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70FLIGHT, 19 July1957 HOT SCENT: A de Havilland Firestreak is discharged from an R.A.A.F. Avon-Sabre flying over the Woomera Range and (right) is seen about to strike its quarry, a radio-controlled Jindivik. Note how the weapon, which has an infra-red guidance system, is unerringly seeking the source of radiation—in this case, probably, the combined heat from the Jindivik's Viper turbojet tailpipe and the flare mounted on the tail. The photographs, which are unretouched, are enlargements from a cine film. HERE AND THERE Snark Shooters A NEW wing, to be equipped with Snarkmissiles, is being formed by the U.S.A.F. at Cooke A.F.B., near Lompoc, Cal. Accumulated Energy AT Chalgrove Aerodrome recently Mr.H. T. Taplin successfully flew a model aircraft powered by accumulators. Of7ft 6in span and weighing 8 lb, it had a 24 v motor fed by 25 Venner H.105 silver-zinc accumulators. Probable Record PRODUCTION of the 45,000th Piperaircraft will be appropriately celebrated during the week of August 12. Piper saythat this total of 45,000 represents the largest number of commercial [presum-ably "civil" is meant] aircraft built by any manufacturer in the world. Life-saving Ladder YESTERDAY the Gloster Aircraft Co.were due to demonstrate their newly devised stretcher ladder to Government,Service and Civil Defence representa- tives on a site in the City of London.Already employed by some CD. units and industrial organizations, the devicecan be used for lowering a patient through small spaces or down slopes. Marines' C-130 Evaluation TESTS by the U.S. Marines of the Lock-heed C-130 Hercules for use both as a com- bat and an in-flight refuelling aircraft areshortly being carried out by pilots, engi- neers and maintenance crews who havecompleted special training. THE WORLD'S ENGINES NEXT Friday, July 26th, the special"Aero Engines of the World" number of Flight will appear.Contents will include a very fully illustrated review of the notablepower units built by all engine- manufacturing countries. Academic Retirement FROM San Diego comes news of theretirement as chairman of Solar Aircraft of Mr. Edmund T. Price, who is 62 andhas now become Professor of Human Relations at California Western Univer-sity. Mr. Price, who joined Solar's predecessor, the Prudden Aircraft Cor-poration, in 1928, will continue as a director of Solar. He became presidentand general manager in 1930 and chair- man of the board eighteen months ago. Presidential Pioneer BY flying in a Bell 47J Ranger fromWashington to the "Presidential reloca- tion centre" last Friday during a U.S.civil defence exercise, President Eisen- hower became the first American presi-dent to fly in a helicopter. Youth Interchange Scheme ARRANGEMENTS have been com-pleted for the interchange of young people between the ages of 16 and 20 for two-week holidays at British and French flying clubs. Details of the scheme, whichhas been agreed between the Association of British Aero Clubs and the FederationAeronautique de l'Union Fran?aise, are obtainable from the A.B.A.C. at 7c LowerBelgrave Street, London, S.W.I. The Rocket Symposium TOMORROW, when the High Altitudeand Satellite Rockets Exhibition—organ- ized jointly by the Royal AeronauticalSociety, the British Interplanetary Society and the College of Aeronautics inconnection with their Rocket Symposium —is held at the College of Aeronautics,Cranfield, Bletchley, Bucks, coaches will leave Caxton Hall, Caxton Street, London,S.W.I, for Cranfield; the return fare is 10s 6d (for coach reservations telephoneTATe Gallery 9371). AT THE UNVEILING of a commemorative window in the headquarters of Coastal Command at Northwood, Middx, are seen (left to right) Marshal of the R.A.F. Sir John Slessor; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles M. Forbes; Air Chief Marshal Sir Dermot Boyle; Marshal of the R.A.F. Lord Douglas of Kirtleside; Air Marshal Sir Bryan Reynolds; Rev. Canon A. S. Giles; A.V-M. C. E. Chilton; and Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill. The window, planned by A.V-M. Chilton and executed by A/C. (now Mr.) Norman Attwood, marks Coastal Com- mand's 21st birthday and commemorates its part in the Second World War.
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