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fJGHT, :• April 1960 583 IN ENGLAND NOW: Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers of the USAF are now beginning to appear in this country. This one was photographed at %AF Greenham Common earlier this month Gp Capt R. C. M. Collard, formerly sales director of Handley PageLtd, has curtailed his full-time executive duties with the company following his election as MP for Central Norfolk. He continues hisconnection with Handley Page in an advisory capacity and remains on the board of directors. Westland Aircraft recently entertained distinguished visitors fromthe War Office (Lt-Gcn Sir John Cowley, Master-General of the Ordnance), MoA (Sir George Gardner, Controller of Aircraft) and AirMinistry (Air Marshal S. C Elworthy, DCAS). They were accom- panied by Gen Sir Kenneth Crawford and during their visit saw a DEUTSCHE LUFTFAHRTSCHAU flying demonstration by four turbine-powered helicopters, the Gnome-Whirlwind, Bristol Belvedere, Westminster and Wessex. The Air Public Relations Association is holding its a.g.m. and reunionat the Cock Tavern, Fleet Street, London EC4, on Thursday, May 5. at 6 p.m. C. E. Tharratt, chief rocket development engineer of Saunders-RoeLtd, is giving a paper on Problems in the launching of Black Knight to the Society of Engineers next Monday (May 2), at 5.30 p.m. at theGeological Society, Burlington House, London Wl (entrance at the east end of the building in Piccadilly). Big Business at "Little Paris" By MARK LAMBERT " '"' * Hanover, Sunday, April 24H ANOVER'S big air show has just begun, opened by theGerman Minister of Economics with the customary cere- mony (and television coverage from a Sud Alouette II).Excepting latecomers, there are 39 types in the flesh already here, as well as a few revealing models, and a host of equipment exhibitsfrom German, British, French and American companies. Two things are clear: first, the accent is on import/export andtherefore on potential sales, and, secondly, there is nothing so very new, if only because this is a "market" and not a pure exhibi-tion. At this kind of show first impressions can be deceptive, but I can see no shattering development which would be timed forrelease here. I heard no rumours, for instance, of a Russian effort; and the American "big-league" is represented by a lone F-104 andC-130. But the equipment companies have gathered in force to display anything and everything the German industry might wantto buy for current and immediate future aircraft. Sperry, E.M.O., Alvis, Marconi, British Oxygen Aro, Normalair and Dowty havearranged a joint stand: the French aircraft and equipment com- panies have combined; Rolls-Royce, Bristol Siddeley, Avery-Hardoll, Standard Telephones & Cables, Decca, Dunlop and Vinten are on their own or covered by their German representa-tives. Lycoming, General Electric, United Aircraft, Bendix, Hughes and General Precision Laboratories have sizeable displays,together with strong Beech, Cessna and Piper contingents. Under a sky threatening cu-nims in a blustering wind, DomierDo27s are running a shuttle service between the air show here at Langenhagen and a 900 x 100ft strip at the great industrial fairin the city. As I write, the aircraft that have gathered include the ,i (Concluded on page 586) Static display: part of the outdoor aircraft park at Hanover. Types visible include Conway-Boeing, Argosy, Hunter, Do28 and Piaggio P.166 British participants at the air show include the Argosy and Hunter two-seater, below. In the picture on the left, Mark Lambert (right) of our editorial staff discusses the SI A T 222 with its makers
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