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1961 - 0723.PDF
FLIGHT, 1 June 1961 733 BEAGLE GROUP flight oper- ations manager beginning his new duties on June 5 is Mr John Nicholson, chief test pilot of the de Havilland Engine Co since January 1957. An ex-Boscombe Down pilot and CFS examiner with over 4,000 hours on more than 50 types, he is a mem- ber of the SBAC Test Pilots' Committee NYLON DELTA: This single-seat experimental aircraft with a flexible wing of plastic-coated nylon made its first flight at San Diego on May 23 in the hands of Lou Everett, Ryan test pilot. The Flex Wing was described in our March 23 issue about 60° to provide a considerable lift component while main- taining thrust greater than drag. According to the Sunday Telegraph, the RAF would have to wait until 1965 for either of the all-British machines, whereas the BAC-222 could be available a year earlier, and for only a fraction of the development cost. But the Pegasus-powered projects should meet the upper, instead of the lower, end of the cruising-speed requirement, and should be capable of eventual development to VTOL operation. In fact, if its development were pressed forward with all speed, one might even be acceptable to the USA and NATO. Attacking the Ice Problem DELEGATES from Russia (picture opposite) were among the 200 who attended Napier's ice-protection conference, held last week in the RAeS lecture hall in London. Others were from the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Holland, India, Japan, Switzerland and the US. At the morning session Messrs A. G. Smith and C. Jones of Blackburn Aircraft read a paper on the use of boundary-layer air for de-icing, and in a paper given later in the day Mr D. C. Tanner, of T.K.S. (Aircraft De-Icing) Ltd, suggested that there was a good case for using fluid de-icing in conjunction with laminar-flow air. Mr Tanner went on to discuss the difficult problem of de-icing helicopter rotor blades, and in another paper Mr R. D. Crick of Napier mentioned successful work on the electrical de-icing of such blades. A " Flight " Opportunity A VACANCY has arisen on the editorial staff of Flight for a man with air transport experience. Our specification is reasonably flexible: the one firm requirement is that the right man shall have a good working knowledge of the air transport business as well as ability to write. The scope of the job is as wide as the industry itself, embracing equipment, operations, economics and traffic; and the work is expanding as the industry itself is expanding. Here is a challenge for a young man with initiative, intelligence and a flair for expressing himself. There are opportunities for travel and for using a staff aeroplane. The salary would depend on experience and age. Prospective candidates should address their applications to The Editor, Flight, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London SE1, giving particulars of education, qualifications and experience, and stating salary required. IN BRIEF In its latest flight, from Edwards AFB on May 25, the North AmericanX-15 attained 3,370 m.p.h.—296 m.p.h. faster than its previous best. It was flown by Joseph Walker, NASA chief test pilot. AVM T. A. B. Parselle, SASO at Bomber Command, has beenappointed Deputy Air Secretary at Air Ministry from next September. He will be succeeded at Bomber'Command by Air Cdre S. W. B. Menaul,who will have the acting rank of air vice-marshal. Three McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom Us of the USN established anunofficial US coast-to-coast record on May 24, the fastest of the trio crossing from Ontario. Calif, to New York in 2hr 47min. The Phantomswere flight-refuelled. MR 8. A. CHALMERS, who has been appointed secretary of Bristol Aircraft Ltd. Mr T. 8. Pritchard, who was financial director and secretary, is to continue in the former capacity The Rolls-Royce "Flying Bedstead" VTOL experimental aircrafthas been added to the National Aeronautical Collection at the Science Museum, where it will have a prominent place in the new extension (Flight, May 11). Mr Norman Jones was fined £110, with £150 costs, at Buckingham-shire Quarter Sessions last week for breaches of regulations on a flight in a Piper Cub from Panshanger to Denham. A summons for enteringthe London control zone without permission was dismissed. An official invitation has been extended to NATO representatives byMicrocell Ltd, a member company of BTR Industries Ltd, to make a study of the glass-fibre launchers developed for 2in rocket armament.ThssHaufichers can be adapted for use on various aircraft, including wcTSR.2 and Blackburn Buccaneer, if they were to carry an alternativetype of armament. The first council of the British Aircraft Users Association (Flight,March 23) consists of the following members: Mr M. A. H. Bellhouse, nessed Steel Co Ltd (chairman); Mr Hector Laing, McVitie & PriceLtd; .Mr Kenneth McAIpine. Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd; Mr '• S. Kilpatrick, United Steel Companies Ltd; Mr Geoffrey Woods,Woods of Colchester Ltd; Mr E. W. Pasold, Pasolds Ltd; Mr L. H. wadeil, Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co Ltd; Mr J. Riseleynichard, Willis, Faber & Dumas Ltd; Mr R. A. Smight, Oxford Aviation Ltd; Mr T. A. Vigors, Vigors Aviation Ltd; Mr Peter G. Masefield, Royal Aero Club; Col R. L. Preston, Royal Aero Club.Chief executive of the Association will be Sqn Ldr R. R. Stephenson. The Association has a total of 40 founder member-companies. The first USAF F-105D Thunderchiefs to become operational inEurope arrived last week at Bitburg. Germany, having flown nonstop from Mobile, Ala (see "USAF types", p. 741). The West German Air Force now has its first all-weather night-fightersquadron. It was formed recently at Neuburg, Bavaria, with thirty-six F-86Ks. These are later to be replaced by Starfighters. Bell Helicopter Co are experimenting with a rigid-rotor helicopter,having no hinges at the blade roots. Advantages are said to be simpli- city of construction and maintenance, faster response to pilot controland much greater range of eg, travel. Flights have been made at more than 100 m.p.h.; and while the aircraft was hovering a man has pulledon the tail-boom without serious effects. Lockheed Aircraft have a contract to design and produce five full-scale aerodynamic models of a titanium capsule intended for escape from aircraft flying at 2,000 to 2,500 m.p.h. at heights up to 25 miles. Arocket would separate capsule from airframe, and high-drag stabilizers would slow it down before the main parachute opened. The capsule isintended for aircraft flying in 1965-68. Camera enthusiasts should make a point of seeing the current (May31) issue of Amateur Photographer, a special number dealing with the 1961 International Photo-Cine Fair now in progress at Olympia. APPOINTED Hawker Siddeley Aviation representative in Germany is Maj C. H. Vallance, sales manager of Blackburn Aircraft since he retired from the Army in September 1957. His appointment follows the news of the trading association between HSA and the Otto Wolff Group, at whose Cologne HQ he will be based. Succeeding Maj Vallance as sales manager at Blackburn is Mr M. G. K. (Mike) Byrne, AFRAeS (centre), hitherto public relations and publicity manager; and now appointed to the latter post is Mr D. W. Bainbridge (right)
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