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THE CHINA MAIL; MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1958.

TENTH ANNIVERSARY Tele-News

OF TURBINE TRAVEL

was

BERT GILLETT makes a return to the television screen this evening at 7.30 when he will play a twenty-minute programme in "Monday Band Box."

His first programme last week theatrical agency and this week was a great muccess and the she will be in trouble with "A Intimate camera work gaya Man called Smith." viewers o most unusual close-up of the Inirieneles of technique which the modern organist must

The Late Night Theatre next Saturday should provide absorb-

master For tonight's edition of ing viewing for the Colony's the programme Bert Gillelt has television public. for Peter Lorre, blcked soine prime favourites Sydney Greenstreet and Gerol- from the many requests which dine Fitzgerald are the stags in e has received, and viewerna story called "Three Strangers," con hear.Community

Thils, is a tole with a very "The strange Chinese influence and

"In A Persian Market."

Little Red Monkey"

"Marching Strings,'*'

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and

concerns, a sweepstake ticket which wins a very big prize but which cannot be presented as

At 7,50 this evening viewers con 'is a vital clue fa a murder in- sco a most interesting documen-

tory called "The Crafters." This is production by the Central Office Of Information and gives picture of an A very graphic arpect of life in Britain which is all too often forgotten in these modern times.

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vestigation.

The reputations of Lorre and Greenstreet are aged with sinister flavour and in

a conse-

quence it is Casy to imagine.

that there will be thrills nplèn- ty in this fine story.

of the

The children A new programme makes its

Carol: appearance on, the television Bateman School of Dancing are screen at 8,20 p.m. tomorrow proving that television is an ideal known when the first of a fine new medium for the presentation of Inscries of television plays is pre. ballet and their weekly appear.

Foreign airlines took a polite real yardsticks of operational interest but no more, and all success.

mado Quickly BEA rough 1951 the crisis decuened,

EN years ago, one of England's greatest and strangest post- war success stories begun. In the evening of July 16 1948, the world's first propeller-turbine airliner, the Viscount V.630 whistled her way across the grass of Wisley airfield in Surrey and, at an indicated speed of 90 mph became airborne,

In the cuplain's scat veteran chief test pilot, the late

That night there were the To the professional world of Mult Summers, and at his right traditional celebration drits in civil aviation the Viscount was hand was

young Scotsman the Wisley Hut just outside the deari burled under that saddest Jeck Bryce,

As an act of courage, Vickers their progress--big Jumps become Summers' successer and less. Ilg personally, had to pilot the Viscount through a doubled

good ullsation, aeroplane Time." Government support for more than 20 aircraft and yet ability, decade of development,

would work, but he did have the project waned and, with no stil dit not have a single plece cost, The Viscount Watching, hands in pockets,

ales takers in sight, Vickers prepared of contractual cover beyond that an immediate success and about the grave doubl shoulders slightly hinthed, was

world's first turbo-prop was no en reluctantly to wrap the aeroplane for die original 20 machines. It would resistance which

By the the man to whom the Viscount counter. He knew that influential up and turn to other things.

to mere flash in the pan Several times they had owed Its

'George existence,

American air transport men

consider whether to cut their end of 1983 the order book Glood Robert Edwards, then just 40

'bee regarded him as having and for three years Chief De

loscs and get out of the Vis al 86, new production lines had count after the BEA batch-but to be started at Humm, (Bourne- #gher to the famous aircraft rm which he had joined as a

each Lime it was decided to hang mouth), and the Viseurt snow-

ball was under way. little nger. Then un draughtsman only 13 years be-

November 1951, came the first fute.

breaks-Air France Lingus placed orders for 12 and for. 4 machines respectively-not

enough huge orders--but rekindle hope.

later destined to ajriteid, but Edwards was rest of epitaphs, "Bom before its placed, big material orders for far passenger bookings, high profit-sented. This new feature is ence on the screen is providing

Prelude to an Era

This moldea flight of a brand new type of airlbier fitted with revolutionary form of engine fasted 10 minutes, but it was ten-minute prelude to in era which was to put Britain into

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What

the

never

in his bonnet about turbo-props, and that airlines were not exactly tumbling over each other to operate something which was #15 unknown quantity. What Vickers and Britain needed was a commerical success and not a mere succes d'estime.

The original Viscount require- men was a goverminental one, sponsored by the Brabazon Com- mittee, and the government was paying for the V. 630 in the hope that it would develop into an airliner for BEA Yet BEA was showing. little enthusiasm -- partly because the V. 830 was too small and had too limited an earning power.

