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1947
1947 - 0866.PDF
5O2 FLIGHT MAY 29TH, 1047 NORECRIN IN THE AIR Unlike many light aircraft, the rudder of the Norecrin is fairly heavy and might be compared with several (..[ the larger single-engined military aircraft. The machine is direction- ally very stable in the air, and an un- usual flying characteristic, which I was able to try for myself, was the ability, having trimmed fore-and-aft for level flight, to make quite passable S-turns with rudder alone. As would be expected from the appearance of the machine and the availability of 150 h.p., the cruising and high-speed performance are good. At between 2,100 and 2,200 r.p.m. the cruising speed built up to about 125 m.p.h. I did not make a long run at maximum r.p.m. but the quoted top spetfl of 165 m.p.h. seems to be on the high side. Fair warning of the stall is given in the conventional sloppy - control manner, and the aircraft is fully stalled at 40 to 45 m.p.h. with the full 40 deg flap, and about 5 or 6 m.p.h. faster with flaps up. The left wing drops fairly quickly in an incipient spin, but I do not regard the stall and spin characteristics as unreasonable for the aircraft, and the recovery is positive and rapid. After flying several " safety " aircraft recently one is apt to get the impression that any aircraft which drops its nose or shows signs of spinning verges on the vicious ; this, of course, is not true. To appreciate the Norecrin and to give a fuller descrip- NORD 1200 NORECRIN Max. speed 165 m.p.h. Cruising speed 143 m.p.h. Rate of climb S/L 1,180 ft/min Rate of climb 3,000ft 1,100 ft/min Take-off distance » 525 ft Service ceiling 19,680ft Range at cruising 560 miles Weight empty 1,1861b Fuel 2051b P»y load 5381b Total weight l,929lb FRENCH VISITORS AT LUTON: (Left to right) Mr. W. A. Summers, ManagingDirector of Hunting Aviation Management Ltd. ; Mr. Maurice Smith, Flight; M. Maurice Gateau, Commercial Manager of S.N.C.A. N. ; M. Anton Pissavy,President and Director-General of S.N.C.A.N. ; M. E. Ambrassart, Works Manager at Les Mureaux near Paris, where Norecrin and Noralfa are building; M. GeorgesDetre, chief test pilot of the Nord group, M. Henri Demay, Caudron's chief test pilot, and M. E. Marton, Nord engineer. tion of its flying characteristics, it would be necessary to do several hours on it and to get used to the controls and even the instruments, but as a first impression it is fair to say that the performance is good and the controls are smooth and well balanced. The approach to land is made at 75 m.p.h., and the landing itself presents no difficulties. The machine might be brought in a little faster and flown on to its three wheels, but the slightly tail-down, hold-off technique is preferable. The touch-down speed is quite low, consider- ing the aircraft's performance, and with the use of brakes and nosewheel the landing run can be made exceptionally short. The Norecrin was on a friendly return visit to Hunting Aviation, Ltd., at Luton, and in addition to Nord's chief test pilot, the S.N.C.A.N.'s president and commercial manager were among the French party who are seen in the illustration with Mr. W. A. Summers, managing director of Hunting Aviation Management, Ltd., who visited the company in France a few weeks ago. M.A.S. SECRET DESTINATION MR. JOHN DEDMAN, Australian Defence Minister, speak-ing in a Parliamentary Debate in Australia, said that members of the expedition conducting the forthcoming rockettests in Central Australia would travel by air to a secret destina- tion to remove any possibility of pre-arranged contacts withthe outside world. Even contacts with natives was regarded as an extremely remote possibility. Mr. Dedman was speakingfti a motion protesting in the interests of the natives against .establishment of the range. THE BLACKPOOL AIR PAGEANT TAKING the place of Empire Air Day this year will be theBlackpool Air Pageant, organized by the Air League of the British Empire. The Pageant is to be held at Squires Gate from July 2nd to 23rd and will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day except Fridays. Flying displays will take place on July 2nd, 9th and 16th from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. with units of the R.A.F. and Naval Air Arm providing the flying In the aircraft park will be shown a wide range of Service and civil aircraft and also a number of captured German machines. If the weather is calm it is hoped to fly a Bl^riot monoplane similar in practically every detail to the one in which Bl^riot first flew the English Channel in 1909. The Pageant has been timed to coincide with Wakes week, and it is estimated that 100,000 people will be admitted during each flying day. Squires Gate is the site of the first officially supported aeronautical display held in England in 1909. A free 10s ticket will be supplied to every full member of the Air League who applies for it at least a fortnight before the opening. The Blackpool Pageant will culminate a seriesof four air displays under the auspices of the Air League. The first took place at Portsmouth. The second at Whit-church airport, Bristol, and the third is scheduled to take place at Baginton, Coventry. DEATH OF H. J. THOMASW ITH the death after an operation on May 20th of Mr. H. J.Thomas, assistant managing director of the Bristol Aero- plane Company, British aviation' has lost one of its pioneerworkers. Herbert John Thomas, who was born in 1892, spent his whole life in aviation. He was one of the original teamwho formed the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, under Sir George White, Bart., in 19'jo, andremained with the firm up to the time ef his death. Thomas was one of the earliest Britishpilots, his Royal Aero Club certificate being No. 51, and at the time he was theyoungest pilot to hold a licence. He was works manager of Bristols for 25 years,including the period of the first World War, when the famous Bristol Fighterwas built in large numbers. Of public offices he had held several, and had beenchairman and member of the council of the S.B.A.C. In September last yearhe was appointed Sheriff of Bristol. The late Mr. Thomas leaves a widow and twoH. J. Thomas. ,• - sons, to whom we extend our sympathy. ft f>(T
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