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FLIGHT International, 14 August I97S 242a Straight and Level as* o <s> r\ ss I'd just like to know what in hell is happening, that's all. I'd like to know what in hell is happening. Do you know what in hell is happening? . . . (Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie's Tu-104 on location for a film being made by the Czech State Film Company. Note to reggie spotters: it's OK-NFD) THE story of how Hubert Broad, whose death at 79 is mourned by all aviation, came to resign as de Havilland's chief test pilot reminds me what a gentleman he was. In 1935 the de Havilland Technical School was designing and building the TK.2 racer. Broad asked the school if he could fly it in the King's Cup race of that year. The school delightedly agreed. A senior company designer (not Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, who would have handled the matter better) for bade Broad to fly the TK.2. He must fly the DH.90 Dragonfly which the com pany itself was entering for the King's Cup. Broad resigned. His three months' notice ended on the day of the race. Despite oil trouble he flew the TK.2 to 4th place—ahead of the Dragonfly flown by the new chief test pilot, young Geoffrey de Havilland. No Harvey Smiths—just a broad grin. Broad then flew off to Hawkers. All we need now is a Kremer course to fit the aircraft . . . (Weybridge Man-powered Aircraft Group, Wisley) 4 E32. ABHauHoiman nojiMTHKa BejiHKo6pHTaHHM.— Aviation policv review: more details. «Fright Int.*, 1974. 106. A6 3430, 819 (aiir.i.) . "Reference Journal" (Air Transport), Moscow, No 4, April 1975 • I see from our sister "Aeroplane" that the DH.71 Tiger Moth (the original of that name, a monoplane racer) had a cockpit sized exactly to the diminutive Broad. Did you know that the cockpit of the Supermarine S.5 Schneider racer was also fitted to the Broad shoulders? He lay full length on the floor of the Supermarine factory while R. J. Mitchell drew a line around him. • At Le Bourget forty-three VIPs on a 25th Viscount anniversary trip from London, plus my reporter, were shown two films: "The Viscount" made in 1952, and "Concorde" made in 1975. Said Sir George Edwards: "You can judge our claims for Concorde on the veracity of the claims we made for the Viscount." They came true. • The occasion of the silver jubilee was marked by a London Air Taxis and Alidair take-off from Northolt 25 years to the minute after the inaugural. The temperature was ISA + 15 (that's nearly 90 to you Brian). Sir George was heard to wonder why the clots who designed the aircraft hadn't fitted a Freon pack. • From my executive satellite over northern England last night I saw a Venezuelan C-130 disgorging a Can berra at British Aircraft Corporation, Warton. It was in for a major rework, to gether with others from there and elsewhere, including the RAF. What other jet bomber will fly 3,000 miles, do 600 m.p.h. at 50,000ft, or carry a 10,0001b load? What other specimen of defence, which is sup posed to make military aeroplanes obsolete before they fly, is still pro viding work for the manufacturer 30 years after design began? I bet in another 30 years' time they will still be saying that MRCA stands for Must Refurbish Canberra Again. • How dare you write that the stall of our excellent new Whiteknuckles Super 200 is lousy? J. Burlington Widebody, air corres pondent with the fattest radar signa ture: We did not say it was lousy. We said it was not quite immaculate. It is a matter of editorial opinion. —Snort. Burly: We understand from the Civil Aviation Authority that you have agreed to fix it. —Of course we have agreed to fix it, idiot. Burly: Shall we say downstairs at Quaglinos, 12.30? RAF Pageant, Hendon, July 2, 1937
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