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1958
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FLIGHT, 7 February 1958 173 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE U.SJL Convair F-lObA Delta Dagger. Subjectof our three-view drawing on this page, the F-106A is officially described as having the"most advanced electronic fire control and armament ever developed for an air forceintercepter." This equipment, for which the prime contractor is Hughes Aircraft,represents about 30 per cent of the overall cost of the weapon system (i.e., probablyabout f 350,000 per aircraft). McDonnell F-101B. Now in service withthe U.S.A.F. Air Defense Command, this version of the Voodoo can carry three Fal-con (GAR-1, 2, 3 or 4) missiles on a rotatable weapon door as well as a pair ofMB-1 Genie unguided nuclear air-to-air weapons. The latter are mounted externallyand at the moment of firing are tilted down- wards away from the carrier aircraft whilethe latter pulls up into a climb. Thus the flame from the Genie's motor falls rapidlyaway beneath the Voodoo and cannot enter the latter's intakes. Once well clear of theVoodoo the fins of the Genie flick open to provide stabilization. North American B-110. It is now knownthat this will be the designation of the N.A.A. design which was successful in win-ning the WS-110A chemical-fuel bomber specification described in our issue of Janu-ary 10. Mr. "Dutch" Kindelberger, presid- ent of North American, recently said "It getsnothing from any other aircraft experience. It is an entirely different aerodynamic con-cept, has new engines and operates at very high temperatures." It was recentlyannounced that the principal contenders for the B-110 electrical system are West-inghouse and General Electric. It is generally considered that whereas theBoeing design submitted for the WS-110 competition was that of a relatively con-ventional aeroplane, the North American project is of a radical form and is designedto achieve a much higher performance. France Dassault Etendard IV. On January 18, inthe course of its 24th flight, the first Etendard IV (SNECMA Atar turbojet)exceeded the world's closed-circuit speed record over 1,000 km. At the controls wasReserve Lt. Pierre Galland, a Government test pilot. The course was Istres-Cazaux-Istres and the average speed—officially recorded—was 633 m.p.h. The flight wasmade at a height of 24,600ft, above cloud, and Cazaux was identified by a representa-tive of the Aero Club of France who (according to a French report) "wasinstalled in another aircraft." On landing the Etendard still had several hundredlitres of fuel in its tanks. It is claimed that this fighter/bomber climbs to 39,370ft infive minutes, takes off in 600 metres, lands in less than 400 metres, and has a turningcircle at low altitude of less than 500 metres Sud-Aviation Alouette II. Recent de-liveries of Sud Alouette II turbine- powered helicopters include 12 for un-specified civil use; four to the Algerian Government; three to the GendarmerieNationale; one to Electricite de France; one to Gyrafrique; one to the Centre The Spanish Aerotecnico AC.14 three-seat helicopter powered with a Turbomeca Artouste II gas turbine. National d'Etudes et Telecommunications;and one to Montsouris films. Forty-two were despatched to the French Air Force;26 to the Army; and 15 to the Navy. A total of 107 Alouette Us has now beendelivered, and the present rate of produc- tion is ten a month (four military, six civil). Czechoslovakia Super Aero 45. The first consignment often Super Aero 45 cabin monoplanes has been despatched to Brazil and further largebatches for Argentina and Egypt will be shipped within a few months. Japan .. .;.- :, •,:,•:.. '•\:-'.:..,::r,. T\F2 Trainer. Powered with the BristolOrpheus turbojet Japan's first home- designed and home-built two-seat inter-mediate jet trainer—the T1F2 of Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.—made its firstflight on January 19. The pilot was Colonel Takaoka, commander of the ExperimentalAir Unit, and he took the new trainer to 19,700ft in the course of a 27-min flight. F-86D Delivery. Four North AmericanF-86D all-weather fighters—the first of a batch of 60 scheduled to be supplied by theU.S.A. to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force—were delivered into Japanese handsat a ceremony on January 16. CONVAIR F-1UA DELTA DAGGER (Pratt and Whitney J75) Span ... ... ... 38ft 2in approx. Length 70ft approx.
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