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C r f: light & Level roqer.bacon@flightinternational.com Colonel Yang and the Mysterons Western space intelligence experts have discovered the apparent reason behind China's recent leaps in the field of manned spaceflight. Clearly pictured helping Lt Col Yang Liwei from his space capsule (Budgie News, October 21- 27) appears to be none other than Captain Orange - a hitherto unknown associate of Captain Scarlet and fellow member of Spectrum. But, asks Nephew Allen Knight and others...is he like Scarlet? Can Captain Orange pass on his indestructability? Are the Mysterons up to no good? Is China's Shenzhou 5 the first step towards a Chinese Cloudbase? I think we should be told. Captain Scarlet China's Captain Orange Pocket rockets Max Thrust: "The rocket will gradually be raised to an erect position over a six- hour period." Billy Booster: "But we can't have talk of a six-hour erection...there must be a better word?" Thrust: "How about 'vertification'!?" Booster: "How about 'viagrafication'?" Roller bus (From a recent edition of FX - with thanks to Nephew Ian Forsdike) "The first of many exhibitions featuring some of Europe's best designs of the past two years, including the French Bouroullec brothers' office of the future for Vitra and the Trent 80 engine for Rolls-Royce's new A380 double-decker jumbo jet." Baring all Budgie News: "So what's so new about your airport security system?" Sid Scanner: "We get the passengers to gradually divest themselves of objects as they move along the security line - things like laptops, belts, shoes, keys, cash, cell phones so that by the time they get to the X-ray they're completely naked!" Ten out of ten for the spot landing, Brian. YEARS AGO On approach to Kai Tak, Hong Kong, in the good old days AIRCRAFT ENGINEER FLIGHT 11.12.1953 Canberra at Kitty Hawk The winning candidate in the England-New Zealand Race is to visit Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17th, as a participant in America's main Wright anniversary ceremony. Flown by its race crew, F/L. R.L.E. Burton, A.RC, and F/L D.H. Gannon, D.F.C., the machine will pass over Kill Devil Hill, the scene of the Wright brothers' C% ^% "rst successful powered flight. The anniversary celebrations in the U.S.A. will take place from December 14th to the 17th. The Royal Air Force was invited to participate by the sponsors of the event - the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Society, the Air Force Association, the National Parks Service and the North Carolina 50th Anniversary Commission. The Canberra, WE 139, is to leave Wyton, Huntingdon, on December 16th, and will return from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, the following day. The memorial on Kill Devil Hill, erection of which was authorized by Congress in 1927, is being officially re-named the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Bristol Helicoptery Last week we illustrated the prototype Bristol 173 Mk.1 helicopter embarked in H.M.S. Eagle during a recent series of trials. These tests have provided the company with a full range of results of rotor start ing and stopping behaviour, blade folding, striking down to the hangars and general handling in all conditions of wind. Mr C.T.D. ("Sox") Hosegood, with three company personnel, took off from Gosport in the early morning to fly to the carrier, which was 50 miles offshore; the first landing was made with a deck wind of but five knots. Boeing 707 Features Progress with the Boeing 707 four-jet transport is reported to be on schedule. In the company's main plant at Seattle the first prototype - which will be a general-purpose demonstrator- has its wing fitted, and it should fly, as planned next June. The civil J57 engines are to be rated at about 10,5001b thrust. The Boeing 707 was described in detail in our issue of August 7th last. The machine has a num ber of new features, such as the flush cockpit roof and windscreen and the bogie landing gear with a 21ft track, which is hinged on the rear spar and is housed in the fuselage when retracted. The num ber of cabin windows is remarkable and indicates that Boeing are being very cautious in cutting into the pressure-envelope. Each row of seats appears to be provided with two to three very small win dows on each side of the aircraft. www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 9-15 DECEMBER 2003 39
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