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1957
1957 - 0625.PDF
FLIGHT, 10 May 1957 627 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE The Nord 2501 Noratlas (upper picture) is the first of a batch for Germany. The engines, as in most other Noratlases, are Bristol Hercules built under licence by SNECMA. The am- phibian is the Italian Fiat-Nardi FN-333 four-seater, with 240 h.p. Continental engine. China Polish Gliders. A "Polish-built gliderfactory" is soon to start operation in Shenyang, China, according to a Pekingreport. The same source declares that 500 Polish-designed gliders will be built ayear and that the figure will be stepped up to 1,000. Switzerland Military and Civil Flying. The SwissAir Force is continuing evaluation of the Hunter F.6 and the Sabre 6. Twomachines of each type are being tested, particularly in the ground-attack role. Thethird prototype FFA P-16 has been flying since mid-April, and the second prototypehas been handed over to the Air Force for evaluation. Recent figures show that atthe end of last year 581 civil aircraft were registered in Switzerland, including fourhelicopters, 173 sailplanes and five balloons. U.S.A. Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. A Star-fighter is to be fitted with Sidewinder missiles for test at the Naval OrdnanceTest Station, China Lake, California, where the missile was developed. North American T2J. So designated is aforthcoming North American tandem-seat trainer for the U.S. Navy. A mock-upalready exists. The Westinghouse J34 turbojet has an under-fuselage intake closebehind the nosewheel and should give a speed of 500 m.p.h. Gross weight will beabout 9,000 lb. Canada Jet Mentor Licence. The Canadian Carand Foundry Co., Ltd., of Montreal, has made an agreement with the BeechAircraft Corporation, of Wichita, for the rights to manufacture the Beech Model 73jet trainer in Canada. A Beech statement reads: "Both the Canadian Car Co. and theBeech Aircraft Corporation believe that this aircraft has a very good chance ofmeeting the exacting requirements of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The airplanewill be in Canada for two weeks beginning April 28 when R.C.A.F. pilots will evaluateits performance as a suitable replacement for the Harvard (Canadian counterpart ofthe U.S.A.F. T-6 Texan)." France Atar Volant. The SNECMA groupannounce that the V.T.O. testbed, known as the Atar Volant or Atar P.I. which untilrecently has been remotely controlled, has been flying since April 8 with a pilot. Inthe P.2 model, test pilot Auguste Morel will be provided with an ejector seat, aninstrument panel and conventional controls for directing the aircraft. Max Hoiste 1521 Broussard. Orders foreight civil Broussards have lately been received. Six are for the Aerotechniquecompany of Algiers, and two are for Air- Gabon, which has its headquarters atPort-Gentil. On the military side it is learned that the first Broussard liaison/observation squadron, ELO 3/4, stationed in North Africa, has completed more than7,000 hours' flying in less than ten months. Of the Argentine order for ten, the fifthshould now have left France. MIG-17 (Egypt) (Improved VK-1 Turbojet) Span ... ... ... 36ft approx Length 38ft approx
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