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FLIGHT International, 22 March 1962 Fellowship of the Royal Society is the high distinction conferred upon Dr S. G. Hooker, technical director (aero) of Bristol Siddeley (see news-item below) 421 Extra Pair of Claws for the completely re-engineered Douglas A4D-S Skyhawk is very evident in this first photograph of a production model. Earlier A4Ds had three stores pylons, but the -5 has five, which are here laden with two Bullpup A missiles, twelve 2501b bombs and six 5001b bombs. The Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet improves all-round performance, and the new nose radar increases the overall length to 42ft lOin all. They were to learn later that there was no prospect of the present order for ten being increased. Members were generally in agreement that the size of Transport Command should be increased, and there was approval of the suggestion in the Air Estimates memoran dum about reducing the numbers of types of RAF aircraft. As to the number of men in the Service, Mr W. J- Taylor (Under- Secretary of State for Air) confirmed in his summing-up that a realistic estimate of the total expected to be achieved by April 1, 1963, was 132,600. An Opposition amend ment put by Mr Foot, reducing the debating figure of 154,000 Air Force officers, airmen and airwomen to 153,000, was defeated by 146 votes to 2 and the original motion approved. Naval Air Equipment When he introduced the 1962-63 Navy Estimates in the House of Commons last week the Civil Lord of the. Admiralty, Mr C. Ian Orr-Ewing, gave more news of equipment for Fleet Air Arm air craft. He confirmed that Bullpup was to be fitted to Buccaneers, Scimitars and Sea Lord Robens (left), chairman of the National Coal Board, has said that the NCB's de Havil- land Dove 8 will be flown for at least 700hr a year—200hr more than necessary to show a saving over other forms of transport. Here the secretary of de Havilland Aircraft, Mr A. S. Wheote (right), is seen handing the log-book to Lord Robens. A note on this Dove delivery, the 528th, appeared in last week's issue " Flight International" photograph Vixens, and said that Wessex helicopters were to be armed with Nord SS.ll anti-tank missiles in addition to guns and 2in rockets. Mr Orr-Ewing reported that Wasp heli copter trials in HMS Ashanti had proved extremely successful, over 300 deck landings having been made, ten per cent of them at night. Speaking of a successor to HMS Victorious, the Civil Lord said that the new carrier would need to carry multi-mission aircraft common to both the Royal Navy and RAF and bigger than any in current FAA service. High Honour The Royal Society has announced that Dr S. G. Hooker, OBE, ARCSC, BSC, DIC, Dphil, MiMechE, FRAes, technical director (Aero) of Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd, has been elected a Fellow. This is the highest distinction in the British field of science. The citation states that Dr Hooker is "distinguished for his re search in fluid dynamics and for his out standing contributions to the development of aircraft gas turbine engines." Bristol Siddeley are now in the unique position of having at their disposal the services of two Fellows of the Royal Society, the other being Sir Arnold Hall, FRS, MA, FRAes, their managing director, who received the honour in 1953. In recent years Dr Hooker has been responsible for initiating and directing the design and development of such out standing powerplants as the Olympus series, the Orpheus, and a range of ducted fans of which the Pegasus vectored-thrust engine and the BS.75 are examples. Tacan for RAAF The Royal Australian Air Force is to adopt the American Tacan navigation aid. The announcement was made in Canberra last weekend by Mr Leslie Bury, the Air Minister, who said that deliveries from a £A750,000 order would begin next October. Argosy Utilization In a statement on Armstrong Whitworth Argosies in RAF service, Hawker Siddeley Aviation say that airline-style utilization equivalent to more than 2,500hr a year is being achieved by Transport Command Argosies. Flying day and night on crew training, local flights around Britain and route-proving to the Near and Middle East, 114 Sqn averages 8hr a day on each of its ten Argosies. The 16 aircraft so far delivered to the A&AEE Boscombe Down, the OCU at Benson and 114 Sqn (see pages 452-3 and picture on page 422) have flown more than l,700hr and made more than 2,600 landings. SR.N2 in Detail ON Wednesday of last week, in the hands of test pilot Peter Lamb, the Westland (Saun- ders-Roe) SR.N2 Hovercraft made its longest run to date, travelling on the Solent for 50min and reaching speeds of up to 60 m.p.h. This ship-like craft, the gross weight of which is some five times greater than that of the SR.N1, is to be the subject of a feature article, with a large cutaway drawing, in Flight International next week. Turboprop LA.35 Societe Turbomeca have revealed the first flight, on February 6, of the Guarani version of the I.A.35 series of multi-purpose light twins produced by the Instituto Aerotecnico of the Argentine DINFIA at Cordoba. A pair of Turbomeca Bastan IV turboprops, each rated at 1,000 e.h.p., raise the cruising speed to 237kt. This first turboprop version is described as a ten-seat military liaison machine. DH Technical School Reunion Mr John Cunningham, director and chief test pilot of the de Havilland Aircraft Co, has accepted an invitation from the DH Technical School Old Boys' Association to be its new president. Mr Cunningham, a former member of the DH Technical School, will take over from the retiring president, Mr A. S. Kennedy, at the annual general meeting in the Aerodrome Restaurant at Hatfield next Saturday, March 24. The a.g.m. will be combined with a reunion and stag party; proceedings start at 7 for 7.30 p.m.
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