the purpose." It is officially stated that the decision was taken after considera- tion of reports on an experimental course at Hullavington, pupils from which recently gained their wings after flying Vampires at Swinderby. It was found that all-through jet training produced pilots of a higher standard in less time. Limitations of the pupils were discovered earlier, thus saving wasted training time and resources. Pupils did not have to "unlearn" piston flying tech- niques when first converting to jets. The size of the Jet Provost order has not been given, but it is believed to be substantial. About a score of Jet Provosts are already in service and those now built will incorporate short undercarriages, ejector seats, a hydraulic instead of a pneumatic system for flap, undercarriage and airbrake actuation, a centrally mounted instrument panel and two 50-gallon tip tanks. The engine is the Armstrong Siddeley Viper ASV.8 giving 1,750 lb thrust. The R.A.F. now becomes the first air force in the world to adopt all-through jet training on a large scale. Toss-bombing for the R.A.F. THE American Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company hasbeen granted an export licence to supply an unspecified quantity of Low Altitude Bombing System equipment to the R.A.F. under a £267,850 contract. The L.A.B.S. bomb-sight is small enough to fit into single-seat fighters and is already in use by the U.S.A.F. and U.S. Navy. It is used for aiming tactical atomic bombs, which are lobbed or tossed from a roll-off-the-top so that after its low-level approach, the aircraft can clear the target area without risk from the subsequent explosion. The technique was described and illustrated in Flight for October 19 last year. It is also reported that a L.A.B.S.-type sight is being developed in Britain. The Canberra and such aircraft as the N.I 13 and N.A.39 are the most likely candidates for L.A.B.S. U-2 Official Data POSSIBLY the most "mysterious" aeroplane of recent years, the •*• Lockheed U-2 has now been flying for many months from America and Europe as a high-altitude meteorological research aircraft of the N.A.C.A. No details of the U-2 have previously been released, although the aircraft has no announced military The U-2: a new general-arrangement drawing.
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