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iv Black Arrow, sub-orbital launch successful (photos), 409 Black Brant 3B, operational, 68 Blakemore, Munroe, dies (photo of), 39 Bleriot monoplane, Mr Shirley Wardle's near-replica (photos), 296 Blowpipe, Shorts, first off-the-shoulder firing (photo), 746 Board of Trade, flight data recording working group planned, 219 Boeing Co, workforce reduction (Sensor), 253; results for 1969, 370; Tokyo-Osaka potential route for projected short-range version of 747, 458; LRV design (illustrated feature on the lunar rover), 571- 572; 747 load factors on London-New York route. 582; 747 progress and prospects for, 617; completes weight-reduction programme on the 737, 620a; lays off 12.000 workers, 703; SST full-scale mock-up (photo), 710; selects MBB to join space shuttle team, 748; J. A. Wilson resumes as executive officer, three senior v-ps announced, 753; work could start on airbus type aircraft, 837; reduced profits in 1970 first quarter, 842 Boeing Co/Lockheed Aircraft Corp, space shuttle concept (artist's impression), 249 Boeing Vertol, Type 347 should make first flight during May (Sensor). 753; CH-47C operated by US Army in Thailand (photo), 1022 Boeing Vertol/Vought Aeronautics Division agreement on tilt-wing transport research, 31 Boeing 737, new wheel, brake and tyre units available, 259; short-field, brief details, 299 Boeing 747, repair cost (Sensor), 2; FAA type certifica tion, 37; first visit to Heathrow (photo), 70; airlines' service plans, 73 spare-pod version flying, 147; wake turbulence tests, 294; separation standards relaxed, 367; illus air test, 395; to have gross weight of 835,0001b, 379,000kg in 1973, 842 Boeing 747F, doubtful future (Sensor), 321 Boeing SST, see under Boeing 2707 Boeing 2707, Congress approves funding, 4; engineer ing mock-up completion date, 74; firms withdraw from programme, 372 Bolkow Phoebus, price corrections, 423 Bolkow. Bo 105 US demonstrations, 459 BOOK REVIEWS: Aircraft 'Seventy, edited by J. W. R. Taylor, Checker-tail Clan: The 125th Fighter Group in North Africa and Italy; Duel Under the Stars, by Wilhelm Johnen, Great Atlantic Air Race, The, by Peter Bostock; House's Guide to Light Aircraft 1970; Jane's Weapon Systems 1969-70; Louis Renault, by Anthony Rhodes; USAF Serials, 1946 to 1969, by Peter Danby: 188 British Aviation, The Great War and Armistice, by Harald Penrose; Dowding and the Battle of Britain, by Robert Wright; Civil Airliner Recognition, by John W. R. Taylor; Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, by R. J. Francillon; A History of Marine Aviation, by John Killen; "Flight" Directory of British Aviation 1970; Aerospace Law, by Nicolas Mateesco Matte; The Motor Balloon "America", by Edward Mabley; Aircraft Carriers, by Norman Polman: 529. The Language of Aviation, by W. S. Barry; Jane's 1909-1969 100 Significant Aircraft, compiled by H. F. King and edited by John W. R. Taylor; The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914-1918, by Capt JosephMorris; Royal Air Force Unit Histories, Vol 1 Nos 1 to 200 Sqns, edited by J. J. Halley; Handley Page, An Aircraft album, by Donald C. Clayton; The Stinsons, by John W. Underwood; Aeroplanes 1919-1939, by Howard Linecar; Aero Modeller Annual 1969-70, ed by R. G. Moulton and D. J. Laidlaw-Dickson; The War in the Air, by Sir Walter Raleigh (Vol 1) and H. A. Jones (Vol 2); & The Debt We Owe, The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 1919-1969, by Edward Bishop: 530; Unsafe at any Height, by John Godson, 545; Civil Aircraft Markings, by John W. R. Taylor, 548; Aviation Forecasts, Fiscal Years 1970-1981 (FA A), Directory of Airlines in the Middle East and Air Transport in the Arab World, by Elias Atiyeh, 881. Airspeed Aircraft since 1931, by H. A. Taylor; The Mighty Eighth, by Roger Freeman; The Republic F-I05 "Thunderchief", by Robt. D. Archer; RFCI RAF 1917-1937 by Charles W. Cain (illustrations by Tony White); US Military Aircraft 1917-1934 by Charles W. Cain and Tony White); 1970 Interavia ABC World Directory of Aviation and Astronautics (Interavia SA); The F-4 Phantom 2 by Richard