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1959
1959 - 2062.PDF
BRITANNIC CL-44 FLIGHT, 4 September 1959 105 This useful ready-reckoner of the volumetric dimensions of the main all-cargo transports was included in a recent presentation of the Short Britannic 3A (see page 107). Capacity pay loads, with cor respond- inq stage-lengths (full reserves) in parenthesis, are as follows: C-133, 90000 Ib (1,400 n.m.); Britannic, 85fi00 Ib (700 n.m.); GL-207, 78000 Ib (1J50 n.m.); CL-44, 65,000 Ib (2,650 n.m.); Beverley, 50000 Ib (400 n.m.); C-130,35fl00 Ib (1,250 n.m.); Britannia, 35,000 Ib (2,500 n.m.); Argosy, 28,000 Ib (300 n.m.) AIR COMMERCE ... BRITANNIAS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL THE order book for the Bristol Britannia increased by two on'August 24 when Transcontinental S.A. of Buenos Aires bought two 305 s. This brings the Britannia order book to 78; Trans- continental become the sixth export (and the third Latin American) purchaser. The Britannias involved are two of the five 305 s originally built for Northeast Airlines, who cancelled their order in September 1957 due to delays in production. Two of these 305s were subsequently bought by the British independent Air Charter; only one is thus still unsold. Meanwhile, three Britannia 320s, the developed version of the 310, are being built at Filton for the shelf. The value of Transcontinental's order has not been published. Transcontinental will use the Bmannias between Buenos Aires and New York. The airline, which has three L.1049H, also has on order four Convair 880. C.A.A.-E.A.A. AMALGAMATION? PLANS for closer co-operation between Central African Air-ways and East African Airways have been mentioned in a joint statement by the chairman of C.A.A., Mr. A. E. P. Robinson, and the chairman of E.A.A., Sir Alfred Vincent. Details are to be worked out by the respective general managers, Mr. Max Stuart- Shaw and Col. M. C. P. Mostert. It seems that an "Air Union" of the two British Africa airlines is planned rather than an "S.A.S. British Africa," but amalgamation might be a long-term result. There is already a pool between the two airlines on inter- territorial flights (Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland on the one side and Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Zanzibar on the other). Mr. Stuart-Shaw has said that there is probably scope for exchange of aircraft, maintenance and sales promotion personnel. Central have Viscounts, whereas East have only Dakotas for domestic services. East have ordered Comet 4s while Central have no jet purchase plans. The matter appears to be complicated by Central's agreement with B.O.A.C. for it to operate the London - Salisbury route (with the exception of the Viscount coach-class safari services) for ten years. NOISE AT NEW YORK "THE Port of New York Authority continues to monitor jet •*• take-offs from its airports at La Guardia and Idlewild, and to advise the airlines concerned about their record of conformity (or otherwise) with New York's strict noise-abatement rules. The July "score" of the number of take-offs which violated the rules was as follows: American Airlines' 707s, 86 out of 234 (36.7 per cent); T.W.A.'s 707s, 70 out of 173 (40.4 per cent); B.O.A.C.'s Comet 4s, four out of 55 (7.27 per cent). Violations by Pan American's 707s are not available in numeri- cal terms, but their percentage "score" was 14.6 per cent, the second best record after B.O.A.C.'s Comets. BREVITIES B.O.A.C. are planning to extend Britannia services to Bogota,Colombia, in January 1960 if runway conditions permit. * * * The second A.W.650 Argosy, G-APRL, left Birmingham last Sunday for nine weeks of tropical trials in Khartoum and Nairobi. * * * Zero fuel weight of the F.27 is now 35,700 lb, the same as the newlyapproved maximum take-off weight and maximum landing weight. * * * Mr. R. R. Goodison will take charge of the Aviation Safety andGeneral Group of the M.T.C.A. in succession to Mr. C. W. Evans, who is retiring. * * * Bahamas Airways, now controlled by Mr. David Brown and Mr.Eric Rylands, announce the appointment of Mr. Alfred Wagstaff as sales manager. * * * It is announced that the electrical power system of the D.H.121 