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800 FLIGHT International, 14 May I9S4 In the FAA DC-7 crash test at Phoenix, USA, on April 24 a new safety device—developed to NASA contract—was tried. It was like this two- section inflatable plastic bag, one section for the body and the other for the /egs, which in a real crash would be activated by the pilot. In the FAA test a dummy passenger protected by one of these bags "survived" while a neighbouring dummy was driven through the seat in front. In West- minster last week Mr Neil Marten told MPs that the Ministry of Aviation was investigating the effectiveness of cross-harness compared with seat belts AIR COMMERCE ... CUTTING THOSE LANDING SPEEDS ANTICIPATING the next probable major subsonic development, Boeing's "Dash-Eighty" 707 prototype is shortly to begin a three- month series of tests with NASA. The 707-80 first flew in July 1954, and has been used for testing every major 707 develop- ment. It has now been modified to incorporate a system of blown wing trailing edge flaps. In Boeing flight testing to date the aircraft has logged some 95hr investigating performance and handling, and now NASA, under an 1800,000 contract, is to put a measure to the promise—already evident in Boeing tests—of much reduced take-off and landing speeds. During one test series, according to Boeing, a stalling speed of 75 m.p.h. was achieved, while landing speeds of less than 100 m.p.h. have been recorded. Three segments of single-hinge trailing-edge flaps spanning each wing from the fuselage to approximately the outboard aileron are fitted. They may be extended from zero to 85". Leading edge devices on both wings and the horizontal tailplane also are installed on the prototype. These consist of a Krueger flap between the fuselage and the inboard engine on each wing, and two segments of slats from that point to approximately the wing tip. An inverted slat spans the entire leading edge of the horizontal tailplane. A photograph appeared on page 743 of last week's issue. PAN AMERICAN'S £12M PROFIT A NET profit of nearly £12m was made in 1963 by Pan American, an airline which alone carries more traffic than the entire British Now that US formalities have been completed the first of ten Boeing 707s owned by BOAC-Cunard is operating in the new livery on BOACs western routes. First service was on May I air transport industry. This profit was more than double the made in 1962, and was a record. The company's president, Mr Juan T. Trippe, says that in the last five years PAA has paid its shareholders £26m in dividends and as a taxpayer, has paid the US Treasury more than £23m. His airline's results, he says, have been "achieved under the American system of private enterprise in competition with nationalized foreign-flag air carriers .. . supported financially by their govern- ments." A special point is made by Mr Trippe about the future of air freight, in special equipment for which—13 707 320Cs—Pan Ameri- can have sunk no less than £39m. In 1963, maintaining its position as easily the world's largest air cargo carrier, Pan American flew 200m ton miles for nearly £19Jm revenue. BERNARD COLLINS FOR CHANNEL AIRWAYS MR BERNARD F. COLLINS, MBE, AFRACS, commandant of Southend municipal airport since October 1946, and the man who helped to build up the airport from a disused war-time grass field to Britain's second busiest airport, resigned on May 4. A statement issued later by Mr R. J. Jones, founder chairman and managing director of Channel Airways, said that Mr Collins would be joining his company, now Britain's second largest independent airline, on July 1 as deputy managing director. Channel Airways is Southend Airport's oldest resident operator, having been established there since opening day on January 1,1947. The company has grown from a staff of four to 400 and will this year fly 500,000 passengers and make up to 500 flights weekly, many of them with eight Viscounts. Mr Collins said: "I shall be sorry to leave my colleagues with whom I have worked for so many years and I am leaving the corporation on the best possible terms of friendship and cordiality I have made the decision to move to broaden my horizons, which 1 feel I can do by joining a successful, virile company in whose future I have great confidence." DEMAND ELASTICITY IN AIR TRANSPORT THE above provides the theme for an international symposium organized by the Institut du Transport Aerien to be held in Paris on November 12 and 13. The symposium will take place at the Centre de Conferences Internationales, 19 Ave Kleber, Paris 16, telephone KLE 52-00 (metro: Etoile). "The subject of elasticity in demand in air transport" says IT A, '"is a little-known one, and the object of this symposium will be to contribute to the advancement of such knowledge, and of transport economics and sociology as a whole, through an exchange of views in an objective atmosphere of reflection with the participation of representatives from civil aviation directorates, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, airports, service transport, universities and other interested organizations. The programme for Friday, November 13, following inauguration by Mr L. de Azcarraga of Spain, chairman of ECAC, will be a paper Fares and Demand Elasticity by Mr G. Desmas. On Thursday, November 12 there will be a paper by Professor Bo Bjorkman of Sweden, on Methods of Investigating Demand Elasticity oj Air Transport; and in the afternoon Mr B. Lansing, University of Michigan will present Demand Motivation of Air Transport. Application forms may be obtained from J. M. Muller or Mme Bocrie, ITA, 4 rue de Solferino, Paris 7, telephone 705-81-50. SAS TO PULL OUT? MR VAGN CHRISTENSEN, UK general manager for SAS, says that the airline may have to withdraw all its services between Scandinavia - Scotland - New York at the end of this year as a result of the restrictions imposed on BOAC's behalf by the Ministry or Aviation. Mr Christensen says he has been authorized by Mr Anthony Mil ward, BEA chairman, to state categorically that there is n foundation for reports that BEA will replace Scandinavian - Scotland services cut back by SAS. ,.t[ Mr Daniel Sim, convenor of the Ayr County Council, say*. ' is shameful that a foreign company which has done so muul Scotland should be forced into this position."
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