With this reasoning Edwards was in agreement, and he was own later words "was already working on 3 lorger Bruggling hard to preserve un version of the Viscount, powered outward appearanen of kind of calin."

sutne

£110

the

The first fight of the V. 030 was, for Edwards, the end of one read and the start of another. He knew that gol exily success but possibly existence of his firm depended on the rightness of his concept Haul propeller- of a Medium turbine airliner. There were two problems involved the first was to get the aeroplane right, and the second was to gel an airline to buy it,

Before the take-off, and as top Vickers executives and engineçis. stood in groups round the air- cralt, Edwards and Summers wandered away--to practise golf shots along the big open grass- ways of Wisley field. Single figure handicap player Summera was half way through correcting 18 handleup Edwards' slice when

SIR GEORGE EDWARDS

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and Acr Production Worries

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low called "Stage Seven" and the entertainment that is as refresh- was clearly producers of it have selected a ing ns it is accomplished and s

the age of the children incresses », the host of famoùs" names from the

world of entertainment to take so does the dancing become more

polished. pari and a different star will

Carol Bateman and her team appear each week,

of teachers will be back in the For the first telecast a play studio at 5.40 on Tuesday to put called "Eminent Domain" has the children through their paces been selected and as this stars once again and no doubt delight

audience Thomas Mitchell viewers.can be an ever growing

asured of a high standard of this type of show. acting and a worthwhile story. Television Jigsaw reaches the end of its first edition At 8.39 With the hot weather very on Thursday when Nick Kendali much in mind Graco Tang has and Peter Pun will present the decided 10 demonstrate the 10th Programine and will Six months later Trans-Aus- whereas a year earlier, the trou-

four ble had been to fill what capa- making of a hand tan in her deavour once again to encourage tralia Airlines ordered

"Handicrafts Corner" on Wed-

competitors to complete the nesday. This is a very simple puzzle and no take away valu- construction and there is

no uble prize. doubt that the children will find az much enjoyment in making it us they did in their efforts with plaster ash tray and a lam; shade.

Viccounts, and there was a flick

to

The big headache now was to

fast enough delivery sive a

in

er of interest from TCA Canada. Realising that this could

The

floor

then

city had been earmarked for a nol very healthy child. Viscount erecting shop be the turning point, Edwards space was doubled-and

doubled again as airlines all over took the first available-aero- plane to Montreal For days he

the world, including Capital and Continental Airlines of the USA sat in at almost non-stop meet- ings while TCA. engineers signed new orders and repeat British turbo- critically examined every minute orders for the part of the Viscount's désign, prop...... demanding some 200 changer to meet North American conditions began to be heard at all the air

The Plane Nobody Wanted

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A few weeks ago the latest of Britain's jet-prop airliners, the new Viscound 810 entered public service for the Arst time. It did so on the very doorstep of the USA aircraft industry its first service fight being from Los Angeles to Chicago, vla Denver.

Behind this British challenge to the American domination of the airliner market, lies a ten-year story of engineering development culminating in this latest mark of the now world famous Viscount,

In this article, which reviews the first decade of turbine-powered civil aviation, Chories Gardner, for many years BBC Air Correspondent, and now public relationa manager for the Vickers-Armstrongs Aircraft Company, recalls some of the highlights in tile tary of a Cinderella aeroplane which is now used more widely in ine world than any other moderu aircraft,

Three airlines servicing

Airways-run Viscounts.

Dart

Hongkong-Union of Burma Airways, P.A.L, and Hongkong

The whine of Viscount engines

ports of Europe and the Middle East, the West Indies, Australia. Canada, Africa, South America, and the USA.

TARGET

"Digit A Day". Rediffusion's other big give-away programang passing week and with a thou- becames more popular with each sand dollars at stake viewers are Adophe Menjou has selected Anding I lively entertainment, the famous story of "Colonel The programme is presented- for his Favourite nightly from Monday to Friday Chabert" Story" at eight o'clock on Thurs at 0.15 p.m. day and he has gathered Gertrude Michael, John Alvin and Rudolphi Anders into the cast to play the

that roles

have made this a stogo play. story famous as

of the Chung Another edition By May 1955, the 200th order had been booked, and two Loo Show will be presented in years later the 400th, was being Saturday Variety" next_Satur approached. At the end of 1957 day at 7.30 and during the pro- Vickers could claim that the gramme a representative of the Viscount was already being oper- Tai Kar Hoa Teahouse at 281, ated for, or sold to, more coun- Shun Ning Street, Kowloon-. tries than any other airliner in holders of the lucky number in history save the DC3 and pro- the third edition of "Digit A duction

at 10 a was stendy

Day" will be in the studio to try and collect $1,000.

and

month.

During all this me, the Vis- count itself was being continual- ly developed and improved, From the original 290 m.p.h. and

It had Probably one of the most po- 32 scals of the V030, grown to the 365 m.ph, and 65 pulor features being televised in scats of the V.180 with a V.840 Hongkong at the present time is at 400 m.ph..

portrayal an all-up Ann Solhern's

:of weight of 60,000 lbs. already de- "Susle" the very unusual secre

tary. In her role of Suzie Mac- the word came that the V. 880 by later versions of the

Throughout these nerve if they were even to consider signed and ordered. was ready for engine runs and which Rolls-Royce had been per wracking years, Edwards kept purchasing the aircraft,

Dart engine powers had beennamare, Ann Sothern gets into tuxling.

wunded. develop. What he on with his V. 700-the proto-

more than doubled and hundreds (some fantastic situation in Edwards gave them all the as- ef detailed improvements had Fifteen minutes later history hoped from the V. 630 was that type of which was taking shape had been made and the ✦TONIGHT+

first I would soften up the wide- in the experimental sheds at surances they needed on de- been incorporated into the do- of airline turbo-prop airliner was whisper spread anti-turbo-prop feeling Wisley. He and his Chief, the sign, performance and delivery sign in the light ing through the Surrey sky, I and pave the way for a bigger late Sir Hew Kilner, cover lei and returned to Weybridge with experience.

