German Aircraft Industry
BIOS 254
Report of
visit by repressentatives of SHORT Bros. (Rochester & Bedford) LTD.
on September
24th - 29th 1945
Reported by:
Mr. W.
Swallow Chief Production Engineer - Short Bros.
Mr.
D.Keith-Lucas Chief Aeriodynamics Assistant - Short - Bros.
BIOS. Party
No. 1264
BIOS Target
Numbers
4/50,
4/48(a), 25/186, 25/3, C25/385, 26/43, C9/566, C9/269
Members of
the party:
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Sir John S. Buchanan, C.B.E. Technical Director
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Air Vice Marschal R.G. Parry Liaison Officer
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Air Commodore F. Kirk
Chief Oversear
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Group Captain V.P. Feather M.A.P.
Oversear
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Mr. S.O. Norman
R.T.O.
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Mr. H.L. Piper
Test pilot
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Mr. W. Harriman
Test Flight Engineer
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Mr. W.Swallow
Chief Production Engineer
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D.Keith Lucas
Chief Aerodynamics Assistant
Keywords:
Targets Seaplane testing Establishment, Travemünde;
Walter Werke, Kiel; Application of the Walter Engines; Blohm and Voss,
Finkenwerder (Finkenwarder); Drawing Office; Parts of BV.238 - BV.222 - BV155;
Blohm and Voss Elbschloss - Blohm und Voss Barsbüttel?; J.D. Möller, Wedel;
L.F.A. Volkenrode; Design - flying controls - Ailerons - Elevators - Rudders -
Tab Box - Wing Spar - Hull structure - Wing Tip Floats - Planing Bottom; Blohm
und Voss factories; interrogation of Mr. Gaats production engineer;
Interrogation of Dr. Vogt Chief designer; Blohm und Voss 238 construction;
D.B.606 engines geared in pairs in single units .. "T Stoff" ... ; "C
Stoff" .. ; Catalysts .. ; The progress made at Walter works is most impressive
and is indeed for the allies that the applications had advanced no further
before the cessatation of hostilities .. ; Blohm & Voss Hamburg .. ; Wind
tunnels .. ; Full scale lofting .. Blohm & Vos had adopted photographic lofting.
The apparatus used was most impressive and obiously very expensive ...
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