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1961
1961 - 1834.PDF
948 FLIGHT, 21 December 1961 1972 .. . Prime Minister "Our rocket guidance and soft- landing techniques are so refined that we could place a Red Star squarely on the Pentagon." US Bureau of the Budget plead in vain to re- duce number of sides to four, thereby making available office space for shipment to mushroom- ing NASA centre at Houston, Texas. White House Press Secretary claims it is only prudent to take such measures. "Even though we suspect Mr Krushchev may not have been quite sober." Residents of Stanwell Moor hold protest meeting at London Heathrow to try to get piston-engined aircraft banned. Spokesman says, '"It's not so much that they're noisy; it's that the noise is so different." William B. Coughlin, receiving award from US Aerospace Writers Association as "The best Editor of'Missiles and Rockets' for 1971 " says: "I would like to thank the US armed forces, NASA, and the US aerospace industry for enabling us to run 870 pages weekly. But the Publisher doubts the value of having a specialist editor in each country belonging to the Europe! Afro] Asian Space Launcher Development Organ- ization. None of these 82 men has yet filed a story, except for the Italian Editor's moving essay on how Discoverer MDCCCXLVIH looked as it passed over Florence." Visiting Moscow, leaders of the military are amazed to inspect a piece of Venus had not the milling throng prevented them from lowering the stairway. When fire appliances reach scene, 17 hours later, they find among the charred wreckage remains of Port Authority crash/fire rescue VTOL, which could have pre- vented disaster had it not collided with helicopter carrying news cameramen. Ministry of Aviation purchase second-hand WB-66 laminar-flow test bed aircraft. In Minister's words: "The gains which accrue from laminarization are enormously valuable. It is to be regretted that no development along these lines has taken place in this country." MAY Contracts Branch of Industry Liaison Divi- sion of Manufacturing Sub-committee of Hard- ware Council of Euro/Afro/Asian Space Launcher Development Organization start to investigate feasibility of placing contract for hardware. It is agreed after 127 meetings that Visiting FarnborQugh, leaden of the public are amazed to inspect a piece of the Earth APRIL Director-General of SBAC asks Editor of "Flight" whether he can organize fund to pay- fines—totalling £67.35 on this occasion— imposed on managing directors of British Air- craft Corporation and Hawker Siddeley Avia- tion, for wilful obstruction. Again they have refused to leave steps of Ministry of Aviation's new offices when requested by police to do so. It appears they are protesting against announced policy of HM Government not to support devel- opment of any new aircraft or missile until it has been purchased by at least six overseas customers. Minister himself finally offers to pay fines, as gesture of goodwill. Hockenheimer Rigid Spline Co, of Kansas City, announces formation of Hockenheimer International, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Europe. Sales offices are to be opened in Paris, Bonn, Rome, Madrid, Brus- sels, Amsterdam and at 60 Walworth House, Peabody Mansions, Newington Causeway, London, England, home of Maurice Klein, president of Hockenheimer International. US Department of Commerce estimate European subsidiaries of US firms now out- number European firms five to one. Hundreds are drowned when vast crowds, estimated to exceed 4m invade NY Inter- national Airport and spill over into Jamaica Bay. Attraction is a UST-4 Mach 3.3 airliner, which lands with one engine on fire. Aircraft, not vet delivered, was flown by United Super- sonic Transport crew, who would have escaped component with longest lead-time will be forward dome of inner heat-shield for photon engine of 14th stage. It is found that, of 26,635 European, African or Asian companies registered as com- petent in this field, 25,631 have fewer than three employees and only two of remainder employ a graduate engineer. At 128th meeting it is agreed to accept free offer of a similar part from Soviet Union, disturbed minority voting to buy such device from NASA. In last endeavour to "sustain the credibility of the RAF V-force as a deterrent," Minister of Aviation reluctantly agrees to allow £5,500.00 to be devoted to ingenious Purple Lettuce electronic countermeasure system, which makes Mk 7 Vulcan look like a Lancaster. Following day Treasury point out that Air Ministry actually have two Lancasters, and these are hastily pressed into service, equipped with Red Lettuce to make them have appear- ance and performance of Vulcan 7s. Lord Edwardes of Leatherhead shows Lord Burke of Nast Hyde round Weybridge. Lord Burke notices BA C-222 with 20ft elephant tusks for president of 'Mbishi-Bashi. In his view it is unwise to design for just one customer, but host replies that three overseas production licences are being negotiated. Minister of Air Transport allows appeal by BEA against licence granted by ATLB to Primrose Airways, whose restored Dragon Rapide operates from Gatwick to connect with trains of Bluebell Line from Horsted Keynes. As Minister puts it: "I know material diver- sion when I see it." JUNE Cost of hospitality suites at US Air Fort:- Association Annual Convention and Aerospace Panorama exceeds $1,000,000,000 for first time. Managing directors of BAC and HSA manage to land contract for disposal of empty liquor bottles, at 10c each, and also conclude deal to buy two suites—less chairs and carpets—for 1963 Paris salon. Spaceflight Editor asks Minister of Space Research, for twenty-seventh time, what operational satellite is to be launched by Euro/Afro/Asian space launcher when de- velopment is completed. For twenty-seventh time. Minister replies, "I am not quite clear what the questioner means by 'operational satellite'." Robert B. Hotz. dean of US aerospace editors, is summoned to Bar at UK House of Commons to explain why his journal has published full details of TSR.4 weapon system envisaged as TSR.2 replacement for RAF and Kuwait Air Force. Hotz is disappointed with the Bar, and also complains at touchiness of British security. "For years." he says. "I've gotten real mad whenever the guys on 'Flight' try to pretend my magazine is called 'Aviation Leak'. They just don't appreciate how difficult it is to edit all the stories filed by our 450foreign aerospace editors." Continuing policy of developing the Belfast for potential cheap-fare mass market, Short & Harland offer the SC.5/48. It could accom- modate 364 first-class passengers, on three decks, together with 36 washrooms, 14 galleys, eight bars and six lounges; alternatively, com- fortable seating for 624 tourists, with break- even fare to New York, with all seats sold of £8.25. BO AC chairman, angrily tripping aver Short & Harland sales team outside his office, drives to Ministry of Aviation to sign contract for nine UST-5C Mach 3.35 airliners, each costing £13,450,000.00 with spares. They will operate hourly "Chief Executive" services on all major trunk routes, at seat-mile cost of approximately 67c. BO AC undertake to sell these aircraft as soon as British counterpart can be placed in service. JULY US State Department demands return of A-5 series Polaris missile, fired from Free China submarine "Tee Hee Bang" (ex USN "George Washington") during trials down Taiwan Sea Range. Missile was caught in net trawled by Japanese fisherman, who is not only marketing transistor radios made from guidance system but is claiming damages for holes burnt in net. At IATA conference in Hong Kong, passenger Class No 9 (standing) is amended, making it mandatory for all such passengers to be loaded pressed against each other, com- plete load then being secured by movable bulkhead. This prevents passenger movement, even in severe turbulence, without need for overhead strap-hanging systems, which have raised stressing problems in some aircraft. Delegates at 7,445th meeting of genera! council of EurojAfroj Asian Space Launchc Development Organization come to blows whi'" attempting to choose name for vehicle. Meat while, delegate from Channel Islands points oir that an additional stage must be added in order to provide sufficient area to stencil names of 82 participating nations.
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