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1958
1958-1- - 0551.PDF
FLIGHT, 3 October 1958 Right, the new Aero-Plane pro- duced by the U.S. Aerocar com- pany (see news item below). This wing-folding four-seater is powered by a Lycoming 0-320 engine driving the tail propeller. Below, this 28-years-old Klemm L.25, powered by a nine-cylinder' Salmson, was recently flown from Newtownards to Dumfries (see news item below). Club and Gliding Hews THE advanced flying course of the Association of British AeroClubs has been revised by the Association's pilotagecommittee. Intended for pilots who hold their Private Pilot's Licence and wish to continue towards a higher qualification,the advanced course falls into two stages. The first stage, of 10 hr 45 min, includes consolidation training, instrument flying, aero-batics and night flying, while stage two constitutes a further 16 hr 45 min of similar training, progressing to night cross-countries.Although the advanced course is a separate entity with its own diploma, it is designed as an integral pan of the training syllabusfor the Commercial Pilot's Licence. Among other technical activities within the A.B.A.C., a civilianversion of the Instructors Handbook is now approaching comple- tion, and Pilot's Notes for three more aircraft types (Gemini, Aigletand Chipmunk) will be published in the New Year. NAVIGATION and landing competitions of Plymouth AeroClub were flown on Sunday, September 14. The Barber Cup landing contest was won by W. D. Taylor in Tiger Moth G-ANJD,and the same aircraft was flown into first place in the competition for the Butland Navigation Trophy by T. Szparowski. NEWLY appointed hon. secretary of the British Women PilotsAssociation is Mrs. Mavis Harriott. Miss Janet Ferguson, who previously held this position, continues to serve on the com-mittee of the Association. A RECENT arrival at Dumfries was the vintage Klemm L.25G-AAXK, flown over from Newtownards, Northern Ireland, by Hector Monro and Robert Grant. This machine had beenrestored to flying condition at Newtownards by its previous owner, John McConnell. Powered by a nine-cylinder Salmsonengine of 40 h.p., the Klemm was originally built in 1930 and is among the oldest aircraft on the British Civil Register at the presenttime. Its 100-mile flight from Newtownards to Dumfries took 1 hr 45 min. PROPOSALS have been made by the Gliding Federation ofAustralia for a two-week national gliding school for instructors and ground engineers, to be held at Gawler Aerodrome, site ofAdelaide Soaring Club, from October 18 to November 2. Advanced training would be provided, the instructors' flying course includ-ing instructional technique, instrument flying, test flying, cross- country soaring and the handling of various types of sailplane;and the engineers' course including flying as well as ground technical instruction. Aircraft expected to be available are theAdair-Gurr Altair, Olympia, Schneider Kingfisher, Kookaburra and two ES-49s. Discussing light aircraft—(2) in Surrey. Douglas Bianchi, Linnet con- structor; Neville Duke, Linnet pilot; and Charles Gardner and Joe Bewsher of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Weybridge. The occa- sion was the Fair Oaks At Home of the Vickers (Weybridge) Flying Club. recent version of the Aerocar "flying automobile" is theModel 2 Aero-Plane, recently rolled out at Longview, Wash- ington, and illustrated above. The new model does not have theconvertible feature of the earlier Aerocars, i.e., it is simply an aircraft and is not readable. With the removal of the various carcomponents, a reduction in weight of about 360 lb has been achieved. This permits the Model 2 to carry four passengers, 60 lbof baggage and full fuel at the same gross weight (2,100 lb) as the earlier two-seat Aerocars. The Model 2 employs the same wings,powerplant, tail propeller arrangement and basic structure as the original and only the nose and landing gear are different. Mag-nesium and glass-fibre are used extensively and have effected a considerable weight reduction. The new nosewheel features a spring/oil arrangement which isexpected to need the minimum of maintenance. The single leg main gear is of original design and has a double taperedspring installation so designed that the leg flexes along an S-curve during the landing impact. Standard Goodrich wheelsand brakes are fitted, and the steerable nosewheel is linked to the aileron control. The Lycoming 0-320 engine delivers 143 h.p. tothe rear-mounted Hartzell propeller by means of a Dodge Flexidyne "dry fluid" drive and a Spicer drive-shaft. The Aero-car folding-wing feature has been retained, minimizing the hangar space required, and the general aerodynamic cleaning-up whichhas been effected is expected to give an improved flight perform- ance compared with the earlier Aerocar. ANNUAL general meeting of the Lancashire Aero Club will beheld on Wednesday, October 15, at the clubhouse, Barton Aerodrome; and the club's annual dinner-dance will be on Friday, December 12, at the Alma Lodge Hotel, Stockport. Discussing light aircraft—(1) in New Zealand. Mr. R. G. Casey, Australian Minister for External Affairs and active private pilot; Capt. 0. P. Jones, B.O.A.C.; and Mr. G. N. Wells, TI.A.L station manager at Auckland and owner of the background Ercoupe.
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