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1962
1962 - 1912.PDF
Bristol Siddeley model of a British VTOL freighter Rolk-Royce hypothetical VTOL freighter with Speys and RB.I62s Lightning F.3 with combat pack (weapon pack not fitted) TWENTY-THIRD SBAC SHOW . . . base would be by offset Tacan navigation and other aids, and autopilot-coupled ILS or GCA would facilitate the landing. Folland Gnat T.l (XM698) With an early development Gnat Trainer re-engined with an Orpheus 701 giving 5001b more thrust, Folland are seeking to demonstrate a performance which lies ideally half-way between that of basic trainers such as the Hunting Jet Provost, Canadair CL-41, Macchi 326 and Fouga Magister, and that of the operational type such as the F-104G. The T-38, say Folland, is too high up the scale, and the T-33 and Fiat G.91T are too low. The Gnat can provide this half-way performance cheaply and simply. To illustrate the weapons potentialities for those who need a dual-purpose type, nearly three tons of bombs, rockets and gun packs and a big ventral tank surround the Gnat Trainer. This machine bears "AA yellow" epoxy-resin paint, a finish which Folland are proposing to the RAF as a more durable high-visibility colour scheme than the present silver and fluorescent red. The weapon pylon inboard of the slipper tank can accommodate Sidewinders or even Bullpups. The first true production (15th) Gnat T.l has flown, and four earlier machines are at CFS. The first operational unit will be at Valley. Handley Page H.P.I 15 Apparently unmodified since last year, this machine has now made 140 flights at RAE and shows remarkable low speed manoeuvrability. Gross weight is 5,0001b and ballast can be shifted to change the e.g. The wooden leading edges can be quickly changed to allow evaluation of different wing forms. Powerplant is a Viper 9. Hawker P.1127 (XP972) Painted with highly imaginative markings representing the colours of Britain, the USA and Germany, who are supporting the project, the fourth P.l 127 is being brilliantly demonstrated. Leaving the nozzles pointing vertically downwards, the pilot is manceuvering by tilting the aircraft to considerable angles for quick starts and stops. New features include a blast shield aft of the rear nozzles, to reduce "scrubbing" on the skin; metal front (fan) nozzles; a buzz strip on the trailing-edge of the rudder; and two parallel strakes between the bicycle undercarriage legs, presumably to inhibit cross-wise recirculation. Black rubber inflatable intake lips are fitted, designed and manufactured by F.P.T. 404 FLIGHT International, 6 September 1962 Ltd (formerly Fireproof Tanks). The rear undercarriage door is stressed as an airbrake, and can be opened independently by a second jack on the undercarriage leg. As in earlier machines, a flip-out ram-air turbine is mounted on top of the rear fuselage. At least six pilots have now flown the P.1127. A picture of the operational cockpit shows a moving map display and course and distance meter. No armament has as yet been illustrated. Fuel capacity is sufficient for a short take-off, an hour's conven tional flying and several minutes* hovering. Future P. 1127s will have a slightly larger wing, anhedral tailplane and, possibly, slightly altered intake shape. Four strong points for weapon pylons are already included. Hawker Hunter Two-Seater (G-APUX) The orange and cream demonstrator is again at Farnborough to remind visitors of the superb flying qualities of the type. This aircraft has now been flown to a speed of Mach 1.25. Hunting Jet Provost T.4 This type is mainly represented by the excellent four-man aerobatic team from CFS, but two machines are in the static park, one of them surrounded by an assortment of guns, bombs and rockets, which can be supplied for export versions. Models show Jet Provosts in Ceylon, Kuwait and Sudan Air Force markings. Rolls-Royce VTOL projects To illustrate applications of the RB.162 lift engine and Spey with 45° deflection nozzle, Rolls-Royce are showing a pair of large models. They also exemplify the use of a single RB.162 in the nose of a delta to provide tail-down urge during slow approaches at high angles of attack—apparently required by a British project and by a Saab supersonic aircraft. At least a dozen companies are now proposing to use various Rolls-Royce lift combinations, among which are the following:— Fiat G.95/6, two RB.153s and six RB.162s; Mirage IIIV, one SNECMA TF-106 and eight RB.162s; Lockheed CL-704, one RB.168 and fourteen RB.181s; BAC (Vickers) 584, one RB.177 or two RB.168s and eight RB.162s. Nato NMBR-4 candidates include the D.H.129 with two RB.168s and sixteen RB.162s; BAC 224 with two Bristol Siddeley BS.53 Pegasus and either eight BS.59s or eight Rolls- Royce RB.175s; Breguet 943 with four Turbomeca Turmos and RB.162s with ejector nozzles. German projects include the Entwicklungsring Siid VJ-101D with two RB.153/61s and five RB.162S and the Focke-Wulf F-W 1262 with RB. 153/161 (or Bristol Siddeley BS.94) and two RB.162s. A later, VTOL version of the Dornier Do31 will have four RB.162s added to its two Bristol Siddeley Pegasus. Short PD.55 A model shows a high-winged, rear-loading freighter powered by four Rolls-Royce Darts and 24 RB.162 lift engines mounted in bulges high in the sides of the fuselage. This design was submitted for the NATO BMR-4 competition for a VTOL tactical transport, on which no decision has yet been announced. The aircraft would have an integrated stabilization and control system. Short PD.56 Another model on the stand shows the general configuration of this strike/reconnaissance VTOL fighter submitted by Short for the NATO BMR-3 competition, in which the Hawker P.l 154 and Dassault Mirage IIIV are believed to have been jointly selected. The PD.56 was to have been powered by a Rolls-Royce RB.168 propulsion engine and eight RB.162 lift engines. It was to be capable of high subsonic speed at low level and supersonic speed on the level at medium altitudes. Short Belfast A full-scale "space model" of the Belfast hold, complete with hand-painted undercarriage wheels, houses a demonstration load of armoured vehicles, including a Saracen, a Saladin and a tracked troop-carrier supplied by Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment. Vickers military VC10 Apart from having RCo. 43 (Super VC10) engines, the first six RAF VClOs will closely resemble BO AC standard versions, but will carry 150 troops or 78 stretchers for 4,700 miles in 8|hr. Some 58,2501b of freight could be carried for 4,000 miles. Maximum fuel load is 21,800gal, allowing a ferry range of 6,900 miles. With three refuelling packs, the VC10 could refuel 12 Lightnings 575 miles away from its base and return. Whitworth Gloster Argosy C.l (XN817 and XN857) Two RAF Argosies, one of them bearing the badge of the Borough of Walling- ford, near the unit's base at Benson, are in the static park, showing their load-carrying capabilities. Round one of them are an MoA Thorneycroft six-wheel truck with adjustable load platform, an 8,0001b wooden recoverable supplies platform, a Trianco 16-ton mobile loading platform and a Flight Refuelling/MoA 800gal air-portable fuel tank. Soldiers are giving demonstrations of loading of various forms of palletized and air-droppable cargo packs, moved into the hold on roller conveyors designed by Whitworth Gloster, with hydraulic power supplied by the aircraft's a.p.u.
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