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rnational, 9 July 1964 41 pre sideways through the open door, with ater aiming freedom. A slightly re- shaped nose and a bullet-proof Triplex vindscreen with wipers are otherwise the only noteworthy changes from the standard Uouette III airframe and systems. Weapon "collars" can be fitted beneath he fuselage to carry four SS.ll or two SS.12 missiles, for which a special Bezu gyro-stabilized, trajectory-corrected peri- scopic sight is fitted above the gunner's position with an indicator to tell the pilot the axis of aim. The collars can also hold two MATRA rocket launchers or two torpedoes. All armament can be removed to return the SA.3164 to the normal Abuette III* role. With gun and four missiles the SA.3164 can carry two hours' fuel in its self-sealing tank. Bangs Over Britain in a Written Answer to a House of Commons question Mr Neil Marten, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Avia- tion, reveals that there are "not likely to be more than 75" supersonic flights over the United Kingdom during the next few weeks. More than half will be over South Wales and the counties of Hereford, Radnor, Brecknock, Cardigan, Monmouth, Car- marthen, Caernarvon and Merioneth. About one-third will be between Bedford and the Wash—the counties of Bedford, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Norfolk and Lincoln. Not more than seven will be over the Pennines (Yorkshire, Durham, North- umberland and Cumberland) and the Scottish Highlands (Perthshire, Inverness- shire and Ross and Cromarty) together. A. G. Forsyth We record with regret the death on June 18 of A. G. Forsyth, BSC, FRAes, known for his work on various types of aero engines and for his association with the Fairey Gyrodyne. He joined Wolseley Motors in 1912, and even at that time was concerned with aero-engine development. He served during the 1914-18 war in the RFC, acting as technical adviser to Sir Geoffrey Salmond between 1915 and 1916. In 1917 he was at the Air Ministry on engine-development work and later became chief engineer of F. Sage & Co. He re-joined the Air Ministry in 1920, where he was responsible for the development of several notable British engines. In 1936 he joined the Fairey Avia- Artilleryman Sud-Aviation have now flown their new SA.3164, an armed version of the Alouette III successfully fitted with a 20mm cannon. Further details in the news item beginning at the foot of column 3 opposite tion Co as chief engine designer, being concerned with the Prince and P.24 types. As chief helicopter engineer of the company he was responsible for the Gyrodyne. Commemorating Bleriot Last Sunday, July 5, some 30 light aircraft from France, Switzerland and Austria performed a massed flight across the Channel to commemorate Louis Bleriot's aerial crossing of the Straits of Dover on July 25, 1909, almost 55 years ago. The visitors were welcomed at Shoreham Airport by members of the Royal Aero Club, who entertained them to lunch. Kokkinaki at 60 A despatch by Oleg Morskov of the Novosti Press Agency reports that Vladimir Kokkinaki, the famous Soviet pilot, was 60 on June 25 this year. He holds many titles (among them General of Aviation, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, vice-president of the International Aviation Federation) as well as 20 world records. Almost half his life has been spent as a pilot. Mr Morskov reports Kokkinaki as saying:— "Apart from my health, I owe all this to the aircraft designed by Sergei Ilyushin, which I have been testing for almost 30 years now." The report continues:— "A few days before his 60th birthday I visited the test pilot in his Moscow apart- ment. He looked 45 or 50 at the most. "Kokkinaki comes from a family of Greek settlers in the South of Russia. When a boy he worked at the tobacco plantations and vineyards in the Crimea. During his teens he worked as a stevedore in the sea port of Novorossiisk and at 23 he had his first taste of aviation. " 'It was a British Avro, my first plane, which I piloted in 1927,' Kokkinaki recollects. "Eight years later he was to establish his first world record in a fighter. Since that time his name constantly figures in the tables of world records for speed, altitude and range. "This year Kokkinaki celebrates two events: his 60th birthday and the 25th anniversary of his Moscow - North America transatlantic non-stop flight which he performed in a twin-engined Moskva production aircraft designed by Ilyushin. "'I first met Ilyushin in 1935 when he worked on his first aircraft, a twin-engine bomber. He suggested that I should test it,' the famous pilot said. "Since that time Kokkinaki has tested all aircraft designed by Ilyushin. The testing of a new aircraft begins on the ground. However, you cannot foresee in detail all performances of a plane in flight. During his first test-flight on an 11-18 turboprop Kokkinaki noticed a sharp change in the load on the controls during take-off. Some engineers claimed that it was just chance. The aircraft was again tested in the wind tunnel, but there was nothing wrong with the controls there. It later turned out that the airflow from the ground at take-off had not been taken into account. Thus, the test- pilot checks on theoretical calculations of the designers. "Kokkinaki is now testing another model designed by Sergei Ilyushin—the 186-seat 11-62." Vladimir Kokkinaki, the famous Ilyushin test pilot, at the age of 60 and as he appeared 30 years ago (news I story above) Suspended Animation A woman gymnast performing under an Mi-I helicopter over Moscow's Tushino airport during the display which marked the opening of the international parachuting competition there on June 21
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