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INTERNATIONAL

Ozone layer is

food for thought

on their way to being mastered,

one aspect remains potentially

serious and more difficult. I refer

to reports during the Concorde

era that flights at SST altitudes

were potentially damaging to the

ozone layer. I have no idea as to

the validity of these claims, but if

true they are food for thought.

Richard Chandless

Crêches sur Saône, France

Switch solution

The proposed key lock solution

to the problem of the cowling

being inadvertently left open

(Flight International, 16-22

February) has a flaw, in that the

key can also be overlooked by

the crew. Wouldn’t it be safer if

the door locks had a switch that

would prevent the engine

starting if not properly secured?

Rodolfo Serna

Bogotá,Colombia

While it would seem that sonic

boom, overall external noise lev-

els and fuel burn for supersonic

transport (SST) aircraft are well

ACCOLADE

An apt tribute to a great aviator

How very pleasing and apposite to read a full page obituary for Eric

“Winkle” Brown (Flight International, 1-7 March). You have managed to

encapsulate his career so well. His phenomenal skills in flying and

communicating are now legend. I wonder if Flight International would

take a lead in searching for a suitable and inspiring memorial?

Surely there must be organisations and individuals who would be

prepared to sponsor a memorial to inspire later generations to con-

tribute to skills and innovation to aerospace development.

Roger Pullen

Longparish, Hampshire, UK

Eric “Winkle”

Brown – an

aviation legend

Susanne Hakuba

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