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1970
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X FAA SQUADRONS: No 893 RN Air Squadron disbandment, 1001 Royal New Zealand Air Force, first Skyhawks handed over, 135; check flight (photo), 170; contract for four Aero Engine Services Airtourers signed by, 606 Royal Swedish Air Force, Lockheed C-130E (photo), 65; safety record, 215; record for 1969, 446 Rumbold Ltd, Aer Lingus 747 seat order, 190 Runway visual range, automatic installation at Gatwick, 456 Rushton Target: developed by Flight Refuelling, seen under Canberra TT.18 (photo). 1023 Ryan Aeronautical Co, now Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, 36 s Saab: 105, new recce pack (photo), 247; 105*6, first rolled out (photo), 247; first flies, 401; 105XT taking off at Linkoping (photo), 1022; 105XH improved version offered to Switzerland, 1022; three-view drawing, 1054 Saab Draken, first for RDAF flies, 175 Saab, studies twin-jet executive (Sensor), 907 Saab Viggen, 1,500th flight, 215; intercepter go-ahead?, 355; canard cross-section (photo), 405; three versions for RSAF (drgs), 448 Saab Malmo Flygindustrie, MF1-15 being offered to the Swedish Air Force, 605 Sabena, see also under ATLAS consortium Sabotage, Arabs to act against, 412 SAESA (Servicios Aereos Especiales SA of Mexico), HS.748s bought, 325; three delivered to, 614 Safety: Are life-rafts out-dated?, 7; human factors research at the RAE (illus), 87; an analysis of, from insurer's viewpoint, 89; TJS improvement, 147; GAPAN conference discusses, 293 Sagittair Ltd, starts operations and Beech 18s owned by (photo), 843 Sangamo Weston Ltd, forms aviation division at Enfield, Middx. 703 Satena DC-3 crash, correction, 107 Saturn Airways, R-R RB.211 shipping contract, 218; appointment, 219; replies to Conroy Aircraft accusa tion, 326; CAB approves contract, 419; BoT approval given to carry RB.21 Is to Palmdale, 580; F. Spijkers appointed director of sales, Europe, 882 Saudi Arabian Air Force, Lightnings at Warton (photo), 212 Saunders Aircraft ST-27, ARB tests, 443; second ST-27 makes first flight (photo), 578 SCAD (supersonic cruise armed decoy) missile, proposals for to be requested from US industry, 605 Scandinavia Airlines System (SAS), profits for 1969, 8; air taxi agreement with ATOA, 9; DC-8 destroyed at Rome, 651 Schempp-Hirth Cirrus 17, price correction, 376 Schiff, Barry (author), 342 Scotland, campaign for use of helicopters in, 730; Civil Aviation Advisory Committee for, G. R. Gay appointed a member of, 882 Scott, Geoffrey (author), 399 Seacat missile, further RN order, 448 Second-force airline, Conservative party favours (Sensor), 215 Security, airline, conference urged, 325 Semmens, P. W. B. (author), 113 Separation distances, FAA recommendations, 416 Sereb, see also under SNIAS Sereb/Sud/Nord merger completed, 72 Sepecat (see also BAC and Breguet), Jaguar Ms criticised by Admiral Thabaud, 534; M-05 successful carrier trials. 869 SFENA, Mini-Regul rotor-speed governor (with photo), 963 Shepherd, J. T. (author), 388 Shorts: Belfast makes fully automatic landing at Schiphol (photo), 72 Skyvan, but-backs, 35; N American sales drive strengthened, 264; first aircraft to be STOL cer tificated, 252; Nepal sales demonstration (photo), 332; for Olympic Airways (photo), 459 Shrike Commander, lost in London-Sydney race, search for, 917 Shuttleworth Collection, LVG CVI details (photo), 117; developments, 186; warning that normal pro cedures and PPO landings apply at Old Warden Aerodrome, 588 SI (Systeme International of measurement), letters on, 336-337 Siai-Marchetti, S.210, first flight, 287; SF.260M, illustrated feature article on, 892-893 Siberia route rights. Air France, Aeroflot and JAL agreements crystallise, BOAC negotiations continue, 4 Sierra Scientific Co, develops new ATC system not dependent on radar, 1035 Sikorsky Aircraft (Div United Aircraft Corp), CH-53D arrives in Britain for demonstrations, 579; British demonstrations of (illustrated feature), 647; CH-53 London-Paris trip (report and photo), 653 SKF Ultra Precision Bearings Ltd, appointments, 405 Skycabs Cessna Super Skymaster flying hours, 332 Skynet, Testing time for (illus article), 155 Skyways Coach Air, Capt E. W. Havard appointed chief pilot, 1034 Skyways International, applying to ATLB for three-day winter inclusive tours from London to Paris, 155 Smith, Capt P. P., Helicopter Association of America "Pilot of the year," 78 Smith, Ted R. Aircraft, Mooney buys, 295; and Associ ates, new consultancy, 621 Smith, Tony (author), 733-736 Smoke, New York State takes legal action against, 183 Snecma, to build GE CF6-50A parts (Sensor), 35 Snias Alouette, deliveries of improved version of III to begin, 587; 74 2s and 3s ordered by Vought Helicopter Inc. 907 Snias Corvette, first flight date (Sensor), 451 Snow, aircraft in (photographic feature), 856-857 INDEX Snow, Sir Frederick & Partners, develop computer programme to enable analyses of airport