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192 FLIGHT, 11 September 1959 WHEN IS A VISCOUNT not a Continental Air Lines Viscount? When it is the V.810 prototype painted in Continental colours for photographic purposes and making flight trials of the Vanguard controls and Napier Spraymat de-icing system FROM ALL QUARTERS Show-eve Contracts THE Ministry of Supply announced last week-end that themuch-discussed and long-hoped-for Government contract for the further development of the Fairey Rotodyne is definitely to beplaced. Negotiations for a military version have been in progress for some time. (A Fairey demonstration of the Rotodyne's possibili-ties as a flying crane for bridge building was recently given before Service representatives. Fairey said last week-end that the continuing development ofthe Rotodyne was "now assured." Following their letter of intent last January B.E.A. had entered into direct negotiation for six,with an option on a further 14. There are orders for six, and an option on 15, from operators in North America. Other M.o.S. contracts announced on the eve of Famboroughweek are confirmation of the provisional order for Armstrong Whitworth AW.660s for Transport Command—as expected, 20is the number; and an order, under negotiation, for the develop- ment of Saunders-Roe P.531 helicopters for the Army Air Corps. DC-8 at London Airport A SURPRISE visitor to London Airport last Friday was aDouglas DC-8, in its manufacturer's red, white and blue colours, making a refuelling stop en route for Amsterdam beforebeginning a series of European demonstration flights. Captain Scott Flower of Pan American Airways had brought it 5,830 milesnon-stop by the Polar route from Los Angeles at an average speed of about 560 m.p.h. It arrived on the same day that Qantas EmpireAirways were demonstrating their first Beoing 707 to travel agents and journalists, who were being flown to Shannon and back. Marconi Doppler for Mirage IV A SUBSTANTIAL order for AD2300 Doppler sensers andcomputers for the Mirage IV supersonic bomber has been placed by Generate Aeronautique Marcel Dassault with Marconi'sWireless Telegraph Co. Ltd. The AD2300 was originally developed for civil aircraft but a version for supersonic aircrafthas been prepared and includes a completely new computer made to a Dassault specification. This new order is a considerableachievement in face of strong French competition. Seeing the R.A.F. ON Battle of Britain "At Home" Day (Saturday, September 19)thirty-one R.A.F. stations will be open to the public. Listed under counties and countries, they are as follows: —Buckingham- shire, Halton; Cambridgeshire, Bassingbourn; Cornwall, St. Mawgan; Devon, Chivenor; Co. Durham, Middleton St. George;Hampshire, Andover; Huntingdonshire, Upwood; Isle of Man, Jurby; Kent, Biggin Hill; Lincolnshire, Waddington; Norfolk,Coltishall and Marham; Northern Ireland, Aldergrove; Northum- berland, Acklington; Nottinghamshire, Syerston; Oxfordshire,Benson; Rutland, Cottesmore; Scotland, Leuchars and Turn- house; Shropshire, Cosford; Somerset, Colerne; Suffolk, Felix-stowe, Iloninfiton and Wattisham; Sussex, Tangmere; Wales, Valley (Anglesey) and St. Athan (Glamorgan); Warwickshire,Gaydon; Yorkshire, Leconfield, Lindholme and Norton. F. G. Miles: Biennial Participation THIS year F. G. Miles Ltd. are not exhibiting at Farnborough(though they are showing the Student at Blackbushe), but they wish to make it clear that this does not represent anyevidence of being unable to "remain in the race"; indeed, two private-venture aircraft in the last three years (Student andHDM.105) bear witness to the contrary. But it is the opinion of the company that the S.B.A.C. Show should be held bienniallyinstead of annually, alternating with the Paris Salon. Having exhibited at Paris, the Miles directors decided not to participateat Farnborough because of the heavy financial burden on a small firm involved by two shows only three months apart and forpretty well the same customers. F. G. Miles add that they do not want to boycott the S.B.A.C. Show; but that by makingknown their decision to exhibit only every two years they may encourage others similarly, so that such firms may have moremoney available for private research and development. Talking Take-off UNDER the chairmanship of Mr. P. G. Masefield, presidentof the Royal Aeronautical Society, a symposium on "Problems of Take-off and Landing" was held last Friday at Hamilton Place.The symposium was arranged in conjunction with meetings in London of the Commonwealth Aeronautical Advisory ResearchCouncil, and of the five introductory papers read two were given by Commonwealth members. The papers were Automatic AirTraffic Control, by E. W. Pike, deputy flight service engineer, B.O.A.C; Safety and Regularity in Landing, by E. S. Calvert,R.A.E. Farnborough; Operational Problems for Take-off and Landing, by L. P. Coombes, chief superintendent, Royal Aero-nautical Research Laboratories, Melbourne; Operational Prob- lems in South Africa—the Regulatory Authority's Approach, byDr. A. J. A. Roux, executive delegate for South Africa; and The Pilot's Problems in Take-off and Landing, by Capt. B. O. Prowse,B.O.A.C. STILL ACTIVE is M. Henri Mignet, designer of the Pou-du-Ciel, which created a furore in England before the war. His latest has a finer aspect-ratio and (apparently) a converted Porsche engine DEPARTURE PLATFORM: Helicopter Services Ltd. have designed four- piece landing platforms to enable their Agusta-Bells to straddle and pick up loads weighing up to 900 Ib. The platforms, made of Dexion slotted angle, can be nested and carried beneath the helicopter
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