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1965
1965 - 0143.PDF
FLIGHT International, 21 January 1965 81 BE A's Sikorsky S-6IN G-ASHM alighted four times on the Thames at Battersea last Thursday, January 14. Captain J. A. Cameron was completing its trials programme for full ARB certification for amphibious operations C. F. JOY FOR HP BOARD It was announced last weekend that Mr C. F. Joy, FRAes, chief designer of Handley page Ltd, has been appointed a director of the company. Mr Joy, who started a steadily progressive career in the design and pro- duction spheres of the industry 38 years ago, joined Handley Page in 1944 as deputy chief draughtsman when the company was a total of £2,117, compared with £1,563 in 1963. Since introduction of the scheme in 1955, £16,078 has been collected and exchanged for sterling. Coins collected at ports in 1964 were of 46 different currencies, and the majority were received at airports. One airport contributed for the first time—Luton, from which £98 was received. Totals from the various airports, air terminals and seaports were:— Mr C. F. Joy producing the last of its 6,176 Halifax bombers. Thereafter he held the posts of assistant chief designer and deputy chief designer during the vital gestation period of the Victor which, under Mr R. S. Stafford, technical director, was his particular responsibility. Mr Joy was appointed to his present position of chief designer in 1953. ALL CHANGE, PLEASE Travellers who donated their small change in foreign coins brought increased benefit to the RAF Benevolent Fund in 1964—to London Heathrow .. London Gatwick Ferryfleld ManchesterLuton Glasgow (Renfrew and Pres wick)Northolt SouthendNewcastle-upon-Tyne BOAC Terminal, Victoria .Folkestone DoverNewhaven Miscellaneous.. £ . 730 . 578 . 307133 98t- 4922 1911 1125 21 ! 106 2,117 s15 16 13 1510 33 1513 71 142 16 18 d7 10 2 92 113 06 71 111 1 11 Also announced by the Benevolent Fund is a donation of £4,500 received from the SBAC as a result of the Farnborough Show last September. FIRST JET COMMANDER The Aero Commander Jet Commander has been granted a type C of A. This busi- ness jet is now in service, the first hand-over being to the Timken Roller Bearing Com- pany, on January 11. The makers have also SENSOR Future of the Royal Aircraft Establishment is still in doubt. At present the Establishment's overall research programme is decided by Ministry of Aviation headquarters; one strong possibility for the future is that the RAE may be given more indepen- dence, writing its own programmes and taking on work for other Ministries —such as Mr Frank Cousins' new Ministry of Technology—as well as for the MoA. Mr Henry Marking, who has been chief executive of BEA for nine months, appears to be very firmly established in the driving seat. Claims by British independent airlines that they are losing holiday charter traffic to foreign airlines are easily made but are never substantiated. In fact, in the opinion of one large tour operator, fewer British holiday passen- gers will fly foreign this year than in 1964. The higher the number that do fly foreign the stronger are next year's British claims for ATLB licences, so that traffic that flies foreign actually furthers the British case. Boeing Still Decline to announce details of their 200-seat-plus, long-haul 707-820. Development has reportedly not been as easy as with the DC-8, and it is said that e.g. 'problems may force relocation of the main undercarriage. A Royal Malaysian Air Force order for about 30 Canadair CL-4IG Tutor jet trainer/ground-attack aircraft is probably imminent. The Malaysian Government dislikes strings attached to a US offer of the competitive Cessna YAT-37D, and its requirements are too urgent to give the BAC 145 pressurized Jet Provost much of a chance. In the two-and-a-half years between project study and MoA development contract, BAC Luton has fallen behind pressurized competition, but is competing hard for an RAAF order for 75. First flight is due next year. More and more European airlines are being granted US charter authority by the American CAB—Caledonian (DC-7Cs), Eagle (Britannias), Kar-Air of Finland (DC-6Bs) and Sudflug of Germany (DC-7Cs). Inclusive-tour holidays in Europe for Americans, and IT holidays in the USA for Europeans, could lead to a traffic explosion of unprecedented proportions on the Atlantic in 1967-1970 (see also page 86). At least one of these companies has its eye on hiring big jets. Expect Hawker Siddeley to stage its come-back into the ACV field shortly, as a partial insurance against over- reliance on aircraft programmes. Both HS Aviation and HS Dynamics will probably be involved. Hawker Siddeley was early in and quickly out of the ACV field some years ago with a few months' discouraging experiment with the [un- successful Folland GERM (ground-effect research machine). Top management now suspects that the Group's retire- ment from ACVs was premature.
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