Vickers Viscount Network Newsletter May 2012

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Here are a few to get you started.</h3><br /> <div class="BoxOutCenterYellowMasterPage"> <p><a id="ctl00_HyperLinkAA" class="a" title="In the Beginning" href="../Pages_History/History.aspx">In the Beginning</a></p> <p><a id="ctl00_HyperLinkBB" class="a" title="The Turboprop World-Beater" href="../Pages_History/The_Turboprop_World-Beater_VISCOUNT.aspx">The Turboprop World-Beater</a></p> <p><a id="ctl00_HyperLinkBB2" class="a" title="Sir George Edwards" href="../Pages_History/SirGeorgeEdwards.aspx">Sir George Edwards</a></p> <p><a id="ctl00_HyperLinkBB3" class="a" title="The Rolls-Royce Dart" href="../Pages_Technical/Rolls-RoyceDart.aspx">The Rolls-Royce Dart</a></p> <p><a id="ctl00_HyperLinkCC" class="a" title="The Prototype Viscount" href="../Index/VickersViscount001History.aspx">c/n 1 G-AHRF V.630<br />The Prototype Viscount</a></p> <p><a id="ctl00_HyperLinkDD" class="a" title="The Tay powered Viscount" href="../Index/VickersViscount002History.aspx">c/n 2 VX217 V.663<br />The Tay 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British Airways</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_Books/British Airways.aspx">Books about BA - British Airways</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a>BAF - British Air Ferries</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/BAF Simulator.aspx">Viscount simulator</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a>BEA - British European Airways</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/BEA Letter August 1950.aspx">Letter to the first Viscount passengers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/BEA Aircraft 1963 - German.aspx">BEA Aircraft 1963</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_Books/BEA.aspx">Books about BEA - British European Airways</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a>BWA - British World Airlines</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/Windsor Castle Letter.aspx">Letter from HRH Prince Philip</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a>CAA - Central African Airways</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/CAA timetable.aspx">Timetable circa 1958</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a>Capital Airways</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/Capital Airlines memo 1957.aspx">Airfreight tariff memorandum 1957</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a>Compania Cubana de Aviacion</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/Cubana Hijack.aspx">Viscount hijacked</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a>NAC - 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54</a> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_Technical/700 Series Specification Content.aspx">Content</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_Technical/700 Series Specification General.aspx">1. General</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_Technical/700 Series Specification Performance Weights and Dimensions.aspx">2. 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The team would like to express its apologies that this issue has taken until May to be published. Also, we've been training up a new member of the newsletter team, <b>Simon Ellwood</b> who we'd all like to welcome on-board. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Newsletters/Newsletter1204Print.aspx" target=_blank ><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage1" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />Newsletter printable version</a> </p><br /><br /> <h2>First Viscount pilot to be endorsed joins Vickers Viscount Network</h2> <p> We get many interesting emails but the following from <b>Brian Powell</b> would have to be one of the most fascinating.<br /><br /> “Firstly – to introduce myself. My name is Brian Powell. I am 90 years old and served in the RAF as a flying instructor throughout the War. I became a commercial pilot in 1945. My only claim to fame is that I was the first Commercial Pilot’s Licence holder to have my licence endorsed for prop-jets – the Viscount. </p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image4" src="../images/Photos_Medium/100089.jpg" alt="Prototype Viscount c/n 1 G-AHRF in flight near Mount Kilimanjaro" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Prototype Viscount c/n 1 G-AHRF in flight near Mount Kilimanjaro </div><br /> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn001.