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1963
1963 - 1034.PDF
FLIGHT International. 27 June 1963 be a case for allowing limited vertical travel of the ejection-seat rails relative to the airframe in V/STOL aircraft subjected to excessive g loading, to reduce deceleration experienced by the pilot in occasions of this nature. Metal strips able to deform plastically should involve insignificant weight penalty. Gnomes for S-61 An agreement has been made between Bristol Siddeley Engines and the Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Aircraft whereby versions of the S-61 helicopter are to be offered for export with Gnome engines. (Existing versions are powered by the General Electric T58 shaft turbine, from which the Gnome has been developed.) Gnome H.1200 engines will be delivered to America early next year for installation in an S-61 with a view to achieving certi fication and deliveries by the end of 1964. Bristol Siddeley state: '"There is a con siderable interest in Europe in the S-61. and the operational requirements of several NATO countries may well be met by large orders for this helicopter. The advantages of having a production, spares and service organization located in Europe for the engines of this important aircraft are self- evident." Three basic versions are to be offered with Gnomes: the S-61 A, the S-61N and the rear-loading S-61R. Two S-61N civil transports have been ordered by BEA, for use on the Land's End - Stilly Isles route. The first BEA machine will be delivered initially with GE engines. Airedale to Australia According to the latest reports. Charles Masefield and Lord Trefgarne. who left England on May 15 on a flight to Australia in a Beagle Airedale, reached Kuala Lumpur on schedule. In a letter to his father, who is chairman of Beagle. Mr Masefield reports that the aircraft. G-ASBI, 1003 Pathfinding by Da/light Now named the Pathfinder, the Piasecki Model I6H-I high-speed compound helicopter is here seen demonstrating STOL operations at weights greater than the limit for VTOL. Powered by a 600 h.p. PT6 turboshaft, the I6H-I completed initial hovering and helicopter tests last year and is expected to complete FAA certification early in 1964 proved waterproof in monsoon rains, has been landed in a 35kt cross-wind and is usually cruised at 10,000ft, with 20in full throttle and 2.050 r.p.m., making a TAS of lOOkt. Under these conditions the extreme endurance, allowing for climb, is better than 6hr 40min, and extreme range is between 830 and 850 statute miles. About 2gal of fuel are unusable. Engine cooling has proved effective in tropical conditions. Over Europe the climb to 10.000ft took 30min, but increased to 40min as hotter climates were reached. Top University Squadron In the annual flying competition between university air squadrons, Southampton UAS came out top at RAF Little Rissington last Saturday, winning the Hack Trophy for the third year in succession. This is contested initially on a regional basis. Southampton being Southern Counties winners. The trophy was presented by the AOC-in-C RAF Flying Training Command, Air Marshal Sir Augustus Walker. It is hoped to give more details in next week's issue. Terminated Projects In a written Parliamentary reply on June 17 the Minister of Aviation provided a list of "major aircraft and missile projects cancelled before going into service since 1951." Mr Amery qualified the figures for estimated expenditure by saying: "They have been extracted from records extending over a number of years and may not all be on an identical basis." The list is repro duced overleaf, with a column of explan atory remarks added by this journal. It is worth noting that the list is by no means exhaustive, and does not include several programmes which cost sums larger than the smallest programmes which are included. Two such programmes are the
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