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1963 - 0982.PDF
FLIGHT 951 International, June 20 1963 Sikorsky S-61 R The first of these new rear-loading helicopters was rolled out from the Stratford, Connecticut, factory on June 6, three weeks ahead of schedule. A very great improvement on the unsuccessful S-6/D of I960, the R is amphibious and can carry 25 troops, 15 stretchers and two attendants or 5,0001b cargo. The USAF have bought 22 this year (designation CH-3C) for long range missile-base support of Defence of the following decisions:— continued development of the Rolls-Royce/ MAN-Turbomotoren RB.162 lift jet; con tinued development of the Rolls-Royce/ MAN-Turbomotoren RB.153 turbofan, with and without reheat; development of a G.91 successor by competitive co-operation between EWR-Sud, Focke-Wulf and Fiat; reorganization of EWR-Sud as a company in its own right; continuation of the VJ-101D V/STOL aircraft, including de velopment of two prototypes powered by the Rolls-Royce/MAN engines previously named; granting of licence to KHD to manufacture the General Electric T58 (see news item below), and continuation of the Dornier Do31 V/STOL transport, includ ing manufacture of two prototypes. Laminar Flow D.H.125 For many months Handley Page Ltd have been studying the possibility of in stalling boundary-layer laminar control equipment on the wings and tailplane of a D.H.125. This possibility was first men tioned in the full technical description of the D.H. 125 that appeared in the December 6, 1962, issue of this journal. Last week, at the Paris Show, it was reported that the Ministry of Aviation is seeking Treasury approval for the conversion of a 125, which will then be known as the Handley Page 130. production are powered by Rolls-Royce engines. Referring to light aircraft, he says that the company's new activity in this field, building engines under licence from Continental Motors, has shown progress during its second year of operation. Lord Kindersley also refers to "a substantially increased effort in the engineering activity of our rocket motor following the agree ment of a number of European countries to develop a satellite-launching vehicle and in anticipation of its early ratification by the various governments concerned." RMAF Herald Repeat Order Handley Page Ltd announced recently that four more military Heralds had been ordered by the Royal Malayan Air Force, which already has four Series 400s on order. Deliveries of the aircraft are to start later this year. Eire's Alouette Order A contract for the supply of three Alouette 3 helicopters for air sea rescue and other emergencies was recently signed in Dublin by the Minister for Defence, Mr. G. Bartley, and representatives of Sud- Aviation. Two of the aircraft are to be delivered this year and the third by April 1964. The Eire order brings to 34 the number of countries using Alouettes. Intruders for South Africa? It is reported that US State Department officials said on June 12 that though a request by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp to supply Intruders to South Africa was "under study" initial reaction by the State Department had been negative. A Grumman spokesman denied that such an approach had been made to the State Department. "The War Lover" To recreate the atmosphere of a USAAF 8th Air Force B-17 base in the UK in 1943, with three B-17s 20 years after, is no mean feat; but it has been successfully achieved in the Columbia Pictures film The War Lover (based on John Hersey's novel) which opens in the West End of London today. Much of the credit for the flying side must go to Capt John Crewdson of Film Aviation Services, who found and brought over the three B-17s from the US (see pages 971-972), and to the director, Mr Philip Leacock, for the way in which these resources were utilized—particularly in take-off scenes— and amplified by the addition of wartime film. It is unfortunate that, for reasons best known to the censors, the film has been awarded an "X" certificate, thus debarring some of the under-16s from seeing a real istic depiction of Flying Fortress oper ations. KHD to make T58 Klockner-Humbolt-Deutz, of Cologne, has been licensed to manufacture US Gen eral Electric T58 turboshaft engines in Germany. KHD, a major manufacturer of diesel engines, tractors, locomotives, buses, and heavy machinery, already make the Orpheus turbojet under licence from Bristol Siddeley Engines (who in turn al ready hold a T58 licence from GE) and manufacture a version known as the Gnome. KHD expects shortly to have a T58 on test for demonstration to customers. R-R Aviation Activities The chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd, Lord Kindersley, in his annual statement to shareholders lays particular stress on the company's VTOL co-operation with France in the Mirage IIIV) and Germany (VJ- iOl). On civil aircraft applications, the chairman points out that all major British iet airliners now flying and in course of Adam 2 Based on the 1958 Adam I (air deflection and modulation) VjSTOL system, this new proposal by Ling-Temco-v'ought incorporates new findings from NASA, engine manufacturers and the XC-I42A tilt-wing transport. The aircraft would have two gas generators driving four power turbines coupled to a pair of large fans discharging through a flow-deflection system. Differential operation of the deflection flaps would provide roll control
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