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282 WORLD N EWS NZ Royal Demonstration Aerial top-dressing was demonstrated to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when they went to the Invermay Agricul tural Research Station at Dunedin during their visit to New Zealand. Three aircraft were used—a Bell helicopter, a Piper PA-18-A and a Cropmaster. The president of the Aviation Industry Association of New Zealand, Mr R. K. Garnham, radioed a message to the Duke of Edinburgh during the voyage of Britan nia from Fiji, welcoming him to New Zealand as a life member. W. D. Hunter Memorial Plaque The late Mr W. D. Hunter, FCAI, former chief engineer and engineering direc tor of de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, has been commemorated by a plaque pre sented to the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa by Mr P. C. Garratt, DHC managing director. Mr Garratt also pre sented the museum with models of four well-known DHC aircraft—Chipmunk, Beaver, Otter and Caribou. The plaque and models were received by Mr W. FLIGHT International, 28 February 1963 Dinsdale, National Resources Minister. Mr Hunter was DHC chief engineer and engineering director from 1946 until his death in 1961. He went to Canada from Britain during the war to organize Mos quito production. After the war he decided to remain in Canada, later setting-up the design team which produced the Chip munk, Otter and Caribou. UK Aircraft Industry Numbers Total number of people employed in "the manufacture and repair of aircraft" in the United Kingdom in November of last year has been given by the Ministry of Labour as 288,400. This figure shows a decrease of 200 from the previous month and is 15,800 fewer than in November 1961. Lycoming Heat Exchanger An air-to-air regenerator (heat ex changer) for airborne use on the T53 engine will be the subject of extensive research effort by Avco Corporation's Lycoming Division under a study contract from the United States Army Transportation Research Command at Fort Eustis, Virginia. The regenerator will have no moving parts, but preliminary studies indicate fuel sav ings of approximately 25-30 per cent. Business End of the DASH (drone anti-sub marine helicopter) sonarfradar weapon system —the Gyrodyne QH-50C (270 s.h.p. Boeing TS0 turbine). Armed with two homing tor pedoes, the pilatless helicopter is seen taking off from the USN destroyer "Hoze/wood" during a demonstration Destined for the Indian Navy, three Whitworth Gloster Sea Hawks (seen in the lower picture starting-up by the side of an Argosy C.I) left Bitteswell Airfield on February 19. Captain J. D. Mody, Naval Adviser to the High Commission for India, accepted the log-books from Mr C. Bayly, WGA director and general manager. In the group, seen before the handing-over, are (I to r) Mrs Bayly, Capt Mody, Mrs V. V. Narayanan, Lt-Cdr V. V. Narayanan, Mrs Mody and Mr Bayly For Sailing Enthusiasts The March issue of Yachting World. now on sale, is the always eagerly awaited Fitting Out Number. Aslib Annual Conference The annual conference of the aeronautical group of Aslib is being held at the College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, from April 5 to 7, and this year they will be joined by the engineering group of Aslib. Papers being presented are to include The ELDO Satel lite Launching Vehicle, by Mr K. Smith of the Space Department, RAE Farnborough: Publications Announcement Services in the Aerospace Sciences, by Mr M. Day of NASA; and Writing and Illustrating Aero nautical History, by Mr Charles Gibbs- Smith. Further information from Mr C. W. Cleverdon, Librarian, College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, Bletchley, Bucks.
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