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tLIGHT Intt national, 14 June 1962 923 in ports and docks in the same way as ships, but those propelled by engines aircraft-style should be able to climb a ramp from the water for unloading or loading on land. "This could be of advantage in a port such as London, whereby the necessity of passing through the dock system into an impounded dry dock could be avoided," Mr Turner saici. New Westland Director Mr H. W. D. Winkworth, MiprodE, general manager of Westland's Fairey Aviation Division, has been appointed to the board of Westland Aircraft Ltd to act as works director. Boeing Vertol 107 for USAF The US Air Force announces that, after an extensive flight and engineering evalua tion, the competition for a long-range logistic support helicopter has been won by the Boeing Vertol 107. Only slight modification will be necessary to fit the aircraft to its new duties, which include the supply of isolated ICBM complexes. Another variant of the 107 is in production for the US Marine Corps; other customers include the RCAF, the Swedish Royal Navy and Air Force (Gnome engines), Kawasaki of Japan and (civil transport) New York Airways. Indian Soviet Purchases? India may buy more heavy transport aircraft and helicopters from the Soviet Union, according to a Parliamentary state ment made recently in New Delhi by the Defence Minister, Mr V. K. Krishna Menon. He said that the Government had made a comparative assessment of Soviet aircraft, besides "taking into account all pressures that come from everywhere." Mitsubishi XMU2 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have decided to go ahead this summer with construction of two prototypes of the XMU2, a twin- turboprop, high-wing utility aircraft, as a follow-on project for the YS-11 and F-104J. Initial design and wind-tunnel testing were completed after conception of the original project some five years ago. A mock-up was also completed and is soon to be publicly shown. No figures on the Splicing the Mainbrace Participating in the celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of a military aeroplane from Norwegian territory (see page 944), this Vulcan B.2 passed close above the old sailing ship "Christian Radich," providing a memorable picture XMU2 have been released. One prototype will be for flight testing and the other for static testing. Indonesian Aviation Industry Plans for establishing an aviation in dustry in Indonesia are going ahead, start ing with local assembly of DHC Otters and Polish Wilgas, both to be fitted with Continental engines. Model Aircraft Championship This year's world championship for radio- controlled models is being held at RAF Kenley from August 14 to 20. Organizers are the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers, together with the US Academy of Model Aeronautics. All countries affiliated to the FAI have been invited to compete. Scottish Survey An airborne geophysical survey of an area extending westwards from the shallow waters of Berwick-on-Tweed and the Firth of Forth across the Scottish lowlands to the southern islands of the Inner Hebrides is being carried out by Hunting Surveys Ltd. under contract to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. This operation is part of a national programme sponsored by the Geological Survey of Great Britain. The survey is being flown at 1,000ft a.g.l. in parallel flight lines at two- kilometre intervals running from east to west. Navigation over the sea will be by Decca. Hawker Siddeley's Year A picture of a P.l 127 taking off from an operational environment—a small clearing amid forests and hills—adorns the cover of this year's Hawker Siddeley Group report. Significantly so, because in his statement the chairman. Sir Thomas Sopwith, de scribes the P.l 127's success as "the highlight of the year," quoting British/German/US joint evaluation and the US decision to contribute S30-35m to development costs. Sir Thomas speaks of 1961 as "a year of steady consolidation," when trends half-way British Equipment in 11-18 The fight engineer of a LOT Polish Airlines 11-18 selects a VHF communication channel on the control box for the Standard Telephones & Cables radio system. STC are exhibiting a wide range of radio communication and navigation equip ment for the aviation industry at the Inter national Trade Fair at Poznan, Poland, which opened on June 10 Gone Square-bashing The first beagle-Wallis autogyro for the Army, seen at Shoreham shortly after its first fight last month. Note the blade- tethering arm across the fin, and embryonic Army markings. The restraining ropes on the axles are presumably for ground-running
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