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1965 - 0846.PDF
462 FLIGHT International. IS March I96S Flight testing of the Beagle B.242 from Shoreham continues in preparation for production next year. Aileron-position transmitter linkage and venturi pitot under wing are test items. The drooped outboard leading-edges will be faired into the wing and engine-cooling gills dosed in production aircraft. Thepresent 195/210 h.p. IO-360-A engines may be replaced by the flat-rated 210 h.p. version S PORT AND BUSINESS Unattended Openings for new British light aircraft designs was the theme of a recent lecture by Mr George Miles to the Reading branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Himself one of the great names in light-aircraft building, Mr Miles made a vigorous case for the revitalization of the industry with a view to selling 1,000 aircraft a year withing three years. To ensure healthy competition and a spur to new ideas Mr Miles thought the potential British share of the market could well take the products of three separate manufac- turers, and that a total of £3m would see these companies well established and in production. Three kinds of light aeroplane were specified by Mr Miles. There existed a large gap, in terms of types available, between the six-seat light twins costing up to £50,000 and the six- to eight-seat jets which began in price at around £195,000. To overcome the biggest disadvantage of the first-generation jets—their dependence on longish runways especially under hot-and-high conditions—while at the same time keeping the price below £100,000, Mr Miles believed such an achievement would be a profitable venture for the manu- facturer who got in early with an aeroplane of the right size. Fan-jets would be suitable powerplants for such a six- to nine- seater which "ought to cruise at up to 400 m.p.h., have good range performance at up to 30,000ft, and be suitable for operations from 3,000ft runways under all likely climatic conditions." The DC-3/Rapide-replacement market was the second potentially most profitable area for British industry participation, and here Mr Miles thought the up-and-coming Britten-Norman BN.2 would be a worthy challenger. He quoted published surveys which had shown there to be more than 400 twin-engined aircraft of around nine-seat capacity in scheduled service in different parts of the world. Charter and business operators would, he thought, also be customers for the BN.2. Continuing on the theme of replacements and turning to the third requirement for a revitalized British industry to get its teeth into, Mr Miles felt the market was still wide open for a truly basic four-seat light twin" to replace the Gemini. Crossing to France Certain important changes have been made to the low-level cross-Channel special rules area and the associated procedures. These are outlined in MoA Notam 93/1965. The principal changes are: a raising of the upper limit of part of the area to 6,000ft a.m.s.l.; a revised Ramsgate local flying area; detailed prodecures for Decca-equipped aircraft operating in and out of Lydd Airport; and a requirement for pilots to communicate with the appropriate authority lOmin prior to entering the special area. For aircraft without the necessary equipment to comply with the special cross-Channel routings monitored by ATC, there exists, as before, a special corridor. Here some changes have also been introduced. Within the Hythe - Ambleteuse corridor light aircraft may fly at or below 1,500ft (except that they should not exceed 1,000ft between the English coast and the Varne lightship to avoid conflicting with traffic approaching Lydd) or at 3,500ft on the Manston QNH or "Channel QNH." Pilots of non-radio aircraft are advised to call at Lympne before crossing to France. All light aircraft pilots contemplating the Channel crossing would be advised to consult Notam 93/1965 for the other important procedural instructions it contains. The World Gliding Championships at South Cerney, Gloucestershire, will be opened on Saturday, May 29, by Mr Roy Jenkins, Minister of Aviation. The championships will end on June 13. OSTIV Congress Tenth congress of the Organization Scientifique et Technique Internationale du Vol a Voile (OSTIV) is to be held at South Cerney during the period of the World Gliding Champion- ships. The congress will begin on June 4 and end on June 12. Adjudication of the OSTIV competition for the best standard-class sailplane will be made by a group headed by Lome Welch of the British Gliding Association. Some changes have been made to the cross-Channel light aircraft corridor. Procedures for the whole of the special area are contained in Notam 93/1965 reviewed briefly in "Crossing to France" on this page ^ Ashford CAIAIS/MARCK0, Amblcteuse Wimer»ux
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