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Race to save
Marham Victor
A campaign has begun to rescue
one of the last of the famous
V-bombers – the Handley Page
Victor XH673 that has been
parked at RAF Marham in
Norfolk, erstwhile home of the
Victor force, since the type
retired in 1993.
But time is running out for the
aircraft – she is due to be
scrapped (with just the tail fin
preserved at Marham as a
memorial) if no serious offer is
received by the end of February.
She is being offered free of
charge, and the good news is
that several museums are said to
be interested, even though the
price of dismantling and
transporting her is estimated at
£250,000 ($325,000).
XH673 is showing the
inevitable signs of spending a
long retirement outdoors,
although she was repainted in
1999 and her cockpit was
covered with black panels to
protect the interior, according to
Aviation Heritage UK.
The Victor was the third of the
three V-bomber types to serve
with the RAF, after the Avro
Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant.
More information is available
by emailing secretary@
aviationheritageuk.org
Wing goodbye
Talking about aircraft that are
heading for the scrapheap, the
last-ever A380 wing set was due
to depart from Airbus’s
Broughton plant last week.
A decade and a half ago, the
feat of transporting the giant
Water way to go: A380 wings on the Dee
flightglobal.com
STRAIGHT&LEVEL
Richard Flagg
Winston’s vision
It is very much to Mr
Churchill’s credit that it was
he who provided
the Navy with an
air service, which
was in being at
the outbreak of war. Also it
should be remembered
that he has consistently
helped and furthered
aviation, civil and military,
ever since the possibilities
were first realised.
There, but for how much longer? XH673 stands guard at France fights back
RAF Marham. Thanks to Richard Flagg for the photo A new body has been
formed named the French
Atlantic Air
structure from North Wales to World War, Hoare developed a Command,
Toulouse – down the River Dee hatred of communism living in which intends to
by barge, onto a ro-ro ferry at apartheid South Africa, and he continue the
Mostyn to Pauillac near and his mercenary unit were work of bombing the
Bordeaux, up the Garonne River hired by Congolese prime defences of the ports. It
again by barge and then onto an minister Moise Tshombe to seems to be the first sign of
outsize truck for the final stretch – suppress a Marxist rebellion in a revival of the Armee de
was hailed as a logistical triumph. the country in 1964. I’Air. The countrymen of
This time, the slow journey However, in 1981, in what Georges Guynemer are
down the Dee on the Afon became known as “the package- grand in the air when they
Dyfrdwy might seem a bit like a holiday coup”, Hoare and a are equipped with up-to-
funeral procession – even though group of recruits – concealing date aircraft.
the wings in question could have weapons in their luggage and
a working life of 20 years helping pretending to be rugby club Metric motors
transport Emirates passengers drinking buddies – tried to The Royal Air Force is to
around the globe. overthrow the socialist receive its SA 300s this year.
Seychelles government. Senior pilots who
The attempt was botched and, have flown the
Exit Mad Mike to escape, they commandeered Puma praise its
Military legend or low-life the airliner and made the crew manoeuvrability.
criminal: take your pick. After a fly to South Africa. Anticipating Britain’s change
life spent dicing with death, Unfortunately for them, rather to the metric system, the
Michael “Mad Mike” Hoare – than being hailed as aircraft’s weight, including
the colourful mercenary who swashbuckling heroes by the fuel, is measured in SI units
hijacked an Air India Boeing anti-communist government in and hydraulic pressures are
707 after leading a failed coup in Pretoria, Hoare and his presented in atmospheres.
the Seychelles – has passed accomplices were jailed, Hoare
away aged 100. himself serving 33 months. Avoiding dispute
Following service in the The UK government is
British Army during the Second holding out an industrial
RAT rules olive branch to
Apparently it’s purely a Germany in a
coincidence that, on 23 January, move aimed at
the European Union Aviation avoiding
Safety Agency happened to damaging disputes over
Max Kingsley-Jones/FlightGlobal
publish a document to Airbus workshare on the
A380 operators mandating Eurofighter 2000 and the
repetitive gearbox checks on the Future Large Aircraft (FLA).
ram-air turbine – just as Senior Whitehall sources
celebrations were getting under say that the UK will be
way to mark the Chinese Year of relatively flexible.
the Rat.
