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228 FLIGHT International, 13 February /96<> WORLD E W S Hillcrs for the Army? As indicated in these columns last week, the order for the Unit Light Helicopter for the British Army is likely to go to Short Brothers & Harland, who would build the Hiller 12E under licence. An official announcement is expected to be made very shortly. The reasons behind the order are not parochial (as we surmised last week), but offer prospects for considerable additional export business. Since early last year Shorts have been in close touch with Hiller and have been granted exclusive sales rights, civil and military, over approximately half the world, including all Europe, Africa and most of Asia, but excluding Australasia. An Army order, initially involving assembly and later full production at Belfast, would launch this project on a sound basis and could lead to much greater export sales business, both military and civil. Equally important, Shorts' agreement with Hiller covers not only the 12E, but the turbine-powered OH-5, now being evaluated by the US Army, but due to be certificated by the FAA for civil operation as well. An incidental advantage of Hillers for the Army would be a degree of standardization with the Royal Navy, which operates 21 Hillers for training. Army pilots are indeed already being trained in Hiller 12Cs at the Army Air Corps Centre at Middle Wallop, instruction being provided by Bristow Helicopters under contract. Hiller have been represented in Britain for several years, their agents being Heli- copter Sales Ltd; and C.S.E. Aviation Ltd have been stocking and supplying Lycoming engine spares for the Hillers used by the Royal Navy as well as for numerous civil light aircraft. Postscript to Wittering A postscript to last week's official announcement that the V-force now has low- level strike capability—as reported in a feature article on pages 241-245 of this issue —comes from a Flight International staff pilot. At 3,OOOft over the Scottish border country when en route from Fair Oaks to Turnhouse last September in this journal's Beagle Airedale, he saw the fast-moving shape of a white Victor outlined against the ground below. He estimates that the V- bomber, which was flying west up the Tweed Valley, was 2,500ft below him. It was flying fast in the cleaned-up cruising configuration, and there was no nearby airfield which it might just have left or have been approaching. There can be little doubt that the aircraft was then engaged in assessing the low-level capability which the authorities contend exists, or was engaged in crew training for this role. The low-level abilities of the V- bombers are questioned in the leading article in this issue. Keep Them Doggies Roll in' says art appropriately illustrated notice above this production scene at Beagle's Rearsby, Le/cs, factory. In the foreground is B.206Z2, first Rearsby-built machine, due to fly soon. A note on production plans appeared on page 155 Of Our January 30 issue "Flight International" photograph Bigger and Better at Hanover The 5th German aviation show, to be held at Hanover Langenhagen airport from April 24 to May 3, partly coinciding with the Industrial Fair in Hanover City, will be bigger and better than the last show two years ago. A third static exhibition hall has been built to increase available covered area from 33,700 sq ft to 129,600 sq ft and more open-air display space is available. In addition, a 2,620ft paved runway and two taxiways have been constructed on the grass area—north of the main airfield—which was used last time for visiting light aircraft. Separate operations and ATC service will once again be provided for aircraft taking part. There will be open-air missile, space- craft and airport equipment exhibits. Virtually all German aircraft and space- craft manufacturers will be represented, together with major European and American companies. Aircraft will be mainly of the club and executive type, as has been the tradition, but military and transport aircraft are expected to be more numerous this year. Though there is no air-display day as such, flight demonstrations will be staged through- out the show. The organizers are the German Federal Association of Aircraft and Spacecraft Industries (BDLRI) and the show is managed by the Deutsche Messe- und Ausstellungs AG in Hanover. Represent- atives in Britain are Schenkers Ltd, Royal For the Aeronavale Seen taking off from Ling-Temco-Vought's airfield at Dallas, this F-8E Crusader is proving the compatibility of the US aircraft with the French Matra R.530 missiles carried on its fuselage pylons. Two squadrons of F-8Es, with blown flaps and ailerons as described in this journal last July 4, are on order at a cost of£9.47m for the carriers "Clemenceau" and "Foch"
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