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1969
1969 - 0012.PDF
xji Sullens, Mr. Charles Edward, death of, 1047 Sultan of Muscat and Oman, BAC 167 deliveries delayed (Sensor), 3; first aircraft (photo), 185 Sunair Electronics Inc. appointment, 895 Sun Airlines cancel HandJey Page Jetstreams, 436 Sundstrand Corp, Aviation Division, appointments, 802 , .Lockheed 1011 contract. 895 Sunex Sakerhetsglas A-B. appointment, 342 Supermarine Spitfire, list of surviving aircraft compiled. 144 9 for sale by Christie's, 192 Supersonic flight, boom damages awards. 543 Surrey and Kent Flying Club. Delaney Group take over, 58 Swearingen Aircraft, appointment, also Bat-Air appoin ted distributor (photo), 660 Merlin IIB, icing tests complete, 472 SA 28T, business jet (photo), 696 /Fairchild Hitler Metro, Apache orders six, 364: Trans Central orders ten, 703 /- . completion date for first aircraft, 244 Swedish Air Force, firepower demonstration in Sweden. 1035 _ future defence plans, 230 Swingfire tested in Australia, 41 Swiss Air Force, to buy Fiat G.9I Ys?. 1069 — light aircraft show, 506 —. M. (author), 1008 Swissair, Oxford Air Training School wins contract. 325; first intake progress report. 860 — McDonnell Douglas DC-9 escorted by Swiss Air Force Hunters (photo), 995 —, Sud Caravelles and Convair CV440s for sale, 318 —/K.LM/SAS Boeing 747 agreement sighed (see under KLM, also for trijet order), Switzerland, Government considers LTV A-7, 732; choice to be between LTV A-7, BAC/Breguet Jaguar and Hawker Siddeley Harrier (Sensor). 953 Sydney, second airport considered. 161 Symon. Alec, death of. 698 Syrian Airforce. Beagle 206S for (photo), 940 t TACSAT 1 launched for DoD, 232; photo. 306 TOW fired from Lockheed Cheyenne (photo). 268 TRW Inc. appointment. 372 Taylor Monoplane built by Jim Kerley (photo). 400 Teddington Aircraft Controls Ltd, new valve for VAK 191 B, 802 Ted Smith Aircraft Aerostar. iHus feature. 822 Teleflex lap strap (photo), 802 Tellair, operational. 787; Britannia at Heathrow (photo). 820 Temperature Ltd, BAC One-Eleven cabin mock-up by (photo), J 09 Territory Airlines, joins J ATA, 703 Thai International, writ issued against Hong Kong Government, 857 Thexton. John, death of, 780 Thomas. George Holt, centenary remembered, 471 Tiger Club, dawn-to-dusk competition announced. 369 Tigercat production (illus feature) 513 Timmins Aviation Ltd, Air Canada galley contract. 526 •— , bar unit contract for Boeing 747, 939 Toa Airways/All Nippon merger expected, 431 Tonrin Group buy Piper Cherokee Six, 660 Towns ley, Mr Alfred, death of, 953 Trabajos Aereos Y Enlaces (TAE). BAC One-Eleven ordered, 237; photo, 397 Tractor for Boeing 747s delivered to Air France (photo), 603 Tradewinds Airways, announcement of formation imminent, 48: name registered. 124; further details, 358; first aircraft in service, 541; Cale donian objects to licences, 657; BKS chairman to become managing director. 700; licence application, objections to 700: Canadair CL-44 at Stansled (photo), 782: licence application turned down by ATLB. 1001 . chairman and managing director resigns (Sensor), 1041 Traffic. British airline (table). 744 — density, in relation to journey times (article and tables), 1046 — survey, European, published by SETEC, 361 Training. Flying. March 20 — the Commercial Pilot (illus article), 451 Trans-Australia Airlines, further McDonnell Douglas DC-9 purchase approved, 917 — , new styling on McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (photo), 629 sell remaining Viscounts. 998 , Short Skyvan operated (photo), I6I , Viscounts withdrawn (Sensor), 153 Trans Central Airlines, Swearingen Metros ordered. 703 — Europa, another Sud Caravelle 11R ordered. 917 — International Airlines to fit inertia! navigation system to all jets, 1003 , transatlantic plans, 958 — Meridian Airways agreement with African Air Safaris, 471 , appointment, 618 , Canadair CL-44 delivery due. 195; first delivered (photo), 273 Trans-Peruana Viscount 800 (photo), 48 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES: Appointment, 394; new president, 743 Boeing 727-200s ordered, 237 — 747 re-order, 194 Helicopter shuttle service contract. 704 Lockheed 1011 agreement with Eastern. 50 Pacific routes awarded, 5 Passenger sales, appointment, 859 Wiser, Mr Forwood C, likely new president (Sensor), 273 TransAir, propeller aircraft for sale, 161 —, three HS.748s leased, 703 Transavia Airtruk, no bounty for, 12 — Holland, Sud Caravelle delivered, first (photo). 