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824a FLIGHT International. 30 May 1968 SPORT AND B US INESS Bell is the first helicopter builder to produce 10,000 rotary-winged aircraft. The event was cele- brated (left) with the delivery of a Jet Ranger to Petroleum Helicopters of Layafette, La, the world's largest helicopter operator. Bell president Mr E. J. Ducayet, left, presented a com- memorative certificate to Mr R. L. Suggs (centre), president of PHI. On the right stands Mr D. K. Jose, Bell vice-president commercial marketing. Right, the David Brown Corporation has supple- mented its fixed-wing Dove with a Jet Ranger. The four-seat helicopter, built under licence by MV Agusta in Italy, is here seen taking off from the Portsmouth slipway of Vosper Thornycroft— a David Brown member-company Low-cost Helicopter The Scheutzow Helicopter Corp, of Columbia Station, Ohio, hopes to get FAA certification next year for its Model B two-seat light weight, low-cost helicopter, and to produce 191 of the type for sale in 1969. A belt-driven Flexhub system designed and patented by Mr Webb Scheutzow eliminates the need for a gearbox. Empty weight is 1,0001b, and gross weight is 1,5501b. Max speed is 85 m.p.h. and hover- ing in ground effect is possible at up to 10,000ft. The price is expected to be $16,700 (£7,000) ex-works. Modified Starduster Too by Morgan Schrack, illustrated on this page, differs from the original Stolp design in being 3in shorter, has wider inter-plane struts and a stressed-plywood-skinned wing leading edge. For a fully aerobatic ability the aircraft has an inverted-flight fuel system, 25 per cent larger ailerons, mass balancing all round, and a third hinge to each surface. A leading-edge strut on the tailplane has eliminated an engine- induced vibration. The steel-tube fuselage is fabric covered, while the wings are of conventional spruce and plywood construction. Display at Sleap On June 3 the Shropshire Aero Club is holding its annual open day and flying display, to which the general public is invited. A comprehensive civil /military programme of fly-pasts is planned. Design the PFA a Badge The Popular Flying Association, the group-flying and amateur constructor representative body in Britain, is offering a £10 prize for the design of a new badge for the association. Entries and further details from the PFA at Elstree Aerodrome, Boreham Wood, Herts. Transpolar Light Flying From Europe to America with no over-water leg of more than 275 miles is the route used by Trans-Polar International Airlease of America, an Anchorage- based company that specialises in leasing aircraft to Scandin- avia. The. route gained publicity recently when it was flown by Mrs Ingrid Pederson of Stockholm (Flight, May 9, page 706). She went from Anchorage to Fairbanks in central Alaska, then across northern Canada to Inucik, Resolute Bay, Albert, Nord (on the northern tip of Greenland), and over the island of Svalbard to Tromso. Mrs Pederson (photograph on page 825) flew the route in a turbosupercharged Cessna] Super Skywagon. Handley Page Scotland Handley Page is to open a factor at Cumnock, Ayrshire, with jobs for 300 men. The new factory will make machine parts for the Jetstream and is expected tol provide work for redundant miners in the district, where several! pits are due for closure. The 56,000 sq ft factory will be in| production next year. Lear Jet's Reduced Field A reduction of more than 1,000ft in the runway length required for the Lear Jet Model 24 has received Federal Aviation Administration approval. Thomas W. Gillespie, Lear Jet Aircraft Division marketing manager, said; the new FAA balanced field length requirement of 3,775ft atj the Model 24 gross weight of 13,0001b is 1,000ft shorter thatf authorised for any other business jet. This follows a revision! of take-off speeds and techniques. The first Lear Jet Model 25 Transporter is to visit Europ in the autumn. Left, Captain Morgan Schrack of TWA built this version of a] Stolp Starduster Too, powered by a 200 h.p. Lycoming IO-36Q, <>ndi specially adapted for an advanced aerobatic performance. More details on this page. Right, Mr Webb Scheutzow, of Columbia Mfltion'j Ohio, is well ahead with the development of this low-cost two-seat helicopter called the Scheutzow Model B (one 180 h.p. Lycommgj IVO-360 de-rated to 165 h.p.). He hopes to make production aircraft next year. See also first item on this page
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