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1964
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FLIGHT Internationa!, 267 20 February 1964 First Stage of Short Belfast development fly- ing was completed last week (see pages 278- 279). After an inspection lasting about three weeks an 850hr second stage will begin, shared by the second prototype version of the BAC/Ferranti anti-aircraft missile have begun. It is air-transportable and those held in this country will be avail- able to reinforce those deployed overseas. Bloodhound 1 squadrons are being succes- sively withdrawn. T.188 Discontinued The two BAC T.188 all-steel research aircraft, built to investigate the effects of kinetic heating in prolonged flight at speeds well above Mach 2.5, have been grounded indefinitely and their research programme abandoned. In a statement issued after the Daily Herald had revealed the cessation of research last week, the MoA said that although construction and operation of the 188 had "added very significantly to our knowledge ... the back- ground of our operational requirement has substantially changed since the aircraft was ordered in 1954." The point had been reached where the maximum economic return had been obtained from the pro- gramme and, accordingly, the programme had been brought to a close "for the present," at the end of 1963. A modified programme had been suggested, the state- ment added, but no decision had yet been made. The fact that the MoA was forced to announce the end of 188 research by publication of the newspaper report suggests that it is sensitive to the fact that the flying life of the 188, overwhelmingly the most expensive pure research aircraft project ever built here, has been so short. The first prototype flew on Apiil 14, 1962 and the second on April 29,1963. For some time one aircraft has been cannibalized to support the other. At the time of the first flight the aircraft was hailed officially as a useful tool for the next 12 or 15 years. Sprayers and Dusters Meet The Agricultural Aviation Group of the Royal Aeronautical Society recently dis- cussed a number of new topics when it held its third all-day meeting, under the chair- manship of Air Cdre A. H. Wheeler. Dr Maan, of the International Agricultural Aviation Centre in The Hague, addressed the meeting on the legal liabilities to which aerial operators can lay themselves open— by spraying, perhaps, the wrong chemicalsGr in the wrong places, or even by frighten- ing car drivers and horses—apart from all the other hazards of common law. Aerial treatment was shown in one Paper to be a great advantage to the growing freezing and canning industries—wheeled vehicles inhibit the development of some plants and yet for economic reasons it is necessary to gather a complete crop in one operation. The presence of even a few unmatured or over-matured vegetables or fruit in one harvest can make it unaccept- able to processors. To an audience which included a number of African trainee pest-control officers, a paper describing the haunts and habits of the immensely destructive tsetse fly was read. Almost unaided, this insect has caused the virtual depopulation of certain areas of Africa; hopes of its more effective control are placed on aerial treatments. Commemorating Sir Frederick . j'.. A new and advanced aerospace labora- tory, established at Northampton College, London, has been named the Handley Page Laboratory in honour of Britain's aviation pioneer and one of the college's first lecturers in aeronautics—55 years ago. At the opening ceremony on February 16, a bronze bust of the late Sir Frederick Handley Page, presented to the college by the directors of Handley Page Ltd, was unveiled by the Viscount Mills. Present were members of Sir Frederick's family, directors and staff of the company, and the governing body of the college. Before an audience of distinguished guests from the aviation Ministries, learned societies, universities and the aircraft industry, Mr R. S. Stafford, Handley Page's technical director—a former student of the college and now a member of the governing body—spoke of the close and continuous association which the company had always had with Northampton College. Lord Mills, who was a personal friend of Sir Frederick, paid tribute to the company's founder and his life-long work and influence in technological education. After the inauguration, guests toured the laboratory and watched demonstrations of equipment which is unique in Britain's technological universities. The laboratory's nine wind tunnels (and their appropriate ancillary equipment) range from low to hypersonic speeds. 125 for the USA Price of the HS.125 in the USA, as reported by Aviation Daily, is $575,000 fully equipped except for cabin interior and electronics. The US distributors, Atlantic Aircraft Sales and AiResearch Aviation Service Corp, are expecting to take delivery of a demonstrator in mid-April. Certification of the HS.125 is expected very shortly now, with FAA certification to follow about the month after. Delivery to US customers is being offered in July. Speaking at the Opening of the new Handley Page Laboratory at Northampton College, London: Mr R. S. Stafford, Handley Page's technical director. Left to right, seated, are seen Dr G. A. Tokaty, head of the College aerospace department; Mr G. C. D. Russell, Handley Page chairman and managing director; Lord Mills; Mr 0. F. Thompson, chairman of the College governing body; and Dr J. S. Tait, principal (see "Commemorating Sir Frederick," this page)
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