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1964
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FLIGHT 917 International, Middle Eastern Moose A fight of seven olive-green Yak-I Is (or possibly the Czech-built version, the C-l I), with no visible mark- ings and shepherded by two Czech-registered Morava light twins, were on the Beirut apron when, recently, an airliner carrying a "Flight International" staff member taxied in. Shortly after, the seven Moose flew away in formation, with the Moravas still in close attendance, on what was probably a delivery fight of ex-Czechoslovak Air Force aircraft made redundant by the L-29 Delfin jet trainer. The Yak-I I is in service with the Egyptian, Syrian and, significantly, Yemeni air forces "Flight international" photograph In an attempt to bracket the medium- range and small jet market, Boeing are also now canvassing major US airlines with a "shrunken" version of the 727, designated 737, for which Boeing feel there is a US market for 400 aircraft. European operators will soon be approached. The 737 would have to be delivered by 1967, cost not more than $2.4m and would as closely as possible follow established 727 precepts, but have lower-altitude capability, no oxygen pro- visions and similar simplifications wherever possible. The fuselage would accommodate 45 to 55 passengers five-abreast, and mini- mum economical stage length would be as low as 150 miles. The 737 is thought to be the smallest aircraft with which airlines could make money without subsidy. Boeing would be very happy to see it powered by Rolls-Royce Spey Juniors. Other Boeing planners say that the -820 and 737 are not necessarily the most interesting develop- ments under consideration. Project Management to be Discussed Theme of this year's Cranfield Society symposium, to be held at the College of Aeronautics on July 11-12, will be The Management of Large Technological Projects. The meeting will be organized in six sessions, concerned respectively with formulating the requirement; planning and deployment of resources; the use of modern management techniques; getting the project into produc- tion; getting the product into service; and the educational requirements for project management. Further details are available from Mr A. J. Scarr, Department of Pro- duction and Industrial Administration, The College of Aeronautics, Cranfleld, Bletchley, Bucks. Airships for Timber Haulage? Renewed interest in airships and aero- stats generally in the USSR is centring on jheir possible use for handling timber in Jorested mountainous regions. Staff mem- "ers of the Siberian timber combine Temles, forking under the leadership of the ajbenan section of the Academy of Sciencesot the USSR, are developing the idea. westia published on May 20 an inter- view with Mr Viktor A. Novikov, head of voluntary spare-time airship design ?ureau- who said that his team had done asic work on two types of airship, one *"" a caPacity of 6,000m3 (211,888 cu ft)dna me other of 7,000m3 (247,200 cu ft). in explaining how these would be used in awial crane role, Mr Novikov said that the airship would be moored by cables to three winches on the ground, each up to a kilometre apart, so that it would be manoeuvrable over an area of about 20 hectares—some 50 acres. The airship would have a lifting capacity of between 25 and 30 tons and would transfer timber from the hillside to a more accessible point lower down—probably a river. Mr Novi- kov said that the costs are estimated to be only half that of present timber extraction means, which involves building roads and tracks, a very costly process in Siberia's climate. The designer said that the Academy of Sciences in Moscow had expressed great interest in the project when he visited the capital to discuss it. It was, of course, first necessary to set up a full-scale design organization and get to an airship in the air before the idea could be fully probed. International Helicopter Competition An international competition to evaluate helicopter pilot proficiency and aircraft controllability, under the newly adopted FAI rules, is to be held by the American Helicopter Society on Saturday, September 12. It will be one of the events at the Society's New England Regional Clambake and Air Show at Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, Conn. All aero clubs affiliated to the FAI are being invited to participate, and several have already sgnified their intention of doing so. Arrangements have been made for pilots unable to use their own aircraft to charter Bell, Hilier, Hughes or Brantly types, both for practice and for the event itself. Entry forms and full details are obtainable from Mr I. A. F. Donnelly at the offices of Helicopter Sales Ltd, 2 Lowndes Street, London Wl (BELgravia 6477/6478). TFX Unveiled On May 27 the US Department of Defense released the artist's im- pressions of the future standard multi-purpose fighter/bomber aircraft of the US Air Force and Navy. The General DynamicslGrumman F-llIB (upper picture, with wings spread for loiter) is the US Navy version of this Mach 2.5, 70,0001b machine powered by two 19,0001b Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofans; the Air Force F-l 11A (lower picture, with wings folded for supersonic fight) differs in the swinging portions of the wings, in the nose, and in other areas i ar-
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