operational patterns to be made, 729 Socata, ST-10 Diplomate and Rallye Minerva complete sales tour of Denmark, Finland and Sweden, 1036 Soci6te Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale (Snias) formed, 72 Socomatic, new French autopilot, shown, 777 Somerton-Rayner, Maj Mike, one man's air race (illus article), 424 Sopwith Baby, rebuilt to fill 1914-18 gap in Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton (photo), 986 Sopwith Snipe, due to be in UK (photo and news item), 890 South Africa, Helicopter Services and Autair helicopter operations, 9; jet air taxi application opposed, 78 South African Air Force, 50th anniversary commemora tive display, Bloemspruit (photos), 512-513; Super Frelon, SA.330 and HS.125 (photos), 706 South African Airways, cargo jet service, UK/SA, first planned, 110; route network improvements, 112 Southern Air Charter, growth details, 185 Southern Cross International Airways, D. E. W. Norman appointed UK and European sales manager, 458 Soviet Air Force, Yak-28 line-up (photo), 448; An-22 in Warsaw Pact manoeuvres (photo). 536; Tu-16 Badgers' tip-to-tip refuelling (photo), 610; anti submarine aircraft (photos of Be-12 and Mi-4), 792 Soviet Union, in Egypt (Defence feature), 1053 Spacecraft Scoreboard, 1969, part 2, 208 Spaceflight, manned, chronology of (table), 748-749 Space shuttle, Europe and the (feature article), 870- 871; address on at American Astronautical Society by R. F. Creasey, Director of Advanced Systems and Technology, BAC Preston Division, 1055 (see also Nasa for further entries) Spanish Air Force, Dassault Mirage 3 order?, 103; ordered, 278 Spantax Convair 990 crash near Stockholm, 76 Spar Aerospace Products, appointment, 46 Sperry Flight Systems, Cat 2 certification for HS.125 equipment, 149 Sperry Gyroscope, compass order for Westland WG.13, 36 Sperry Rand Corp, European reorganisation, 300 Sperry Rand Ltd, Up to date with (illus article), 267 Spooner, P. (author), 89 Sport flying, sponsorship in (photo), 341 Standard Airways, CAB to investigate, 112 Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd, HS Harrier aerial contract, 226; reduces avionics activity (run-down in employment), 984 Stanley Aviation Corp, Yankee escape system (photo), 405 Stapteford Flying Club, expands fleet, 917 Statistics, publication of extended in Business Monitor, 109 Sterling Airways, transatlantic charters planned (Sensor), 451 Stinton, Darrol (author), 338 Stol, V/Stol operations, "Operation Metroftight" (article on US north-east corridor), 633-636 Sud-Aviation, see also under SNIAS Sud-Aviation/Nord/Sereb merger completed, 72 Sud-Aviation Caravelle, 4 million hours in service, 219 Sud-Aviation/Westland: SA.330, first to RAF spec at Boscombe Down (photo), 286; export orders, 321; SA.341, Australian Army order certain? (Sensor), 253; first British-registered (photo), 451 Sud-Aviation Westland; WG.13, possibility that France might not purchase, 538 Sundstrand Corp, Mirage 3E electrics contract, 266 Supplemental airlines, American, "in fighting mood" (feature article), 656-657 Swansea Airport, manager appointed, 179 Swearingen, Merlin IV being developed, Merlin III deliveries to begin, 459; Merlin III photo, 730 Swissair, Coronado destroyed by sabotage, 286; agreement with Aeroflot, under which will operate to Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev, 548; basic training (illustrated feature article), 737-739; leased BUA One-Eleven 500 (photo), 765 Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory, first of 20 3C-3605s to be converted to target-towing (photo), 646 Swiss military authorities, accept Florida air defence system (news item and photo), 791 Switzerland, Saab 105XH improved version offered to for new ground attack aircraft, 1022 Sydenham airfield, BEA trial (photo), 257 t TAA, deliveries of Boeing 727 and six DC-9s to, made earlier than planned, 616 Tally Corp, appointment, 154 Taylor Group, C. F., appointment, 405 Taylor Monoplane, prototype (photo), 224 Teague, John (author). 384 Technology Refresher (feature articles): announcement, of, 612; Noise, by I. C. Cheeseman, 639-642 Technology, UK Ministry of, report for on sites for Vtol operations in Britain, 711; F. O'Hara appointed Director-General of Civil Aircraft and General Services R & D by Minister of, 908 Tektites, research at Nasa Ames Research Centre (illus), 100 Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, printed circuit board assemblies on conveyor track wave soldering system (photo), 1040 Telford Products Ltd, wins RSAF order for head-up display cameras for Viggens, 891 Terravia Trading Services, HP Jetstream sales agree ment, 214 Tervamaki and Eerola, ATE-3 autogyro (photo), 460 Texas International DC-9 incident. 