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1968
1968 - 2670.PDF
AIR TRANSPORT.. . Aerodynamic fences character- ise the passengers' view of the Tu-134 wing upper surface. There are no leading-edge devices "Flight" photograph from the passenger's louvres, even when turned fully on. was quite marginal most of the air seemed to be coming from an adjacent grating on the services panel, which also served as the cover for the public-address system speaker unit. Much of the catering equipment aboard the aircraft seemed to be standard Aeroflot. A visit to the ftightdeck revealed the unusual—to western eyes—cockpit layout. A gangway leads between the captain 820 FLIGHT International, 21 November 1968 and co-pilot towards the nose of the aircraft under the console. There, seated facing to the port side of the aircraft, was the navigating officer with his chart table, commanding a superb view forward and below through the optically flat panel often referred to as a "bomb aimer's window" by western observers. The captain made occasional slight adjustments to the heading of the aircraft, controlling it through the auto- matic pilot rigged out between the two pilots and above the "oven door" to the nose compartment. Those familiar with the Tu-104 and its smaller brother the Tu-124 will no doubt recognise many similarities. After entering a holding pattern the Tu-134 descended gradually into the haze of Heathrow and after a long flat approach over the rifle ranges at Bisley it dropped effortlessly on to the runway. No leading-edge lift devices are fitted, but the landing was smooth and. apart from a short period of vibration similar to that observed during the take-off, calls for little comment. Powered by two 14.9901b-thrust Soloviev D-30 turbofan engines, the Tupolev Tu-134 is 111ft 6in long and the wing span is 95ft 2in. The top of the fin stands 29ft 7in above the runway. Wing sweepback is 35° measured at the quarter chord. Economical cruising speed is better than 460kt and the aircraft has a service ceiling of 41,000ft. G.R.W. ROSKILL "NOT BY-PASSED" THE Minister of Housing and Local Government. Mr Anthony W. J. Greenwood, recently denied categorically that an attempt was being made to develop Stansted without regard to the eventual findings of the Roskill Commission on the third London airport. He said that there was concern lest the statutory instrument recently laid before Parliament would permit the British Airports Authority to by-pass the Com- mission. Mr Greenwood made three main points:— "First, the order does not permit the construction or extension of runways, nor does it permit development outside the authority's operational land at an airport. Secondly, the British Airports Authority themselves have already made it clear that the only important new development they propose at Stansted pending the result of the Roskill Commission is a new terminal building, and Essex County Council have already granted specific planning permission for that. Thirdly, the British Airports Authority have given an undertaking that they will consult the local planning authority about develop- ment (other than urgent minor development) authorised by the order. "If it should appear to the planning authority that any development proposed is inappropriate during the interim period before the Roskill Commission reports, it will be open to them to submit to the Minister for confirmation a direction under the order which would require the British Airports Authority to seek specific planning permission in the ordinary way for that development. There is no question of anything slipping through by default." Mr Greenwood said there was concern that the BAA should have been authorised to carry out development at their air- ports—Heathrow. Gatwick. Prestwick and Stansted—without the need for specific planning permission. The granting of authorisation of this kind to industrialists, local authorities and others had been the purpose of the general development order for many years. It enabled undertakings to get on with their job with some freedom from day-to-day planning control, he said. Local authorities and their associations are apparently con- cerned on a much wider basis by the proposed removal from their planning jurisdiction of the terminal and maintenance buildings at BAA airports. These buildings generate a large amount of employment and cause serious problems of traffic and noise. The new cargo handling terminal at Heathrow Airport, for instance, will cause an increase in the movements of heavy vehicles on a road network which had to be planned in relation to the other roads in the area so that traffic jams would not occur. ALITALIA PLANS EXPANSION THE Italian Ministry of State Financial Participation has presented Parliament with the finalised programme prepared by Alitalia for finance required during the 1969-71 period. This amounts to the equivalent of about £113 million, of which £86 million will be spent on aircraft. This expansion by the Italian national carrier falls into line with the general trend in international traffic which increased by 10 per cent more in 1967 than the average of 16-18 per cent during the preceding three years. According to Alitalia, projections for world air transport indicate a moderate slowing down of expansion in the next two years, with a recovery in the early 1970s, following entry into service of the big subsonic jets which should permit fare reductions of between 15 and 20 per cent. On medium-range services, a considerable traffic increase is anticipated when 250-300 passenger airbuses come into service. During 1967, Alitalia made investments of £21.8 million for aircraft and £80 million for plant and agencies. For the present year the total is £54.6 million, of which £40 million is on aircraft. Sabena's New Chairman M Jean Van Houtte, Minister of State, has been appointed chairman of the board of Sabena in succession to M Gilbert Perier, who died earlier this year. National Cargo Mr James A. Laria has been appointed to the newly created position of manager, cargo sales and service, for National Airlines of Miami. Bahamas Technical Director Captain Alec Wales has been seconded from Cathay Pacific Airways to Bahamas Airways as technical director, together with a small number of key management staff. As already announced. Mr D. R. Y. Bluck, previously commercial director of the Hong Kong airline, is now chairman and managing director of BA. More for the Taxi List Two companies were omitted from the list of British air taxi operators in Flight for October 24. page 664. They are Air Envoy Ltd, 139 Stratford Road, Bir- mingham 11 (tel: 021-772 1496), or Birmingham Airport, Elmdon (tel: 021-743 6394); and Peters Aviation Ltd, Genera! Aviation Hangar No 3. Norwich Airport, Norwich, NOR 52A (tel: 0603-42336).
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