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12 July 1957 59 infra-red detection may be tried, but the U.S.A.F. apparentlyfavours primary radar on a non-co-operative basis for the short ranges. —AND COLLISION-WARNING PROGRESS THE Control Systems Division of the Ramo-WooldridgeCorporation is working on the development of collision-warn- ing equipment for aircraft. Results of studies so far carried outseem to indicate that the problem is not insoluble, although no equipment would come up to the operators' ideal specification.Audio-warning of a collision risk has been suggested, two different tones indicating the necessity for one of two standard types ofevasive manoeuvre. JET AND TURBOPROP SAFARI AN unusual configuration has been chosen for Frye's second•**- Safari project F.2. Described as a further DC-3 replacement, the F.2 features two Dart RDa.7 Stage 2 turboprops inboard, andtwo jets—possibly General Electric J85s—outboard. The jets would supply additional power for take-off and climb. The fuselagehas been stretched ten feet to accommodate up to 79 passengers in an "airbus" interior, 73 in a coach layout, or 65 in a de luxeversion. As a result, the gross weight has increased from 45,000 1b to 50,000 lb and the zero fuel weight has been raised to 97,000 lb.Payloads plus fuel weights are given as 19,981 for the de luxe version, 19,946 for the coach aircraft, 20,676 for the airbus and DC-3 pilots will be intrigued with this better-visibility modi- fication to the cock- pit of the aircraft owned by The Garrett Corporation of Cali- fornia. It was the work of the Corpora- tion's A iResearch divi- sion, and it is claimed to improve visibility "by 150 per cent." No doubt a sunblind will be needed. Mr. J. E. Vargas, chief engineer of the Aeronaves de Mexico, whose order for two Britannia 302s was announced on June 20, seen (second from right) during a recent visit to Shorts to see his aircraft progressing. With Mr. Vargas are Mr. George Gedge (second from left), Shorts' assistant general manager, Mr. D. J. John (extreme left), and Mr. T. R. Carroll (extreme right), both of the Bristol sales department. a maximum all-freight weight of 24,880 lb. Using the turbopropsonly, die maximum cruise speed at 10,000ft would be 205 kt, and the range with 17,000 lb of fuel, 1,615 n.m. This pre-supposesthe use of optional additional fuel capacity. LORD BRABAZON SPEAKS UP AT the annual luncheon on July 4 of the Air Registration Board,•**- Lord Brabazon, its chairman, spoke frankly about present relations between the A.R.B. and the C.A.A. Presenting theannual report of the A.R.B. (summarised last week), he said that while relations with foreign powers remained friendly, they werenot too friendly in one particular quarter—the American C.A.A. and C.A.B. "We in these islands," he said, "and especially in theA.R.B., believe that our British standards of airworthiness are good, but we are quite prepared to respect the standards of othercountries and we certainly respect those of the U.S. But we expect them to accept ours. We do not want to see a battle ofspecial requirements, because some of the special requirements are very, very silly." The A.R.B., he said, very much objected to thepractice, which now seemed to be creeping in, of using special requirements as a basis for stopping foreign aircraft from cominginto any particular country. OFF TO SELL DART HERALDS ""THE possibility that Handley Page Dart Heralds might be-•- built under licence in India by the Hindustan Aircraft Com- pany is being discussed, say Handley Page. The company's salesmanager, G/C. R. C. M. Collard, is making a ten-day tour of India and Pakistan to promote interest in this new version of theHerald. In India discussions are being held with the Indian Airlines Corporation, with the Director General of Civil Aviation,and with senior I.A.F. officers. In Pakistan talks are being held with Pakistan InternationalAirlines, who are said to be interested in the Civil Victor also. Discussions about both aircraft will be held with Pakistan'sD.G.C.A. and with the Pakistan Air Force. B.O.A.C.-PANAM NOSTALGIA IT is rare, and probably unprecedented, for airlines which aresuch close rivals as B.O.A.C. and PanAm to advertise jointly in the newspapers. Readers of The Times for July 5 will havenoticed the impressive combined B.O.A.C.-PanAm advertise- ment entitled "Tonight over the Atlantic. . . ." The occasion was of course a special one. The caption read:"Tonight, on this 20th anniversary of P.A.A.'s and B.O.A.C.'s first transatlantic flights, two modern airliners of these friendlyrivals will exchange radio greetings in mid-Atlantic. It was on 5th July, 1937 that this North Atlantic air route was simul-taneously pioneered: west-bound by Imperial Airways (pre- decessor of B.O.A.C.) and eastbound by Pan American. Today,5th July, 1957, P.A.A. and B.O.A.C. proudly recall their historic first flights across the Atlantic, and will honour the occasion onceagain by a friendly exchange of radio greetings." The two aircraft which exchanged greetings last week wereB.O.A.C. Stratocruiser Caledonia (Capt. D. Cole) and a PanAm Stratocruiser. The radio officer on board B.O.A.C.'s aircraft wasMr. T. E. Hobbs, who—appropriately—was radio officer of the Short C-Class flying boat Caledonia on its pioneer flight 20 yearsago. The captain of that flight was Capt. A. S. Wilcockson, now B.O.A.C.'s operations controller; while in New York for the recentopening of B.O.A.C.'s new office there he met Capt. Harold Gray, skipper of the PanAm Sikorsky Clipper flying boat with which heexchanged greetings 20 years ago. . "Caledonia's" crew, July 5, 7937 (see col. 2): from left to right, W/Op. T. f. Hobbs; W/Op. T. Valette; F/O. C. Bowes; Capt. A. S. Wilcockson.
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