In a corner of Hurn Airport, near Britain's south coast, stand six black-painted hangars belonging to Vickers Ltd. Inside are planes abuilding that pose the biggest threat to U.S. domination of the world's transport airlanes. The planes are Vickers Viscounts, 48 place, 320-m.p.h. airliners with four turboprop engines. A fortnight ago the first Viscount of a 22-plane order for Trans-Canada Airlines flew across the Atlantic to Montreal. Last week another new turboprop took off for the other end of the world, one of a six-plane order for Trans-Australia Airlines which the company finds...
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