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1960
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FLIGHT, 2 Septemk Auster D.4 ATL-98 Carvair ATL-98 nose section Avro Vulcan B.I Below, Vulcan B.I carrying Blue Steel test vehicle AUSTER AIRCRAFT LTD Rearsby Aerodrome, near Leicester. Telephone: Rearsby 321 D.4. D.5 and D.6 This new Auster series is the result of an extensive development pro- gramme on the company's previous range of aircraft. Three basic types are involved, the D4 two-seater, D.5 three-seater and D.6 four-seater, and it is intended to offer these variants (where applicable) with the choice of three sizes of engine and the choice of 32ft or 36ft span. The three available engines are the Lycoming O-235 (108 h.p.), O-320 (160 h.p.) and O-360 (180 h.p.). From the eighteen combinations theoretically possible, eleven are of practical interest: long and short- span versions of the D.4 powered by each of the three engines; long-span D.5 (160 and 180 h.p.) and short-span D.5 (180 h.p.); and long-span D.6 (160 and 180 h.p.). The normal Auster fuselage (welded steel tubing, fabric-covered) is utilized, with some modi- fication to the forward structure resulting from the new engine installations. Other new features include metal wing-spars which arc claimed, in conjunction with special dope and paint finishes, to make the aircraft ideally suited for tropical use. Span, 32ft or 36ft; length, 23ft 2in; gross weight, 1,9001b (D.4/108), 2,2001b (D.5/160), 2,5001b (D.6/180). Price of the aircraft varies from £3,020 for the D.4/108 to £5,000 for the D.6/180. AVIATION TRADERS (ENGINEERING) LTD 21 Wigmore Street, London Wl. Telephone: Museum 7791 ATL-98 Carvair This British modification of the DC-4 is intended for car-ferry work or for all-freight use. It will be operated in the first instance by the Channel Air Bridge Division of British United Airways. The conversion work now being carried out at Southend involves a completely new nose and a new fin. Work is proceeding well and the first flight is expected to take place in February 1961. The Carvair will carry five medium-sized cars and 25 passengers. A. V. ROE & CO LTD Greengate, Middleton, Manchester. Telephone: Failstaorth 2020 Avro 748 The Hawker Siddelcy Group's second venture into the commercial market, the 748, was announced in January 1959 and the first aircraft was flown on June 24 this year. It is a con- tender for the so-called DC-3 replacement market, differing from its other twin-Dart competitors in having a low-wing configuration, and in being cheaper to buy. Twelve are being built, and orders have been placed by the British independent airlines Skyways (3) and BKS (2) for service during the summer of 1961. These orders are for the Series 1 version, with Dart 514 (RDa.6) turboprops of 1,600 s.h.p.; a Series 2 version was announced last April with Dart 531s (RDa.7) of increased power—1,910 s.h.p. This version has been ordered by Aden Airways, who will take delivery of three in the summer of 1962. Structurally similar to the Series 1, the Series 2 has a higher take-off weight—up from 33,OOOlb to 36,0001b—and speed and range with maximum payload Avro Vulcan B.2
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