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544 FLIGHT International, 12 April 1962 AIR COMMERCE.. . ENGINE LIFE AND "PROJECT TELESCOPE" A PREDOMINANT factor governing engine overhaul life, accord ing to the FAA's philosophy, is in-flight safety reliability data. Eventually the Agency hopes that this approach to safe maintenance may replace the present method of arbitrary time limitations for inspections and overhauls. Now, under a programme authorized by the FAA, a new scheme to increase the time-between-overhauls of Electra Allison turbo prop engines will be evaluated by Eastern and Allison. In the first phase of the programme, which will be known as "Project Telescope," six Allison 501-D13 engines from six of Eastern's Lockheed Electras will be run to the present 2,200hr time-between- overhauls (handily referred to as "TBO" in current US aviation parlance). At this point, where present rules require that engines shall be stripped, the turbine sections only will be replaced. The other sections will be inspected without removing the powerplant from the aircraft. These six engines will then be returned to service for an additional 400hr. As each engine reaches the 2,600hr mark it will be stripped and thoroughly analysed by the FAA, Eastern and Allison. If results are successful a second phase may be authorized in which six more engines will be operated 800hr beyond the present limit. If this is successful, a third phase with a l,200hr extension may be con ducted. Pressurized Super Broussard, the MH-262, is due to make its first flight in November 1962. This is a revision of the September date previously recorded. Lufthansa Expenditure So far about £59m has been invested by Lufthansa in new equipment and facilities, and by the end of 1965 investment will have risen to about £80m. Operating loss last year was £8.2m, and a loss of £10.7m is expected in 1962. Light Loads to Rotterdam In 1961 British United Airways aver aged only 9.5 passengers on each of its scheduled Viscount services to Rotterdam (a load factor of about 18 per cent) according to recent evidence given to the ATLB. BOAC Invest In Cargo BOAC are spending £100,000 on a new 60,000 sq ft cargo building in the London Heathrow Central area. The corporation's export and import sections will, it is hoped, move in this summer. The corporation have also decided to build a new cargo terminal at New York International for accommodation in 1964. Air Safaris Directors' New Business Two directors of Air Safaris —the business was recently wound up—have formed a company called Aviation Promotion Ltd, "to carry on business of aeroplane enterprises and aviators, travel agents, etc." They are Mr A. J. Stocks and Capt C. M. de Bounevialle. Nominal capital of Avia tion Promotion is £100 and the address is Charlwood Edge, Povey Cross Road, Horley, Surrey. TCA Vanguard Incident Considerable damage to the port wing and propellers of a TCA Vanguard resulted from a landing accident at Antigua on March 31. None of the 52 passengers or crew of eight was hurt. EAA's 1961 Profit An operating profit of £262,519 is announced by East African Airways Corporation for the year 1961. After payment of interest on EAAC stock, and allowing for dividends and interest received, a surplus of £249,359 is recorded. Profits for United and American United Air Lines' profit in 1961 was £1.3m on revenues of £179m. The 1960 profit was nearly £4m. American Airlines' also made a profit in 1961—£2.6m on revenues of £150m, compared with a profit of £4.2m in 1960. Mr Denis Follows, general secretary of the British Air Line Pilots Association for 16 years, leaves on April 30 to take up his new appointment as secretary of the Football Association. A warm tri bute to him appears in the April 1962 issue of The Log, BALPA's official journal. ATC Officers' Conference IFATCA, the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations, will hold its annual con ference in Paris April 26-27. Lectures on Harco and Eurocontrol are included in the programme. The conference secretary is M Maurice Cerf, BP 21, Aeroport du Bourget, Seine, France. Stockholm's New Arlanda Airport was officially opened on April 1. All international traffic at Bromma was transferred there, though not Swedish domestic traffic. Cost of Arlanda to date is about £7$m. The main runway is 10,830ft and a second 8,200ft runway is due to be completed in the autumn. Traffic Trends in Europe According to figures published by the Air Research Bureau, passenger load factor of the intra-European scheduled airlines during 1961 was 54 per cent, a fall of 2.8 percent age points compared with 1960. Passenger miles went up by 13 per cent and seat-miles by 19 per cent. North Atlantic Swell In February passenger traffic across the North Atlantic increased by nearly 18 per cent compared with February 1960, though the number of passenger seats went up by nearly 26 per cent. Average load factor was one of the lowest on record—45.4 per cent, a fall of 3.2 percentage points on February 1960. BEA Vanguard Fleet Complete The twentieth and last Vickers Vanguard for BEA, G-APEU, was handed over to Capt F. Bell of the corporation at Wisley on March 30 and went into service on the London - Glasgow route the following evening. It is an nounced that modifications to the Rolls-Royce Tyne engines of BEA's Vanguards, incorporated during the winter, should enable overhaul life to be raised during the next few months from the present figure of 600hr to l.OOOhr. The utility of finely made scale models for demonstration purposes is well shown by this Flying Tiger Canadair CL-44, in which the loading method via the swing tail is emphasized. The makers are Mastermodels Ltd of Spur Road, Feltham, Middx
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