504 Transglobe Airways, statement from Seaboard on closure of, 124 Transport analysis service established, 503 Travel Trust bought by S. G. Warburg. 5 INDEX Triplex Co Ltd, NAMC YS-I1 windscreen deviation measurement (photo), 1031 Tunis Air, Nord 262 operations begin, 318 Tupoiev Tu-144 first flight (photo). 44; further details and photos, 47; in-flight photos. 80-81; to visit Paris Show (Sensor), 119; further photo. 121: English Electric equipment for, 154; crash re ports, 496; crash denial, 650; not on official list for Paris Show (Sensor), 738; not to be at Paris Show, 852; on show at Sheremetyevo (photos). 916-917; goes supersonic, 998; to be in service in 1970?, 1045 — Tu-154 at Paris Show (photo), 928: further photo. 974 Turbomeca Astafan, mock-up at Paris Show (photo). 932 Snecma Larzac details, 536; first test-bed run. 921 Turkish Airlines, increase DC-9 fleet, 816 u UK .4 (see under British Aircraft Corp) Ultra Electronics Ltd, appointment. 802 (Components) Ltd, move to Loudwater, 770 Union de Transposes •Aeriens. McDonnell Douglas DC-8 (photo), 471 United Air Lines, Boeing 727 crash at Los Angeles, 125 -, report summarised, 240 , fare increases applied for, 122; increases approved, 156 , Lear Jet 24B ordered, 244 -, pictorial navigation system tested, 398 , supersonic services over US unlikely (Sensor). 651 — — —, Viscount sales price (Sensor), 651 — Aircraft Corp, P&W Division represented on Snecma Council of Administration, 731 JT15D on test (illus), 263 — Arab Airlines, Cairo-Tokyo service planned, 431 , Ilyushln 11-18 crash at Aswan, 469 — Control Corp, angle-of-attack transducer (photo). 372 , appointment, 895 — Kingdom/East Africa, bi-lateral service agreement talks, 956; end without agreement. 1047 — Nations, Rhodesian flight ban fails, 1047 — States, airline accident decline (table), 501 , British payments for defence eauipment, 229 , defence expenditure, 228 , Dept of Defence, finance cuts, 940 , , Manned Orbiting Laboratory (see under United States Air Force) — —, Transportation, appointment, 503 , , Secretary calls for lower international fares, 996 , . Volpe, J. A., appointment, 157 /Italy, slow progress over airline agreement, 322; agreement renewed, 629 , Pacific routes case (see under Pacific and Civil Aeronautics Board) , safety figures for 1968, 279 . Sentinel system (see under Sentinel) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft, proposals requested, 71; Defence Secretary outlines requirement, 496: General Dynamics FB-111 rejected in favour of, 530; B-IA programme "management package", 910: developmeni contractor to be selected. 990; possible prime contractors, 1036; North American Rockwell to continue participation in, 1068 Armament Development and Test Centre, Mai Gen Maxwell appointed Commander. 956 Armed Forces Days announced, 613 Boeing B-52 loses four engines. 493 — B-52H at Mildenhall (photo). 911 Boron epoxy contract, 740 DHC Buffalo being considered for, 1036 Douglas A-Is at Tan Son Nhut (photo), 230 General Dynamics F-l HA lost. 13th, 388; 14th. 941 FX (F-I5) decision imminent. 78; further details, 459 Lockheed C-5A re-order, 185 — C-130, man absconds with, 853; Parliament ary debate on. 1042 McDonnell Douglas F-4Ds fly to Germany from US (photo). 120; further photo, 228 RF-4Cs arrive at Upper Heyford (photo). 608 Manned Orbiting Laboratory, budget, 532; booster rocket motor under test (photo). 808; rocket motor contract, 809: launch schedule to be extended, 809; programme cancelled, 1034; illus article. 1070 Navigational trainer purchase likely, new, 230 New aircraft revetments in South Vietnam (photo), 693 Northrop T-38 delivered. 1,000th (photo), 145 Parachute cargo extraction from Lockheed C-130 (photo), 422 Roekeye bombs dropped in Vietnam, 609 Vietnam rescue helicopters refuel in flight (photo), 186 United States Army, manoeuvres in Germany (photo). 120 , Bell OH-58A Kiowa handover (photo), 991 Marine Corps, Hawker Siddeley Harrier buy approved by DoD, 41; order in doubt, 185: 12 ordered, 492; team visits Dunsfold (photo), 496 , Bell HueyCobra deliveries, first, 348 . NAR OV-10A Bronco on European tour. 910 Navy, Enterprise, USS, flight-deck fire, 118 r —. fifty McDonnell Douglas A-4Ms ordered, 460 •—, Curtiss NC-4 flying boats leaving for first Atlantic crossing (photo), 960 —, Harpoon missile developed, 269 , Lockheed C-121 support aircraft (photo), 531 . Lockheed EC-121 lost, 693 , McDonnell Douglas Skyhawk trainer con tract, 849 to re-engtne LTV A-7As and Bs with Allison TF41s (Sensor). 