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1958
1958 - 0671.PDF
16 May 1958 687 CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS WINNER of the Quennevais Trophy for the best perform-ance at the International Rally at Jersey last week-endwas H. B. Showell in an Auster Aiglet. The Miles Gemini flown by F. Emery of Lancashire Aero Club won the Concoursd'Elegance; and the sealed arrival-time prize went to M. Lalanne of Aero Club de Normandie. A total of 44 aircraft had beenentered for the rally, but bad weather prevented eight of them arriving. THIS year's winner of the flying scholarship awarded by theWomen's Junior Air Corps is Miss Patricia Attridge, a 20-year- old secretary from Putney who has been a member of the Corpsfor five years. Flying tests for the seven final candidates took place at Croydon on Saturday, May 3, and interviews were heldthe following morning. The new Saab 91.D version of the Safir, described in column 2 below. A DEVELOPMENT of the Saab 91B and 91C Safir fitted with**- a lighter engine has received its type certificate from the Royal Swedish Board of Civil Aviation. Designated Saab 91D,it is powered by a four-cylinder Lycoming 0-360-A1A of 180 h.p. in place of the six-cylinder, 190 h.p. Lycoming of the earlierversions. A new constant-speed propeller and a more powerful generator are installed. The aircraft is fitted with new wheel brakes, of Goodyear single-disc type, while the main exterior differences are the modified air intake and propeller spinner. Empty weight has been reduced by 100 lb, and performance ispractically unchanged at the same useful load, in spite of the 10 h.p. reduction in engine power. Maximum take-off weight is2,657 lb; other data include top speed, 165 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 146 m.p.h.; economical cruise, 136 m.p.h.; and range, 620 miles. "COLLOWING the recent annual general meeting of the•* Plymouth Aero Club, the committee of the club now comprises Sir Arthur Hollely (president), D. P. • Fitzgerald (chairman),L. C. Blarney, W. G. Boylett, R. H. Cove, D. H. Cundy, R. B. Holman, T. Nicholls and T. Szparowski; with ex-officio membersW. H. W. Lucas (secretary and manager), Lt-Cdr. A. W. Watson (R.N. Engineering College) and F/L. A. McLeish (No. 19 Group,R.A.F.). The club fleet now consists of four Tiger Moths, one Chipmunk, one Auster, one Messenger and one Gemini, plus twoR. N. Tigers on loan for Naval training. A TOTAL of 22 sailplanes have been entered for the annual•**• championships of the R.A.F. Gliding and Soaring Associa- tion, which start at South Cerney tomorrow (May 17) and continueuntil May 27. Approximately 175 Association members will participate, as pilots, crews and officials, and the organizationwill be modelled on last year's B.G.A. nationals. Among the com- peting pilots will be G/C. R. R. Goodbody, chairman of theR.A.F.G.S.A., and W/C. N. W. Kearon, O.B.E., deputy chairman. FIVE-SEATER JODEL AMONG the foreign sports aircraft demonstrated at the recent• Hanover Air Show was the French Jodel D.117 two-seater produced by Lucien Querey's Societe Aeronautique Normandeof Bernay. Chief pilot of this company since the beginning of this year is Leon Biancotto, well-known in this country for hisaerobatic performances in Lockheed Trophy contests at Baginton, and he was the pilot of the attractive example F-BHGE on viewat Hanover. In an interview there with Ken Owen of Flight, Biancotto gave details of the 4/5-seater Jodel D.140 Musketeer,scheduled to begin flight tests this month. As indicated by the model photograph and the g.a. drawing,the Musketeer is a direct development of the D.117. Its power- plant is a 180 h.p. Lycoming 0-360-A2A, in place of the 90 h.p.Continental of the two-seater, and its flying weight is 2,400 lb (four persons and 220 lb of baggage, or five persons with 55 lb). For aerobatic flight at a two-seater weight of 1,870 1b, theD.140 is designed to a factor of ten. Wing area is 194 sq ft and wing loading 12.4 lb/sq ft, cruising speed is 140 rn.p.h., andendurance is six hours. Responsible for the development of the machine is Jean Delemontez, assisted by his father-in-law, M. Joly.Inclusive export price of the Musketeer, calculated at the beginning of this year, is given as 12,000 U.S. dollars (about £4,300). The Jodel D.140 (model, below, and g.a. drawing) is a 4/5-seater development of the two-seater D.117, seen (below right) at Hanover.
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