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Aviation History
1965
1965 - 0011.PDF
R/CHT International, 7 January 1965 Lake Central's First Nord 262 will be delivered this summer. This American heal service carrier, the first to order a new turbine replacement of a size comparable with that of the DC-3, contracted with the French manufacturer last June for eight of the airliners retired to his spacious old house at Twick- enham, Middx. Here, surrounded by treasures of a past age, he found new pleasures and delights in collecting, making and repairing intricate and beautiful clocks and watches; only a week before Christmas he was busy adjusting a clock he intended to present to his doctor. Seven years ago the world discovered that this great air pioneer was still living, and at the suggestion of Mr H. F. Cowley the Royal Aeronautical Society bestowed upon him its Honorary Companionship. Mr Green's good health and happiness during the last decade were due in no small measure to the unstinting devotion of his daughter-in-law Rina and his son Charles; as an Avro test pilot, Charles helped to prepare the Avro Baby, which, fitted with that faithful ten-year-old 35 h.p. Green engine, brought victory to Bert Hinkler in the Aerial Derby of 1919. HS-DH CHANGES Divisional director and general manager of the DH Division of Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Mr A. S. Wheate is leaving the company in order to take up another appointment in the industry. He is suc- ceeded by Mr J. L. Thome, divisional sales manager of the Hawker Blackburn Division. Mr Thome held senior positions with the Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Supply between 1941 and 1955, including a period as Private Secretary to Mr J. L Thome Sir Edwin (now Lord) Plowden and Sir Archibald Rowlands. From 1955 to 1960 Mr Thome was sales manager of Fairey Aviation and subsequently held various appointments with Westland Aircraft until he joined Hawker Siddeley in February 1964. HSI DIRECTORSHIP Mr W. H. B. Rees, well known as the general sales manager of Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd, has been appointed a director of Hawker Siddeley International Ltd, from February 1, next. On March 29 he will take over as director in charge of industrial export sales, succeeding Sir George Briggs, director and deputy chairman, who reaches the normal retirement age early this year and has expressed the wish to retire from full-time executive duties. Sir George will remain on the HSI board. Mr Rees joined Bristol Siddeley Engines in 1956 and has been general sales manager since 1959. DEATH OF RADIO PIONEER Often referred to as "the father of modern radio telecommunications," Charles Samuel Franklin, CBE, MIEE, died last month at the age of 76. Joining the Marconi Company in 1899, he worked for many years in close association with the famous founder of that business. In 1916 the two inventors started their first short-wave wireless experiments. For the remainder of his career with the company—he retired in 1939 but was retained as a research consultant—Mr Franklin concentrated on the development of his short-wave beam system. Sixty-five patents that stand to his credit include the variable capacitor, the ganged capacitor, the reaction circuit and the concentric feeder. BS REORGANIZES The major part of Bristol Siddeley's reorganization, begun last October with the formation of the Small Engine Division, has been completed with the formation last week of two new divisions, Aero and Industrial. Each of the three divisions will now be responsible for classes of engines. Large aircraft engines will come from the Aero Division, which includes the BS factories at Bristol, Whitchurch, Bentham and Parkside. The Industrial Division, previously known as the Power Division, holds responsibility for applying the company's gas turbines to purposes other than aviation, i.e., to power generation, ships and ACVs. This division will also be responsible for the company's rocket engines. As already announced, the Small Engine (Continued overlaaf) SENSOR The Minister of Aviation has been looking at the relations between the British independent airlines and the corporations, and has decided to make another important change in addition to his recent granting of trooping rights to BOAC and BEA. The new change, which will not involve legisla- tion or any alterations to the licensing machinery, may be expected before the end of this month. Recent departure of Mr jC. j. Stephens from his post as Director (Space) at the Ministry of Aviation on completing his tour of duty leaves an unfortunate gap, with decisions on ELDO's present overspending and future programmes balanced on the knife-edge of this month's inter- governmental meeting in Paris. The Ministry can ill afford to throw away valuable experience and continuity at this time. The 7s 6d "passenger service charge"which the Ministry ended on November I is still being collected by the airlines at British airports. Most passengers believe that this charge is a Government tax, but it is a straight- forward mark-up of the price of the ticket. There is no point in arguing at the airport; just write to the airline later, saying that you want your 7s 6d back. It cannot legally refuse. In April, however, the airlines intend officially to add its equivalent to the fare charged for the journey. It is hardly surprising that the recent Aerodrome Owners' Association in- crease in landing charges has aroused a bitter outcry from the underprivileged private and club pilots. Why, they wonder, should one pay the same amount for the use of a rough, back- woods field with no facilities as for the full treatment at a well-equipped municipal airport such as Elmdon? Behind-the-scenes advance organiza- tion of the World Gliding Champion- ships at South Cerney next May is now going well, a tobacco firm having weighed in with the financial assistance made necessary by the Treasury's charging the British Gliding Associa- tion for the use of the airfield. Getting the contest in shape on time is now a team effort, blending the persistence of Ann Welch, the thoroughness and facilities of the RAF, and sheer hard work by a multitude of spare-time helpers. BEA are giving renewed thought to the idea of forming a charter subsidiary to compete with the independents. The main economic obstacle would be BALPA's demand for BEA pay-scales which would price the subsidiary out of the charter market.
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