willbe designed, developed and supplied by A.E.I., which concern now incorporates the interests of B.T.H. * * *Boeing state that the 707-320 Intercontinental, type-certificated by the F.A.A. on July 15, has met all performance guarantees made in1955 covering range, payload, weight and fuel consumption. Empty weight is said to be 5,813 Ib less than guaranteed to Pan American,and maximum placard speed limit Mach 0.9 instead of Mach 0.88. + * *Japan Air Lines are considering leasing from Continental Airlines a Boeing 707-120 for interim operation on the Tokyo - San Franciscoroute, pending delivery of their DC-8s in the spring of 1960, to meet Pan American and B.O.A.C. competition. The aircraft, it is understood,would be crewed by Continental. * * * An agreement was signed in Bangkok on August 24 between S.A.S.and Thai Airways whereby a new company, with S.A.S. as a minority shareholder, known as Thai Airways International, will be formed.S.A.S. will supply technical and administrative assistance and will make DC-6s or DC-6Bs available. S.A.S. crews and ground staff will bestationed in Bangkok and the Scandinavian carrier will organize a training programme. * * * The Handley Page Dart Herald returned to the U.K. on August 27after a 32,000-mile tour of South America and the Caribbean. On arrival at Blackbushe it had flown 162 hours since it left on June 26.More than 1,400 South American airlines and air force representatives flew in the aircraft; orders, say H.P., are expected "when negotiationsare complete and suitable credit facilities are arranged." Australasia and Africa will be toured next Aerolineas Argentinas, acting through Rolls-Royce, have placed anorder with Heenan and Froude, Ltd., for a test plant for Avons and other engines up to 30,000 lb thrust. * * * B.O.A.C. will resume services to Tel Aviv, after an interval of fouryears, on November 1. Britannias will operate a twice-weekly return service via Geneva. * * * An impressive brochure on the DC-6, DC-6A and DC-6B has beenpublished by F. B. Ayer of 250 Park Avenue, New York 17, N.Y., who are offering large numbers of DC-6-series aircraft on the used aircraftmarket for purchase or lease. * * * K.L.M. are to re-style their aircraft. The "Flying Dutchman" letter-ing and Dutch flag are to disappear and the tail will be painted in two-tone blue diagonal stripes with a white centre circle enclosing theinitials K.L.M. On the sides of the fuselage the words "K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines" will replace the "De Vliegende Hollander" and "FlyingDutchman." * * * Last Friday, August 28, Pan American inaugurated the first jet serviceswith 707-320 Intercontinental from London over the Polar route to San Francisco. There will be two flights a week (increasing to three)with an elapsed time westbound of 13 hr 15 min compared with 24 hr previously. Pan American have since applied to the C.A.B. for directtrans Pacific jet services between New York and Tokyo, and between Chicago and Honolulu. * * * Chicago Helicopter Airways, which celebrated its tenth anniversarylast month, has flown 72,100 helicopter hours "in complete safety" since 1949. Since passenger services started in November 1956 275,000passengers and about 5,000,000 passenger miles have been flown. At present 20,000 passengers per month are being carried in S-58s andC.H.A. now claim to be the world's largest helicopter airline. An order for three Sikorsky S-61 25-seat helicopters was placed last June for service in 1963. * * * A preferential airway from London Airport for jet and turbopropaircraft using Decca was introduced for a six-month period from September 1. Known as Amber One Decca, it will be on the west sideof Airway Amber One, which extends from the south coast of England towards the south-west of Scotland. Use of Amber One Decca will belimited to aircraft fitted with the Decca system. These include B.O.A.C's Comet 4s and Britannias and B.E.A.'s Viscounts. Aircraft without thesystem will be banned from using the airway. The airway, which will enable jet and turboprop aircraft to reach their best cruising heightsrapidly, will be available 0800 hr to 2000 hr on Mondays to Fridays.
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