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848 FLIGHT, 30 November 1961 Artist's impression of the joint French-Italian Antilope four-seat executive aircraft powered by a Turbomeca Astazou 2 turboprop. Sipa and Procaer, as reported last week, are the companies involved Sport and Business THE SEAPLANE CLUB hopes to begin operations by training anumber of instructors on a Tiger Moth floatplane early next year at Lee-on-Solent. Lord Douglas of Kirtleside has agreed to becomepresident of the club, with Dr Reginald Bennett as vice-president. Dr Bennett is commander of the Lee-on-Solent Sailing Club.Subscriptions for the Seaplane Club are £8 p.a. (pilot members), £4 p.a. (non-pilot members) and £50 (life members). The clubsecretary is Miss Ann Warren, of 35 West Hill, Sanderstead, Surrey. NEW HEADQUARTERS for McAlpine Aviation have now beenopened at Luton Airport. They comprise a 240ft > 120ft hangar, offices, crew rooms, workshops and rest rooms. The facilities in-clude the first full repair, overhaul and installation service for aircraft radio and navigational-aid equipment to be based at Luton.Mr Ray Young, manager of McAlpine Aviation, has stated: "Our new radio section should prove invaluable to executive aircraftoperators. We are providing particular specialist services for owners and operators of such aircraft as Piaggios, Helios, Cessnas,Aero Commanders, Pipers, Doves, Herons and Dakotas." A PROBABLE DEMAND for 500 light twin-engined business andpersonal aircraft and 1,000 four-seat single-engined machines by 1967, and 1,000 and 2,000 respectively by 1972, was forecast byMr Peter Masefield in his lecture "Civil Aviation—a Forward Appraisal" before the Derby Branch of the Royal AeronauticalSociety on November 6. In addition to these UK totals, large export sales were expected. Speaking of progress with the Beagle B.206, Mr Masefield saidthat over 50 hours of test flying had been completed. The aircraft was making approaches at under 50kt and was cruising at over200kt. Production B.206s would have the wingspan increased by 5ft. During the discussion, one speaker suggested that safe all-weather operation of business aircraft would demand fully qualified pilots, and airfields with full aids. Where would the airfields comefrom? Mr Masefield agreed that the aircraft would need profes- sional pilots and full radio equipment. Good low-speed character-istics would greatly help all-weather operation. He took a "cautiously optimistic view" about the provision of airfields in future. SINCE we last reported on flying activities at Baginton, there havebeen further changes at Coventry Aeroplane Club. After a brief interlude during which flying was provided by Oxford Aviation Ltd,the club are again operating their own Auster Autocrat and Aiglei Trainer. Flying rates must be the lowest in the country at £2 14s and£3 an hour, for which they have to thank the enthusiastic Mr C. M. Woodhams, their president. Mr Woodhams has made an outrightgift of a large sum of money to enable members to fly at these rates —and with every success, for the aircraft are fully booked-up forweekends ahead. The club is also lucky in having on its strength John Hill and Norman Slater, among other experienced instructors,who are prepared to devote their Saturdays and Sundays to giving tuition. Consequently the situation is now very healthy indeed andthe club committee is actively investigating the possibility of adding another aircraft to the fleet. ULSTER FLYING CLUB (1961) LTD became operational aiNewtownards Airport, near Belfast, last month. A flying display followed the official opening by Gp Capt Douglas Bader, inwhich the Ulster club's Tiger Moth G-AOVR and Air- coupes G-AMRD and G-ARME (on hire from Air Rent) partici-pated. "The Tiger gained height and eventually unloaded an intrepid parachutist," a Belfast correspondent writes, "wholanded with great accuracy in a drainage canal on the perimeter . . . The Irish Parachute Club completed the display by again demon-strating their members' preference for water landings, two out of three who jumped from a Rapide landing in Strangford Lough . . ." A MAP AND LIST of refuelling facilities in the British Isles hasbeen produced for the benefit of light-aircraft pilots by Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. Copies are available free from the company atShell-Mex House, Strand, London WC2. HIM SII AND PEN AT THE KRONFELD CLUB Over 50 paintings and sketches were shown at the Kronfeld Club's recent ex- hibition of aeronautical art. Prizewinners included "Mossy Preston's B.E.2E over Brooklands" (reproduced here) by Harry Cooper, "Bungie Launch" by Ann Welch, and "Night Attack" by Ken Tilson FERELYTH WILLS: Powered Flight FERELYTH WILLS: Tow-car Trouble JOHN BLAKE: Bellanca Racer HARRY COOPER: Mossy Preston's B.E.2Eover Brooklands ANN WELCH: Finishing Line
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