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Aviation History
1963
1963 - 0662.PDF
634 FLIGHT International. 2 May 1963 A worldwide demonstration tour of twelve Cessna Skymasters is scheduled to begin early this month. One will inaugurate its European tour at the Paris Salon. At a gross weight of 3.9001b, the four-six seat machine has a top speed of 183 m.p.h. and a cruising speed (at 75 per cent power at 7,000ft) of 173 m.p.h. Power units are two Continental 10-360-A engines rated at 210 h.p. for take-off PORT AND B U S I N ESS Royal Aero Club's Link The installation of a D4 Link trainer by Link Training Services Ltd at the Royal Aero Club premises at 9 Fitzmaurice Place was announced by Col C. F. H. Gough at the club's annual general meeting on April 24. Immediately after the meeting, the trainer was sampled by Lord Brabazon, the club's president (photograph, page 624). In his chairman's report to the meeting, Col Gough reported that, in conjunction with the Air Registration Board, a new and much modernized maintenance schedule for the three-year certificate of airworthiness had been evolved and was now fully in operation. He continued, "Our negotiations with the Ministry of Aviation concerning legislation for general aviation have covered many and varied subjects, but probably the most important is that concerning pilot licensing. Our philosophy is that a virile national aviation policy requires a foundation in active participation by the people in practical aviation, and that national legislation should be so framed that the acquisition of a basic Private Pilot's Licence in the United Kingdom is open to all. In dealing with the Ministry of Aviation concerning the proposed legislation as a result of the recent publication of the Government White Paper on Aviation Safety, we endeavour to see that our policies are in the limelight . . . "At the Royal Aero Club Aviation Centre we have the libran. air touring and Gazette departments. Shortage of space has made it difficult to house all our library books, etc, so a large quantity of these with pictures, photographs and souvenirs have been lent to the Montagu Museum and the Shuttleworth Trust where they will soon be on exhibition to the general public, clearly marked thai they are loaned by the Royal Aero Club." The chairman also reported that the club's aviation committee, on which "all aeronautical bodies dealing with general aviation" were represented, had been most active during the past year. First /light of the Dassault Mystere 20 jet executive (two Pratt & Whitney JTI2A-8) is now imminent; Bristol Siddeley Viper 20s are now offered as alternative powerplants
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