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1961
1961 - 1311.PDF
THE PARTS ALL FIT: manufactured in France, Germany, Belgium and Holland, powered by British Rolls-Royce Tynes driving de Havilland propellers, and filled with American electronics, the first Breguet 1150 Atlantic has been rolled out from Toulouse. It should fly in November, followed by the second prototype early next year. This long-range ocean patroller will enter service with NATO nations in 1963 "Flight" copyright photograph SBAC CENTURY: On Thursday of last week at Farnborough, the Society of British Aircraft Constructors notched up its I OOth flying display. Seen here on that occasion are the two men mainly responsible for organizing these displays, Mr E. C. Bowyer (right), SBAC director, and Mr H. W. Goodinge, assistant director DRAGON'S NEW TEETH: Even when the Royal Swedish Air Force have their Bloodhound 2 missiles in service they will continue to use the Saab J35F version of the Draken, shortly to enter service. Powered by a Svenska Flygmotor Avon RB.I46 with afterburner, it has a new radar and sighting system and carries two Rb324 Falcon missiles order was announced shortly after the French Government'sdecision to underwrite production up to 200 aircraft to keep up the momentum of deliveries. Fokker-Breguet Agreement IN VIEW of what they describe as a "steadily increasing orderbook" for the F.27 Friendship family, coupled with their vast effort on the Atlantic (picture above) and F-104 programme,Fokker have for a considerable period been investigating means whereby manufacture of the Friendship could be shared withanother company outside the Netherlands. (It is reported that discussions have been held with British manufacturers.) Fokkernow announce the signing of a contract with Breguet, under the terms of which the French company will manufacture majorportions of the "F.27 and variants." Exactly which portions are involved is not denned, but it seemsto include the entire fuselage apart from the front section and nose, together with the wing centre-section (less flaps) and most of thetail unit. The work, which is to begin in four to five months' time, will be based at Breguet's Biarritz factory, whence 60 to 70technicians are now attending a Fokker F.27 familiarization course. Completed airframe sections will be taken by road to Schiphol. German Merger THREE aircraft companies in Northern Germany are to form a group which will carry out combined research and development and co-operate in future projects. The companies are Focke-Wulf and Weser Flugzeugbau, both of Bremen, and Hamburger Flugzeug- bau of Hamburg. Robert Ellsworth Gross WE record with regret that Mr Robert Ellsworth Gross, chairmanof the board and founder of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, died recently in Santa Monica, Cal, at the age of 64. Mr Gross, whowas the company's principal executive for 29 years, headed a small group which in 1932 bought for $42,000 the then bankrupt Lock-heed Aircraft Corporation. During his association with the com- pany, it grew to rank twenty-eighth among industrial concerns inthe United States, with 66,500 employees. IN BRIEF Four squadrons of USAF F-lOOs flew to Europe to participate in the three-day NATO exercise Checkmate, which began last Tuesday. General Laurence S. Kuter, USAF, C-in-C NORAD since August1959, was last week awarded the McCurdy Medal in Toronto for "outstanding contributions to world aviation." According to a London newspaper United Arab Airlines have decidedto buy four Boeing 707s for delivery starting in mid-1963. A spokesman for British Aircraft Corporation has said that his company has notreceived any information indicating that U A A have now decided not to purchase VClOs. British United Airways will give basic helicopter flying training to 24Royal Navy and Royal Marine pilots for the Commando carrier HMS Albion. BUA will run six courses over a period of 43 weeks at Rednill,using Whirlwinds and Hillers. This is the first time that an airline has provided helicopter instruction for Navy personnel. The Dowty group have announced that Lt Gen Sir John Evetts isretiring on September 30. He will relinquish his directorship of Dowty Fuel Systems and is to devote his time and energy, on a voluntary basis,to furthering the aims of the Three Counties Industrial Education Association, of which he is president and chairman of council.
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