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1959
1959 - 1563.PDF
762 FLIGHT FROM ALL QUARTERS Four Hundred Viscounts AS recorded in our "Air Commerce" pages last week, the 400th• production Viscount was handed over by Sir George Edwards, managing director of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd., to Mr.P. Llewellyn Hunting, chairman of the Hunting Group of Com- panies, at a ceremony at Wisley Airfield on May 29 (picture on thispage). Sir George recalled occasions in the Viscount's history when400 production machines looked "a jolly long way away." He would not forecast 500; but he would not be at all surprised ifVickers built them. Mr. Hunting said that he was sorry that Hunting-Clan couldnot give more orders, but as long as the present restrictive Civil Aviation Act remained on the statute books and the so-calledIndependent was prevented from operating, he thought this unlikely. Mr. Hunting went on "Lift the lid so that we can see therabbit, and I see no reason why we should not give the industry more orders. I reckon the whole industry is drifting. We haveonly got to go on as we are doing for another ten years and we will find the foreigner doing our air transport for us ... "Being a shipowner, I am not very popular in certain quarterswhen I say that the air, in some of its functions, has overtaken the ships, and will continue to do so in the very near future. Air freightis only just starting. God help the ship when it gets into its stride. Transport ... is administered in this country by one Ministry.There is one Minister of Transport, for whom I have a great deal of respect and sympathy. He has 24 hours in the day—no more,no less. I wonder how much of his time he gives to Aviation, or even can give—ten per cent? Your guess, Sir, is as good as mine.I would like to see a Minister of State in charge of Civil Aviation but within the Ministry of Transport." OVER TO YOU, SIR: Sir George Edwards (right) hands over document*, of the 400th Viscount to Mr. P. LI. Hunting, chairman of Hunting-Clan (news item, col. 1). Looking on (I. to r.) are Mr. J. L. Smith, managing director of Field Aircraft Services, Mr. M. H. Curtis, managing directo; of Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd., and the Hon. Anthony Cayzer deputy chairman, British and Commonwealth Shipping ' The "Daily Mail" Race following supplementary regulation is issued in respect ofthe Daily Mail London-Paris race (editorial in this issue): "The importance of adequate insurance is stressed and the Stewards'right at their absolute discretion to refuse any application from an entrant to compete includes cases in which in their opinion ade-quate insurances in all respects have not been taken out for all purposes of the race. In exercising this discretion in no way dothe Stewards warrant that any insurances taken out are adequate." Proud April AN increasing contribution to Great Britain's engineering exports** is being made by the aircraft industry. During the first four months of this year, aviation products accounted for 11.9 per centof the total engineering exports. Comparative percentages were 11 per cent during 1958, 8.6 per cent in 1957, 8.2 in 1956, 5.9 in1955 and 5.5 per cent in 1954. During the first four months of this year the aircraft industryexported almost £60m worth of goods. The April figure, £17,335,559, was the second highest monthly total ever achieved.The aircraft and parts total, £11,258,283, was the second highest ever recorded; and the figure for aero-engines, £5,417,506, con-stituted a record. Leading buyers of aircraft and parts during April were India (£2,182,113), West Germany (£1,832,468) andCanada (£1,304,699). Avro's New Secretary AN announcement was made lastweek that Mr. G. C. Willis has been appointed company secretary toA. V. Roe & Co. Ltd. with effect from May 28. Mr. Willis takes overthis position from Mr. S. G. Joy, who was appointed general manager inMarch. The position of chief ac- countant, vacated by Mr. Willis, willbe taken over by Mr. R. Fitch. Mr. Willis was born in 1906, andbetween 1923 and 1930 served articles with J. B. Boyd, Wrigley & Co. ofManchester. From 1930 to 1934 he was a chartered accountant withBertram Silcock & Co., Warrington, and between 1934 and 1939 held asimilar position with Walton, Watts & Co., Manchester. He joined Avro in 1939 as chief accountant and served for 20 yearsin that capacity. Minister at Kingston THE Minister of Supply, Mr. Aubrey Jones, accompanied byhis Deputy Secretary (C), Mr. D. W. G. L. Haviland, and Chief Scientist, Sir Owen Wansbrough-Jones, on Friday visited theheadquarters of the Hawker Siddeley Group and Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd. at Kingston-on-Thames. The Minister and his party also inspected the design, researchand production facilities and projects of Hawker Aircraft at King- ston. Afterwards they visited Hawker Siddeley Aviation's researchestablishment at Chertsey, Surrey. Folland Visitor A VISIT was paid to Folland Aircraft Ltd. on May 25 by Air**• Marshal Sir Hugh Constantine, recently appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Flying Training Command. Sir Hughdiscussed Gnat Trainer progress with Mr. W. E. W. Petter, managing director and chief engineer, and with Air Marshal SirRichard Atcherley, who was Sir Hugh's predecessor in Flying Training Command, and who is now with Folland as salesdirector. Sir Hugh also visited Folland's flight development unit at Chilbolton. • ... • RUSSIAN PANORAMA: A Yak-24 twin-engined helicopter hovers over the River Neva at Leningrad, carrying a special camera rig. The official Soviet caption reads: "The helicopter is being used in the shooting of the first film for the all-round-view cinema." Compared with the Yak-24 shown in our special "Helicopters of the World" issue (May 15) this example has a modified tail Mr. G. C. Willis
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