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FLIGHT, 605 19 October 1961 A NEW RECORD for aircraft of its class— 227.4 m.p.h.—is claimed for this Russian Kamov convertiplane, powered by two turboprops, each of 5,622 h.p. This power is greater than hod been supposed in the West, and even exceeds that of the Mi-6. (See news-item) Yevgeniy Filatov, second engineer; Vladimir Bator, flight electrician.Both the measured courses were flown at an altitude of 3,000m (9,840ft), and it is reported that the maximum speed reached on the100km course was 375km/hr (233 m.p.h.). The power of each engine was given as 5,700 metric h.p. (5,622 h.p.), which is 1,000 h.p.greater than the output of the TB-2BM engines of the giant Mi-6. On October 7 it was reported from Moscow that A. Fedotov,flying an "E-166 jet aircraft," had flown a 100km closed circuit at a mean speed of 2,385km/hr (1,481.9 m.p.h.), and that this has beensubmitted to the FAI for ratification as a world record. At some stages of the flight his speed is said to have been 2,730km/hr (1,696.3m.p.h.). Three days previously, Tass reported that the FAI had informed the Chkalov Central Aeronautical Club that it hadendorsed as a world record the altitude of 34,714m (113,892ft) reached on April 28 last by Georgiy Mosalov, flying an E-66A. Shorts' Managing Directors Mr H. G. Conway left) and Mr R. E. Harvey, now appoin- ted joint managing directors of Short Brothers & Harland Ltd; they have been joint deputy manag- ing directors since October 1957. Mr Conway joined as chief engineer in I9S4, becoming a director a year later; Mr Harvey joined as chief production en- gineer in 1943 and has been a director since whose appointment was announced last May, is Mr C. E. Wrangham IN BRIEF 1953. The chairman, General-aviation Guidance A NEW publication for private and executive pilots, "intended primarily to provide generally useful data for flight in VMC outside controlled airspace," will appear at the beginning of next month.* Known as the General Aviation Flight Guide, it supersedes the CAP 111 Radio Facility Charts, and contains some of the informa- tion already in the UK Air Pilot; but it is not intended as a replace- ment for the latter. In the Sport and Business Flying special issue of Flight for March 25 last year, the need for such a guide was strongly urged. The Australian Private Pilots' Handbook was quoted as a good example, and suggestions for what a British manual should contain included (a) information on actions in emergency, or in "any state of uncertainty"; (b) radio maps and charts; (<•) altimeter setting procedures; and (d) a table of aerodrome, light, pyrotechnic and other symbols. The General Aviation Flight Guide initially includes information under the following headings: aerodromes; communications; meterology air traffic rules and services; search and rescue; and aeronautical charts. Its UK Air Pilot pages are issued in flexible plastic loose-leaf fold-back covers for ease of reference during flight. The guide will be kept up to date by monthly supplements of reprinted pages. • Obtainable from H.M. Stationery Office, York House, Kingsway, London, WC2, price 11 2s 6d (£1 3s 9d by post), from HMSO branches, or through booksellers. PHOTOGENIC FORTRESS: One of the three B-/7s flown to Gatwick from Arizona for the film of John Hersey's novel "The War Lover." Capt John Crewdson (managing director of Film Aviation Services Ltd), pilot of the leading aircraft, is seen disembarking after the ferry flight Capt P. J. Hill-Norton, who for the past two years has commandedthe aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, is to be Assistant Chief of Naval Staff from January next year with the rank of rear admiral. Miss Jacqueline Cochran exceeded her own record for a 100km(62-mile) closed circuit on October 6. when she flew a Northrop T-38 Talon at 784.337 m.p.h. Her record was set up in 1953. when she flewan Orenda-engined F-86E Sabre at l.O5O.182km/hr (about 653 m.p.h.). About 250 bombers, including 15 V-bombers from RAF BomberCommand, took part in the NORAD defence exercise. Sky Shield II, last weekend (see Service Aviation, page 635). All civil aircraft weregrounded during the exercise, in which 1,800 jet fighters participated. The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators have invited nominationsfor the award of the Guild's trophies and medal for the year 1960-61. Awards are the Johnston Memorial Trophy. Cumberbatch Trophy andBrackley Memorial Trophy; the medal is the Derry and Richards Memorial Medal. Nominations, complete with supporting details,should reach the Guild's office at 14 South Street, Park Lane, London Wl, not later than December 8. Republic Aviation Corporation reported recently that more than60 F-105s had been ferried nonstop across the Atlantic in the past four months from Mobile Air Materiel Area, Mobile, Ala, to the USAFbase at Bitburg. Germany. The flights, involving an elapsed time of 9-10hr, were made with four air-to-air refuellings. Winner of the aircraft recognition competition organized by Mac-donald & Co (Publishers) Ltd to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Battle of Britain was Mr Anthony Spicer of Cardiff. Competitorswere asked to identify British and Italian fighters of the Second World War from parts of photographs cut out to form the words MacdonaldBooks. Reference could be made to War Planes of the Second World War: Fighters^ by William Green, who was one of the judges. The issue and volume numbers at the head of the title page of lastweek's issue were wrongly quoted, owing to a typographical error: they should have read: No 2744, Volume 80. Tomorrow's (October 20) issue of our associated journal The Autocarwill be a greatly enlarged London Show Report number, price 2s 6d. Next week, the London Show Review number is being published, at theusual price of Is.
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