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32 FLIGHT, 13 July 1961 OPERATIONAL aircraft in the Tushino display, reported on this page, included Sukhoi (?) delta-wing fighters (right) and twin-jet multi-purpose aircraft (below) FROM ALL QUARTERS The Tushino Display SOME half-a-million people are reported to havewitnessed the massive display of Russian air power at Moscow's Tushino airfield last Sunday, July 9. Thedisplay—greatest show of its kind for five years— was notable for impressive new types of aircraft.Although photography by Western operators was banned at the last moment, the Russians themselvesissued a selection of pictures, the more important of » which are reproduced here and on page 34. ? The most remarkable aircraft observed was a four-jetdelta-wing type—probably a bomber, but appearing also to have potential as a transport. This very stronglyresembles the design known by the NATO code-name "Bounder," but the outboard jets are tip-mounted, asseen in two illustrations opposite. Remarkable, having regard to probable M2 performance, are the plainpitot intakes. Another supersonic bomber, also depicted opposite,generally resembles the type known by the NATO code-name '"Backfin." It appears that missiles arecarried under the swept wing, which has large boundary- layer fences. There are prominent under-fins. The in-takes for the twin jets appear to be ahead of the wing leading-edge.No photographs have been received of the reported supersonic bomber having twin jets at the rear, as on the Caravelle.A formation of ten of these is said to have flown over. This is probably the type described by the Russian commentator in theseterms: "in the air are dart-shaped aircraft armed with air-to-ground rockets. The turbines are at the tail-end of the fuselage . . ." Theremay be some confusion between this reported type and that referred to in the foregoing paragraph. A formation of fifteen "Bear" turboprop bombers flew overcarrying air-to-ground missiles, said by the commentator to be "capable of destroying any target hundred of kilometres away."It was further stated of the "Bears" that "their up-to-date equip- ment enables them to see the target from far away." Also represented were "multi-purpose aircraft" generally resem-bling the type known by the NATO code-name "Flashlight B." The parallel-chord wings, outboard of the nacelles, have dog-toothleading edges, and there is what appears to be a ventral radome. The shape of the nacelles suggests that afterburners are fitted. Two types of delta-wing supersonic fighter were identified. One,illustrated in Flight last week, appears to have twin jets and is also characterized by a "bullet" fairing in the circular intake. The othertype generally resembles the (apparently) single-jet type known by the NATO code-name "Fishbed." Both carried missiles. An unspecified type of fighter—probably a Mig—used rocket-assisted take-off. Ground run was about 100 metres. Another aircraft, possibly a fighter, was "a liquid-fuel rocket aircraft." The Soviet Navy was prominently represented. At one point thecommentator said: "Soviet naval aircraft are now flying past. They look like darts, with turbine engines mounted in the wing-tips.They also carry rockets under the fuselage." Another reference to naval aircraft was: "Naval search-and-attack jets appeared,dropping buoys Isonobuoys?] on the field." A twin-jet flying boat was reported and was described as "sleek." Reference was alsomade to "jet aircraft for the detection and destruction of submarines far away from Soviet shores."Advanced types of helicopter appeared, the most remarkable being the very large flying crane depicted on page 34 and whichcarried a prefabricated house. This is evidently a Mil design and the turbines are arranged as on the Mi-6. The type is said to be capableof carrying 180 men. The winged Mi-6 was also represented, one helicopter of thistype carrying what was said to be a replica of the spaceship Vostok. Aircraft of this type also apparently landed rocket-armed troops.The commentator said: "We can see a land-to-land rocket." Unfortunately no photographs have been received of a newcompound helicopter by Kamov. Described as a "huge troop- and cargo-carrying vertical take-off plane," it is called by the Russians"Vinto-kryl" ("screw wing"). This machine was also described as "the most powerful vertical take-off machine in the world." Onereport described it as looking like an ordinary airliner with rotor blades mounted above turbine engines at the wing-tips. Alsopresent was a turboprop helicopter capable of carrying 35 rocket- armed troops. A flight of these appeared. This seems to have beenthe machine described by the commentator as "the new passenger- carrying turbine-powered helicopter designed by Mil, with a seatingcapacity for 35." Reference was also made to new "sporting jet planes" constructed by Yakovlev. Kenya Airlift AT RAF Lyneham last Thursday the Secretary of State for Air,Mr Julian Amery, watched the airlift of 19 Infantry Brigade to Kenya and spoke of "the value of perfect co-operation between theRAF and the Army." The two Services had been "practising this sort of thing for some three years." In the present instance,Transport Command had provided 70 aircraft within 48 hours. Over a thousand troops were moved and more than 100 tons offreight; it was the biggest and swiftest airlift of its kind ever under- taken. Squadrons participating were Nos 99 and 511 (Britannias)and 216 (Comets). Bloodhound 2s for Sweden SWEDEN'S Bloodhound 2 order (see page 40) means much morethan "just another foreign sale." The fact that British guided weapons have been ousted from all NATO deployment could notbe taken as an indication of inferiority, since Britain was not pre- pared to offer weapons on the give-away terms of Nike-Ajax andHercules and the European-produced Hawk. Whatever British companies and ministers may claim for their products, the onlycertain criterion of technical excellence is export success in the face of genuine competition, and this Bloodhound 2 has achieved.Bloodhound 1 was fully described in Flight for October 23, 1959, and all that can be said of Bloodhound 2 was contained in ourSeptember 16 issue last year. Hawker Siddeley's Year IN his speech to shareholders of the Hawker Siddeley Group at theannual general meeting in London on July 5, Sir Thomas Sopwith, the Group's chairman, said: "This is our Silver Jubilee year.Twenty-five years ago 1 reviewed the first year of operations for the Hawker Siddeley Group. Our gross sales then were £6 million.Today, 25 years later, I am glad to report gross sales of £458 million for the 17 months period covered by our accounts, a figureroughly equal to £324 million for a comparative 12-month period. 1 think it can be fairly said that this is a substantial record ofgrowth." Total Group profit after taxes was £7,771,146.
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