Flying boar Jet Fighter
(Rec. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 6. Britain is leading the world with the production of the first jet-propelled fiyingboat lighter.
Mr Saunders Roe, announcing the building of the machine, says it will be flying soon.
The lighter is powered by two jetengines enclosed in the hull and will carry four millimetre cannon. It has a pressurised cabin with an emergency ejection device for the pilot.
A special hook will enable the pilot to pick up moorings single-handed without leaving the cockpit.
It is claimed that the new machine has a rate of climb and manoeuvrability comparable with any land lighter. Its chief advantage is its independence of a vulnerable aircraft-carrier or a costly landing strip for land aircraft.
Any sheltered stretch of water will provide a runway which cannot be put out of action by enemy bombing. It was designed originally for use against the Japanese in island warfare, says the aviation correspondent of The Times.
It will be employed in conjunction with a special type of portable floating dock, so that it will be able to operate from adyanced bases with minimum equipment. It is expected to make its initial flights within a few weeks.
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Northern Advocate, 7 November 1946, Page 5
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