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1959 - 1516.PDF
Vertijets' World Tour '"TWO models of the Ryan X-13 Vertijet experimental VTOL•*• aircraft are to be taken on an extended world tour by the U.S.A.F. Powered by Rolls-Royce Avon engines, these aircrafthave been extensively evaluated at Edwards A.F.B. and all avail- able information has been obtained from them. One of thetwo will be taken through the European theatre, and both aircraft will eventually come to rest in the Smithsonian Institu-tion, Washington, D.C., and the Air Force Museum at Dayton. Helicopter Association may Lose Identity 'TWO special resolutions are being proposed at an extraordinary•*- general meeting of the Helicopter Association of Great Britain, to be held at Londonderry House on July 10. One asks that aconditional agreement made between the Association and the Royal Aeronautical Society, whereby the former organizationwould become an R.Ae.S. rotorcraft section, be put into effect; and the other proposes that the Association be wound upvoluntarily. In an explanatory letter to members, the Association says thatits council was invited some time ago by the Society to consider the possibility of a merger, which would coincide withthe formation of an R.Ae.S. rotorcraft section. It adds that the Association's solvency has largely been maintained by voluntarydonations; individual membership has shown signs of falling off and the financial outlook "appears unlikely to improve signifi-cantly." Bob Reeve Retires T'HIS week-end sees the retirement (on May 31) of SquadronA Leader R. W. Reeve as principal of the de Havilland Aero- nautical Technical School, a position he has held since 1941.Some thousands of apprentices have benefited from "Reevo's" wisdom and judgment. Before becoming principal, Bob Reeve was C.F.I, at No. 13E.F.T.S., operated by de Havilland at White Waltham. He had held that position since 1935, and in 1937 was awarded the A.F.C.He learned to fly in Egypt, having transferred to the R.F.C. from the Army (in which, during the Gallipoli campaign, he hadwon the M.M.) in 1916. Subsequently, serving with No. 113 Sqn. in Palestine, he won the D.F.C. IDENTIFICATION PARADE after the first Air-Britain National Air- craft Recognition Contest, held recently. From right to left:— P. Jordan, F. W. Rumsey (holding the Hunting Trophy) and P. M. Corbell, members of the winning S.W. Essex branch "A" team; L. N. Long, individual runner-up, and J. M. Gradidge, individual winner (with the B.E.A. Trophy); Mrs. Farmer, a vice-president of Air-Britain; and A. Boyce, R. Dyster and <- Harris, of the Harrow and Wembley branch "A" team who were runners-up ALVIS AT HOME: On May 21 Alvis Ltd. entertained at Coventry most of the military attaches accredited to Great Britain. At upper left a group is examining a Leonides. Immediately above, at Baginton, are the Alvis-powered fixed-wing aircraft which were demonstrated— Sperry's Hunting Prince (in the air), and, on the ground, the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer and Prestwick Pioneer, Hunting Provost and de Havilland Beaver 2. On the immediate left (also at Baginton) an Alvis six-wheel-drive fire tender of the M.o.S. Fire Service (R.A.E.) goes into action against a simulated crash-fire After the war, he was one of the first to start joy-riding, witha company in which he was both partner and pilot. Then in 1923, with the formation of the R.A.F. Reserve, he became a flyinginstructor with the school at Renfrew. It was in this capacity that he joined de Havilland at Stag Lane in 1925, becoming C.F.I.towards the end of 1929, and in that position being responsible for opening up the aerodrome at Hatfield in 1930. Following S/L. Reeve's retirement, his duties at the TechnicalSchool will be undertaken by Mr. G. W. Trevelyan as education manager of de Havilland Holdings Ltd. IN BRIEF Management of the Nederlandse Helicopter Industrie has been takenover by Maatschappij voor Vliegtuigbouw Aviolanda N.V. at Papen- drecht. The N.H.I, offices are now at Veerdam 44, Papendrecht. A Man-powered Aircraft Group of the Royal Aeronautical Society has been formed. Its programme and organization are being discussed by a steering committee, and the Group's inaugural lecture is planned for October 30. Two I.L.S. systems have been ordered from Pye TelecommunicationsLtd. for installation at Moscow /Vnukovo airport as reported on page 736. The order is reported to be worth about £100,000. One PyeI.L.S. system is already installed at Prague. A film show being given by Air-Britain at Caxton Hall, S.W.I, nextWednesday (June 3) includes two items spanning thirty years of flying —the R.A.F. Pageant of 1928 and the S.B.A.C. flying display of 1958,the latter in colour. Visitors—space permitting—are welcome. Our associated journal The Motor Cycle is giving full coverage tothe Tourist Trophy Races in three special issues. Next Thursday's (June 4) will include full reports of the Formula I and Junior Races,with prospects for the Senior event; the June 11 issue is to contain accounts of the Senior, Lightweight and Sidecar Races and a reporton the opening stages of the 1959 International Scooter Rally; and a T.T. Review will be published on June 18.
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