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Now a Twin As reported in our March 26 issue, North American Aviation's Columbus Division is once again building the Buckeye for the US Naval Air Basic Training Command. This new 7-28 version has two 3,000lb-thrust Pratt & Whitney J6O engines, giving a performance much better than that of the original T-2A Gil FLIGHT International, 23 April 19(4 Group is "the general advancement of aeronautical knowledge in the test-flying field." It is hoped that through the Group the test pilot will be able to make a worth- while contribution to the objects and pur- poses of the Society, at the same time ad- vancing his own professional knowledge and standing. The Group invites support from present, past and future test pilots from civilian and' Service sources and, although all members of the Group must eventually be members of the Society, it is not the intention in the initial stages to "harry people into member- ship." On a long-term basis it is the in- tention to arrange lectures and discussions in any part of the UK where a particular subject is likely to stimulate most interest. The Group will seek closer co-operation with the American Society of Experimental Test Pilots and other such bodies. WORLD NEW8 . . . exports have gone to the USA. Last year 71 per cent of its total exports of $108 million, were sold below the border. It is the first such Canadian mission to be sent abroad, and follows Canada's first participation in an international air show, at the Paris Salon last summer. Indian Aircraft Industry Merger Likely Under a proposal believed to have been accepted by the Indian Government, all the bodies undertaking aircraft manufacturing and repair in India will be grouped under one company. The company, Aeronautics India Ltd, is the Government-owned organization recently set up to undertake the manufacture under licence of the Russian Mig-21 fighter, its engine and an associated air-to-air missile. Construction of three factories for, respectively, airframe, engine and electronics manufacture has already begun (see this journal for March 19). Other organizations affected will be Hindustan Aircraft, at Bangalore, which is currently producing the Gnat fighter and BS Orpheus engine under licence, while developing its own HF-24 fighter; and the IAF Aircraft Manufacturing Depot at Kanpur, where licence production of the HS.748 transport is in hand. If the merger proposal is adopted the IAF will lose its unique distinction of being the only air force actually building its own aircraft. Test Pilots' Group for RAeS Last November 28 the Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society unanimously approved the formation of a Test Pilots' Group within the Society. The aim of the On Display at Hanover (show guide, pages 661-696a), the 600 h.p. T76 turboprop is a keen competitor for big business in the private, txtcutivt and Co~ln markets. It is the first aircnft-propulsion engine designed by AiResearch Division of the Garrett Corp, of Los Angeles, world's largest producers of small gas turbines Weather Ships Honoured At the annual dinner of the Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers—held last Friday, April 17, at RAF Fighter Command Headquarters at Bentley Priory—the retir- ing Master, Wg Cdr K. B. Crosby, formally made the first award of the Hunt Trophy, which is presented in recognition of signi- ficant contributions to air traffic control. The award, for 1963, was made to the Ocean Weather Ships Service (as announced in these pages on April 2) and was received on their behalf by the Director of the Meteoro- logical Office, Sir Graham Sutton, who remarked that it was the first time anybody had given the Met Office a prize. Although the weather ships' primary job was to trans- mit mid-ocean weather information they had consistently helped ATC by relaying communications and doing radar position- ing, with inadequate equipment and under difficult circumstances. Sir Graham said that serving in the ships was possibly one of the most arduous and lonely jobs in the world, but he had never once been short of volunteers for the task. On the day following the dinner the Guild announced the election of Mr J. N. Toseland as Master for 1964-65. Industry Manpower Falls The number of people employed in "aircraft manufacturing and repairing" in the United Kingdom in January 1964 is stated by the Ministry of Labour to have been 262,300, a decrease of 500 from the previous month and 10,700 fewer than in January 1963. "Flight International" Index The index to Vol 84—July-December. 1963—of Flight International is now avail- able, price Is (by post Is 3d), from Associated IlirTe Press Ltd, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London SE1. Readers' own copies to make up i^is volume "can be bound (with index) at a cost of 30s, return postage included; or binding case and index are available separateiv, price 9s, postage included. Copies for binding (with sender's name and address enclosed) should be sent to Associa'd IlirTe Press Ltd, Binding Dept, 4/4a Ws Yard, London SE17, and advice s™ remittance forwarded to the publishing department at Dorset House.
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