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Pakistan International Airlines, HS Tridents for sale, 321; correction to entry in World Airline Survey, 766; sell four Hawker Siddeley Trident lEs to China for CAAC, 988 PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS: Appointments, 42; Goodyear pallets bought, 42; hijacking, screening system adopted. 263; loss expected for 1969. 108; losses and lay-offs, 290; Robert E. Griffin appointed director, planning projects, 458; financial returns on North Atlantic operations, 658; needs to be awarded domestic routes to become profitable (annual meeting re port), 837; E>an A. Colussy appointed v-p market ing development, 838; C. W. Moore appointed regional v-p in Europe, 912; will inaugurate direct 707 to Melbourne, 988; Richard S. Mitchell appointed executive vice-president, 1034 Boeing 747 proving flight to Europe, 73; fails evacu ation test, 108; London refuelling operation (photo), 129; Appointment in London (photo feature), 130; troubled first commercial flight to Heathrow. 142; Caribbean inaugural, 222; non- smokers* areas set aside, 263; New York-Paris service date, 291; to fly into Biggin Hill (Sensor), 651; leasing agreement covering five 747s approved by CAB, 729; president asks Boeing to expedite delivery of 747s, 769; attaining more than 180 landings per tyre during 747 training (Sensor), 951; training at Roswell Field (feature article), 958-960; Business Jets Division orders Dassault Falcon 10,78 PAN-ANTILLES AIRLINES: Piaggio P. 166 at Stockholm's Bromma Airport (photo). 995 Panavia 200 MRCA, model of with larger fin area (photo), 948 Pandair Ltd, formed by P & O to consolidate air-freight activities, 881 Paninternational, BAC One-Eleven 500 ordered, 142 Paraense Transportes Aereos FH-227 lost, 456 PARLIAMENT: Expenditure on AFVG, MRCA and A-300B given, 138; Beagle Aircraft failure. 176 MRCA and Libyan withdrawal questions, 216 Cost of British purchases of US aircraft, 253 Safety, air and ground, auestions on, 254 Beagle Aircraft failure, House of Lords discusses, 288 Beagle, Heathrow approach and Britten-Norman questions, 322 Handley Page collapse 414 BOAC take-over bid for BUA, 452 All-party Select Committee on Defence, motion calling for, 540; non-attributable briefings by Ministers criticised (report), 540 Questions on disclosure of information on military aircraft and the Fleet Air Arm, 612 Lords debate aircraft industry, 652 Questions on US military aircraft costs, 705 Vtol and Stol, Lord Kings Norton on, 712 Damage from Govt-owned aircraft debated, 754 BOAC and Hyfil carbon-fibre blades (questions on), 836 Height allowed for kite flying and Beagle Aircraft (questions on), 876 Partenavia P.68, makes first flight (photo), 951; seen during test flight (photo), 1037 Pazmany PL-1 production and PL-2 prototype (photo of latter), 620 Penguin missile, development funded, 65 Personal Plane Services, new shop at Wycombe Air Park, 620 Peru. Dassault Mirage order, background details, 248; DHC Buffaloes ordered, 448 Philco-Ford Corp, laser weapon delivery system (photo), 210; first European military communications satellite at (photo), 607 Philip, Prince, visits Kennedy Space Centre (photo), 314 Philippine Air Lines, C. M. Waterbury appointed vice-president, European region, 620a; buy two DC-8- 33s from KLM, 620a; DC-8-33 (photo), 724 Pilgrim Airways, Twin Otter accident, 295 Pillar Aero Services, Rio Tinto-Zinc offer to acquire Pillar Ltd, and photo of vertical engine test bed at Portsmouth, 1016 Pilot's point of view (Mainliner features): Amid the encircling gloom, 6; The crowded skies, 75; Cumbersome document, 545; Training for discipline, 585; A change of attitudes, 839; One out—three to go?, 