FLIGHT International, 22 May 1969
Jetstream C of A The Board of Trade has pointed out that
the announcement in Flight on April 10 that the Handley
Page Jetstream had been awarded a C of A by the Air
Registration Board was not strictly true at that time. The
facts were that the ARB had merely recommended the award
of a type C of A and that there had been no issue of any
individual aircraft C of A for a production standard Jetstream.
Events have now overtaken the situation, and the latest
Jetstream to leave on a delivery flight to North America had
a full C of A, Flight Manual and so forth. The first fully
equipped and furnished production Jetstream on the British
register will soon be ready for consideration of a full public
transport C of A. The American Federal Aviation Administration has now recommended the Jetstream for a type
certificate, and to obtain individual aircraft approval should
be simply a matter of routine.
New Charter Aircraft at Stapleford A Piper PA 23 Aztec
Turbo D is being delivered to Herts and Essex Aero Services
from the United States in the course of the next few days. It
will be put into immediate operation to augment the company's fleet of executive aircraft available for charter and air
taxi work. The Turbo D has a cruising speed of 250 m.p.h. and
a range of 1,340 miles, and it can operate at 25,000ft. Full deicing equipment has been installed. Five seats are available
for passengers and with single crew operation the cost for the
hire of this aircraft has been put at £40 per flying hour. Herts
and Essex Aero Services can now offer a comprehensive range
of aircraft from two-seat trainers up to the 10-seat, twinengined BN-2A Islander.
Slow Progress on Indian Crop Sprayer The Hindustan HA-31,
the native contender to meet India's requirement for an agricultural aircraft, is due to make its first flight within the next
month or two, according to Interavia Air Letter. The HA-31 is
a low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage, powered
by a 260 h.p. Rolls-Royce-supplied Continental 10-470, and
with a gross weight of 3,7901b.
Development of the HA-31 has, however, been progressing
very slowly, and series production does not yet seem to be in
sight. India has a requirement for at least 100-200 agricultural
aircraft, and has already considered most types on offer. Availability of currency apparently remains the main stumbling
block to the placing of an order. A committee of the Indian
Ministry of Food and Agriculture which has been set up to
select an agricultural aircraft is to evaluate the Fletcher FU-24,
the manufacturer of which, Air Parts (NZ) Ltd, is to send a
demonstrator there next month.
General Aviation at Brussels The Third International General
Aviation Salon will be held from September 3 to 7, 1969, at
Brussels National (Melsbroek) Airport. Owing to the success
of the two previous shows, the Salon has been moved from
Charleroi-Gosselies airport to Melsbroek, where more facilities
are available, such as a concrete surfaced exhibition area, permanent Customs facilities, and an airport open 24 hours a
day, IFR equipped, with full communications facilities.
King Baudouin has given bis official support to the Salon,
and the Belgian Prime Minister and other important personalities are also supporting the display. A full range of general
aviation products, from small trainers to business jets, will be
presented by the major manufacturers of several different
countries. An indoor exhibition of the general aviation ancil-
An impression of the Dassault Mystere 10 four-to-eight passenger
business jet, powered by two Snecma/Turbomeca Larzac or UAC ]TI5D
turbofans. A model of the Mystere 10 is to be shown at the Paris Air
Show. It is the Dassault entry for the French military communications
requirement and, like the SudjHord SN600 Diplomate announced last
year, would be a multi-purpose aircraft capable of aerial survey,
ambulance, training and other duties
lary industries will include equipment, light aero-engines, radio
and nav-com sets, aerial work equipment and other materials.
Wednesday, September 3, is the official opening day. During
the week, each day will be devoted to a particular aspect of
general aviation, and conferences, discussions, films and demonstrations will be organised. On September 7 the Salon will conclude with an air display iri which civil and military presentations will be given and aerobatic teams will take part.
Darrol Stinton, author of The Anatomy of the Aeroplane and
a former RAF test pilot at the RAE Farnborough, is leaving
the RAF and is joining the Air Registration Board. He has also
resigned his directorship of Phoenix Aircraft Ltd. Sqn Ldr
Stinton will bring to the Board a wealth of experience in flight
testing and light aircraft engineering, and it may be expected
that his work as a design surveyor will be in these aspects of
aviation. His book is reviewed on page 840 of this issue.
Air London, the Gatwick-based executive air charter company,
has had several charters recently to carry consignments of
2,000 day-old turkey chicks, from Gatwick to Quimper and
St Brieve, in France, for British United Turkeys. The day-old
chicks require very special treatment and it is important that
the cabin temperature of the aircraft is kept at a constant 70° F
to ensure their comfort and survival. Air London has flown
the chicks in its Beagle B.206.
Olympic Airways Students Five Greeks who obtained their
US commercial pilots' licences and instrument rating in the
United States, together with another Greek student who
obtained a private pilot's licence in Greece, have joined the
student body of the Oxford Air Training School to obtain
further experience. After completion of their course the
students will join Olympic Airways and will be the first
civilians to join the airline for flying duties. Previously,
Olympic recruited personnel who had served in the Greek
Royal Air Force.
When the six first applied to Olympic Airways for flying
jobs there were no vacancies and, pending these occurring,
three of the applicants took jobs as stewards with the airline.
The training schedule will provide for 50hr on Cherokees, 55hr
on Twin Comanches, 40hr of Link training and 15hr on the
jet simulator, and they are expected to be at the school for
eight months.