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1964
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586 RIGHT International, 9 April 1964 The Mooney Mark 21 (180 h.p. Lycoming) is claimed to have a higher ratio of speed to horsepower than any comparable aircraft. Maximum cruising speed (at 79 per cent power, 2,500 r.p.m., 7,500ft) is 182 m.p.h. S PORT ANDm—mm B U S I N ESS New Trainer Having built about 25 MFI Junior two-seaters, Malmo FJygindustri is to concentrate on what might be termed a civil version of the military development of the Junior. The new aircraft will be known as the MFI-9B Trainer, and will incorporate an enlarged cockpit with seats moved backwards and provision for parachutes; fuselage blisters to give more elbow room; larger vertical tail; electrically operated flaps; rubber suspension on all three landing gear legs, with damping on nosewheel leg; and full instrumentation. Price of the Trainer is 48,000 Swedish crowns (about £3,200),.compared with 35,000 crowns (about £2,300) for the Junior. Falcon Distributor Field Aviation has been appointed Canadian distributor for the Dassault Falcon (Pan American's name for the Mystere 20) which Pan American is marketing in the western hemisphere. Under the terms of its agreement with PanAm, Field will provide service under the airframe warranty as a direct representative of the Dassault company. Two New Projects by Siai Marchetti are reported by the Italian journal Settimana Alata. They are the S.204 light twin to be powered either by piston engines or Pratt & Whitney PT-6 or Turbomeca Astazou turboprops, and the S.205 single-engined four- seater. Models and specifications are to be released at the Turin air show at the end of May. While the S.204 is a more distant project, the S.205 is an attempt to produce a cheap and marketable four- seater to follow the Riviera amphibian. Engines of either 180 or 250 h.p. will be offered, together with fixed- or retractable-under- carriage versions, with a kit conversion from the first to the second. Cruising speed of the fixed-gear version is expected to be about 210km/hr. In order to be internationally competitive Siai Marchetti plan to employ simple structure with "non-traditional" assembly methods, such as bonding. Kronfeld Club Re-opening A reception and party to celebrate the opening of the restyled and enlarged premises of the Kronfeld Club will be held on Wednesday, April 29. This month's programme of talks at the club began with Whither Woomera and Why Should I Worry? by Kenneth Owen of Flight International on April 1, and continues with Some More Aeronautical Reminiscences by Lt Cdr John Sproule on April 15 and Light Aviation by David Campbell of Luton Flying Club on April 22. New Turbo-Porter A new version of the eight-seat Pilatus Turbo- Porter STOL aircraft, powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-6 engine, has been announced by Fairchild Stratos Corporation. A prototype is scheduled to fly this month, with FAA certification tests to follow. World Championship Entries The British Gliding Association has received preliminary notice that 27 countries intend to enter next year's World Gliding Championships (South Cerney, May 29 to June 13, 1965). A maximum of four aircraft per country (two in each of the open and standard classes) will be accepted; final entries are expected by September 30. Bensen Aircraft Corporation claims that continuous hands-off flight is now possible on the company's single- seat gyrocopters, using a new offset-gimbal rotor head, here being demonstrated by Igor Benson
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