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12 July 1957 35 Mr. Owner. UNCRITICAL GIANT: Like our own Beverley, the Lockheed Hercules can operate as happily from sand or grass as from concrete runways. This example, one of the C-130s in service with U.S.A.F. Tactical Air Command, is seen during a series of sand take-offs and landings at Eglin A.F.B., Florida, made at gross weights from 90,000 to 176,000 Ib. tinues: "Range of the radar is secret, but it probes far insidethe iron curtain, which is only 12 minutes' flying time or some 120 miles from the air division bases. It is not unusual foroperators sitting at their green-faced radar scopes ... to trace the flight of planes of Russia or the satellite states." Frank Owner Retires AT the end of last month Mr. F. M. Owner, C.B.E., M.Sc.(Tech.),** M.I.Mech.E., F.R.Ae.S., retired from the de Havilland Engine Co., relinquishing his post as deputy chief engineer. It was in thiscapacity that he joined the company in October 1951 to work in close association with Dr. E. S. Moult, director and chief engineer.Mr. Owner made the decision to retire from active service in the industry so that he could devote more time to his many otherinterests, which he will be pursuing from his home in south Cornwall. Frank Owner was concerned with awide range of activities in the D.H. Engine Co. and many of his ideas and thoughtsare embodied in the engineering and development of the Gyron and GyronJunior and Super Sprite and Spectre rocket engines. During the past year hisattention has been especially directed towards the work of the rocket division,and many of the design features of the company's new research and test facilitiesat Hatfield are based on his original think- ing. He also numbered among his interestssuch recent developments as convergent- divergent nozzle design and jet-deflectiontechniques; and his ideas are reflected in later (as yet undisclosed) projects.From 1922, until he joined the D.H. Engine Co., Mr. Owner was responsible for much of the design and development work onengines by the Bristol Aeroplane Co., and in the course of his 28 years' association with them he rose to be chief engineer ofthe engine division in 1947. Mr. J. Pickles regret to learn that Mr. J. Pickles, secretary of BristolAero-Engines, Ltd., died suddenly at his home on Thursday, July 4, at the early age of 46. He leaves a widow and daughter.Mr. Pickles served his engineering apprenticeship with Leyland Motors and ultimately became assistant production controller ofthe Leyland Group. In 1940 he joined the Bristol Aeroplane Com- pany as production controller at theirAccrington shadow factory, which at that time was producing Hercules engines andpowerplants. At the end of the war he was appointed production controller ofthe engine division, and in September 1947 transferred to the commercial organ-ization as head of the supplies department. He became commercial manager inJanuary 1948 and divisional secretary three years later. On the formation ofBristol Aero-Engines as a separate com- pany in January 1956 he was appointedcompany secretary. Mr. Pickles was intimately concernedwith negotiations leading up to the agree- ment signed between the Indian Govern-ment and Bristol Aero-Engines in September 1956 for the production under licence of Bristol Orpheus turbojet enginesin India. He visited India in April 1955 and February 1956. Rocket Exhibition T"HE high-altitude and satellite rocket exhibition which is being*- organized in connection with the symposium at Cranfield on Saturday, July 20, will be open to anyone who wishes to attend.It will include live exhibits, with demonstrations from the Royal Society; rocket material from Westcott; exhibits by de Havillandand Armstrong Siddeley; a Skylark and other items from the R.A.E.; a model of the Vanguard, shown by the British Inter-planetary Society; a demonstration of rocket fuels and static firing; THREE-STAGE SETTING: Oddly reminiscent of a dramatic theatrical production is this pre-dawn view of preparations to launch a Lockheed X-17 three-stage research vehicle from Patrick A.F.B., Florida. Powered by solid propellants, the X-17 is used to investigate the re-entry to the earth's atmosphere of a ballistic-missile warhead. Mr. Pickles. and a continuous film show on missile development and high-altitude research. The exhibition is open from 10 a.m.; lunch is obtainable at the College; and coaches will leave Caxton Hall,Caxton Street, at 9 a.m., returning to London about 5 or 6 p.m. Those wishing to reserve seats on the coaches should telephoneTate Gallery 9371. This Week-end at Coventry A FULL programme has been planned for the National AirRace meeting at Baginton Aerodrome, Coventry, this week- end (July 12-13). As this is the only N.A.R. event this season(following the cancellation of the Yeadon meeting earlier this year), all three rounds of the four class races are included, in additionto the King's Cup race, the Lockheed Trophy aerobatic competition and an air display. Today's programme (Friday) begins at 10 a.m. and ends at8.30 p.m. In the morning, the first rounds of the races for the Osram, Kemsley, Goodyear and News Chronicle Trophies willbe flown, followed by the second rounds in the afternoon. The preliminaries of the Lockheed international aerobatic competitionare due to take place in the evening. Admission prices are: public enclosure, Is (children 6d); reserved public enclosure, 2s (childrenIs); cars Is; motor cycles 6d; coaches 10s. Tomorrow, Saturday, flying will start at 10.15 a.m. and finishat 6.30 p.m. In the morning the final rounds of the four class races will take place, followed in the afternoon by the King's Cup race,finals of the Lockheed contest and a varied flying display. Admis- sion prices will be: public enclosure, 2s 6d (children Is); reservedpublic enclosure, 5s (children 2s 6d); cars 2s 6d; motor cycles Is (combinations Is 6d); coaches 10s. Details of the entriesfor the races and for the aerobatic contest were given in Flight of June 28.
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