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1960 - 0848.PDF
856 FLIGHT, 24 June 1960 * FROM ALL QUARTERS BOAC's Whole-time Chairman AS this page goes to press the long-awaited new BOAC appoint-ments are announced by Duncan Sandys, Minister of Aviation. As anticipated, Sir Matthew Slattery is appointed wftole-timechairman, succeeding (on July 29) Sir Gerard d'Erlanger, part- time chairman since May 1956. Sir Matthew has been chairman ofShort Brothers & Harland Ltd; he was until recently chairman of Bristol Aircraft. His part-time deputy is to be Sir Wilfred Neden,the industrial relations expert, who joined BOAC's board in 1958. Three new part-time directors are appointed also: J. A. Connel,vice-chairman of Unilever and a director of BOAC Associated Companies since 1957; Lionel Poole, until last year general secre-tary of the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives; and Sir Walter Worboys, chairman of British Tyre and Rubber Industriesand a director of Westminster Bank. Further details will appear next week. New Gliding Champions WINNERS of the 1960 World Gliding Championships, whichended at Butzweiler Airfield, Cologne, last Saturday, were Rolf Hossinger of Argentina in the Open Class, and Heinz Huth of WestGermany in the Standard Class. Hossinger was flying a Slingsby Skylark 3, and Huth a Ka-6BR. Nicholas Goodhart of Britain (Olympia 419) came fourth in the.Open Class, with the Polish pilots Makula and Popiel (Zefir 2) second and third. Fifth was Sven Jonsson of Sweden in a Zugvogel4. In the Standard Class Huth was followed by Munch (Ka-6B), Brazil; Witek (Fqka), Poland; Sejstrup (Ka-6BR), Denmark; andJuez (Ka-6), Spain. Flight's day-by-day report on the champion- ships (pages 861-863) will conclude in next week's issue. Continental Tynes SINCE the British Government declined to admit that at somefuture date the RAF may have to acquire the Breguet 1150 Atlantic maritime reconnaissance aircraft, the NATO countrieswhich have adopted it are handling virtually all the manufacturing work involved. The Rolls-Royce Tyne 20 turboprop is to beproduced under a licence which is expected to be signed next month between the Derby company and SEM Hispano-Suiza,who will manufacture most of the engine at Bois-Colombes. Sub- stantial portions are likely to be farmed out to the well-knownBelgian FN company. Both firms have much experience of building Rolls-Royce engines. The number of engines involved, for the Br.1150 and theFranco-German Transall C.160 transport is put at "more than 500." Rolls-Royce will receive royalties on each one produced. Belvedere to Idris INDICATIVE of the potentialities of the large helicopter wasthe remarkable flight made last week by an RAF Westland (Bristol) Belvedere to Idris in North Africa for tropical trials. Officiallyobserved times and speeds for two stages are being submitted by the RAeC for FAI confirmation and, if accepted, will rank as thefirst helicopter point-to-point records. Provisional figures for these two stages, including stops, were:London - Rome, 8hr 13min for 850 n.m.; and London-Luqa (Malta), 12hr 6min for 1,220 n.m. Provisional average speeds CUSHIONED: Hovering well clear of the grass at Bembridge Airport, Isle of Wight, is the Britten-Norman Cushioncraft on one of its initial "tethered" tests. A detailed description and cut-away drawing of this vehicle, which is to be used experimentally by Elders & Fyffes for banana transport in the Camsroons, appears in this issue. Ths power unit, driving a peripheral rotor, is a 170 h.p. Coventry Climax RECORD-SEEKERS: The crew of the Westland (Bristol) Belvedere which made a notable flight to North Africa last week (news-item, col 1). Left to right: Fit Lt G. W. Smith, Wg Cdr C. B. Brown (captain) and M/Eng A. E. Risby were: London - Rome, 103kt (118 m.p.h.) and London - MaltalOOkt (115 m.p.h.). Overall average speed, excluding stops, was 113kt (130 m.p.h.). The Belvedere—better known, perhaps, as the Bristol 192,powered by two Napier Gazelle NGa.2s—was one undergoing Service clearance trials at the A and AEE. Its captain was Wg CdrC. B. Brown, CO of "D" Sqn at Boscombe Down, and the co-pilot was Fit Lt G. W. Smith; M/Eng A. E. Risby was flight engineer. The helicopter took off from Gatwick at 0334hr GMT onJune 14 and flew non-stop to the French Air Force base at Orange/Caritat in Southern France, a distance of 475 n.m.covered in 4hr lOmin. After a 33min fuelling stop it went on to Pratica di Mare, Rome, 3hr 30rnin for 375 n.m. Here there wasa 41min fuel stop before continuing to Luqa, 3hr 12min. At Luqa, which was reached at 1540hr GMT, the Belvedere night-stopped before completing the final stage to Idris. SSB Radio for the V-force NEWSPAPER reports last week that £20m worth of airborneSSB radio was to be ordered from Collins (either the British or the American company) for RAF aircraft is, apparently, an opti-mistic estimate which Collins themselves are regretfully obliged to deny. What does exist is an order with the US Collins Radio Cofor single-sideband airborne radios to equip seven AW.660 Argosies for the RAF. The original figure of £20m was based onthe estimated cost of a Collins SSB radio, multiplied by the esti- mated number of aircraft in RAF Bomber, Coastal and TransportCommands, all factored for spares provision. In view of the recent decision to co-ordinate more closely theoperation of V-force and Strategic Air Command bombers, a move to equip the British aircraft with SSB radio appears logical. SACaircraft have been using Collins equipment for some years, but MINISTER IN CONTROL: George Ward, MP, Secretary of State for Air, recently flew the Handley Page Herald, taking off and landing at Radlett. With him is Capt R. Shilton, the Silver City pilot, who took ths aircraft on its recent South American tour; and next to Gp Capt G. P. Hargsr, station commander at Northolt (where the Herald picked up Mr Ward) is E. Manley Walker, H.P. (Reading) director and manager
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