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1967
1967 - 0849.PDF
GIBRALTAR-APPROACH WITH CARE NOT the easiest of approaches at the best of times, that at Gibraltar has been further complicated by Spanish airspace restrictions which came into force on May 15 over the Bay of Algeciras and to the east of the Rock. Severe turbulence is present on normal approaches to Gibraltar's one runway (27/09) whenever the wind has a southerly component and its effect on aircraft is particularly severe in certain directions. When the wind is between 210° and 230° and blowing harder than 20kt, for instance, landings are often impossible and accelerations of 5g can be experienced on the approach. If the surface wind is gusting over 25kt from an arc between 130° and 240° the airfield is closed for landings. It is also closed if radar is not functioning and if the cloud base is lower than 1,000ft and the visibility less than 3 n.m. Now that Spain has added further difficulties the place becomes even less of a pilot's dream of home. Aircraft will have little trouble in remaining outside the proscribed area by maintaining a slightly angled approach from the east and by making a turn on to finals some 1\ miles from the threshold of runway 09 when approaching from the west. However, no reciprocal track circuit will be possible when using runway 09 under the new regulations (see diagram right). Although BEA services are operating normally now, it will remain to be seen what effect the Spanish restrictions have in the long term. Undoubtedly turbulence, lack of ILS equipment and minimal approach lighting will continue to beat the pilot far more often than will General Franco's whimisical prohibitions. More Boeings for Air France An order for two Boeing 707-328Cs and five more long-bodied 707-228s has been placed by Air France. All are being delivered in 1969. Aden Successor The South Arabian Federal Government has decided to establish a non-government airline corporation to succeed Aden Airways, the BOAC subsidiary which is being closed down from June 30 (see Flight for May 18, page 780). Hercules for Airlift An order for two Lockheed 100 (civil Hercules) for delivery in June and July has been placed by Airlift International, who have also taken an option to buy two more for delivery in November and December this year. DC-8 Training Crash All three crew members of an Air Canada DC-8 on a training flight were killed when the aircraft crashed during an approach to Uplands Airport, Ottawa, on the night of May 19-20. Arab Atlantic Pool? Twelve airlines in the Middle East are to form a consortium for North Atlantic operations in which traffic rights, costs and profits will be pooled. Aircraft will be provided by the three members—UAA, MEA and Kuwait—with long-haul aircraft on order, on prospective order, or in service. The plans propose nine services a week to the USA. Approach lanes for civil aircraft .Boundary of prohibite area over waters Areas in which turbulence can be expected when the wind is blowing from an arc between south-easterly and south-westerly are shown shaded. Approach paths to both ends of the runway can be modified to avoid the prohibited area by a small margin: only the reciprocal track approach to runway 09 will be impossible TL-62 Proving Early this month the 11-62 completed a non- stop test /proving flight over the 4,900-mile Moscow - Khaba- rovsk route. This long-haul jet transport, seen outside Russia for the first time at the Paris Show two years ago, is expected to enter service on the Moscow - New York and Moscow - Tokyo services later this year. Heathrow Parking Reduced Lower charges for use of the multi-storey car parks at Heathrow, London, will come into force on June 1. Typical reductions are those for up to 2|hr (a new and more practical time limit) from 6s to 3s, and for up to 24hr from 40s down to 30s. The new multi-storey park opposite No 3 terminal opens on June 14. First -62 for SAS The first of six DC-8-62s ordered by SAS landed at Stockholm on May 4 after a 5,500 non-stop delivery flight from Long Beach, California. This was a first delivery of a -62 following FAA certification on April 27 after eight months of testing. SAS will put the -62 on non-stop Scan- dinavian-US West Coast service this week, eliminating the refuelling stop made previously at Sondre Stromfjord, Green- land. CAA Dissolution The end of August is now the target date for the dissolution of Central African Airways according to an announcement last week from the Rhodesian Ministry of Transport and Power. Following discussions between represen- tatives of the three Governments it has been agreed that the management and operational control of Air Rhodesia, Air Malawi and Zambia Airways will then have been taken over. The first Boeing 737 for Luft- hansa, and the second to fly, mode an initial two-hour test flight on May 13—a little more thon a month after that of the prototype which had, by May 15, logged 52hr. Four more 737s, including two of the long-bodied -200s, are nearing completion
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