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FLIGHT International, 20 August 1964 271 Reheat VJ-101C X-2 MAN Turbomotoren, of Munich—Rolls- Royce's licensee in the Federal German Republic—announced on August 10 that Entwicklungsring Slid are going ahead with the manufacture of the VJ-101C X-2. This V/STOL research aircraft will be broadly similar to the X-l, but the six Rolls-Royce/ MAN engines will be RB.145R turbojets with reheat increasing the thrust from 2,7501b to 3,6501b. The X-2 is expected to reach a level Mach number considerably in excess of 1.5; the X-l aircraft has already flown at supersonic speed on the level with non-reheat engines. UK/US Beryllium Research The British Ministry of Defence announ- ced on August 10 that the British and US Governments have decided to undertake a joint programme of research into the application of beryllium in aero engines. The two-year programme will be aimed particularly at lightweight lift jets, and the two countries will share the cost of improv- ing the ductility and impact strength of the metal over the range of temperatures likely to be encountered. SA Bloodhound Contract Reported A contract for the supply of Bloodhound Mk 2 anti-aircraft missiles to South Africa was reported by The Guardian last Monday, August 17, to be negotiated and held await- ing signature. Whether the contract was signed would depend on the outcome of the general election, the newspaper reported. The previous day The Sunday Times said that negotiations had reached an advanced stage, and reported the possible contract value as £15m. The Labour Party has threatened to forbid arms sales to South Africa. The stand taken by the present Government is to forbid the sale only of those armaments which can be directly employed in the enforcement of apartheid. A BAC (Guided Weapons) official would make no comment on the reports. Douglas/NAA Combine on HLS On August 3 Douglas Aircraft Co, of Long Beach, Calif, and North American Aviation announced that they have joined forces in the competition to design'and produce the CX-HLS (heavy logistics support) transport for the US Air Force. Douglas, who with Boeing and Lockheed have received a study contract for the CX-HLS, would be the prime contractor; NAA would be a major subcontractor, and would assist in design and development. Initial Project Design In October the Department of Aero- nautical and Automobile Engineering of the Loughborough College of Technology will introduce, for graduates, both a one- year and a six-week full-time residential course on initial project design, bringing together the basic disciplines of aero- dynamics, propulsion, structures and in- ternal systems. Both will be continued in future years and the one-year course will Sharpened Choppers Impressions of two of the research vehicles in the US Army Trans- portation Research Command's programme for faster helicopters. The Kaman UH-2 (above) has achieved over 216 m.p.h. with a G£ J8S turbojet, and is to fly next month with wings to enable higher speeds to be reached. The Lockheed XH-SIA (below) is expected to exceed 220 m.p.h. with a wing increased in span to 16ft 5in and lowered to the same level as the 2,600lb-thrust P&W J60 booster turbojet; its rigid rotor has four blades lead to a higher award which, it is antici- pated, will be a Master's degree after the granting of Universtiy status. Air Ops for Oilmen International oil company prospecting programmes in Europe, Africa and the Middle East have resulted in the formation of a new aerial-support company, Aero- Exploration Ltd, with headquarters in London. The managing director is Mr Brian L. R. Pocock and the well-known consultant Gp Capt Edward Mole is a director. A number of pilots who have operated with Mr Pocock in oilfield support operations in Libya are to form the opera- tional nucleus. Metropolitan Air Move- ments Ltd, Biggin Hill, and certain other companies, are expected to merge with Aero-Exploration Ltd. An Air Operator's Certificate has been applied for and con- tracts are being negotiated. The present address is c/o Aircraft & General Finance Corp Ltd, Piccadilly House, Piccadilly Circus, London, SW1. Incident at Old Warden During the Shuttleworth Collection's flying display of veteran and vintage aircraft at Old Warden last Sunday, August 16, the D.H.53 Humming Bird crashed after take- off, reportedly owing to an engine cut. Hawker Siddeley test pilot R. F. (Dicky) Martin, who was flying it, suffered rib injuries, but on Monday was expected to be out of hospital within a week. Happily, too, the little low-wing monoplane—built in the mid-twenties—is likely to be repairable. Westland Quitting White Waltham Westland Aircraft announced last week that its Fairey Division establishment at White Waltham airfield, Berks, is to close at the end of the year. The run-down is to start within, the next two or three weeks. The reason for the closure is that the rate of production of Wasp and Scout heli- copters at Hayes—the other facility taken over by Westland from Fairey when the latter's aircraft manufacturing interests were absorbed—does not justify the retention of White Waltham for flight testing, which will now be concentrated at Yeovil. Most of the 300 White Waltham employees will be absorbed by Westland elsewhere and fewer than 100 are expected to be declared redundant. Landing at Odiham: an Amendment A paragraph in these pages on August 6 concerning the opening of RAF Odiham to civil aircraft during the SBAC Show should have made it clear that the facility is avail- able only on the non-public days of the Show, i.e., from Monday to Thursday, September 7 to 10, inclusive, and that the relevant times are 08O0-13O0hr and 1730- 1830hr, all GMT. Landings will be PPO only (telephone Odiham 134, ext 254 or 269). Certain military VHF, UHF and civil VHF frequencies are available, but non-radio aircraft can obtain special clearance. Customs, immigration and refuelling facil- ities will be available, but there is no over- night hangarage or parking. There will be transport to Farnborough, though for Show ticket holders only.
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