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27 March 1959 419 SCHOOLMASTER AT ARMS: The first Hunting Jet Provost 7.3 for the Royal Ceylon Air Force, carrying concrete-headed rockets for air firing trials from Boscombe Down. A machine gun is fitted in the base of each air intake European Air Tour 'T'HE national aero clubs of five European countries are co--•• operating in the organization of a light-aircraft tour to be held under F.A.I, auspices during June. The tour will start atRotterdam on June 17, continue through Belgium to Vittel in France on the 18th, stop at Coblenz on the following day, and willconclude in Luxembourg where the national aero club is celebrat- ing its 5 Oth anniversary. The F.A.I. hopes that this tour will become an annual event onthe sporting aviation calender and that, following the success of a number of limited tours, it may be possible to hold an all-Europetour similar to those held in pre-war years. Enquiries from British pilots wishing to participate should be addressed to the Royal AeroClub. Succeeding Sir Roy AN important appointment announced as we go to press is thatL of Mr. J. A. R. Kay as managing director of A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd. Mr. Kay, who is 44 and a former Avro apprentice, becamejoint managing director of Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd. last January. His appointment follows the decision of Sir Roy Dobsonto relinquish the post in order to concentrate more fully upon the activities of the Hawker Siddeley Group, of which he is managingdirector. The appointment is also announced of Mr. S. G. Joy, company secretary, as Avro director and general manager. VISITING THE THUNDERBIRD at English Electric Aviation's Guided Weapons Division on March 13 was the Minister of Defence, Mr. Duncan Sandys (centre). Mr. Sandys is seen with (left) Sir Conrad Collier, chief executive of the Guided Weapons Division, and (right) Mr. A. T. Slator, divisional manager Napier Executive Changes SEVERAL executive changes have been announced by D. Napierand Son Ltd. (as briefly recorded in a news-item last week) following the recent amalgamation of the company's Aero GasTurbine Division, the Research Station at Liverpool, the Piston Engine Division and the Research Department, Acton, into onetechnical organization under Mr. A. J. Penn as technical director. The changes are as follows: — Mr. R. H. Chamberlin, formerly chief designer of the Aero GasTurbine Division, has been appointed chief engineer; Mr. L. F. Hall, formerly chief research engineer, is now chief research andspecial projects engineer; Rear Admiral W. G. Cowland, formerly deputy chief engineer (turbo.-blowers), is now marine assistant tothe technical director; and Mr. S. Wernicki is administrative assistant to the technical director. Mr. R. A. Gilbert is now the chief designer, Mr. D. P. Fergusonthe assistant chief engineer (Aero) and Mr. C. D. Carmichael the assistant chief engineer (Deltic and turbo-blowers). Mr. J. S.Clough, formerly chief development engineer ot the Aero Gas Turbine Division, has been made engine test manager andMr. M. E. Clarke the manager of the London Research Depart- ment. Mr. D. C. Broadbent is assistant chief designer (Aero) andMr. L. H. Elford assistant chief designer (turbo-blowers). Mr. F. R. Heath becomes chief development engineer (Aero)and Mr. G. E. Clifford chief development engineer (turbo-blowers). The following appointments remain unchanged: Dr. A. W.Morley as forward projects engineer; Mr. J. K. Wilson, chief metallurgist; Mr. B. T. Bayne, chief performance engineer;Mr. W. G. Mead, chief draughtsman; Mr. P. J. Wallace, chief test plant engineer; Mr. L. A. Nevard, manager, Research Station,Liverpool; Mr. G. H. Murray, assistant chief designer (Deltic), and Mr. H. W. Gibbs, chief development engineer (Deltic). 4 IN BRIEF The international 100 km closed-circuit speed record for converti-planes of 307.22 km per hour (190.9 m.p.h.) set up by S/L. W. R. Gellatly in the Fairey Rotodyne on January 5 has been confirmed bythe F.A.I. * * * Israeli Air Force pilots are being sent to Ghana to help to establish thefirst flying training school there. * * * It is reported that the Indonesian Air Force is to receive ten B-25Mitchells and ten F-51 Mustangs from the United States. It already operates B-25s and F-51s of the former Dutch East Indies Air Force. Lt-Cdr. J. R. S. Overbury, who (as briefly recorded last week) has joined Hunting Aircraft Ltd. as a test pilot. Formerly chief test pilot of Saunders-Roe Ltd., he carried out SR.53 prototype trials. He was awarded the de Havilland Trophy for 1954 in recog- nition ot his point-to-point London - Amsterdam record (at 571.5 m.p.h.) in a Sea Hawk; and he set up a Rome to Malta record in 7955 in a Sea Venom at a speed of 538 m.p.h. Donald Campbell is to use the 2,725 yd long runway at Filton (builtfor the Brabazon) for tests of Bluebird, the car fitted with a Bristol Proteus engine in which he hopes next year to set up a new world speedrecord of more than 400 m.p.h. * * * Owing to increasing demands upon its services, the National Aero-nautical Establishment in Canada has been separated administratively from the mechanical engineering division of the National ResearchCouncil. From the beginning of this year it has functioned as a new division, with facilities at Uplands Airport and the N.R.C. laboratories,Ottawa (referred to in Flight for August 24, 1956). The acting director is Mr. Frank R. Thurston. NAPIER executives with new posts, fol- lowing the changes described in an item on this page, in- clude (top row) Mr. R. H. Chamberlin and Mr. L. F. Hall and (bottom row, Messrs. R. A. Gil- bert, D. P. Ferguson and M. E. Clarke
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