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26 April 1957 561 An architect's model of the revolutionary New York terminal being constructed for PanAm (see opposite page, col. I). Mr. Townley, the Minister, pointed out that Britain herselfhad just bought American aircraft, and said that Qantas and the Department of Civil Aviation went into the purchase of707s very carefully, "right down to the most minute details." They did not rely on their own engineers, but discussed thematter with engineers from all over the world and with con- sultants in three or four countries. "I say that we can acceptwith equanimity the technical advice which the company gave to the Government." Reference was made during the debate to "a recent survey"of 58 major airports, only one of which was found able to cope with the American big jets. "It may be," one member said,"that the Minister can tell us that Mascot, with perhaps a little or no expenditure, can be made suitable for these Boeing aero-planes." If that were so, he said, his opinion was diametrically opposite to that expressed in Flight "as late as May 4 last." BREVITIES 'T'HE Port of New York Authority is to permit the Caravelle•*• to demonstrate at New York from May 2 to May 8, not- withstanding previous bans (on the grounds of noise) on visits by other jet aircraft. * * * Aeroflot plans to compete with the SA.S. polar service by operating a Tu-104 service from Copenhagen to Tokyo via Moscow and Peking. * * * Bristol's new airport at Lulsgate was used for the first time onApril 16. It replaces Whitchurch, Bristol's airport for 27 years. * * * As we go to press, the strike of Qantas pilots remains unsettled.Two hundred out of 405 flying staff have been dismissed. Ansett Airlines of Australia have confirmed that they areconsidering the purchase of Lockheed Electras for delivery in 1959. * * * Following the recent Dutch application for rights to operateto the U.S. west coast, a Belgian civil aviation mission will open similar negotiations on behalf of Sabena on July 16.* * * Mr. J. A. A. ("Pat") O'Shea, B.E.A.'s assistant overseas salesmanager since 1954, is appointed the Corporation's sales man- ager for Australasia and the Far East. * * * K.L.M. is offering 400,630 of its ordinary shares on the U.S.market at 100 guilders each. This is the first time that a national European operator has offered its shares to the public.* * * A small spring balance designed to enable airline passengers to check their luggage weights is being made by George Salter and Co., Ltd., of West Bromwich, Birmingham. It is priced at 12s 6d. * * * Air transport movements in the United Kingdom duringJanuary showed a 19 per cent increase over the figure for the corresponding month of 1956.* * * In a lecture given recently at Rotol's Gloucester works, Mr.Somberg of Fokker said that he hoped the Friendship would gain its C. of A. in September 1957.* * * Cessna have guaranteed a price of £132,000 for the four-engined620 executive transport, less radio and other optional equipment. Production is scheduled to start in March 1958, with firstdeliveries in June of that year. CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS ON Saturday, May 11, the Armstrong-Siddeley Flying Club'sfaithful Tipsy, G-AFSC, officially becomes the club's own property. At a dinner and dance that evening a cheque is to bepresented to Basil Meads, secretary of the Kemsley Flying Trust, as last repayment of the Trust's loan which made possible thepurchase of the Tipsy some three years ago. Already looking to the future, the club has elected a committee to work out andreport back on the pros and cons of a second aircraft and to suggest a type if the answer is an affirmative. DESPITE petrol rationing, the Scottish Aero Club at Perthmanaged to do 20 more hours' flying in March than for the corresponding month last year. The landing competition, held onApril 6 and 7, was won by Charlie Davidson and recently Messrs. J. Ewart and D. Young have passed P.P.L. tests. PLANS are going ahead for the Experimental Flying Groupcamp which is being held near Ipswich between July 20 and July 28. Permission has been obtained to base one or two aircraftat Ipswich Airport, and the organizers, Ian Burn and David Tester, would like to know how many members wish to attendand the number of hours flying they expect to do. CTATISTICS for the eight clubs of the R.A.F. Gliding and^ Soaring Association in the United Kingdom show that during 1956 they undertook 19,465 launches and 1,815 hours' gliding,including nearly 3,000 miles of cross-country flying. There are about 600 members—of all ranks, from airmen and some airwomen to officers of air rank, mostly non-flying personnel "getting somehours in" in this way—and one of the leading experts is Sgt. Andy Gough, chief flying instructor of the Association's Wessex Club,at Andover. He was awarded the Wakefield Trophy by the B.G.A. for last year's longest flight—one of 199 miles from Andover,Hants, to Grassington in Yorkshire—and since learning to glide in Germany has flown 1,100 hours on gliders. A T Detling, the Kent Gliding Club reports an increased mem-**• bership (over 100 flying members compared with 40 origin- ally, and more than 50 associate members) and a total of 4,000launches up to the end of March. Both the club Prefect and its T.31 have been given C. of A. inspections; the former is havinga new Perspex canopy fitted and its instrument panel has been rearranged to include a total-energy variometer. The club iscelebrating its first birthday—it was founded on April 27 last year—with a party at the club-house tomorrow evening. T'APE recordings of lectures and of specimen briefings have-•• been introduced by Derek Piggott, C.F.I, at Lasham Gliding Centre, as a training aid in connection with the instructors' coursesnow held at Lasham. This idea was first developed by Piggott when he was chief instructor of the R.A.F. Home CommandGliding School at Detling, before joining Lasham in 1953. It is hoped to extend this technique and to build up a library oftapes covering such gliding subjects as thermal and hill soaring, cross-country and cloud flying, which would be available toother clubs.
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