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p ? FLIGHT, 6 January 1961 3 Martin's Last Aircraft LAST of a long line of Martin aircraft—12,400 in 51 years—a P5M-2 Marlin was handed over recently to the US Navy by the Martin Co, which is now wholly engaged in missile and elec-tronics production. The company's first aircraft, a 12 h.p. biplane. was built in 1909; its present contracts include the Titan ICBM.Mace and Matador tactical missiles for the USAF, Bullpup for the USAF and Navy and Lacrosse and Pershing for the US Army. P & W Turbofan Data PRATT & WHITNEY specifications of the JT3D turbofanfamily include the following figures; those for the -3 and -5A have not previously been published:— Dry weight (Ib) Take-off rating, dry (Ib) Corresponding s.f.c. Max cruise (s-l, static, Ib) Corresponding s.f.c. Max cruise at 25,000ft, M0.9 Corresponding s.f.c. JT3D-1 4,065 17,000 0.520 12,500 0.500 5,300 0.829 JTJD-3 4,170 18,000 0.535 14.800 0.505 6,000 0.832 JT3D-5A 4,490 21.000 0605 16,400 0.515 6,500 0.812 FRANCO-AMERICAN co-operation culminated at Edwards Air Force Base on December 30 in the first flight of the Caravelle powered by CJ-805-23 turbofans. The aircraft, purchased from Sud by General Electric, is representative of the Caravelle 7, the model likely to be built in the US by Douglas IN BRIEF Senator H. Wade was sworn in on December 29 as the new AustralianMinister for Air. It is reported from Athens that Greece has sold Yugoslavia some50 F-84Gs for the "friendly price" of $lm (about £350,000 sterling). The United States and four NATO powers have signed a £535magreement for production in Europe of F-104G Starfighters for NATO. Mr P. Lloyd has been appointed Director-General of Engine Researchand Development, MoA. He is a former Deputy Director of Research and Development at NGTE. A Queen's Colour is being presented to the Far East Air Force nextFriday (January 13) by the Earl of Selkirk, UK Commissioner for Singapore and Commissioner-General for South-East Asia, on behalfof the Queen. There is to be a floodlit ceremonial parade at RAF Changi, Singapore. As noted briefly in our November 25 issue, the US Military AirTransport Service is buying Lockheed C-130E transports as the first step in their interim modernization programme. A contract for 16 wassigned last month, and total orders should reach 50 aircraft, costing $170m (£61m). First delivery is scheduled for March 1962. Mr Eugene Zuckert has been appointed Secretary of the Air Forceby US President-elect Mr John Kennedy. Mr Zuckert was Assistant Secretary of the Air Force in the Truman administration and has servedas a member of the Atomic Energy Administration. Lt-Col J. B. Swindal has been assigned by the USAF as the president-designate's personalpilot. In The U-2 Affair, a masterly NBC film shown on BBC Televisionlast Monday, part of the Flight leading article of June 1, 1956, was displayed with the comment that the U-2 was revealed to the world"First in Britain's Flight magazine." (Our references to the trans-Russia flight of May 1, 1960, were published on May 13, May 20, May 27 and July 1.) Air Cdre F. W. Thompson, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, has been appointedDirector of Guided Weapons (Trials) at the MoA in succession to Air Cdre W. R. Brotherhood, CBE; and Air Cdre H. M. Russell, OBE,becomes Director of RAF Aircraft Research and Development (B) in succession to Air Cdre W. D. Distrey, CBE, AFC. Air Cdres Thompsonand Russell take up their new duties'during January. Mr J. M. Wilson has been appointed a Deputy Secretary in the MoAand Mr R. Burns the Ministry's Principal Establishment Officer. Sqn Ldr R. A. Streatfeild, a flight commander with No 83 Sqn atRAF Scampton, has been appointed equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh. He succeeds Sqn Ldr John Severne in July. On December 28 the US Army cancelled its contract for the RepublicSD-4 Swallow (Flight, December 23, review of Targets and Drones). Total funding had reached $34m; the Army said cancellation resultedfrom rising costs, and progress with other surveillance programmes. Cessna Aircraft stated on December 16 that the Peruvian Air Forcehave selected the T-37 jet trainer; the contract amounts to $3,338,864 including spares, and deliveries will take place from February toDecember 1961. The Peruvian Air Force operates Sabres, Hunters and Canberras. Fairey Air Surveys Ltd have been awarded one of the contractsplaced by the Government of the Federation of Nigeria during the country's first month of independence. It covers an aerial photo-graphic programme of some 25,000 sq miles in the three regions of the Nigerian Federation, East, West and North. On December 30 the US Department of Defense formally announceda programme for a large military/civil cargo jet. Bids have been invited by the USAF and Federal Aviation Agency jointly; included in thespecification (Flight, December 16, page 957) is the ability to fly a payload of 20,0001b across the Pacific and 50,0001b across the Atlantic. Series production of the first Indian-built jet fighter is to start atBangalore this month. The aircraft has been designed by the West German aircraft designer Professor Tank and it is expected that theprototype will be displayed on India's National Day, January 26. It is being named "Hindustan Fighter" and 250 to 300 are being built forthe Indian Air Force. Orders arc expected from other Asian countries. For the second year in succession a student at the College of Aero-nautical and Automobile Engineering, Chelsea, has won the premier award in the City & Guilds of London Institute examinations inAircraft Servicing and Maintenance (Intermediate). The successful student, Mr N. E. Wright, has also been awarded Aircraft MaintenanceEngineer's "A" and "B" licences after examination by the ARB. The DC-3 drawing by Arthur Bowbeer published in our issue ofDecember 23 has had an appreciative reception from readers, and photo- prints—as of most Flight cutaway drawings—may be obtained fromour photographic department. Prices ranee from Is 4d (elossv or semi- matt) or 2s (toned sepia) for a 5Jin x 3Jin size to £6 6s (semi-mattonly) or £9 9s (toned sepia) for 40in y 60in size. Photoprints do not include the key. Winners of the 1960 Sherman Fairchild Air Safety Writing Awardfor "the most objective and constructive published or broadcast article on air safety" produced during 1959 have been announced. The p.wardand $1,000 were won by Arthur A. Riley, aviation editor of the Boston Globe. Edwin G. Pipp, of the Detroit News, received an honourablemention and $500. Six certificates of merit (each with $100) were also awarded, one of them to Mark Lambert of Flight's editorial staff. Hiscontribution was the special survey, "Flying Aids," published in Flight for February 20, 1959. STACKED: Transporters carrying cars are a familiar sight on the roads, but a transporter loaded with aircraft strikes a new note. This one, owned by Grantchester Garage Ltd, is used by Grantair Ltd, of Grantchester, Cambs, in connection with their new maintenance base at Sywell Aerodrome, Northants. It is carrying a Piper Comanche (top deck) and Tri-Pacer
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