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760 FLIGHT International, 25 May 1972 Flying • •. • •. :S k ::: New zoning RAF Brize Norton, Oxon, has established a Special Rules Zone and RAF Lyneham, Beds, has reshaped its SRZ and Special Rules Area, both with effect from May 25.* Both SRZs will apply from ground level to 3,500ft and the Lyneham SRA will apply from 3,500ft to the base of airway Green One at FL65. Passage through the zones, both approximately rect angular and aligned NE-SW, must be cleared with the respective ATCs prior to penetration, using 119-OMHz for Brize Norton and 123-4MHz for Lyneham, Gliders operat ing in weather minima of 1 n.m. horizontal and 1,000ft vertical cloud separation and in 5 n.m. visibility are per mitted to transit the Lyneham SRA and SRZ but glides movements are prohibited in the Brize Norton controlled airspace. Sigma out of championships The revolutionary British sailplane Sigma is not to be entered in the 1972 World Gliding Championships. Operation Sigma Ltd chairman Rear Adm H. C. N. Goodhart said last week that the air craft suffers from an appreciably higher profile drag than predicted. He pointed out that this is the only remaining major problem but said that, with only two months before the championships, there is not enough time to investigate the problem and rectify it. Canadian gyroplane to be revived? The Canadian Avian 2-180 gyroplane is now likely to go into production, follow ing the recent purchase of the assets of Avian Aircraft Ltd of Georgetown, Ont, by three Canadian businessmen. The purchase included production rights as well as the tooling and one complete prototype. About $2-5 million (£1 million) had been spent on *UK Notam 300/1972 Since its only Western appearance at the 1967 Paris Air Show, the Yak-I8T, a four-seat version of the single-seat 18PM of World Aerobatics fame, seemed to have faded from sight. This recent Tass photograph, showing an I8T dressed up for work, indicates otherwise. The fuselage is different from that of the 18PM, but the same 300 h.p. Ivchenko engine is used. The photograph was stated to have been taken during an air show at Sheremetyevo (in spite of apparent runway construction in the background) developing the aircraft, including some $700,000 of Government contributions, before the company went into receivership in 1970. The new owners are reported to be planning to transfer work to Listowel, Ont, and to be seeking further Government financing. Old Warden safety measures The proprietors of the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Beds, have requested that visiting aircraft should operate into wind whenever practical. The present practice of operating according to the slope has resulted in increased use of the NE-SW strip, making an accident at the runway intersection a real possibility. Southend museum opening The first section of the Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend Airport is to be opened to the public on May 27, when a flying display will be staged. The official opening is scheduled for the previous day, when Air Marshal Sir Harry Burton will unveil a commemorative plaque. Airstrip approach Cheshire County Council has declared an open attitude towards the establishment of private airstrips. These will be allowed if they do not spoil countryside or present a noise or traffic nuisance. New club, new name The British Airports Authority is stressing that its newly formed flying club has no connec tion with any previous BAA flying club and is to use the name of Lapwing Flying Group. Must read . . . Carburettor Ice in General Aviation is the title of a special study just published by the US National Transportation Safety Board. The eight-page document analyses the various causes and effects of carb- icing in the light of the high proportion of accidents still attributable to it. The 1972 UK Air Touring Guide is now out, again with a hardback cover but still priced at £2. The pub lisher, Airtour Associates of Elstree, is requesting informa tion on private airstrips and helipads for publication in later amendments and in future guides. Also from the same publisher is a new working hand book on radio-telephony. The book gives the necessary information for the RT Licence, along with sample ques tions and a guide to the practical test. •3:1 •':-rd:-u:--/:^^^;;-;:'-v-.^v:-:' The recently restored Miles Magister P6382, alias G-AJDR, made its public debut at the second Shuttleworth display of the season in the hands of Desmond Penrose. The first flight took place on April 28
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