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_CNImage1" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 1 G-AHRF</a> </p><br /><br /> <p> I was a test pilot with Vickers at Wisley in 1950 and went with Jock Bryce on the Viscount 630 tropical trials in Khartoum and thereafter to Nairobi for further trials. We did a photographic exercise, flying in formation over Kilimanjaro for publicity. Jock flew the Viscount and I flew the "chase aircraft", a Vickers Valetta, climbing (unpressurised) to 21,000 feet with the rear door removed and the photographer - on a 'monkey lead' . . . in case he got too enthusiastic and fell out! (Damn cold!). I still have a copy of the photograph – with the volcano in the background. (We have included this great photo - sourced from Derek Harvey. Ed)</p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image5" src="../images/Photos_Medium/102453.jpg" alt="Viscount c/n 76 G-ANRT on a pre-delivery test flight, July 1955" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Viscount c/n 76 G-ANRT on a pre-delivery test flight, July 1955 </div> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn076.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_CNImage2" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 76 G-ANRT</a> </p><br /><br /> <p> Latterly, as Chief Training Captain of Hunting-Clan, under contract to Vickers, I did the conversion training of some 60 pilots of various customer airlines worldwide on 700, 800 and 810 Series Viscounts. Although, I was Test Pilot for British United Group, I was involved with more modern aircraft. I also flew Viscounts on their yearly C. of A. tests and thus kept my licence valid on the type until 1970, when I was seconded to train pilots of Arkia – the Israeli internal airline. </p> <p> The last Viscount flight recorded in my log book was on 4 May 1970 when I flew 4X-AVB from Ophia to Lod! Incidentally, Jock Bryce, who did the first flight on the 630, is still alive (although like me, very ancient!). He lives locally at Walton on Thames. I hope these ‘ramblings’ may be of interest to Viscount ‘aficionados’." </p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image1" src="../images/Photos_Medium/103694.jpg" alt="Brian's last Viscount logged, c/n 424 4X-AVB here pictured at Nicosia, Cyprus" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Brian's last Viscount logged, c/n 424 4X-AVB here pictured at Nicosia, Cyprus<br /> </div> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn424.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_CNImage3" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 424 4X-AVB</a> </p><br /><br /> <p> Editor <b>Peter Layne</b> comments "Brian, rest assured that we Viscount 'aficionados' truly appreciate these details of your distinguished career and welcome you to our core membership. It is a real asset that you are able to recall and relate to us such interesting information. Thank you too for mentioning Jock Bryce. No doubt there are many things that both you and Jock can remember of your Viscount days and we would be delighted to hear about them. </p> <br /> <h2>5,000 Viscount photos !</h2> <p> Another milestone has now been reached with the 5,000th photograph now uploaded to the website. You can always glance at the top of any page on our website for a running total. A great achievement Geoff and Brian who in turn wish to thank so many of you for your valued contribution. </p> <p> An assessment was made a while back that there may be as many as 10,000 photos "still out there" which could be loaded. Let's prove this to be an understatement. If you place the cursor on "Photo", just below the running total, you will see various options as to how these photographs can be viewed. </p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image7" src="../images/Photos_Medium/104288.jpg" alt="Our 5,000th Viscount photo - G-AMNY at Schiphol, Amsterdam" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Our 5,000th Viscount photo - G-AMNY at Schiphol, Amsterdam </div> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn006.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image9" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 6 G-AMNY</a> </p><br /><br /> <h2>A technical question - Engine fuel trimmers</h2> <p><br /> <b>Alex Ford</b> has asked, “Does anybody know if the fuel trimmers on the Viscount were: </p> <p> A: All linked together with a central control i.e. push that control and all 4 move/adjust?<br /> B: They were all individually controlled i.e. move trimmer 4 and only number 4 moved 1, 2 and 3 stayed still?<br /> C: Was there the option of both modes i.e. you could move them all together via one control or move them individually as you wished? </p> <p> Vickers Viscount Network core members <b>Simon Ellwood</b> and <b>Brian Burrage</b> responded: </p> <p> Simon: “In a V745 flight manual I read that all 4 engines have separate controls that operate each engine individually (each engine will have slightly different fuel trim/tuning characteristics). Not sure whether all could be manipulated together, but I suspect the answer is no - they were all trimmed individually.