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These photographs of the FS.24 Phonix 16-metre soi;- plane, described in the first news-item on this page, were taken at the Hanover Air Show. Particularly notable in the close-up above is the surface finish of the wing. The background machine in the left-hand photograph is the 14 h.p. two-stroke-powered version of t'te French Fauvel AV 36 single-seat glider Sport and Business ON VIEW at the recent Hanover Air Show was one of theprototypes of the German Phonix sailplane, a modified version of which is to be flown in the World Gliding Championships nextmonth by the present champion, Ernst Haase. The Phonix was not designed for maximum penetration and, while its high-speedperformance is inferior to that of such aircraft as the Olympia 419 and Skylark 3b, it can make slow, tight circles in weak thermalsand can achieve a useful average cruising speed. The aircraft has a low wing-loading (18.5kg/m2), achieved by a very light structurewhich combines glass cloth,, poly ester plastic and balsa wood; a special laminar wing section; and extreme attention to theelimination of parasitic drag. As the photographs above illustrate, the surface finish on the wing of the Phonix is excellent. The new version to be flown by Haase will have a tee-tail, slightly greater wing dihedral, a free- blown canopy and a fully retractable wheel (with no skid), together with a number of other detail changes instigated by Haase. With this aircraft, it is estimated, a gliding angle of 1:42 can be achieved. The Phonix was exhibited at Hanover by the Bolkow organization. TWO AEROBATIC COMPETITIONS were held last month by the Tiger Club. On April 16 the contest for the de Havilland Trophy was won by Charles Boddington, with John Ayres second and John Wardley third; and on April 18 Boddington was again the winner, this time in competition for the Esso Tiger Trophy. Second and third on this latter occasion were Elwyn McAully and Lewis Benjamin respectively. A BBC TELEVISION SERIES which, according to the corpora-tion, is designed "to boost young people's interest in light-aircraft civilian flying," begins on May 24. With the title L-Pilot, theseries will comprise six weekly programmes introduced by Derek Dempster and Geoffrey Wheeler. The programmes, which areproduced by Tony Arnold with assistance from BOAC, the Royal Aero Club and the SBAC, include films taken at Biggin Hill andGatwick. Individual programmes cover the history of flying, how an aeroplane flies, take-offs and landings, applied flying (aero-batics), cross-country flying and ground control, and modern light aircraft for civilian use. A NEW GLIDER RECORD for speed over a 100km closedcircuit has been claimed in a May 10 report from Kiev by the Soviet news agency Tass. The aircraft was an Antonov A-15 andthe speed was quoted as HOkm/hr (approximately 68 m.p.h.). A PIPER APACHE has been delivered to Pasolds Ltd, of Langley,Bucks, makers of Ladybird children's wear. The company has operated eight executive aircraft in succession since 1937, all ofwhich have been named Ladybird. Joint managing directors Eric and Rolf Pasold, sales director L. P. Murphy and contractsmanager D. A. Backhouse are all pilots, and a professional pilot, T. Seymour-Cooke, has now joined the company from BEA. .NEW ZEALAND A Beaver engaged on aerial top- dressing is the appropriate subject for this stamp design, one of a scries to be issued shortly by the New Zealand post office BUSIEST DAY at the Shackleton Sales Weekend at Kidlingtonon May 6-8 (reported in last week's issue) was Saturday, May 7, when some 470 aircraft movements were recorded between 11 a.m.and 7 p.m.—equivalent to an average of one per minute. A total of 30 different new aircraft were on show, together with 44 usedmachines, while the maximum number in the visiting aircraft park at any one time was 85. CONTACTS LTD of Limerick, Eire, have been appointedagents for the Forney Fornaire, descendant of the Ercoupe, and plan to arrange a demonstration tour shortly. Among the featuresof the 1960 model of the Fornaire, according to the brochure, is "the famed Simplomatic co-ordinated control for simplified flyingor conventional 'stick 'n' rudder' manoeuvrability." SALES OF THE CESSNA 210 during the first quarter of thisyear totalled 234, a greater number than for any other type. "To insure continued acceptance of the 210," the company has insti-tuted a new follow-up customer service programme known as "Operation Golden Rule." The Cessna agents in Britain, AirworkServices Ltd, had sold 14 machines up to the beginning of this month. FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL TENDER by Howard Hughes,about 30 ex-South African Air Force Venturas have been dis- mantled and are being sent by sea to the United States. HughesAircraft Company is to strip the Venturas and re-build them to new specifications as executive aircraft. RETROSPECT From "Flight" of May 21, 1910 Flying Missionaries: At the annual meeting of the British and ForeignBible Society, held in Queen's Hall last week, the Marquis of North- ampton, in an optimistic speech, referred to the possibilities of aerialnavigation in connection with the Society's work. He thought the time was not far distant when thj& might perhaps see the colporteursof the Society flying through the air and dropping Testaments in those parts of the world which had up to the present proved inaccessible tothe missionaries. THE BRITISH WOMEN PILOTS' ASSOCIATION are organ-izing a "Spring Flying Weekend" at Skegness on May 28-29. On Saturday, May 28, Skegness Flying Club will hold its internationalrally and dance, and the BWPA will also run a competition for the Faith Bennett Trophy. , A FLYING CLUB has been formed by employees of Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby, with two test pilots and 20 ex-RAF pilots among the membership. The club is negotiating for the use of an airfield near Derby and is raising funds to buy its first aircraft (a Tiger Moth). TOMORROW, MAY 21, is an unusually busy day for sportingflying enthusiasts, with the Royal Aero Club's air touring contest at Shoreham and the summer convention of the Association ofBritish Aero Clubs at Thorney Island. In addition to these power- flying events, Lasham Gliding Society are holding an At Homeat Lasham Aerodrome, near Alton, Hants. This will begin at 3 p.m. and continue until 6.30, and the programme will includepleasure flights in the Society's gliders and an aerobatic display.
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