E. Gardner); and Touchfeather, by Jimmy Sangster: 1010 Border Aviation Co, plans for airstrip in Scottish border country, 661 Boreas Corp, appointments, 46 Borg-Warner International Corp, Jess F. Dowdy promoted division manager, aerospace products, 1040 Bougainville, back to (illus article), 93 Bramson, Alan (author), 187; private flying features: Double the engines—double the worry, 549; Destina tion doubtful, 1036-7 Brandhurst Co Ltd, self-luminous signs specialists, 528 Brandner, Ferdinand, engine work in Egypt (illus article), 280 Braniff International, to introduce satellite voice communication, 75 Brazil, space programme, 314 Brazilian Air Force Bandeirante (photo), 103; plans, 136; receives first DHC Buffalo of second order of 12, 648; Government confirms purchase of 16 Dassault Mirage 3s for, 948 Breguet/Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet, brief details, 31 Breguet, 941, Villacoublay demonstration, 458 Brie, Wg Cdr Reggie, retires, 287; photo, 300 Bristow Helicopters, two Sikorsky S-61N Mk2s bought, 78; B-N Islanders bought, 264 Britannia Airways, Boeing 737 modifications (photos), 259; further details, 274; Capt John Harrington retires from, 582; first of two passenger-cargo Boeing 737s (photo), 615 British Aircraft Corp (Australia) Pty, appointment, 300 INDE British Aircraft Corp, Libyan air defence contract cancelled, 3; further details, 57; plans for 1970s, 92; retirement, 129; The BAC Airliner Show (illus), 180; assuming A-300B going ahead (Sensor), 2 and further views (Sensor), 215; appointments, 226; exports for 1969, 226; Mallard contracts, further, 353; new flexible solar array for Esro (photo), 445 British Aircraft Corp, £47 million Rapier order from Iran, 984 British Aircraft Corp Guided Weapons Div, receives Mintech contract to study feasibility of operating Firebee from Cardigan Bay range, 1040 British Aircraft Corp, Weybridge and Filton divisions flight-test facilities centralised at Fairford, 1031 British Aircraft Corp/Hawker Siddeley, closer top level relations (Sensor), 35 British Aircraft Corp, Canberras await refurbishing (photo), 278-9; Argentine order for, 21 years after first flight, and Peruvian AF B.6 (photo), 869; military types at Warton (photo), 943 British Aircraft Corp Britannia (illus article), 273 British Aircraft Corp Lighting, Govt assisting sales prospects, 216 British Aircraft Corp One-Eleven, committed to pro duction of 250 (Sensor), 71 BAC One-Eleven 400. Bavaria Fluggesellschaft orders 4th. 74 BAC One-Eleven 475 (illustrated feature), 841; amend ment to payload-range curve on page 841, 912 British Aircraft Corp Strikemaster, Middle East sales tour, 212; armament trials (photo), 447 British Aircraft Three-Eleven, market survey and cost comparison with VC10 (Sensors), 107 British Aircraft Three-Eleven, and Airbus, Leader, 137; fuselage cross-sections compared (drgs), 372 British Aircraft Three-Eleven, order book details, no launch before Govt approval for BEA order (Sen sors), 139; Romanian interest, 174; board decides in principle to launch (Sensors), 175; engine costs, 214; Japan to be associated (Sensor), 215; Mintech uncertainties, 324; offered to BEA with RB.211-56 engines (Sensor), 413 British Aircraft Corporation, decision time for Three-Eleven (feature article), 541; carbon fibres at (article by Molly Neal), 595-597; Bristol space centre (illus trated feature), 644-645; future prospects "potentially excellent" (chairman's statement), 652; prospects for Three-Eleven, 655; Parliamentary questions on prospects, 754; One-Eleven 475 production (photo), 767 British Aircraft Corp VC10, last delivered, history outlined (photos), 291 British Aircraft/Breguet Jaguar, RAF operational plans (photo), 135; further details, 170; first RAF pilot flies (photo), 354; weapons photo, 103; with drop tank (photo), 318; S-07 takes off from Warton (photo), 1054 BAC/Breguet Jaguar, S-07 rolled out at Warton, 539; E-01 accident at Istres (report), S-07 photo, 611 British Aircraft/Commonwealth Aircraft AA-107, decision expected, fixed-wing version considered? (Sensors), 253 British Aircraft/Macchi trainer project, brief details, 31 British AircrafI/Sud-Aviation Concorde, will achieve payload target (Sensor), 2; the case for single-class fares (tables), 40; maintenance operation detailed. 