882; New but not snag-free, 1033 Piper Aircraft Corp, computerised cost analysis pro gramme offered, 43; Vero Beach to close down (Sensor), 253; to market existing business type? (Sensor), 367; Vero Beach plant to stay closed for another month, 459; Vero Beach factory closed in February-March, 621 Piper Cherokee Six, twin-engined version, brief details, 43 Piper Pawnees air-freighted to Tunisia, 9 Piper pressurised Navajo, features of (plus photo), 775 Piper Twin Comanche C/R introduced, 287 Piper, William Thomas, Sr, death of, 107 Pirelli SpA, proposed merger with Dunlop, 405 Plessey Dynamics, Jaguar pump order, 129 Plessey "300 Series" edge switches in Nimrod, 963; AR-1 commixsioned at Turnhouse Airport, Edin burgh, 100th of type to have been supplied, 986; ACR430 radar at Norwich Airport (photo), 1040 Pluna, Boeing 737 bought, 371 Polynesian Airlines DC-3 crash, 110 Polyt 5 prototype glider tug designed by Polytechnic flying group, Denmark (report and photos), 999 Popular Flying Association, enthusiasts* weekend planned, 186; Permits to Fly, record number issued, 296 Portsmouth Airport, closure seems certain, 112 Portuguese Air Force Junkers Ju-52 (photo), 447 Pratt & Whitney, annual report, 329; powerplants selected for F-14 and F-15, 578 Pratt & Whitney JT9D, problem details, 218; airline worry over new combustion chamber (Sensor), 287; high-thrust version, 372; JT9D run at maximum thrust at Pacific Airmotive Corp engine test facility (photo), 632; no unpredictable in-service failures in the 747 (Sensor), 951 INDEX Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A certificated by FAA, 179 Private Flying, special issue, March 5, 338-352; Private policy-making, 340 Pterodactyl, The Pterodactyl story (illustrated feature by H. A. Mettam), 514-518 Pye Telecommunications Ltd, appointment, 300 q Qantas, salaries up, 326; 707 crews to undergo flight checks only once a year in future, 615; awards £4-3 million contract to Caledonian, 724 Qantas/Air New Zealand/Malaysia-Singapore/Philip- pine Air Lines Boeing 747 agreement?, 256 Qualitron Aero, acquired by Tenneco, 332 Quebecair shuttle application refused, 76 Queen's Award to Industry, The, ten companies receive for achievements connected with aviation, 651 r RACES: England-Australia air, first-stage report (photos), 10; last stage brief report, winners (photo), 34; full results (illus), 81; further details (photo), 117; B-N Islander victory celebration, 186 Johannesburg-Cape Town planned, 186; King's Cup Air, venue, brief details, 224 RAF Benevolent Fund, The, charity air show for (with other charities) at Southend, 620 Rail, the challenge of, 113 Ransome Hoffman Pollard Ltd, formed. 405 RCA Corp, details of study for low-altitude atmosphere probe, 645 Redifon, first Gulfstream 2 simulator in operation at La Guardia Airport, 587 Reims Aviation, Zlin manufacturing and sales agree ment, 186; first Cessna 337 Skymasters produced (photo), 536 Reppert T-Aero, details of, 660 RETIREMENTS: A. J. Brunker from Ekco Avionics, 741; C. T. "Tim" Wilkins from HSD space division, 836 Reunions, Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit and HQ Bomber Command Association of Officers, 866 RFD.'new life-raft for light aircraft, 78; new large- capacity life-rafts (photo), 92, Group, administrative functions of subsidiaries (RFD Co, GQ Parachute Co and Mills Equipment Co) merged, 703 Rhodesian Air Force, owes £918,409 to Britain for Hunters and spares, 705; new markings of (photos), 904 Rig-Air, leases B-N Islander, 661 Rio Tinto-Zinc Corp, Grumman Gulfstream II bought, 332 Robins, Philips (author), 1044-1045 Rocket Research Corp, NASA catalyst development contract, 46 Roebuck Air Charter, expansion plans, 185 Rolls-Royce Aero Engine Division, work-force re duction, 35; J. Wood and R. M. Kendall appoint ments (photos), 72 Rolls-Royce Aero Engines Inc. J. Wolgast signed up as executive v-p, 882 Rolls-Royce Bristol, Argosy (photo), 219 Rolls-Royce Ltd, Bristol Siddeley Engines repayment, 139; board appointment, 154; financial difficulties, 139; correction. 