<br /><br /> </p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_FuelTrimImage" src="../images/Photos_Other_Medium/Fuel%20trim.jpg" alt="Fuel Trimmer Switches and dials" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Fuel Trimmer Switches (foreground) and dials (above, with the word 'datum' on)</div><br /> <p> Brian: “As a Dart engineer I have often used the trimmer system when carrying out an installation, in-service or pre-removal ground run. Each engine has a separate fuel trimmer switch and they are definitely not interconnected. The percentage of fuel trim set depended on the pressure altitude and outside air temperature (OAT) at the time you wanted to start up the engines. Rolls-Royce provided charts and also supplied a little plastic dial which they described as a 'computer'. These can often be seen in cockpit photos. G-ALWF had one when it was in service on the right hand side of the cockpit for the co-pilot to use but it isn't there now at Duxford. </p> <p> Each engine variant had a different chart and 'computer'. I happen to have a 'computer' to hand and here are some examples: - </p> <p>   Sea level at +20°C OAT = 86% trim (100% = full fuel with the throttle set at the ground idle position)<br />   1000 ft at +20°C OAT = 80% trim<br />   5000 ft at +20°OAT = 58% trim<br />   Sea level at +35°C OAT = 50% trim <br />   1000 ft at +35°C OAT = 45% trim <br />   5000 ft at +35°OAT = 25% trim <br /> </p> <p> As you can see, the more extreme the conditions the less fuel required to start up the engine. Going the other way, the lower the outside air temperature the more fuel is required, which would take it up to 100%. Setting up the Fuel Control Unit (FCU) throttle arm position at ground idle was carried out during a test bed run and each engine had a different position adjusted by shim blocks. </p> <p> Starting a Dart engine is the most critical phase as it is all too easy to over temp the HP turbine blades, which was an expensive business. A lot of pilots used to 'milk' the fuel trimmer as they started the engine in order to catch the sudden rise in Jet Pipe Temperature (JPT) on the RDa3 and RDa6 engine or Turbine Gas Temperature (TGT) on the RDa7 and RDa10 engine families. The trimmer switch in the cockpit was electrical and energised a servo motor connected to a mechanical linkage system at the engine end. I hope this clarifies the situation.” </p> <br /> <h2>Cuba please . . .</h2> <p> <b>Robert Arnold</b>, who is writing an eagerly awaited book on Canadian Viscounts, has drawn attention to a hijacking on 11 September 1968 when Cuba was a favourite destination. </p> <p> “As we all know, the Viscount was the foundation of the TCA/Air Canada intercity operations during the 1950s and 1960s. The company couldn't have found a better plane. Although the Viscount led a mostly quiet life with the airline, there were moments of excitement. </p> <p> One in particular involved CF-TIB. On that day, 11 September 1968, Captain Ron Hollet and F/O Bob Bromley were about to depart from St. John New Brunswick to Malton Airport, Toronto. They were approached and ordered to fly to Havana Cuba. The crew was fortunate enough to convince the hijackers that they had to take on fuel in Dorval, Quebec. It was here they were able to end the situation peacefully.” </p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image2" src="../images/Photos_Medium/135468.jpg" alt="Viscount 757 c/n 310 CF-TIB of Trans-Canada Air Lines" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Viscount 757 c/n 310 CF-TIB of Trans-Canada Air Lines </div><br /> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn310.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image10" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 310 CF-TIB</a> </p><br /><br /> <p> Compania Cubana de Aviacion Viscount c/n 91 CU-T603 was the subject of the first international airline hijacking originating on American soil<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/Cubana%20Hijack.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />Compania Cubana de Aviacion Viscount hijacking</a> </p><br /><br /> <p> <b>Editor’s note:</b> Most people will look on 11 September as the blackest day in aviation history with its 9/11 link. Not everyone will have realised though that on the same day as the above Viscount hijacking, Air France Caravelle F-BOHB crashed with the loss of all 95 on board while attempting an emergency landing at Côte D’Azur, near, Nice because of a fire on board. <br /><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_accidents_and_incidents" target="_Blank"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage2" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />Air France