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Aviation History
1970
1970 - 0021.PDF
' FLIGHT International, I lanuary 1970 Si 9 wawppi AIR TRANSPORT.. LIGHT Jfc'iiM:-~«r COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS New West Country Service Westward Airways has intro duced a third return air service, using Islanders, between Heathrow, Gatwick and Plymouth. The new service (WE39) leaves Heathrow for Gatwick at 1130hr as the last of the morning air-link flights betweeen the two London airports. The service then leaves Gatwick at 1200hr and arrives in Plymouth at 1325hT. As Flight WE40 it leaves Plymouth at 1430hr and arrives back at Gatwick at 1545hr. This flight then becomes the first of the afternoon air-link services leaving Gatwick at 1600hr to arrive at Heathrow at 1620hr. The two return services which have been running since June cater very well for the traveller wishing to spend a full day in the West Country. The new morning service acts as a connecting flight with the peak morning movement of inter national and domestic flights into London. For example, a passenger could leave Glasgow or Edinburgh at 0900hr and be in Plymouth by 1330hr. He could also leave Plymouth at 1705hr and be back in Scotland by 2200hr the same day. WE40 connects with a TWA flight from Heathrow to New York. Pawnees for Tunisia Four Piper Pawnees have been air freighted to Tunisia to sow cereals and help avoid a famine next year following the disastrous floods of last September and October. Funds for the operation were raised by public donation in the Netherlands after Dutch journalists visiting the area brought back details of the disaster. One Pawnee was supplied from Piper's Geneva centre and the other three belong to three Dutch agricultural aviation companies. The four aircraft have to sow over 10,000 hectares in Kaironan province to avoid losing the 1970 harvest. Mr David Walker, a former Army pilot and now technical officer of the International Agricultural Aviation Centre at the Hague, is co-ordinating the operation. South African Helicopter Services A new helicopter service, supplying the lighthouses along South Africa's Cape coast, is being run by Helicopter Services, in which Bristow Heli copters have a 60 per cent shareholding. Using an Alouette 3, the company, on contract to the South African Railways and Harbour Administration, provides mainly for the movement of personnel and supplies but will also provide an emergency service for the lighthouse crews. Autair, the British-based helicopter company, is to extend its special helicopter service to supply the constant stream of tankers rounding the Cape—the only route from the Gulf to Europe now that the Suez Canal is closed. The company began flying supplies to the tankers from Cape Town in September 1968, using two Sikorsky S-55s. Now a Sikorsky S-62 is to be acquired. Table Bay is the half-way mark on the oil run from the Persian Gulf to Britain, the natural spot for the tankers to take on mail and stores. Although the service is expensive, the big advantage is that tankers do not need to stop to take on supplies. Autair has contracts with Shell, Esso, BP and a number of smaller lines. It services about eight ships a week. The cargo is winched on to the tanker while it maintains about 15 knots. This can call for many permutations of hovering flight—with a strong following wind the helicopters may have to fly backwards to keep station. The rendezvous with the ships is usually 12 miles west of Green Point lighthouse—the big tankers keep away from the coast to reduce the danger of pollution. The helicopter approaches from astern and loads are winched onto the deck. As a precaution against static the hook Two new versions of the Air Parts of New Zealand FU-24 utility air craft. Top, a survey conversion by Aerosmith of Bankstown, designated FU-24/A2, with a magnetometer fitted to the fin. Two aircraft have been converted so far. Above, another Aerosmith conversion, this one with a 400 h.p. engine in place of the standard 300 h.p. Rolls-Royce Continental. Note the small dorsal fin addition is dunked in the sea first of all. The original loads, comprising mail and documents, have been extended to include fresh fruit and vegetables and urgently required spare parts. Average loads are 1,0001b. Autair undertakes various helicopter work through out the world, including surveying, game counts and airlifts for mining companies. The current fleet totals 50, comprising S-62s, S-55s, Jet- Rangers, Bell 47Js and 47Gs. Autair's iiead office is in London, but in most of the countries where it has operations a local company has been set up. New Manager for Eagle Captain R. Holmes has been appointed executive general manager of Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd, with effect from January 1, 1970. Captain Holmes has been associated with the Eagle group of companies for 12 years. He joined Eagle Airways in May 1957 as a pilot and, because of his legal commercial knowledge (he was a practising solicitor between 1949 and 1954), he was seconded for special projects. One of these was reorganising and running the Manchester office for six months. He completed his service as senior captain, Boeing fleet, when British Eagle ceased operations. After his legal career, Captain Holmes joined Dragon Airways in 1954 where he served as pilot, chief flying instructor, company secretary and later as general manager. General Aviation Show The first annual International Aviation Expo ("IAE 70, the discover flying show") is to be held at Dallas, Texas, from May 13 to 17. A special hangar door is being installed in Dallas Market Hall to enable aircraft to be rolled in and out of the building so that the entire show can be held under one roof. IAE 70 is designed to cater for the entire general-aviation sphere and will include a seminar on "General Aviation—Progress and Problems." Airline Air Taxis The Air Taxi Operator's Association has signed an agreement with SAS in which passengers can book through to the final destination with an air taxi meeting them at the arrival airport. This is the third such agreement; others exist with BEA and Air France.
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