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1960
1960 - 1834.PDF
414 FLIGHT, 9 Septet i96o Handler p*>9e claim thai the Victor 8.2 can be readily modi- fied to carry four GAM-87A Sky Bolts, and this model showt tour hypothetical ALBMs Finale for a superb display of flying: the downward bomb-burst of the four CFS Jet Provosts TWENTY-FIRST 8BAC SHOW . . . This wooden tunnel model exhi- bited by Handley Page must closely resemble the HP.lIS aero-' dynamic research aircraft, soon to fly on the power of a BS Viper tion coverage could be provided with four transmitters on theequator and one at each Pole. Such a system has advantages over navigation satellites. dc Havilland Comet 4 series Although not represented at theshow, except probably in the flying display should the production programme allow an aircraft to be spared, the Comet 4 is thesubject of an important piece of news at the opening of the display. It is announced that the Ministry of Aviation are nego-tiating an order for five Comet 4Cs for RAF Transport Com- mand. This brings the Comet 4 order book to 56 aircraft sold,airlines who have now taken delivery of the whole or part of their fleets being BOAC, Aerolineas Argentinas, BEA, Olympic Air-ways, Mexicana, East African Airways Corporation and Misrair. Of special «ignifif-gnf<> on me Rolls-Royce stand is an Avon524 removed from Comet G-APDF on September 1 after having run l,995hr without overhaul or unit change. It is to be re-installed by BOAC after the show and run in service to 2,30Ohr before removal. The normal overhaul life is 2,000hr, the highestof any jet engine in airline service. de Havillaud DJB.121 Trident The first production aircraft,the company reports, now has its stub-wings mated to the fuselage on the Hatfield assembly line, and the tank test specimen is com-plete with wings and in situ. Project work goes ahead with the stretched, higher-capacity and heavier Mk 2 version for exportcustomers requiring the higher stage length (up to 2,200 n.m.). Twenty-four D.H.121 models on the stand provide an eye-catching reminder of the extent of BEA's investment in Britain's —and the world's—first high-subsonic short-range jet airliner. de Havilland Dove 8 (G-ARDH) A face-lift for the familiarDove is provided this year by a higher, Heron-type cockpit canopy and the increased power of Gipsy Queen 70 Mk 3 engines drivingthree-blade D.H. Hydromatic propellers. Inside the green-and- white exterior of this newly converted British demonstrator is asmart five-seat semi-VIP layout. Cockpit improvements, in addi- tion to the increased headroom, include a restyled instrumentpanel. A batch of ten Dove 8s are on the line at de Havilland's Broughton (Chester) factory. de Havilland Heron, Series 2D (G-APEV) Still selling, inthese days largely as an executive transport, the Heron 2 (Gipsy Queen 30 Mk 2s) is represented by de HavUland's green demon-strator luxuriously trimmed in white and red as an eight-seater executive transport. de Havilland Sea Vixen (XJ 578) This late production aircraftstands in the static park surrounded by a full range of stores. A Palouste starter pack is also there. The aircraft carriesa refuelling boom, four Firestreaks and two 150gal tanks, all painted fluorescent red, with which it flies in the display. A newfeature is the rain-shedding system by which compressor-bled air is ducted along the top of the fuselage and sprayed at high-speedalong the windscreen. Boundary layer air is deflected away from the windscreen area by an extensive channel and masking fairing. English Electric lightning F.I (XG 332) The Lightning shown both statically and flying is the standard model with a pair of Firestreaks and Ferranti Airpass. It is, of course, supported in the flying display by four Lightnings of No 74 Sqn. It is stated that the Lightning is also suitable for ground-attack. English Electric Lightning T.4 (XL 629) The second T.4,this machine has extensive flight test equipment in the dorsal spine and, temporarily, no Airpass. It will fill both operationaland training roles. Folland Gnat Trainer (XM 691 and XM 693) Of the six GnatTrainers now flying the first and third are at Farnborough, the latter machine with full dual control, two ejection seats and blastshield for the rear occupant. Definitive flight instruments are not yet fitted. The first of these aircraft to have integral tankage inthe wing is number four, XM 694. Shown for the first time in the static park are Aden gun streamlined containers attached to thefuselage flanks by pylons which house the feed chutes for 110 rounds of ammunition per gun. Also shown are underwing tanks,twin rails for 121b or 601b 3in rockets, rocket packs and 1,0001b and 5001b bombs. Gloster Javelin FAW.9 (XH 844) The only visible innovation in this FAW.9 is a third row of turbuktors on each wing. Handley Page Dart Herald (G-APWA) Due to be delivered to BEA towards the end of January, with the two others ord"™ by the Ministry of Aviation due to follow in February, the Dart Herald is due to be certificated by the end of 1960 at an initial all-up weight of 39,0001b, 40,0001b being expected to be approved shortly afterwards. Flight tests have shown diat certification may be expected at 39,0001b in tropical temperatures (ISA + 3UJW compared with the ISA+22°C previously expected. Perf°F°l" ance at 40,0001b can be maintained at ISA+13°C. Thc,vTi. Herald in the show is the first production aircraft, which nas shared with the converted G-AODF extensive world demonstra- tion tours—as the 57 flags on G-APWA's nose testify. 1*» Heralds have now flown some IJOOOhr and the firm emphasize (.Continued on page 416)
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