accidents and incidents</a> </p><br /><br /> <h2>Viscount C-FTID-X c/n 384 on the move</h2> <p> In the September 2011 newsletter we made reference to Viscount c/n 384 C-FTID-X being moved. <b>Phil Belanger</b> advised us he had the contract to move the aircraft across Montreal to a firemen's school in Laval, Quebec. </p> <p> Subsequently he has supplied photos of the move to share with us and comments, “The last move of this beautiful Viscount is all over. The Viscount will be, I believe, very helpful to the aviation communities; training firemen properly will be saving a lot of our aircraft and more of our aviation community. I, as a pilot and engineer, think it will be a very good use of the aircraft. I will send you more details when they start to operate.” </p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image6" src="../images/Photos_Medium/103699.jpg" alt="Viscount 757 c/n 384 C-FTID-X being dismantled for the move to Laval" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Viscount 757 c/n 384 C-FTID-X being dismantled for the move to Laval </div> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn384.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image11" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 384 CF-TID-X</a> </p><br /><br /> <p> We look forward to seeing the fire training in operation and hope that the Viscount will “stand the test” and be with us for many years to come. Have a look at the history of this aircraft which includes a selection of photos of the move. </p><br /> <h2>Terrorism Viscount</h2> <p> In a similar, but more extreme way, to help save lives we are told by <b>Phil Turner</b> of the blowing up of a derelict Viscount. He takes up the story:- </p> <p> "I am sure you probably have this information but thought I would pass it on. I have just watched <b>Air crash confidential</b> on SKY, an episode titled ‘terrorism’. In this program they show the effect of a shoe bomb on a derelict fuselage, an ex BMA - British Midlands Airways V.800 Viscount. </p> <p> The registration is painted out but I could make out G-AZN but could not make out the last letter. The start of the letter was vertical and close to the N so had to be either a B,D,E and so on. Going through the letters I got the feeling that it was what was left of G-AZNB. Sad to see it getting blown up. </p> <p> I used to work at Leeds/Bradford Airport and we had a BMA Viscount that had slid off the runway. I will try and scan the photos we took at the time to send them to you." </p> <p> Our historian <b>Brian Burrage</b> noted in appreciation;- </p> <p> "Thanks for getting in touch with us about the documentary. I have watched the relevant section. A bit of a sad end but the fuselage didn't look in good shape. The programme is dated 2010 which means it was probably shot in 2009. I have taken a few stills to see what I can make of it for the website with due credit to the programme makers. </p> <p> It has to be Viscount c/n 351 G-AZNB which I will now research to find out where it went to as this is one of the histories we have yet to polish up. Do send us your photos from Leeds/Bradford Airport when convenient. Were you with Dan Air?" </p> <p> Phil's contribution helps the Viscount team "complete the jig-saw", which is the underlying purpose of our Virtual Museum. We are thin on the ground with photos of this aircraft’s career. Can readers have a look and see if they can find some photos to fill the various gaps? </p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image3" src="../images/Photos_Medium/103688.jpg" alt="Photo of BMA - British Midland Airways Viscount G-AZNB" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Photo of BMA - British Midland Airways Viscount G-AZNB </div><br /> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn351.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image13" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 351 G-AZNB</a> </p><br /><br /> <h2>Jim Griffith and the 'talking overhead lockers'</h2> <p> In the last newsletter Jim told us about the 'Dog Whistles'. Here is a story he sent to our Canadian researcher <b>Ron Rhodes</b> and wishes to also share with us. </p> <p> "Hi Ron, I saw your photos in the Air Canada family 'netletter' of the TCA Viscount interior. Seeing the overhead racks in the cabin in your photo reminded me of where we used to put the flight attendants. When I wrote the story my memory was that those racks were much bigger than shown in your photo, nevertheless, that's where we put them. </p> <p> One time, a flight attendant who was up in the rack was greeting passengers as they got on the aircraft and was taking their boarding passes. The passengers must have been a little wide-eyed as a hand, from seemingly nowhere, reached out to take the boarding pass! </p> <p> I sent