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I fLIGHTInternational, 15 February 1962 233 location on the instrument panel, near the engine instruments. No mention is made of Decca Navigator receivers for the Trident. The Decca companies have for some years been engaged in joint development of lightweight Doppler systems for both civil and military applications. The Trident will have meters for drift and groundspeed and for distance to go. ISN HSS-2's 200 m.p.h. A US Navy Sikorsky HSS-2 recently flew at more than 200 m.p.h. for the first time in an officially observed test. It achieved 210.6 m.p.h. at Stratford, Conn, and a world record is being claimed. HSA Change Mr J. C. Floyd, PEng, FRAes, FCAI, AFiAes, AMCT, at present chief engineer of Hawker Siddeley Aviation Advanced Projects Group, has decided— regretfully—to retire from the aircraft industry after over 30 years' service with the Hawker Siddeley Group in the UK and Mr J. C.Floyd MrB.P. Laight Canada. Announcing this, the Hawker Siddeley management state that they share this regret as Mr Floyd has had a long and distinguished career with the company. He was vice-president of engineering at the Canadian company for many years and led the design team responsible for the Avro Arrow; he is the only non-American to have been awarded the Wright Brothers Medal; Sea Rescue operation is simulated by this Sikorsky HU2S-IG (S-62) for the US Coast Guard, makers say that this helicopter has "performed" in 8ft to 10ft waves The and in 1958 he received the Canadian Mc- Curdy Award. Mr Floyd is being succeeded at the Advanced Projects Group by Mr B. P. Laight, MSC, AMiMechE, FRAes, at present director and chief engineer of Blackburn Aircraft. Mr Laight, designer of the Buccaneer, will relinquish his Blackburn post to devote his whole time to the Ad vanced Projects Group. German Noratlas Order It was confirmed in Bonn on Tuesday of last week by a Ministry of Defence spokesman that the West German Air Force had ordered 30 more Noratlas transport aircraft. A&AEE Occasion Members of 42 com panies in the British aircraft industry—the largest number ever—attended the ninth annual "representatives of aircraft firms at A&AEE" function in Salisbury last week. Those present as guests included Service and MoA staff from the establishment, and the 140-odd members of aircraft firms included managing directors, chief de signers, test pilots and technical representa tives. The guests were welcomed by Mr P. E. Pearce of Bristol Siddeley Engines, a member of the organizing committee; and Lockheed's CL-475 rigid-rotor experimental helicopter, of which this is the first official picture, has been flying since 1959 with rotor blades rigidly attached to the pylon and having only pitch-change freedom. The gyroscopic ring provides stability in the control mechanism and the machine has natural hands-off stability at all speeds. Bell Helicopter have also been flying a rigid rotor Air Cdre J. F. Roulston, commandant of the Aeroplane and Armament Experi mental Establishment, in reply referred to the teamwork at Boscombe Down between military and civilian staff, with the aim of— as he put it—"trying to get something which works into the Services." Scottish Aviation Swedish Contract Scot tish Aviation Ltd announce the award of a contract from the Swedish Government for overhaul and conversion of 12 ex-Royal Navy Douglas Skyraiders. These aircraft are to be converted for target-towing duties and will be operated on behalf of the Swedish Government by Svensk Flygtjanst AB (Swedish Air Service Ltd). The contract with Scottish Aviation is worth £75,000. Complete overhaul of airframes, com ponents and propellers is being carried out and Scottish Aviation are also providing pilot and engineer conversion training. The first completed Skyraider is to be delivered to Sweden in May. Bill Bedford and the P.1127 In a recent dissertation on the Hawker P.1127, A. W. (Bill) Bedford, chief test pilot to Hawker Aircraft Ltd, remarks:— "The transition—the first of which was made on September 12—proved to be a smooth, straightforward process in which the change from jet to wing-borne flight was only apparent as an increase in airspeed. The decelerating transition was equally easy and a high degree of flexibility was present in attaining a precise touchdown point. The pilot's task was eased by virtue of the excellent handling characteristics of the Pegasus engine, in particular the rapid thrust response which proved to be ideally suited to VTOL application. There was no abrupt change in the stability and control behaviour of the aircraft during the transi tions, the whole operation being gratify- ingly docile, and added to this the short take-off and landing characteristics have been quite straightforward. Both vertical and short take-offs and landings have also been satisfactorily carried out from unpre pared grass areas. "Thus a major unknown milestone has been passed, leaving the way clear for routine performance, handling, engineering, armament and engine development to be tackled with maximum effort. No amount of
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