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1957
1957 - 1417.PDF
FLIGHT, 27 September 1957 507 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE Transports tried and true: the Handley Page Hastings C.I, from the doorway of which the air-to-air pictures on pages 512-513 were secured; and the French-built Ju52/3m purchased (tor one franc) from the French Air Force by the Deutsche Museum in Munich. two. Strong opposition can naturally beexpected from the industry and these plans might not come into force in their entirety. Marcel Dassault Production. Althoughthe greater part of Dassault production is devoted to the Super Mystere B.2(SNECMA Atar turbojet), Mystere IVAs of the Indian order for about a hundredare still leaving the production line. These have the Hispano-Suiza Verdon. When theMystere IVAs are completed about 420 machines of the type will have been con-structed. Six Mystere IVAs competed in the recent St. Exupery Cup race, and aftercovering the course of about 415 miles the aircraft finished within 13| seconds ofeach other. Fouga Magister. In collaboration withthe O.F.E.M.A. organization Air Fouga have granted a licence to Israel for the con-struction of the Magister twin-jet trainer. The company concerned is Bedek Aircraft,workshops at LyddaOLIU^LIUJU ui uit iviagiaL^i Lwui'jti uaiuti. i , Ltd., which has its workshops t airfield. Great Britain Hawker Hunter F.6. According to Avia- tion Week, the gross weight of the Hunter F.6 is 17,800 lb, and the overload gross weight 23,700 lb. U.S.A. Anti-submarine Aircraft. The U.S. Navyis reported to be favouring land-based air- craft for future anti-submarine work,although tentative instructions have been given to Convair for the development of a! water-based three-engined machine. For ; a design competition now in hand Lock-heed plan to submit a version of the Electra. ; Convair B-58 Hustler. It is reported that when General Thomas Power, Chiefof the U.S.A.F. Strategic Air Command, flew in a B-58 recently a Mach number of 2.09 was attained at a height of 50,000ft., For a period of more than thirty minutes, i it is stated, the B-58 remained above Mach 1. Lockheed L.I649. Operated by T.W.A.as the "Jetstream Starliner", the super- long-range Constellation is being refittedwith propellers with solid light-alloy blades. The original blades, of the newly certifi-cated hollow-aluminium type (Hamilton Standard), have given core .trouble. France Industry Cutbacks ? The French aircraftindustry has been warned to prepare for reductions in military aircraft productionorders and for the concentration of all mis- sile work in one service, with a single testinstallation at Colomb Bechar. The inter- cepter programme appears to be largelyintact, except that all Trident and Super Vautour production might be • cancelled.The number of Vautour bombers ordered might be reduced from 200 to 160; and theNord 2506 assault transport and Br^guet 765 heavy transport might be cancelled.Projected Potez 75 production is similarly threatened and helicopter productionwould be slowed down. A number of Morane-Saulnier 733 Alcyons would bedropped and the pre-production order for twin-engined Sipa 1100 ground-attackmachines would be reduced from ten to REPUBLIC F-105B THUNDERCHIEF (Pratt and Whitney J75) Span 34ft 11 in Length 63ft 1in
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