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1959
1959 - 1168.PDF
NAVY AND ARMY requirements are respectively met by the turbine- powered Saunders-Roe P.537 general-purpose helicopter, seen above in its new naval uniform, and by the Westland Westminster (right). The Westminster is seen lifting a section of an assault floating bridge weigh- ing 6,736 Ib. "Slim" Sear conducted the laden helicopter to "an imaginary destination" "Flying Stations" in the City THE call "Flying Stations" was sounded at the Grocers' Hall, inthe City of London, at a Livery Dinner of the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of Londonon April 14. The instrument was a sterling silver bugle presented to the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Centaur (Capt. Horace Law, R.N.)by the Company, which has "adopted" the vessel. Earlier, the Company had presented Centaur with a drum major's outfit. As always, the aircraft industry was prominentaly represented atthe dinner, which was attended by the French, American and Portuguese ambassadors and their ladies. Then Hon. Denis Berry(Senior Warden) proposed "The Lord Mayor and the Corporation of London and the Sheriffs," and the Lord Mayor replied. BishopH. A. Wilson proposed "The Worshipful Company of Coach- makers and Coach Harness Makers, Root and Branch 'May itContinue and Flourish for Ever'," and the Master (Mr. R. J. D. Smith) responded. It was during his response that he called onBugler Burns to sound off "Flying Stations." Mr. Roland E. Dangerfield (Past Master) proposed "The Guests"; and in theabsence of Lord Justice Ormerod, Col. A. E. Young, Commissioner of Police of the City of London, replied. Bristol Siddeley Test Pilot /~*HIEF test pilot of Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd. since 1955,^ F/L. T. P. Frost is the first chief test pilot of Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd. Tom Frost, who is 36, joined the R.A.F. as a Haltonapprentice. After three years' training, *. _____^__ ne went t0 tjje Middle East in 1941 asf jgf IHIHBBBBBBI an engine fitter, then in 1944 took apilot's course in Rhodesia, subsequently flying Lancasters with No. 149 Sqn.Later, he went to C.F.S., qualifying as an A.I instructor. An E.T.P.S. coursewas followed by experimental test-fly- ing on Valiants, Vulcans, Javelins andHunters at Boscombe Down. In his new post Frost will be responsible for flight-testing Bristol Siddeley engines (includ- ing the Olympus, Orpheus, Proteus,Viper, Double Mamba, Sapphire, P. 181 F/L. Frost and P. 182) at Filton and Bitteswell. Brough Subsidiaries "THREE operating subsidiaries have been set up by BlackburnA and General Aircraft Ltd., which now becomes a holding company. They are Blackburn Aircraft Ltd., Blackburn EnginesLtd. and Blackburn Electronics Ltd. The Board of the aircraft company is as follows: Mr. E. Turner (chairman and managingdirector), Mr. N. E. Rowe, Mr. T. Bancroft, Capt. E. D. G. Lewin, •.-.3 R.N., Mr. B. P. Laignt and Mr. R. H. Stone (secretary). Mr.Laight is chief designer (aircraft) and Mr. Stone company secretary of Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd. The enginecompany Board consists of Messrs. Turner, Rowe, Bancroft and Stone, Capt. Lewin and Mr. J. B. Bucher (general manager) andG/C. H. J. Wilson. Mr. Bucher is general manager of the engine division and G/C. Wilson sales manager. The directors of theelectronics company are Mr. A. F. Jopling (chairman), Capt. Lewin, Messrs Rowe, Bancroft and Stone and Dr. F. Fuchs(general manager) and Mr. E. G. Seath. Dr. Fuchs is manager of the commercial electronics department and Mr. Seath is chiefengineer at Blackburn (Dumbarton) Ltd. Each of the subsidiary companies will be fully represented onthe Board of Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd., from which (it is also announced) A.V-M. H. N. Thornton has retired. "Zura" Honoured AWARDED annually for the most outstanding contribution to• Canadian aviation, the McKee Trophy for 1958 has gone to Janusz Zurakowski, formerly chief experimental pilot of Ayr© Canada Ltd., and now a staff engineer in the company's technical design department. IN BRIEF The Discoverer II satellite was released on its 17th orbit and at thetime of going to press is thought to have landed in Spitzbergen. A U.S.A.F. team is searching on that island. * * * The Allison T63 (Model 250) turboshaft engine of 250 h.p. was run for the first time on April 1. * * * What are claimed as new world weight-to-height records for helicop-ters were set up on April 16 by Soviet pilots flying MI-6s. On one flight, five tons of cargo was lifted to an altitude of 5,550 metres (approximately17,300ft); and on another, ten tons was raised to 4,600 metres (approximately 15,180ft). * * * At a Welwyn Garden City inquest last Friday on Mr. W. L. M.O'Connor, who was killed in an accident to a Miles Gemini at Panshanger airfield on March 4, a verdict of death by misadventure was recorded.Expert witnesses blamed metal fatigue in the crankshaft for causing one of the propellers to break away in the air. BLACKBURN DIRECTORS (see above) include, I. to r., Messrs. Turner, Rowe and Bancroft; Captain Lewin; and Messrs. Laight and Jopling
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