110 Thai International, DC-8-33 leased from SAS (photo), 880 Third-level Airlines, special issue, Februrary 12 Thurston Teal amphibian (photographic feature on), 887 THY Turkish Airlines, management changes being considered, 658; DC-9 at Heathrow (photo), 989 Tiger Club, annual dinner and awards, 296 Tor on to-Vancouver flight by Fleet 80 Canuck (illus- strated feature article), 885-886 Townshend, B. W, (author), 90a Trade, Board of, noise certification order laid before Parliament by President of, 538; to publish statistics of airmiss incidents over Britain. 543; Capt G. B. Gurr appointed commander of Civil Aviation Flying Unit, 544; noise certification order (further reference), 583; gives details of number of airmisses reported during last seven years, 586; fixes minimum prices for IT holidays, 877; areas of aviation demanding early attention by following change of Government, 1031; announces that certain concessions in general- aviation VHF operations to be removed, 1036 Tradewinds Airways, Caledonian action before CAB, 42; Crown Agents' investment in, 613 Traffic figures for 1969, 38 Traffic, IATA scheduled figures for 1969 (table), 373 Trainers, European military, brief details of four projects, 31 Transaero Inc, appointed Robertshaw Controls representative, 154 Transair, expects to begin jet operations with Boeing 737s, 620a Transall C-160, production numbers, 279 Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) DC-3, air mail anniver sary flight (photo), 114; Fokker F.28 charter, 182; financial results for 1969, 658; submission to Minister of Civil Aviation, for permission to order more DC-9s and 727s, being prepared, 767 Trans Avia Airtruk. South African demonstrations, 264 Transavia Holland, dry lease of Boeing 707 to (from Airlift International) approved by CAB, 729 Trans Europa, Caravelle 10R delivered, 419 Trans International Airlines, to seek permanent certification, 109 Trans Meridian (London), to order Conroy "Guppy"? (Sensor), 175; CL-44 and "Guppy" in formation (photo), 184; appeals against ATLB decisions re jected, 544; H. G. Dawson no longer a director of, 586; change of name to Transmeridian Air Cargo approved by BoT, 620a; receives fourth CL-44, 881 Transpommair, begins operations (photo), 656 Transport, Institute of, J. Ross, BOAC deputy managing director, elected president, 882 Transportation Facilities Ltd, appointed Executive Jet Aviation sub-agents, 332 Trans-Siberian services, Pool agreements on, 957 Trans World Airlines, Boeing 747 simulator unveiled, 7; appointments, 74: Boeing 707 hijacker released, 107; application to CAB to establish surcharges for 747 flights within the US, 585; financial returns on North Atlantic operations, 658; Flight Wing One at Kennedy Int Airport (photo), 1029 Troian of Croydon, to manufacture AESL Airtourer under licence, 1026 TRW Systems Inc, Pioneer spacecraft contract (artist's impression), 315 Tunisia, Piper Pawnees air-freighted to, 9 TUPOLEV: Tu-114, capacity stretch, 299 Tu-134, latest version of (photo), 879 Tu-144, selling price (Sensor), 451; touching down at Sheremetyevo (photo), 766; flies at Mach 202, 910 Tu-154, test details, 218 Turbomeca, president-chairman M Joseph Szydlowski on European collaboration, 612 Turbomotori Internazionale SpA, formed, 353 Turbo Union, engineers discuss RB.199 for MRCA (photo), 539 Tyler Aviation, applies to ATLB for Norwich-East Midlands-Birmingham and Norwich-Rotterdam schedules, 587 u Union de Transports Aeriens, see also under KSSU consortium Union de Transports Aeriens, KSSU membership ratified, 371 Union of Burma Airways, orders another Fokker-VFW Friendship, 614 United Aircraft of Canada, new PT6G-20 gas generator (photo), 579 United Airlines, preliminary 1969 traffic, 76; P & W JT8D retrofit cost, 371; Boeing 727 reskinning (Sensor), 451; three-crew operation of 737s by to continue, 614; joins TWA in asking CAB for auth ority to impose surcharges on 747 fares in USA, 724; first 747 for (photo), 881; 747 simulator (photo), 1033 United Arab Airlines, to purchase ten Soviet-built aircraft. 988 United Nations, B-N Islander (photo), 149 United States, military aviation market analysis (illus), 61; airport quota system extension, 76; runway de-icing with urea, 114; DoT on air transport policy released, 140; safety record improved, 147; mail aircraft, higher limits, 149; commuter airline regula tions outlined and commented on, 227; domestic growth slows, 326; air route traffic control contract, 353; New York, painless commuting in (illus), 380; scheduled domestic traffic growth forecast, 419; President's space policy statement, 444; low earnings by airlines, 992 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: Awacs aircraft, not to announce before end of April, 706 B-1A contracts awarded to North American Rock well and General Electric, 950 Edwards base, types on view on open day (photos), 1021 F-15, McDonnell Douglas gets contract, 34; the F-15 programme, 56; Vice-Chief of Staff speaks on, 103; GD F-IU wing falls off, all grounded, 31; ground ing indefinite, 34; order to be reduced? 136; doubtful future, 214; plans for programme, 646; decision to put seven into flight testing, 793
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