Viscounts sold-and is doubtful if there will ever brother to the V. 630 the 40-48 up in their attempte to sell, the 15 more

since Viscount development THE BIGGEST

into North 1950 is now often quoted as a again be 3 four-engined seater V.700.

to BEA and this sold for dollars zeroplane

classic example of how an air- aeroplane as quiet, as vibration-

pressure, plus the constant sight America. HIT IN TOWN! less and as cusy drive as that Throughout 1946, 1049

and Im- und of the V, 630 flying casily about By the end of 1952-with, pro- liner should progress Arst to 32 scat Viscount much of 1950, the V. 630 flew on the European airways, began to ducion V.700% on inol route prove within the envelope of a V, 630, From the

handling bave Ha effect. very early development work.

tests, BEA ordered six more and far-seeing original design. moments of light it was clear 14:55,

negollallong for demon- started

And the ultimate that hure was a gentleman's monstration tours 01 over strated the little Viscount won further 12-lhe second Viscount the Viscount?

the The fact that aeroplane at to match perfectly Europe. It emerged from being headlines of pealse "smooth sates crisis was over.

original for BEA now the Rolls-Royce genius which an unknown, untested prototype silent, fast, a new em”—these In April. 1933, BEA's fret order for 20

st. 08, a fully certificated and things

and that had given birth to the slim 1,009 into

were noW, everyday V.700's opened their public ser- stands horsepower Darts which so many practicable air transport. But phrases used to describe turbo- vlees, and airlines all over the

of the Arst 27 airlines to operate one was interested, prop travel.

the crities were eaying "could never stll no

world watched for trafe the Viscount-10 have already enoul to sign a contract. - work."

and Agures, service regularity re-ordered the aeroplane that financial rosutls which are the no one would buy.

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THE British Transport Com- entching hold of unfixer lever

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paper, to haul himself to his feet, he is released 4,000 more, cheeses, with: masterly melosis, finding It dimcult to make ends which submerged him. Ou, being released 1 second ilme, he meet

The only way to call attention refused the directors offer of a to the plight of the railways cheese. "He fius had enough of

is to cut down, the number of cheese for one day," said the trains, raise the fores and the interpreter..

cost of refrecuments, and

Im Here, there and

pose a special 35 per cent change

Regrettable occurrence

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The First Order

was

put into public, service

his

full certificate of airworthiness an unprecedented compliment to n prototype. In August BEA signed at order for 20. of the bigger new, Viscount. 700 and, in the same month, the prototype V. 700 first' dew-agáty with. Summers and Bryce at the con- trois and this time with Edwards

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By mid-1950 the V.630 "had made its mala pohit. The turbo- prop

clearly attractive, practical and reliable--but what about its economics? Armed with maxes pcost and payload curves, engine data, maintenance and performance forecasts

FILMS guarantees, Edwards and team Anally convinced, the few Roxy & BROADWAY: "The remaining doubters in BEA

Fly." A Science Fiction thril- In July 1950, the V,630 was

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REG CATTERMOLE, 26 of "modernisation" (blue and gold welding rooms carpeted plat- Urchin's Way, Bristol, stirred his He a-. stove-pipe, forms, dogs dining cars, panciled ten with

The Viscount was thus finally Guards,

could be sprained his wrist and broke the VAZIE etc.

His mother said. "He's in business after 25 months in hurried forward.

which it bad several thnes been frustrated...

THE GIRDLESTONE Giro

given up for dead. The magic summoned carly ons. brigade was

4 production", now KOOLUKATFATTI, chief of yesterday we had subepired after its name in th the Kuppakawfee Indians, barbed wire which had been sub-aviation reference, books, and a

shown over tituled for the strings of fresh crials began to dawn was yesterday

The BEA order for 20 nirerati factory where cheese is pre- violin belonging to 'Mrs Jelf, a

start a WILD sufflelent and peptonised Wivenhoe alr-hostems. dehydrated

A GOOSEBERRY weighing production-line but by no means before being cogginiced and pro

burst of curiosity dow, was picked in a St. Helena mufficient for commercial pur- cessed. In

Many many mure the dusky potentate fingered a market garden last Wednesday poses.

to be two It was found to be made of Viscounts would have thousand lever. One

cardboard, and

was sold If, Vickers, were, to reenup hundred cheeses were precipi- green-

their investment, It was fre- taled along, a chute, knocking chained to a bush

Thtat the visitor down and almost Heagi, Damou

quently sold "the orders are

come"--but. Tašti burying him. Ho.was, dug out it were generally known, bound to

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enough and by the fire brigado. Through an THEG

these promised orders falled to Interprater he Inquired, if this could be caused," he said was the usual procedure. Thers,

(Evening Standard.) Imulerialise.

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