Helios 270 km/hr. . I.A.S. or T.A.S.? It seems quite high for I.A.S. IMHO. Just wondering if we are comparing like with like in some of these figures.

I will have to pile through a bunch of information, but an article called “The Billion Dollar Bomber” abut the development of the BEAR made the statement about the wings of one version they considered placing in production but did not. Pray for me. Because the last time I had to look up something it took three weeks to at last find it. =GRIN=

Jack E. Hammond
Try AIR Enthusiast (as was) July , August & September of 1971

VEGA ECM And of course, in the case of the JP1 the Ministry was just too “skinflint” to redesign the Pericival Piston Provost Landing Gear, until it was proven that it absolutely necessary!
No, Hunting Percival designed the Jet Provost. The use of Provost legs was to use a high commonality with the earlier aircraft ( about 80% by memory) in order for the company to gain the contract. By the time they had got to the JP4 I think it was down to about 20%. I’ll leave it to others to comment on the rest of your dissertation 🙂

Can anybody confirm a colour known as “Velva Glo” – or something very similar?. I saw it referred to about 1960 just before Day Glo came in for the U.K. and haven’t seen it referred to since.

But, did Tank fly the Hindustan HF-24 Marut as well?
Certainly not for the first flight ( Wg Cdr Das ) He would have been getting on a bit by then I think. Nevertheless the HF 24 in the Deutches Museum is to commemorate his contribution. Dont think he flew the Helwan 300 either.

Howard Hughes………:)

JDK, I think you are at odds with the facts regarding Ken Wallis and his aircraft. His primary intention was always for them to be employed mainly in the defence sector , never really for light civil GA use. Indeed ,it was in the military sector that the type came close to production on at least two occasions to my certain knowledge.

Ken Wallis by the same token?