these Vickers Viscount stories to various magazines and so on including the ‘netletter’ and now the Vickers Viscount Network is also going to print them. Current Canadian aviation magazines seem uninterested." </p> <br /> <h2>Strictly for the birds - another story from Jim Griffith</h2> <p> "7 September 1908, Orville Wright was on a sales promotion of his airplane, a Wright Flyer, demonstrating its turning capabilities near Dayton Ohio. </p> <p> Flying in circles might have dithered his thinking for he spotted a flock of birds and decided to chase them. Catching up with the flock he whacked one on the head with his left wing and killed it a sort of . . . man bites dog, story. </p> <p> Cal Rodgers, the first pilot to fly across the USA, was flying his Wright Flyer model B at Long Beach California in 1912, when he hit a seagull in the front-mounted, pointy landing skid . . . birdie bits jammed the control cables . . . the plane crashed and Cal became the first bird strike fatality in history . . . and he wouldn’t be the last. </p> <p> To date there have been 288 bird strike fatalities. On 4 October 1960, Eastern Airlines, Lockheed Electra turbo-prop, N5533, flew into a flock of starlings on take-off at Boston and crashed, killing 62 of the 72 on-board. </p> <p> On 15 January 2009, US Airways Airbus A-320, N106US, would have more than doubled that death toll when it flew into a flock of Canada Geese on take-off at La Guardia Airport and was ditched in the Hudson River. It was only thanks to the experience-honed skills of the pilots and professionalism of the entire crew that everyone was safe." </p> <br /> <h2>The birds don't always lose . . .</h2> <p> The birds always seem to come off second best in the various bird strike stories we have reported however, according to a New Zealand National Airways Corporation 'Skylines' magazine dated November 1966, a teleprinter message states;- "Due to a sparrow doing circuits in cockpit shortly after take-off at Christchurch, flight 564 landed again at Christchurch to off-load same. This added a further delay of 30 minutes." </p> <br /> <h2>From Weybridge to New Zealand via TCA - Part 4</h2> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePage2"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_NormHogwoodImage" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/Norm%20Hogwood%20small.jpg" style="border-width:0px;" /> </div> <p> Still on NZNAC and humour, <b>Norm Hogwood</b> continues his light-hearted recollections of his long association with Viscounts in England, Canada and New Zealand. Norm tells us;- </p> <p> "Some of the old pilots were real characters. One in particular was <b>Jack Winefield</b> who was renowned for pulling all sorts of stunts. He was an NAC Viscount Captain when I first met him and I recall one day seeing him walking out to his aircraft in Wellington, tapping a white stick on the ground and with his First Officer holding him by the arm. God knows what the passengers thought. </p> <p> Jack had a reputation of being a bit of a lady’s man but I believe it was more legend than fact. One day I was riding on the flight deck of a Viscount with him flying between Wellington and Christchurch and I asked him about this reputation. He explained that it was pure fantasy and gave me an example of how he failed miserably with the hostesses. </p> <p> Before Auckland International Airport opened in 1965, at Mangere, the distant Air Force Base at Whenuapai served as Auckland Airport. Consequently, when finishing late duties everyone had a fairly long journey home. Jack said that when his offer of a lift home was accepted, the girls used to jump out the car, wish him good night, and slam the door. </p> <p> While telling me this he exclaimed, 'and that makes me mad!', and stamped his foot heavily on the rudder bar! It was a beautiful day with no turbulence whatsoever and the Viscount shuddered as his action commanded the rudder. The poor First Officer, <b>Jimmy Wood</b>, who was also to become a good friend, wondered what on earth had happened and asked Jack what he'd done. Jack just told him to keep looking ahead and fly the aircraft. </p> <p> A few seconds later the flight deck door opened and in came the senior hostess who asked the same question saying that the passengers were a bit concerned over how the aircraft had shaken. Jack just explained what he had been telling me about his lack of success with her and her friends and repeated the rudder thumping!"