175; Sir Denning Pearson describes as "high risk" business, 413; Press information responsibility of Chief PRO, 712; IRC to lend £20 million to, 874 Rolls-Royce Continental O-240 to enter full-scale production early in 1971 (Sensor), 539; approved by ARE, 710 Rolls-Royce Pegasus, no US manufacturing arrange ments (Sensor), 71; team honoured (photo), 107; 10 flown for first time in two HS Harriers (photo), 580 Rolls-Royce RB.162, development complete, 106 Rolls-Royce RB.211, brief progress report, 38; under taking to develop to 50,0001b renewed (Sensor), 139; pod production at Shorts (photo), 154; management reshuffle, 290; financing. Parliamentary answer, 321; VC10 test bed flies, 366; photo, 367; flight-testing the (illus). 417; first en route for Shorts (photo), 568; fan development discussed, 725; mock-up delivered to Lockheed, 765; exercise in development (J. M S. Keen lecture to Society of Automotive Engineers), 771-774 (including cutaway drawing) and 779; fan casing undergoes vibration testing (photo), 912; to begin second series of flight trials (Sensor), 1027 Rolls-Royce RB.211-47, development cost (Sensor). 321 Rolls-Royce RB.211-50, funding explained to em ployees, 568: financial assistance for (questions in Parliament), 712 Rolls-Royce RB.221-56, Govt decision on funds wanted (Sensor), 413 Rolls-Royce Small Engines Division, BS-360 responsi bility of (correction), 951; may put Gipsy Major crankshaft back into production (S &. L), 1024 Rolls-Royce/Snecma M45H, development running hours (photo), 263; bench development programme on target, 878 Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593, progress report, 454; Olympus 593-3B (photo), 456 RoUs-Royce/Turbomeca Adour, R-R sections (photo), 215; first production (photo), 907; Ishikawajima- Harima Heavy Industries to licence manufacture, 951 Rolls-Royce Turmo in C4, first production engine on test (photo), 46 Romania. BAC Three-Eleven interest, 174 Roskill Commission, call for applications to appear at final public hearings, 76; research results published, 139; researching for (table), 327; summary of studies prepared for, 617 ix Rotary rickshaw wallah (illus article), 377 Rotax Ltd, further TriStar equipment order, 107; reaches out (illus article), 189:. contract from West-land Helicopters for flexible couplings for WG.13. 703; Mechanical Systems Group gets £f million contract for TriStar anti-icing systems. 891 Royal Aeronautical Society, The, annual awards (photos), 875; G. R. Wrixon appointed editor of Journal and Aerospace; symposium, paper delivered to on civil aircraft industry by Geoffrey Knight (extracts), 1007-1009 Royal Aircraft Establishment, The, Lytag arrester trials, plus photo, 920 ROYAL AIR FORCE: Airborne early warning plans, 65; £7 million allowed for Elliott and RRE work (Sensor), 71 Air Support Command, AVM H. Burton to become AOC-in-C, 606; Belfast flies JT9D to Frankfurt for Pan Am (photo), 839 BAC/Breguet Jaguar operational plans, 135; further details, 170 Belvedere replacement, mounting pressure for? (Sensor), 35 Bersatu Padu, participation in, 705; Belfasts in (photos), 747 Buccaneer with bomb door overload tank (photos), 320 Central Flying School Jet Provost T.5 (photo), 355; Red Pelicans aerobatic team (photo), 520 College of Air Warfare, task of (illus article). 