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1962
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FIIGHT International, 10 May 1962 April 1961 when a number of engineering and design staff from Luton, Hum and Weybridge got down to the task of com pleting the final design of the aircraft. The work is shared as follows: Luton— wing design and building, including pro vision of a fully functional engineering mock-up. Weybridge—provision of a customer mock-up (which has already been inspected by representatives ot 33 airlines), design and building of wing centre section and landing gear, sculpture milling from solid metal for fuselage and wing panels. Bristol—design and production of rear fuselage, fin and tailplane. Hum— design and production of main fuselage, provision of fully functional engineering mock-up (except wing) and provision of final assembly area. T>>= makers remark that the One-Eleven progiamme is one of the most tightly scheduled airliner design and construction programmes ever undertaken in the UK. Drawings are being issued at the rate of 700 a week and a total of over 20,000 are needed for the complete design. The build up of work has been extremely rapid. First drawings were issued to the works last September; building of the first jigs began immediately and assembly of com ponents started in March. Westland Appointments The Westland Group has announced the appointment of Dr G. S. Hislop, PhD, BSC, ARCST, MiMechE, FRAes, as chief engineer (development) and of Mr O. L. L. Fitzwilliams, BA(Eng) cantab, FRAes, as chief engineer (research). 721 Chief Engineers at Westland (see news- item): Dr G. S. Hislop (left) and Mr 0. L L fit2williams Dr Hislop will report to the group's technical director (development) and Mr Fitzwilliams to the technical director (research). Dr Hislop's office will for the time being remain at Westland's Fairey Aviation Division at Hayes, but he will ultimately be moving to group HQ at Yeovil. Discussing Ice Protection For the first time, an operational pilot is to give a paper at the Aircraft Ice Protection conference, being held this year at the RAeS lecture theatre (4 Hamilton Place, London Wl) on May 15. Capt M. R. Chick, a BEA Vanguard pilot, is to describe severe icing he encountered on a recent flight. The conference, being organized by D. Napier & Son, will also include a paper One-Eleven Fuselages take shape in their jigs at the Hum works of British Aircraft Corporation, where final assembly will take place (see "Quick Work on the One-Eleven") describing tests using a USAF Boeing KC-135 to spray a 100-mile-long artificial ice cloud from a 4,000 gal water tank so that aircraft could then be flown thiough it to check de-icing techniques. This is being presented by Mr P. W. T. Schumacher, of the USAF Aeronautical Systems Division, Dayton, Ohio. Conference chairman is Mr G. F. H. Hemsley, director and chief engineer, Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft). "Flight International" Next Week FIFTY YEARS of British military aviation will be commemorated in an enlarged special issue of this journal on May 17. The Chief of the Air Staff is sending a special message; features will include a pictorial presentation of RAF Commands and the Fleet Air Arm, and John Yoxall will contribute remini scences of his associations with the RFC and RAF as Flight's chief photographer over many years. BS for SST? According to the Daily Telegraph, "The British and French Governments have agreed in principle on the use of a Bristol Siddeley engine to power the proposed Anglo-French supersonic airliner." For nearly a year Bristol Siddeley Engines have pressed for the acceptance of their 28,8001b-thrust Olympus 593 (Feb ruary 8 issue, pages 194 and 218). Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce have also made proposals, and either or both may share in the final programme. GE Engine for CL-41 Mr Raymond O'Hurley, Canadian Minister of Defence Production, said on April 26 that the General Electric J 85 had been selected to power the 190 Canadair CL-41 trainers on ordei for the RCAF. He said the engines would be built under licence by Orenda Engines, who are already in production with the GE J79. The CL-41 prototypes have the Pratt & Whitney JT-12. New Director for Short Bros Sir Cyril Musgrave, KCB, has joined the board of Short Bros & Harland Ltd. Sir Cyril was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Supply from 1956-1959 and since then has been chairman of the Iron and Steel Board. Aztec B Delivery The first Piper Aztec B sold in Britain was ferried last week by Max Conrad, who thus made his 88th Atlantic crossing and completed 40,000hr flying. The aircraft is destined for Whitbread and Co, and was handed over for pre-delivery servicing to Air Couriers' new 90,000 sq ft service centre at Gatwick. Hawker Aircraft Change Mr R. H. Chaplin, OBE, BSc(Hons), FRAes, has relin quished his executive duties as chief designer. Hawker Aircraft Ltd, but is to continue in a consultant capacity and remains a director of the company. March Exports Exports by the British aircraft industry during March—£8,459,446 —were only about half what they were for the corresponding month last year, when the total was £16,424,927. This year's March figure was largely derived from sales of engines, totalling £5,566,369. Lead ing customers for engines and parts were France (£897.885) and the United States (£896,149). Mechanical Bird At the risk of indulging in alliteration, it should be pointed out that this is a picture of the pusher-propeller Puffin being pedalled by pilot Phillips. As recorded opposite, another member of the Hatfield Man-powered Aircraft Group—the chairman, John Wimpenny— has just made the longest flight to date
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