995 United States Navy, VFX (F-14) decision imminent. 7S; Grumman awarded initial contract, 232: finan cing cut, 940 , VSX project (illus article), 172 Universal Airlines, application for Lockheed 500 service, 542 Lockheed Electra cargo conversion at McGuire AFB (photo), 1002 V VAK-191B, Italy withdraws from, 268; not to go beyond prototype stage? (Sensor), 1041 VFR, lAOPA's view on Controlled, 164 VFW H-3, second prototype at Paris Show (photo). 932 — H-5, mock-up at Paris Show (photo), 932 — 614, Bavaria place option on three, 500 , flight date, 744 . Hobson equipment ordered, 630 . Transportes A6reos Buenos Aires take option. 857 Fokker GmbH, joint subsidiary formed, 813; merger to lead to re-examination of VFW 614?. (Sensor), 953 VIASA, McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crash in Venezuela, 431; fuller details, 469 VIP Air, Dassault Falcon ordered, 12 VSX: Sub-killer for the USN (illus article), 172 V/STOL Survey, May 1 VTOL, civil, Hawker Siddeley Group chairman fore sees in ten years, 1045 VaranAir-Siam to start operations, 239 Varig. South Atlantic cargo service announced, 543 Veeder-Root Ltd, appointment, 131 Venner Electronics Ltd, appointment, 895 Vickers Vimy, replica to appear at Paris Salon (Sensor). 738; first flight (photo), 953; more photos, 962: at Brooklands (photo), 962; at Paris Show (photo), 971: may fly to Australia (Sensor), 945 Viking Airways operations (illus article), 823 — (see under NASA) Von Rosen. Count Carl Gustav. returns to Sweden. 1069 w Walker, C H. C. (author), 256 —, R. A. (author), 757 WalHs. Sir Barnes, to be invested with GAPAN livery. 697 — WA-116-T (photo). 705 Ward Brooke & Co Ltd. equipment for Jet Provost* 603 Wassmer WA 51 at Paris Show (photo), 982 Watson. Albert "Doc", retires from BAC (photo). 687 Waveney Flying Group, Seething licensed for, 88 Weatherhead Manufacturing Ltd, appointment, 16 West Essex Flying Club, instructor fined, 31 Westair Flying Services appointed Cessna dealers, 58 Western Air Lines, Boeing 707 and 727 re-orders. 194 ., — 747 order, 194 Training, Cessnas delivered by Brymon Aviation (photo), 898 Westland Aircraft Ltd. annual report, 191 , inter-city VTOL survey (illus), 716 —, tilting-wing design (Sensor), 233 — -Sea King, crash in the Mendip Hills, 188 — — . Federal German Navy orders, 1040 , first production (photo), 779 __, Miles simulator order, 226 , Plessey products for. 417 Wessex 50, Brunei Govt order, 46 /Sud WG.13. at Paris Show (photos), 933 /Sud WG.13, wheels, tyres and brakes con tract, 985 Westward Airways, Heathrow-Gatwick shuttle applied for, 237; service approved, 318; due to start, 1003 , operating base. 435 Whittaker-Morgan Inc. to manufacture carbon-fibres, 427 Whittle, Sir Frank, Tony Jannus Award for, 44 Wiggin & Co Ltd. Henry, appointment, 939 Wilkinson, K. G. (author). 620, 661, 710 —, Kenneth, appointed to City and Guilds. 195 Willair International. Lockheed L-1649 (photo), 198 Williams, Neil (author), 682 Wilson, Michael, appointed Assistant Editor, 4 —, — (author), 208 Wing, supercritical (see under NASA) Woolley. David (author). 49. 84, 654, 823 World Airline Survey, April 10 — Airways, Boeing 727-200 repeat order, 194 , -— 747Bs ordered instead of C version. 83 . Japan leases Boeing 727s. 392 Wray. Air Cdre A. M.. aircraft equipment items wanted, 626 Wright Airlines, Lycoming-engined Heron (photo), 472 Wykeham, Air Marshal Sir Peter (author), 454 Wynn, Humphrey, appointed Assistant Editor, 4 —,— (author). 517 y Yakovlev Yak-40, Colombian airline orders four, 432a simulator for Aeroflot, 500 Yaw damper for light aircraft tested, 544 Yemen Airlines, Douglas DC-3 crash, 469 z Zambian Air Cargoes close, 85 , Lockheed C-130 crash correction, 469 Zlin 42 at Paris Show (photo), 931 — 43 at Paris Show (photo), 931 — Z526F Trener details, 400 — Trener Master, acquired by Turner. Ray (photo), 752 Zuerl, Herr Walter, with Thierrens. M Favre de, at Paris Show reception (photo), 1031 Zurich Airport, extra runway planned, 431 Printed in Great Britain by Index Printers. Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
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