4; drag measurement optimism (Sensor), 35; test pilots in US tour, 73; ARB pilot flies, 138; development progress, 174; vortices studied, 294; nozzle modifica tions, 329; Eastern Air Lines' view, 174; Minister of Technology speaks on, 215; supersonic test route to be announced, 252; announced, details (maps), 289; radoroe wins award, 300; minor problems (Sensor), 321; begins more test flights, 450; status and prospects reviewed (illustrated feature article), 849-855; Continental Airlines president visits Filton (photo) and workers' strikes at Filton and Fairford, 907; proposed BAC routeings for (sketch map), 910 British aircraft industry. Govt support (table), 266 British Air Ferries, to introduce turboprop aircraft in 1971, 614; P. W. W. Coultard appointed cargo manager, 1040 British airline business, scheduled, recovery in 1969, non-scheduled "buoyant", reports BoT Journal, 770 British Airports Authority, passenger forecast for 1970, 374; picks Cublington as site for third London Airport, 838; E. Hewitt appointed director of co-ordination and control and P. Bailey director of personnel, 882; chairman's term extended for six months, 912; recent appointments by, 1034 British Air Services, study of practicability of country side commuter airline services in Britain, 916 British Antarctic Survey, air support (illus article), 95 BRITISH EUROPEAN AIRWAYS: Appointments reaffirmed, 37; punctuality resolution by Sir Anthony Milward in BEA Magazine, 74; BOAC merger, Sir Anthony Milward thinks prob able, 138; HS Trident destroyed by fire, debated in Parliament, 176; Sydenham airfield. Trident 2 in trial (photo), 257; Lockheed TriStar, technical evaluation, 321; resumption of Ankara services, 582; record 1969-70 operating profit, 583; Inverness-London link under new summer sched ules, 586; article on by chairman in April BEA Magazine, 615; to introduce seat allocation system, 616; R. Leach appointed personnel director, 655; attitude hardens in favour of Three-eleven, 724; sells Argosies to Midwest Airlines, 727; given monopoly of cargo handling at Manchester Air port, 727; make takeover bid for BUA routes, 766; leases One-Eleven from Cambrian, 766; Heathrow cargocentre problems, 842; cargocentre photo, 877; to start Sofia services, 910; chairman's plea for decision on future aircraft requirements, 955 BEA Airtours Comet 4B (photo), 453 British Executive Air Services, appointed Executive Jet Aviation sub-agent, 332 British Gliding Association, K. G. Wilkinson elected chairman, 549 British Government, White Paper on pollution, in cluding noise, 910 British Interplanetary Society, awards, 283 British Light Aviation Centre, operators' symposium, report (photo), 116; clinics for 1970, 423; Airspace Working Party formed, 998 British Light Aviation Centre, The, submits evidence to Roskill Commission, supporting Foulness, 460; puts proposal to BoT that advanced training be allowed for the 5hr required to keep PPL current, 588; 1970 flight proficiency clinics announced, 620; symposium at Leeds College of Technology (report), 732 British Midland Airways, BAC One-Eleven 500 deliv ered (photo), 37; leased from Norwich Union com pany, 456; statistics withheld in fare rise application, 257; British Midland Airways, Tees-side—London licence granted, 263; Boeing 707 to be delivered, 419; more One-Eleven 500s? (Sensor), 451; start of Tees- side—London One-Eleven services, 727; expects £70,000 profits, 838; general manager speaks after inauguration; 879; introduction on One-Elevens results in 50 per cent passenger increase, 912 BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION: Appointments reaffirmed, 37; Super VClOs certifi cated for Cat 2 automatic landing, 76; Cargo jet service to S Africa, first planned, 110; BEA merger. Sir Anthony Milward thinks probable, 138; pay dispute, still deadlock, 174; Malaysia-Singapore Airlines Boeing 707 lease negotiations, 219; profit plan (Sensor), 253; films on some services, 263; Engineering (illus