</p> <br /> <h2>CF-TGI 'Tiggy' at the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona - again</h2> <p> <b>Jack Stephens</b> has received more information from <b>James Stemm</b> at the museum who reports;- </p> <p> "We still very much want to restore the Viscount into its TCA - Trans-Canada Air Lines markings and intend to do so. It had actually been scheduled for this year, 2011, but a number of new regulations relating to workplace safety came into effect this year and we have not been able to work on any of our larger aircraft due to new fall protection standards that we need to upgrade our equipment to meet. </p> <p> It is going to cost about ¾ of a million dollars to upgrade our restoration facility to meet these regulations. We are working on raising the needed funds but it will probably be a couple of years at least until we are able to work on any of the taller planes like the Viscount." </p> <p> Recently the following was circulated around various aviation groups and there is the possibility that the Viscount will get more attention in coming months;- </p> <p> "Six retired military airplanes have been transformed into 'monumental works of art' for the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, the museum announced. The 'Round Trip' exhibit that opened on 28 January, will feature former Air Force aircraft that had been stored for years in desert 'Bone Yards'. </p> <p> Aircraft used as canvases include four DC-3s, a Beechcraft C-45 (a military version of the Beech 18), and a Lockheed VC 140 Jetstar (a 1960s era twin jet used for military transport). The cockpit from a Boeing C-97 also was used as a canvas for the show. More than 30 artists from around the world took part in the project. </p> <p> The show is part of an on-going Boneyard Project, which launched last summer in New York with the 'Nose Job' show, which gave the nose cones from about two dozen military aircraft to artists to use as 'canvases'. The Arizona exhibit will include some selections from that show along with more than a dozen new projects that have not been previously exhibited. </p> <p> <a href="http://66.147.244.235/~ericfire/?page_id=9" target="_Blank"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage3" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />'Nose Job' art work</a> </p><br /> <p> The Pima Air & Space Museum maintains a collection of more than 300 aircraft and spacecraft from around the globe and houses more than 125,000 artefacts. The "Round Trip" show is open to the public from 28 January through the end of May 2012. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.pimaair.org"target="_Blank"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage4" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />The Pima Air & Space Museum</a> </p><br /> <p> <b>Editor’s note:</b> I received the above information through another group and realising that the Pima Air & Space Museum has a Viscount I circulated the following;- "The Pima Air & Space Museum is a focal point for Viscount enthusiasts as arguably their Viscount can lay claim to having one of the most significant histories of all the Museum's exhibits. Their V.724 Viscount c/n 40 N22SN started life as CF-TGI "Tiggy". </p> <p> The old girl is very much in need of some 'TLC' including a fresh coat of paint, TCA - Trans-Canada Air Lines colours would be appropriate. In December 1954 she was the very first Viscount to migrate to North America and so became first of type in the TCA - Trans-Canada Air Lines fleet. </p> <p> Anyone visiting the Pima Air & Space Museum should make a point of standing beside "Tiggy" and breathing in her very significant North American aviation history. If only aircraft could talk . . ." </p> <p> <b>STOP PRESS!</b> Vickers Viscount Network Canadian researcher <b>Ron Rhodes</b> reports;-<br /> Good news! I've just heard from James Stemm at the Pima Museum. I asked if I could get on board the Viscount to take photographs when I visit the museum in a few weeks. I just got the reply:- <b>YES!</b> If anyone has any photograph requests, please let me know what you would like . . . and possibly where I will find it/them on the aircraft. </p> <p> <a href="mailto:Ron.Rhodes@VickersViscount.net;information@VickersViscount.net?subject=Message for Ron Rhodes" title="Click to send an e-mail to Ron Rhodes"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image12" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />Ron.Rhodes@VickersViscount.net</a> </p><br /> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_N22SN" src="../images/Photos_Medium/1159453.jpg" alt="Viscount c/n 40 N22SN ex. CF-TGI at the Pima Air and Space Museum" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> Viscount c/n 40 N22SN ex. CF-TGI at the Pima Air and Space Museum </div><br /> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn040.