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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-12-16, Page 9PAGE 9 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS Hovercraft launched at The world's first Voyageur Heavy Haul Air Cushion Ceh- icle (ACV) has been complet- ed and this month began oper- ational trials at the Bell Aero- space 'Canada Division of Textron Canada Ltd. Tests with the 40 -gross -ton vehicle are being held at Grand Bend Airport, site of the company's 30, 000 square foot assembly facility. Addit- ional testing will be conduct- ed on nearby Lake Huron. William M. Smith, Vice President for Bell Aerospace Canada, said the craft's flex- ible skirt was being trimmed and modified through operat- ions over a specially -construct- ed observation pit. Tethered at four anchor points, the vehicle is brought up on cushion over the pit to allow engineers to observe ttie internal members of the skirt system. "It's something like a final fitting at the tailor, " said Smith, Other tests --over land as well as water --include payload hauling up to the maximum 25 tons, speed checks up to the maximum of about 60 miles per hour, compass and instrument calibration. Voyageur No. 1 has been under develop ment since early this year. Bell Aerospace Canada opened the Grand Bend facility in January 1971 and began development and production operations a short time later. At present, more than '70 employees are involved in the Voyageur effort. Under a cost- sharing Program for Advance- ment of Industrial Technology (PAIT) agreement with the Canadian Department of Ind- ustry, Trade and Commerce (DOITC), Bell Canada is deve- loping and producing two prototype Voyageurs. Worldwide applications are foreseen for the Voyageur -- which is built up of simple box- like aluminum modules and ca rl be adopted to many transport- ation and cargo -hauling roles. Applications are being consid- ered from arctic to tropical regions of the world. Voyageur No. 2 will be comp leted in early March --about thel time Voyageur No. 1 is fully Zurich Mennonite. Cyril K. Gingerich, Pastor SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 9.45 a. m, Worship Service 10.45 Sun, Church School MEDITATION; The joyous Christmas Season's here! and brings us once again it's age-old message of good- will and of God's love to men. And may it also bring to you new faith and hope, throughout the corning year. Everyone Welcome massampassmaamemmecesesensionem LAKEVIEW CONSERVATIVE Mennonite Church Formerly SS 4, EAT STANLEY MERLIN BENDER, Pastor SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 10:00 a.m.—Sunday School 11:00 a.m.—Worship Service 8:00 p.m.—Evening Service Every Wednesday Evening — 8:00 p.m.—Bible Study and Prayer Meeting We invite you to worship with, us eisiesseemaseseassaweeswineseessesess tested. A similar test program will then be conducted with the second craft, which will be different in several ways from Voyageur No. 1. The most important change in the second craft will be its power. Voyageur No. 1 is powered by two LM100 marine turbine engines which deliver 1, 150 shaft horsepower per engine. „ Voyageur No. 2 will be powered by two Twin-Pac ST.0 units built by United Aircraft of Canada/Pratt and Whitney. The ST.6 units deliver a maximum of 1, 700 shaft horsepower each. Chief test operator for the Voyageur program is Jacques Robitaille, a resident of Grand Bend, Ontario who has a wide range of experience as an ACV operator. In 1913, Robitaille served as operator for one of two SRN 6 ACV's that were operated to transport visitors at Expo '67 in Montreal. Early this year he operated an SK -5 at Point Barrow, Alaska. - Voyageur is basically a car- go craft unlike many of its predecessor ACVs. Requiring a basic two -roan crew, the vehicle can perform a number of 'operations with its 64-1/2 by 33-1/2 foot flat deck. It was designed and developed by Bell to fulfill a worldwide need for such a craft. Future versions will be mod- ified for such service as a passenger cabin for up to 140 persons, to roll-on, roll -off ferry duty in addition to freight hauling. The operator's cabin, locat- ed above the two turbine eng- ines, provides all-around vis- ibility and a full view of the cargo deck. Voyageur is made of eight deck modules and two power modules. These units can be shipped by rail, truck or air for reassembly at a job site. Propulsion is through two variable pitch, nine -foot diam- eter propellers. The Voyageur's engines also turn lift fans that force air down through the craft's side hulls into the four - foot -high flexible skirts. Because of this air cushion, ACVs are able to operate over such difficult and varied sur- faces as ice, snow, water, tundra, mud or sand. Tests have shown/ that the fraction ASS St. Peter's Lutheran Churc Rev. A. C. Blackwell, B.A., B.D, Pastor SUNDAY,. DECEMBER 19 10:00 a.m.—Worship Service 10:45 a.m.—Sunday Church School Everyone Welcome Emmanuel United Church ZURICH R.v. John Huether, ill.A., &D., Minister Mrs. Milton Desch, Organist SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 10 a, m. Christmas Sunday Serv- ice. - Messengers for Boys and girls. 11.10 a. m. Sun. Church School 7.30 p.m. Sun. Church School Christmas Program. EVERYONE WELCOME THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1971 ell plant near Cr Bend of a pound per square inch of air pressure under an ACV does not significantly affect any ecology. 0 Wedding CLARKE - BREEN Dianne E. Breen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Breen, Centralia, and Kenneth R. Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clarke, R, R, 3, Zurich, were united in marriage at Centralia United Church, Nov- ember 27, 1971. Reverend John _ Beaton performed the ceremony against a background of baskets of pink and white mums and carnations and pink candles. Mrs. Florence llodgins played the wedding music and accomp- anied the soloist, Robert Lara- mie. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown fashioned from crystal peau with guipure ribboned lace trimming the neckline, bodice, sleeves and skirt. The same lace out- lined the chapel length detach- able train and the tiered scal- loped French illusion veil was held by a double lace crown. Her flowers were baby pink roses, carnations and starflowers with white velvet streamers. Mary Lou Breen and Dianne Clarke, rhe bridal attendants, wore gowns of deep purple velvet and lavender chiffon. " The best man was Richard Thiel, and Ron Clarke and Bruce Breen were ushers. After the reception held at Crediton Community Centre, the bride changed to a navy and brown Aztec print hot pants out- fit with brown accessories for a wedding trip to Niagara Falls. The couple's new address will be R, R, 3, Zurich. Showers for the bride were given at Dashwood comniunity centre hosted by Dianne Clark, Mrs. Jean Clarke and Mrs. Marg Clarke; and at Centralia United church by friends and neighbors of Centralia. The groom is employed at Hay Township Municipal Tele- phone System in Zurich. 0 Ice is twice as slipperty at 30 degrees as it is at 0, so wet ice in sunny areas is more dang- erous. Due to differences in temperature, too, ice lasts longer on bridges and in shady spots. Don't swerve or brake when you hit an unexpected patch of ice, oviirarA. �ovDs��i�cs�� FOOTBALLSTYLEREADY-TO-EAT-Wholeorhalf Coleman Hams 1b67t 1 16 VAC PAK kindless Bacon ib59t Grade'A'Geese 67 Grade 'A' Ducks i6 � U.S. No.1 RED EMPEROR GRAPES 10 lb bag LOCAL SAND P,t' ,. AT , S CALIFORNIAsizs 113 s VEL -.r R N large size i 5c dozen HE } LETTUC oCO' bitIra 68immorro6anarb8Sb85000s8oi1"rnrZSt! 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