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1963
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92 FLIGHT International, 18 July 196. Yak-18 trainers, designed originally for td Soviet Air Force, are now also used extensive/ in a number of other Communist countrie These two belong to a Polish aero club SPORT AND BUS! ESS Elstree Under the Weather The appalling weather of Saturday, July 6, effectively washed out the flying display planned by the London School of Flying and Elstree Flying Club. Despite the weather, however, David Morgan arrived in the morning in Spitfire 5b AB910; the previous evening one of Elstree's private owners, Tim Davies, had arrived in his newly acquired Spitfire 9 from Belgium, so that on Saturday Elstree was unique in having two serviceable Spitfires on the aerodrome. Members of the Meteor acrobatic team from Manby, who had positioned at Bovingdon in preparation for the display, joined members in the club at Elstree on the Saturday evening. It is possible that a second attempt to hold the display will be held in September. Jet Commander Progress The prototype Jet Commander had logged almost 50hr of flight time up to the end of last month. During June the aircraft was re-instrumented to record current and future flight-test data, and recent flights have included tests of the effectiveness of the Jet Commander's wing-mounted speed-brakes. "The separate braking system has been added," the company re ports, "to provide unproved slow-down characteristics and to avoid over-complicating the main gear system as was originally projected to fulfil this need." Aero Commander Inc state that an acceleration time of ten seconds from standstill to rotation, using 100 per cent r.p.m., has been repeatedly accomplished. At a speed of only 250kt the aircraft climbed from a field altitude of 1,178ft above sea level to a pressure altitude of 35,000ft in lOmin lOsec from standstill. During stalls the machine has been found to be free from flame-out regardless of the aircraft's altitude, attitude or flight condition. Deliberate engine shut-down and restarts have been accomplished without incident or without hot starts up to 33,OOOft. Brantly Time By July 1, Brantly helicopters imported by British Executive Air Services Ltd had completed more than 2,000 flying hours, of which more than 1,000 hours had been logged on ab initio and conversion training courses, including Air Ministry and PIA contracts. The aircraft comprise five B.2 and five B.2A machines, with two B.2Bs on order. Private customers include Heliconair Ltd, Pontins Holiday Camps and Mr S. de Ferranti. Regular charter flying is carried out for the BBC, Movietone News, Warners Holiday Camps, ITV, Farmair Ltd and the petroleum companies. Mr Holland Birkett We regret to record the death of Mr Holland Birkett, chairman of Blackbushe Aero Club and of Blackbushe Aviation Ltd, and his wife in a flying accident in France on July 8. Mr and Mrs Birkett had taken off in an Auster from Le Touquet Airport for Deauville in heavy mist, and crashed soon after take off on the beach between Le Touquet and Stella. Hansa Mock-up for USA The fullscale mock-up of the HFB-320 Hansa which was exhibited by Hamburger Flugzeugbau at the Paris Salon is to be shown also at the US National Business Air craft Association meeting in Houston during September 24-26. Skymaster Ordered A Cessna Skymaster "push-pull" twin has been ordered by Mr Raymond Way, the car dealer. Delivery of the aircraft, which is being arranged by W. H. and J. Roge" (Aviation) Ltd of Bedford, is expected in early September. Three of the aircraft operated by Wanganui Aero Club at Wanganui Airport, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. The club's complete fle# comprises four Cessna 250s, a Comanche, a Super Cub and a Tiger Moth
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