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RIGHT International, 12 Septmber 1968 Collaboration The prototype Jaguar on its maiden flight (see news item on this page). This view reveals details of the flaps and slot geo- metry, the former extending over the full span; there are no ailerons. When the wheels are down the undercarriage bays are sealed off to prevent damage. Strokes (for flight test only) have been added on the forward fuselage to make spin characteristics more predictable; the resulting increase in lateral area is balanced by more strokes forward of the jetpipes. Right, M Bernard Witt of Breguet after the flight WORLD E W S JAGUAR'S FIRST FLIGHT The prototype Anglo-French two-seat trainer/tactical-support aircraft made a successful first flight on September 8 from the Centre d'Essais en Vol at Istres, near Marseilles. Piloted by Breguet's chief test pilot, M Bernard Witt, Jaguar E-01 took off at 9.25 a.m. for a flight lasting 24min, during which an altitude of 18,OOOft was attained. Mr J. L. Dell, chief test pilot of BAC Preston Division, was aboard a chase Mirage III accompanying the- Jaguar. M Witt later said that the aircraft flew very well and that he had had no problems. Watching the flight were M B. C. Val- lieres, president of Breguet Aviation, and Mr F. W. Page, managing director of BAC Preston Division. The date for the first flight was origi- nally the end of March, but a number of minor problems arose (see Flight, August 15) and plans to demonstrate the aircraft at Farnborough next week were cancelled. It is understood that the successful first flight will not alter this decision. The development programme involves seven aircraft (five French and two British). The next to fly, also a two- seat trainer for the French Air Force, will do so before the end of the year, and the present schedule calls for the British prototypes to fly next year. Record July Air Exports On the eve of next week's Exhibition and Flying Display at Farnborough, SBAC has announced an "all-time record" export total for July of £29,103,000 in sales of aircraft, engines and equipment. Overseas sales of guided weapons for the month totalled £742,000, bringing the industry's over- all July export figure to a total of £29,845,000. British aircraft industry exports for the first seven months of 1968 came to £158,647,000, including guided-weapon sales of £4,697,000. The industry is therefore, says the SBAC, well on the way to achieving the record export total which had been predicted. More World New* overleaf SENSOR Rolls-Royce and Snecma are plan- ning to form a new joint company to look after technical after-sales service of the Concorde's Olympus engines. It will probably be a British-registered company. A sub-committee of the Commons' Select Committee on Science and Technology is to visit France, Belgium and West Germany early in October, as part of the SCST investigation into defence research. A similar visit was made to the USA at the end of July. Kawasaki, which is now starting licence-production of the Hughes OH-6A, is expecting to be able to start delivering the civil Hughes 500 version towards the end of 1969. A civil sales campaign is due to start before the end of this year. A third Britannia, and possibly a fourth depending on traffic, will be acquired by the Luton-based Monarch Airlines for next season. Jet equipment is planned for the 1970 season, both the Trident and the 727 being among the types under study. The British Light Aviation Centre is co-operating with the Board of Trade in evaluating the compatibility of light aircraft with heavy commercial traffic at major airports. A number of tests have already been carried out at Heathrow. Report on the Perpignan accident will be published in early October to coincide with publication in France. The possibility that the Board of Trade will be advised by the Edwards Committee to standardise UK charter rates is likely to lead to a move among the leading British independents to seek agreement among themselves on a standard charter tariff structure. The disastrous summer in the eastern areas of England has been causing problems for the Battle of Britain film-makers based at RAF Duxford. Some sequences have had to be shot in the south of France, but the Duxford team has been making the most of the recent spell of perfect September skies. The British Airports Authority will need an increase in its statutory capital ceiling by 1970 or soon after- wards. This will require Parliamentary authority because the Airports Authority Act of 1965 limits total borrowings to £70 million. The BAA expects to make investments totalling £75 million, excluding those required for a third London Airport, by 1972-73.
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