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1959
1959 - 0587.PDF
286 FLIGHT The SNECMA C.450 Coleoptere being set up by its transporter/erector. The annular wing contains fuel and surrounds the Atar powerplani manoeuvred under these conditions carrying its Nord 5103 missile.Next month, high-altitude tests will be made with the SEPR rocket motor supplementing the Atar 9, and the ceiling may be raised to72,000ft. Three aircraft should soon be flying and the pre- production batch of eight should be completed by the end of theyear. A production batch of 100 has been paid for. The original order for 150 SMB2 Super Mysteres is to becompleted by the end of this year. One prototype of the carrier- borne, Atar-powered Etendard IVM is now flying and the firstof a pre-production batch of six or eight should fly soon. A first batch of 50 has been ordered for the carriers Clemenceau and Foch. The first flight of the Mirage IV supersonic attack aircraft isimminent. As the operational requirement has been considerably modified during the last three years, any production version Wouldvirtually be a new aircraft. The prototype will certainly provide valuable experience of supersonic flying with a fairly large aircraft.A new and potent entry in the twin-turboprop tactical com- petition is the MD.415 Spirale (two Turbomeca Bastans), whichshould fly during the coming month. The MD.410 Communaute is a liaison transport version. These types conform to the samespecification as the Sud Voltigeur and Diplomate and will hotly compete with them for an eventual production order. Max Holste. About 350 MH.1521 Broussards have alreadybeen built to both military and civil order and construction continues. The Super-Broussard will fly in about two months'time, powered by two Wright R-1300 engines. Production versions will be offered with a choice between Wright, Bastan or deHavilland Gnome engines. Hurel Dubois. The last of the eight HD-34 survey aircraftordered for the Institut Geographique National has just been flown and the company is now engaged largely on sub-contractwork. Morane Saulnier. Two prototypes of the Epervier are now flying and are reported to be doing very well. Production of the TOUR D'HORIZON French Official Aircraft Programmes DURING the financial crises of the past two years in Francethe official orders for aircraft have bsen considerably, andoften confusingly, modified. In order to get production under way, even when funds have been drastically cut, a systemof ordering in batches (tranches) has been instituted so that an order for a certain number can be placed as a first instalment to beincreased by funds from subsequent budgets. The following is a summary of current orders and progress, arranged alphabeticallyunder manufacturers. Boisavia. Construction of Mercureys for private customers isproceeding slowly. Four prototypes of the twin-engined Anjou are now being extensively modified following the first series of flighttests. Breguet. A batch of 15 Saharas was originally ordered andconstruction begun. The number was then cut to four, the first of which has now flown. The components of the remaining 11 arestored and are to be sold for civil use. Between 150 and 200 Alizes were ordered but only the first batch of 75 has been paidfor. Six Alizes are now flying, including two prototypes, and the first true production aircraft should fly in May. The 940 STOLprototype is beginning its short-landing trials and lateral control deficiencies have been cured. One prototype of the larger military941 Integral has been paid for and the machine should fly towards the end of 1960. All work on the Taon lightweight strike fighter has now ceasedand the two prototypes are stored. Glider production is progress- ing apace, 100 Fauvettes having been ordered. Some are beingsold in kit form. Generate Aeronautique Marcel Dassault. The Mirage IIIrecently began a series of low-level, high-speed trials in connection with its declared ability to fill both the strike and intercepterroles. During earlier tests it reached 59,000ft, Mach 2 and From top to bottom, at right, the prototype Dassault Etendard IV Marine with airbrakes out and saw-toothed leading-edge drooped; the Nord Griffon turbo-ramjet research aircraft; and the Dassault Mirage 111-001 with shock-cones at the intakes
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