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image14" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 40 CF-TGI</a> </p><br /><br /> <h2>The Vickers Viscount Network 2012 Get Together</h2> <p> Early plans have started for a possible Vickers Viscount Network 2012 Get Together at MAM - Midland Air Museum at Baginton, Coventry, England to view the restoration progress of Viscount c/n 35 F-BGNR. </p> <div class="BoxOutLeftHomePageLarge"> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_FBGNRImage" src="../images/Photos_Medium/102390.jpg" alt="MAM - Midland Air Museum Viscount c/n 35 F-BGNR" style="border-width:0px;" /><br /><br /> MAM - Midland Air Museum Viscount c/n 35 F-BGNR </div><br /> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/AircraftHistories/cn035.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image15" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />History and photos of Viscount c/n 35 F-BGNR</a> </p><br /><br /> <p> Have a look at the photos we have in its history and you will get an idea of recent progress. The Vickers Viscount Network last visited this Viscount in 2008 just after it had arrived at Coventry. </p> <p> A date has not be finalised but it is suggested you keep both 22 and 29 September free. At this stage we are not collecting names of those who wish to attend but as soon as possible we will let you know who to contact. <b>Julian Bourn</b> has once again agreed to co-ordinate the get-together and intends to build on the standard set previously. </p> <p> Those of us who have visited the museum, including New Zealand based editor <b>Peter Layne</b> who has been twice, can assure you there is plenty to see, indoors and out. Have a sneak preview of the Midland Air Museum at their website.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.midlandairmuseum.co.uk/news.php" target="_Blank"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage5" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />MAM - Midland Air Museum</a> </p><br /><br /> <h2>New web pages</h2> <p> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/CAA%20timetable.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage11" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />CAA -Central African Airways timetable circa 1958</a><br /> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/Trans%20Air%20timetable.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage12" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />Trans Air route map circa 1958</a><br /> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/BEA%20Aircraft%201963%20-%20German.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage13" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />BEA - British European Airways aircraft in 1963</a><br /> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/BAF%20Simulator.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage14" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />BAF - British Air Ferries Viscount Simulator</a><br /> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_Paintings/David%20Shepherd%20Painting.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage15" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />David Shepherd painting 'Viscount over London'</a><br /> <a href="http://www.vickersviscount.net/Pages_History/History.aspx"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_ButtonLogoImage16" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />'In the beginning' the story of how the Viscount began</a> </p><br /><br /> <h2>How to send us information and photos</h2> <p> To provide information and photos for inclusion in the Virtual Museum or our Newsletters, please send them to;- </p> <p> <a href="mailto:membership@vickersviscount.net?subject=Information for the Vickers Viscount Network" title="Click to e-mail information or photos to the Vickers Viscount Network"><img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_Image8" src="../images/Photos_Other_Small/VVN%20Button%20Logo.gif" style="border-width:0px;" />Membership@VickersViscount.net</a> </p><br /> <p> Photos should be scanned as a JPEG (.jpg) ideally producing an image of at least 600 KB to give us something to work from. Scanning prints at 600 DPI and slides and negatives at 1,200 DPI usually produces good results. </p> <p> Don't worry about the condition of your photos as we can work wonders with most images that have strange colours or dust marks, blemishes etc. </p><br /> <h2>Newsletter Editorial and Production Team</h2> <p> <b>Peter Layne - Chief Editor</b>, Wellington, New Zealand.<br /> <b>Ed Jones - Editor</b>, Manchester, England.<br /> <b>Simon Ellwood - Newsletter Production</b>, Leeds, England.<br /> <b>Geoff Blampied - Website Production</b>, Norwich, England<br /><br /> </p> <p> Although every endeavour is made to find an answer to questions, please appreciate that the team here at the Vickers Viscount Network are all unpaid volunteers who fit this work in with their daytime jobs and chores around home. 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