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932 FLIGHT International, 29 Jane 1972 •••; .5;: :•••::;':;•*:";E-•."J":'i;";!^;;:;SSSijigij;:;":sSSffi;iiHi J\MIlj|fISISfil Private Flying The May bulletin of the DoTI Accidents Investigation Branch, issued last week, records three accidents involv ing the collapse of a nosewheel following heavy touchdown. The first, involving a Cessna 150, occurred on May 12 at Thruxton, Hants. After five successive landings, the pilot initiated another take-off while the aircraft was still rolling from the previous landing. He levelled off at about 15ft to gain speed and selected flaps up. The report states that he intended to raise them only 20° but, distracted by turbulence, he allowed them to retract fully. The aircraft touched down heavily, bounced and the nosewheel col lapsed. At Sywell, Northants, on May 17, a student pilot making his first solo in a Cherokee 140 made the approach a little fast. After the aircraft bounced twice he pushed the nose down and the nosewheel collapsed on the final touchdown. The third accident involved a Cherokee 180 and occurred at Goodwood, Sussex, on the same day. The report says only that a heavy landing was made, upon which the aircraft bounced and the nosewheel collapsed on the second touchdown. McCulloch J-2 in Europe CSE Aviation of Oxford has undertaken to evaluate the market potential for the McCulloch J-2 gyrocopter in the UK and Europe. Discus sions with the Civil Aviation Authority are in progress in respect of UK certification and licensing qualifications, and a demonstrator was delivered to Oxford last week. CSE plans full engineering and product support of the aircraft. The J-2 is a two-seat, 100 m.p.h. gyroplane which first flew in 1962 but which only went into production last year, since when more than 50 have been delivered. UK price is £11,125. The new Polish glider tug, the Wilga 35, presented itself at the Capon garden party at Denham, Bucks, last week (below). The air craft is on a UK demonstration tour and performed at the recent National Gliding Championships. Right, two McCulloch J-2 gyroplanes seen at the US Reading show. European appearances are expected shortly following the recent arrival of a J-2 at Oxford (item this page) Pilatus's new B4 sailplane received Swiss aerobatic certification on June 12. The company reports more than 30 firm orders to date, half of them from outside Switzerland. The first two were to be delivered to domestic customers this week, followed by a further two next week Bellanca expansion Bellanca Aircraft Co has announced plans to double its Viking and Champion production lines. The assembly-plant fire which the company suffered in March last year cut production from 15 units per month to eight. The company has now recovered to a level of 17 per month and the new target is 35. Bellanca states that the complete 1972 production of Vikings has already been sold. Record tour Two Australian pilots who completed a round-the-world flight last year in a B55 Baron have been credited by the FAI with 32 world class records. The pilots, T. K. Brougham and R. N. Dickerson, achieved 31 class C-ld stage records plus speed around the world. The entire trip, covering 24,800 miles, was completed in five days, 5hr 57min, giving an average speed of 197-77 m.p.h. King's Cup jubilee The King's Cup Air Race on July 15 this year will mark the 50th birthday of the event, which was instituted in 1922. The race was suspended between 1938 and 1949, but has been run every year since, apart from 1951 when it was abandoned because of bad weather. The jubilee race will be held as part of a celebratory Air Day of the United Service and Royal Aero Club at Wycombe Air Park, Bucks. The qualifying race, the Aspenair Cup, will begin at lOOOhr and will follow a four- sided circuit ending back at Wycombe. The King's Cup will follow the same course in reverse, beginning at 1520hr. Prizes will be presented by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Flying displays, planned to take place throughout the day, will range from the Red Arrows to the Rothmans Team, from Spitfire to Harrier and from Fokker to Hunter.
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