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FUCHT International, 3 March 1966 329 Sting in the Nose This photograph of the Canadair Lockheed CL-984 shows to advantage the cannon installation in the nose, replacing the normal pitot boom of the F-104. Developed for European customers, the CL-984 is a close-support ground-attack version of the F-I04G Starfighter already in widespread use in Europe, and can carry a weapon load in excess of 7,0001b at up to Mach 2.4. Both Sidewinder and Bullpup missiles can be carried, together with bombs up to 2,0001b Librarians in Conference Aeronautical librarians will meet for their fifteenth annual conference on March 25-27 at the College of Aero- nautics, Cranfield. On the Saturday morning there will be a miscellany on Saving Time in the Library, followed in the afternoon by a paper on Wind Tunnels—Research for Industry by Mr R. Hills of the Aircraft Research Asso- ciation. On the Sunday morning there will be papers by Air Cdre A. H. Wheeler on Rebuilding and Flying His- torical Aeroplanes, and by Mr M. Yelland on The Work of the National Reference Service Subcommittee and Access to Information. The conference will end with a paper by Mr E. L. Stevens of the Ministry of Defence (Navy) on Make your own Thesaurus. Reservation forms may be obtained from Mr E. J. MacAdam, 74 Stancliffe Road, Bedford. BALPA's Next Symposium The Airbus and the Airport will be the title of BALPA's annual technical symposium, which is to be held at the Mount Royal Hotel, London, on Novem- ber 1, 2 and 3. The Minister of Aviation will open the proceedings and Mr Peter Masefield will close them. Salvo launch of two Minuteman missiles was carried out by the USAF on February 24 at Van- denberg AFB to assess multiple firing tech- niques which could be jsed under combat con- ditions. Both missiles, which were sited in silos about a mile apart, were under the com- mand of a single crew SENSOR RAF Coastal Command is very likely to be transferred to the Navy. This was agreed in principle in 1961 by the then Defence Minister, but was not implemented when the RAF objected. Otherwise the RAF will take over all the Navy's aircraft other than helicopters. The Navy is now wondering whether the CVA-OI was not a case of the best being the enemy of the good. Ideas about smaller, slower and less costly carriers, probably with Kestrels, are taking shape. Both Ark Royal and Eagle will last until 1980, and there is a reluctance in the Fleet Air Arm to believe that the carrier force really is doomed. British Eagle is planning to buy two Boeing 747s for 1969 delivery, for use mainly as freighters in partnership with shipping companies. The independent's fleet in 1969 will comprise five 707- 32OCs, ten Britannias, two 747s, and eight One-Elevens, the last three of which will be "QCs". Central African Airways' two One- Elevens will not be delivered and are being leased by Aloha and Eagle in advance of their own aircraft. Eagle will put this jet on London-Glasgow on April 18 to regain traffic being lost to BUA's One-Elevens. Both the USAF and the US Navy have now asked US industry for project definitions on a "compact F-lll". The USAF's project is designated FX and the Navy's VFAX. Both would be swing-wingers, and the FX would be VTOL with a Pegasus- technology engine for which P & W, GE and CW already have USAF development contracts. The Navy's order for Phantoms is being cut by a half, to 70 aircraft. All 100 Buccaneer 2s ordered for the FAA will be delivered. The latest Boeing 747 is a single- decker, with the underfloor area suitable for freight only, and the upper deck available for mixed passenger- freight layouts. Three questions not answered by the Defence White Paper: How can the Anglo-French v.g. fighter be both a F-lll replacement as well as a 36,0001b fighter suitable for French aircraft carriers? Can the v.g. reach continental land targets from the Indian Ocean bases? How much will these new bases cost? Fifty F-llls for the RAF will mean that only about 20 can be counted on as 100 per cent ready at any time. A further order is regarded as inevitable when the controversy has cooled down.
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