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space industry to net-zero emis-
sions by 2050. But when you burn
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world, bribery is the only way of doing business. Of course, this
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WORK EXPERIENCE STEDMAN STEVENS
Imaging firm delivers clear benefits
Having begun his career in medicine, Stedman Stevens spied an opportunity to revolutionise air traffic
management via the first commercially available sensor that enables take-off and landing in all weather
How did you get into aviation?
I joined a group called The
Executive Committee (now
Vistage) in 1995, comprising 14
chief executives in non-
competing industries, who met
once a month to discuss similar
business problems. There I met
the founder of global private jet
sales specialist Jetcraft and gained
an insight into business aviation.
This reignited my childhood pas-
sion for flying and opened up op-
portunities in the industry.
How has your career developed?
I have always enjoyed exploring
new ideas, thoughts and building
new things. My career in fact
began in the medical field, where
I held the role of president at a
number of companies before join-
ing Jetcraft Avionics in 2013 as an
executive director. Since then, my
focus has been on developing
passive millimetre wave
(PMMW) technology, which led
to the creation of Vu Systems.
What is Vu Systems?
Vu Systems is an advanced imag-
ing technology company that has
developed the world’s first com-
mercially available and patented
PMMW sensor for aviation. Vu’s
innovation of advanced PMMW
sensors offer capabilities and
products that enable users to
“see” as never before in industries
including aviation, transportation
and automation.
What products are you
developing?
We saw the opportunity for a
significant innovation in state-of-
the-art enhanced flight vision
systems (EFVS) and set out to
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Devising new technology involves a willingness to fail, says Stevens
invent Vu Cube, the world’s first
PMMW sensor for aviation. Vu
Cube will significantly reduce
flight delays and increase airport
capacity by giving pilots unpar-
alleled visibility in adverse
weather conditions. The patent-
ed Vu Cube sensor is the only
product on the market that uses
PMMW technology to allow pi-
lots to see through heavy clouds
and thick fog at 1.7nm (3km) or
more, enabling continuous and
reliable take-offs and landings in
extreme low-visibility weather.
What is your role and your
responsibilities?
I am responsible for leading all
aspects of the company's strategy
and business development. Our
technical development team has
been working on PMMW for the
past six years, before we
launched to the world at NBAA
of more than 1000 aircraft drawings
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Vu Systems
in October, announcing our stra-
tegic alliance with Saab. Our
sales team has quietly ap-
proached OEMs, commercial air-
lines and operators to discuss the
value and benefits of this innova-
tive technology. The Saab Vu
EFVS is displayed to pilots
through our high-performance
head-up display, combining vis-
uals from PMMW, infrared, syn-
thetic vision and other sensors to
provide incomparable clarity.
How do you see PMMW
technology evolving?
We brought about a revolution-
ary jump in technology by as-
sembling global experts, neces-
sary funding and a focus on
technology and innovation, with
a willingness to fail fast and
pivot, over and over again. We
see a bright future for aviation in-
cluding continually increasing
11-17 February 2020 | Flight International | 43
WORKING WEEK
performance and decreasing size,
weight and power requirements.
We will also build an affordable
product for smaller aircraft, ships
and drones.
What are the challenges?
The first is finding engineers
with an appetite for failure and
an understanding of what is
required to meet customer needs.
The second is finding women
engineers: throughout my career
– working in predominantly
male-dominated industries – I
have sought out the very best
women engineers and I have
never been disappointed by the
talent and expertise brought to
any project. Thirdly, in many
instances corporate bureaucracy
across industries in the USA is
stifling innovation. I see it in
healthcare and aviation. Every-
one talks about innovating but
thinks incrementally, and only
wants to do what is short term.
What do you enjoy most about
your job?
Getting to know people, their in-
terests, insights and dreams. Vu
Systems is about relationships,
technology and knowledge – em-
powering and challenging people
to do things they did not know
they could do. Q
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