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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-11-02, Page 31announce for Be Plans haute been announGel for development' of a new air cushion vehicle •= the Viking-- and for manufacture of ad- ditional Voyageur multi- purpose air cushion vehicles. William G. Gisel, president of Bell Aerospace Canada, Division of Textron Canada rhas Ltd., said work started on the design of Viking, which, will, gross 15 tons and be able to haul a 5 -ton- payload on a 630-. ivare•foot -deck. Cost of the proj2ct is estimated at $2 -million. About half the development of Viking will be funded under a Program for Advancement of Industrial program, Bell developed and Technology TPArr) ° agreement built two of the larger, 90agross with the collodionDeportment, ton Voyageur ACVs. The second ;of tIndiistry, Trade and emit' of these is now owned by the merce (DOITC). Canadian Ministry of Transport Under a similar PA'IT and is being operated on Lake Ontario by Northern Transpor- tation Co.- Ltd.;; Ottawa, The first -- which was used in exten- sive tests to prove the Voyageur. concept is „undergoing modificationand additional testing. Gisel said work has begun, toward•production of additional Voyageurs beginning in 1973. The Viking r will have the same ruggedness and flat cargo deck configuration as Voyageur. And it will be composed of six bolt -together 'modules, similar to the Voyageur which has 11. modules designed for •ease in disassembly and transportation. Aluminum hull modules for Voyageur and Viking are manufactured for Bell by Fleet Manufacturing Co., Fort Erie, Ontario. Viking will be powered by one Twin-Pac T75 marine' gas tur- bine engine'with 1,300 shaft hor= sepower. 'This unit built by United Aircraft of Canada, will be coupled to two variable -pitch propellers through a V -drive transmission. This transmission will he developed for Bell Icy Spar Aerospace Products Ltd. of Toronto. The engine will also turn a fan providing lift for the vehicle. Many of the mechanical and structural items will be identical to those used on the Voyageur. _Twin propellers_will_rouide more thrust and better control than the single propeller used in earlier generations of small ., ACVs. Also, since the Twin-Pac is actually two engines, the craft will be able to operate with one engine out. ,1r e Artist's concept shows the Viking,special purpose air cushion vehicle with Coast Guard markings. the new amphibious craft is being developed by Bell Aerospace Canada Division of Textron Canada Ltd. with assistance from a Program for Goderich FRENCH Dry Cleaners 35 WEST ST. 524-8452 2t PL JACKUM'S BER YOU'LL SENO FOR US IF YOU ARE WISE, AND IF YOU WOULD ECONOMIZE LOCAL „AOSMAKKS. Mg. a MBING & HEATING -+----- SS KINGSTON V. A Advancement of industrial Technology (PAIT) agreement with the .Canadian Department of Industry, Trade, and Commerce. First of the 15 -gross -ton Vikings will be completed in late 1973. Notes from ;-Nile Mrs. Jack Clements Mrs. Thos: Lawrence is in Goderich Hospital. Hope she will soon be out and around again. Jack Adkins; Mrs. Irene Dickey and son Jim of Simcoe visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs: Thos. Lawrence also visited Mrs. Lawrence in hospital. • - Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Erb of Kurtzville visited with Mrs. Eleanor Rising recently. ..Congratulations to Mr. _and BY SUSAN BOYCE At the fourth meetipg of the Sloppy Joes, the girls checked their four-day meal records. They made a casserole called Burger Noodle Bake and talked about many other things. The people that rooked the meal were Susan Boyce, Lynda Melick;' Debbie Elliott, Sandra Searls and Jennifer Harrison. Handout sheets were distributed. Clerk's Certificate as to 1 972 POSTING 4 of PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS for Town. of Goderkh I. J. Harold Walls, A.M.C.T.. C.M.C.. Clerk of the Town of Goderich in the County of Huron, certify that. the Preliminary List of all electors prepared as required by The Municipal Elections Act, 1972 was publicly posted in the Office of the Municipal Clerk on the 23rd day of Oc- tober, 1972. Electors should examine the list to ensure that their narnes and relevant information are correctly shown. Complaints, in the nature of requests foradditions or . corrections to or deletions from the list may bio made by an elector completing and filing a form obtainable at the office of the Clerk. The last day for filing form* requesting additions, corrections or. deletions: Friday, November 10th, 1972 57 West Street Goderich, Ontario J. Harold Walls, A.M.C.T., C.M.C.. Clerk Treasurer. Mrs. Wm. Pollock and their baby boy. A large crowd attended the West Region. Rally at Dungan- non last Wednesday. Explorer girls are to start their meetings from 7 o'clock to 8:30 p.m. as some of the mothers thought, 9 p.m. was too late for the girls. David McGee was home from Windsor with• his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold McGee and family. Leger Caza is in hospital in London and Mrs. Orville Ribey is also in London hospital. We wish them both ' a speedy recovery. '529-7648 •O O Congratulations to Mrs. Louise Brindley and Mary . Louise McNeil who won •door tie prizes at Carlow Fair along with • anyone else in the area who Avon ja prizes. Mrs. Joseph Lessier of • Warren is staying with her • sister, Mrs. Leger Caza while Mr. Caza is in the hospital.• • Also adding to the con- trollability, of Viking will be "puff port" openings on the port and starboardsides of the bow just above the flexible trunk. These ports can be opened or Closed to allow cushion air to 1 • AziologoTo:-.:ot..1k. When You. Shop Say... ISAW '"...IT IN THE SIGNAL THEY'RE HERE FROM WASHABLE WOOL &TREVIRA " KNITS WF75—V-neckline cardigan styled in bamboo pattern knit, with collar and facing in solid matching colour. Sizes 10 to 20 Each t20.00,. WF88--fully-lined ,A-line in regular length with elasticized waist and side zipper closing,. Sizes 10 to 20 Each $18.00 WF7S/WF88 SHOPPE GODERICH P.M. OPEN FRraA�r NIGHT-ri�� .... (OUERICH SIG -NAL -STA B TtIUR$DAY. ►Yl&Rl escape, providing thrust for directional control. Various studies have shown a need for a specialparpose craft the size of Viking which will complement fleets of heavy -haul Voyageurs. ' The potential Canadian and export market in- cludes: 'Federal agencies, especially cost guard units which have a need for fast. amphibious 'craft for search and rescue and for aids -to -navigation monitoring duties. ry Oil and mining companies. n rsh44, water which must .operate in irm- fields to get to anoident Wit. eessible areas such as marsh 'Like .its' . flats and.'shallow wa , t'Vikin will lolly a , 1 �r i1 Q Military amphibious missions. 50 knots 'and be fully em- Viking -size ACVs are can. phibious, Neign work will .be °didates to replace obsolescent cerePie ed early 1973, .and ' -Personnel/light vehicle .atn- pletion of thefirst craft *ill be phibian and landing craft. •in late 1973. Firefighting „applications in* Both the Voyageur. and cludi'ng airport emergency Viking. projects arebeing- equipment. At airports, there, isr ducted at Bell Aerospace ,, a need for fire equipment . Canada's menufat turing.facitity capable of moving -swiftly across .at Grand Bend Airport. 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