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Aviation History
1962
1962 - 1196.PDF
Air-Cushion Vehicles SUPPLEMENT FLIGHT International, 19 July 1962 Hovercraft Ferry System—a proposal described and illustrated in cross-section on page 8 of this issue INTERNATIONAL NEWS... pany, gave hourly demonstrations at the Indian Industries Fair at New Delhi some months ago as part of the Ameri can exhibition. Reports from New Delhi, says Dr Bertelsen, rated it as the most popular exhibit at the fair. Dr Bertelsen also sends details of the Arcopter GEM-3, which his com pany "expects to market in the near future." Illustrated on this page, this craft will have an empty weight of 1,8001b and a gross weight of 2,5001b, carrying four passengers. The engine is a 150 h.p. Lycoming O-320-A2B. Maximum forward speed is given as 90 m.p.h. and cruising speed as 70 m.p.h. Altitude is quoted as 3in at zero speed and 18in at top speed. Air craft alloy-steel tubing and aluminium sheet are used for construction and there are elevons and rudder for pitch, roll and yaw control. VA-3 in Sugar Icing Remarking that the inaugural service by the VA-3 has "caught the imagina tion of the entire country," Huntley & Palmers, the Reading biscuit manufac turers—who also have a factory at Huyton, near Liverpool—felt that, in view of the proximity of the latter factory, they would like to associate themselves in some way. This they have done by producing a decorated iced cake which will be on show for two weeks at the Birkenhead store of Owen Owen Ltd. Historic Admiral's Barge: Admiral Sir Alexander Bingley, Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, and C-in-C, Allied Forces, Mediterranean, arriving aboard SR.N1 to visit Naval establishments in the Portsmouth Command last month Arcopter GEM m, now under construction (see "Across the Mississippi" page 3) Built for £50, by young engineers of ICl. this tiny ACV was briefly described it, "Flight International" of July 5 Weighing 171b, the cake has as its theme the progress of sea travel. Illustrated on the four sides are a Viking ship, a windjammer, a paddle steamer and a modern liner. At each corner is another nautical illustration—a cap stan, a radio transmitter, a lighthouse and an anchor. On top stands a replica in icing sugar of the VA-3 under way; and the whole cake stands on a "sandy beach," strewn with sea animals and shells.
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