article), 269; Boeing 747, doubts about service date (Sensor), 287; Sensor, 367; automatic landing, Cat 3a target date (Sensor), 367; "Earlybird" Caribbean scheme introduced, 373; Boeing 747 hangar complete (photo), 421; BUA take-over bid, Leader, 365; brief details, 366; full details, 368; Leader, 411; hesitation on take over (Sensor), 413; Parliament, 452; deal not to go through?, background details, 453; correction, 455; basis for agreement with Balpa over 747 pay dispute, 579; first Boeing 747 for (photo), 583; US Export-Import bank loan to towards cost of 747s, 583; signs bilateral agreement giving rights to overfly Siberia, 610; investigation into Super VC10 engine failure over Reading on November 7, 1969, aided by Epsylon flight data acquisition system, 632; Boeing 747s "on ice" pending agree ment with pilots on pay, 723; takes delivery of first 747 (photo), 909; plans to lease one or more 747s inconclusive, 875; expects to return £25 million operating profit, 957; to go ahead with Earlybird affinity-group fare on cabotage routes, 1030 British space activities, expenditure on, 607 British West Indian Airways, Lucian J. Hunt appointed managing director, 727 BRITISH UNITED AIRWAYS: Traffic for 1969, 76; Bristow, Alan, discusses 1970 prospects in Wingspan, 38; to leave BUA?. 290; One-Eleven (photo), 415; One-Eleven 500s, delivery dates, 417 BOAC take-over bid, Leader, 365; brief details, 366; full details, 368; Leader, 411; public ATLB hearing over Caledonian route applications?, BoT and BOAC hesitate on take-over (Sensors), 413; moves by Caledonian and Mr Freddy Laker, details, 415; Parliament, 452; deal not to go through , back ground details, 453; correction, 455; negotiations for acquisition of, 581; increases in frequency of "Interjet" domestic trunk services, 586; step up capacity on services to South America, 655; bids for purchase of invited, 725; Mr Bristow with drawing as potential buyer, 753; bidders for dis cussed, 765; introducing daily Manchester-Jersey service, 766; managing director's strong reaction to comments on competition between BEA and BUA, 770; Caledonian deal difficulties, 834; Laker "did not make an offer for", 875; Caledonian- British and Commonwealth Shipping talks on BUA acquisition, 878; BUA contract for 49 VC10 charters, 881; further progress in BUA talks between Caledonian Airways and British & Commonwealth, 988 British United Island Airways Calibration Unit, more work for, 375 Britten-Norman Sales Ltd, formation announced, 185 Britten-Norman Islander, payload increased (Sensor), 71; independent airlines' interest (Sensor), 175 Britten-Norman, Islander production described (Wilfrid E. Goff feature), 589-594; wing-section experiments (photo), 264; production in Bucharest (illustrated feature), 996-997 Britten-Norman Nymph, test progress (Sensor), 107 Bruce, Joan, leaves RAeS, 452 • Bryans Ltd, sells interest in aviation test equipment to Negretti and Zambra. 920 Budworth Turbines, illustrated feature article on, 603- 604 Bulgaria, signs air services agreement with Britain, 910 Burndept Electronics Ltd, homing instrument, 266 Burndept Electronics Ltd, Sarbe beacon saves Saudi Arabian cadet, 410 Business and Light Aviation Show, second planned for 1971, 367; Flight to sponsor, 452 BWIA, Mr William J. Mitchell resigns as managing director and chief executive, 582 BWIA (British West Indian Airways), agreement with Arawak Airlines for latter to take over services in Trinidad and Tobago, 770 c CAE Electronics, DC-10 simulators for Swissair and KLM,963 CP Air, president foresees problems, 42; orders two more Boeing 727s, 879 CSA, third 11-62 for, 421 Caledonian Airways, engineering management strength ened, 42; CAB alleges improper charter groups, 138; angry response, 177: BAC One-Elevens at Prestwick (photo), 255; moves in BUA take-over bid by BOAC, details, 415; traffic for 1969, 421; awarded £4-3 million contract by Qantas, 724; G. Broadbridge appointed regional manager. Far East and Austral asia, 842; name Europe-Bermuda cargo service Bermuda Clansman, 879; firm bid for BUA likely soon, 1027
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