402; Air Warfare Course not moving to Leuchars, 706 Cranwell, new structure, 278 Dakota, last, on last operational sortie (photo feature), 598 Far East Commuter, military transport service (illus article), 157 Fletcher, Air Marshal Sir Peter, speaks on RAF roles in the '70s, 136 HS Harriers, first overseas deployment (Sensor), 175; further details, 252: at Akrotiri (photo), 321; first German deployment (Sensor), 367; operational carrier trials (Sensor), 451; en masse (photo feature), 574-575; first squadron of in RAF Germany, 604a Heavy-lift helicopter requirement, 171; case studied. 322; further details, 450; requirement for being considered by MoD, 793 Hercules corrosion groundings, 211 Instrument Rating test, pilots to be exempted from in civil licence application (Sensor), 139; BoT criteria for pilots applying for CPLs and ATPLs, 655 Nimrod, first "live" mission, 212 Smallwood, Air Marshal Sir Denis, appointed Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, 448 Pembroke re-sparring still considered (Sensor), 71; to be resparred (Sensor), 175; contract for BAC (Sensor), 287; Parliamentary questions, 356; decision to re-spar announced, 451 Puma delivery date, 211 Requirements studies by J. E. Henderson, 57 Siai-Marchetti SF.260 interest (Sensor), 321 Strike Command, bombing and navigation compe tition being flown, 747; Air Marshal Sir A. Hum phrey to be C-in-C, 753; flypast for Queen's ofilcial birthday (photo), 985 RAF SQUADRONS: 5 Sqn Lightnings win Hudleston Trophy, 951 12 Sqn first to get Buccaneer S.2s (photo), 136 14 Sqn first RAF Germany Phantoms, 534 19 Sqn, Lightning F.2A of after losing, rudder (photo), 606 23 Sqn, history being con ->iied, 277 25 Sqn (Bloodhound Sam unit) being deployed to Europe, 793 29 Sqn Lightnings, illustrated feature on, 676-6S3 43 Sqn, air defence and interception by (illus article), 47 54 Sqn Phantoms establish UK-Singapore record, 904; practice with Victor tankers (photo feature), 944-945; new record claimed for London- Singapore flight (feature article). 980-981; Phantoms at Kai Tak, 1053 56 Sqn, history of being written, 305 57 Sqn first winner of the Sir Alan Cobham Trophy. 793 72 Sqn, Wessex in NATO exercise (photo), 57; in Bersatu Padu, 1054 92 Sqn Lightning formation (photo), 316 VIP transport, requirement for to be filled by HS.125 (Sensor), 539 Vulcans, no rear ejection seats for, 404 Martin, AVM H. B. named as Commander, 2nd TAF and. C-in-C RAF Germany, 711 Royal Air Force Museum, Duke of Edinburgh at RAF Hendon looking at plans (photo), 1023 Royal Australian Air Force, GD F-lll order to be cancelled?, 3; further delay, 103; delivery date, 137; a "major issue", 211; full background details to acceptance, 354; alternative aircraft?, 367; Defence Minister comments on present situation, 450; Butterworth handed over to Malaysian Govt, 793; role in Bersatu Padu, 982; Mirage lllOs (photo), 1020; Mirage F.l possible replacement for 11 lO, 1023 Royal Canadian Air Force, Boeing 707-320Cs ordered, 279 Royal Danish Air Force, first Saab Draken flies, 175; photo, 286; photo feature, 357 Royal Malaysian Air Force, receives first BH-125 (photo), 705 ROYAL NAVY: Ark Royal, HMS, recommissioning, 278; sea trials (Photo), 410 Carrier phase-out decision criticised in the Daily Telegraph, 136; cost, parliamentary question, 211; prospects for, 247; official Conservative view, 278; Capt J. D. Treacher to become Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers, 793 Fleet Air Arm manpower problem (Sensor), 107 Phantom radome incident, pilot awarded AFC, 279 Seaborne air support detailed in Statement on Defence Estimates, 448; submarine and anti submarine capability epitomised (photo), 908 Seacat missiles, more ordered, 448
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