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1911
1911 - 0259.PDF
A pair of "Asco" running wheels of the Farman type running chassis, and a variety of wire strainers, eye-bolts, wire clamps, &c. Aluminium castings and pressed steel engine brackets are also shown. Brown Bros. (STAND 18) are this time making a special feature of small tools, lathes, &c. They are also showing a variety of small fittings, including aluminium lugs and sockets, wire strainers, &c. An in teresting little fitting is the " Tingye " sparking - plug cut out, which can be fitted to any make of plug. The opera tion of this device is clearly shown in the accompanying sketch. T. W. K. Clarke and Co. (STAND 17), show many very in teresting specialities. These consist of " Flight" Copyright. some new welded Sketch showing the application of steel sockets, which the" Tingye " plug cut-out recently are unbreakable, and placed on the market by Messrs. lighter than cast alu- Brown Bros. minium sockets, the special Clarke type wire strainer, that is both" light and simple and cannot slip. Other specialities consist of broad- hubbed landing wheels with steel or wood runs, the Clarke adjustable shock-absorber, and a 12 ft, (> in. propeller tor a dirigible. They are also showing samples of wing con struction, a quarter full-sized power model of the Clarke monoplane, and an extensive selec tion of materials for model-making. Ding Sayers(STANt>6) are showing several of their well-known "Ding Sayers" model areo- planes and also many useful model accessories by J. Bonn and Co., whose excellent speciali ties are also to be seen on many of the models exhibited at this Show. Eyquem's Patents (HARRIS AND SAMUELS) (STAND 34), have a large assortment of aeroplane accessories, both for full-sized machines and models. The above firm are specialising in very light and strong running wheels. They are also showing aviators' helmets, aeroplane seats, engine beds, castings for air-cooled engines and a new, very strong aluminium alloy, called Sulphalium, which is only 2$ per cent, heavier than aluminium, and is capable of withstanding sea water without any ill effect. A number of Rhineland R.M.C. ball bearings are also shown. General Aviation Contract Co. (STAND 19), who are staging the Dansette-Gillet engine, are also exhibiting the " R.F." propellers, manufactured by Regy Freres, " Hue " aeronautical instruments, and " Vigilax " automatic stato- scopes, barometer, altimeter, recording altimeter, " ascent and descent " altimeter, compass, anemometers, manometers, pocket instruments, complete outfits for use with aeroplanes, balloons and dirigibles. Handley Page, Ltd. (STAND 73), show a complete and very exhaustive display of aeronautical accessories, including wire strainers, eyebolts, wire clamps, bolts and nuts, high- tension aero stay wire, pulleys, wheels, aluminium sockets, and many of the thousand-and-one details that are required in building an aeroplane. Some of the new type " H.P." registered design propellers, from which some very lii^h efficiencies have been obtained, are also shown. These accessories are similar to those supplied to H.M. Balloon Factory. Henry Hughes and Son (STAND 104), the well-known opticians, exhibit numerous useful instruments, such as chart instruments, sextants, aneroids and compasses. The latter are of a special type, and should be most useful for aviators. "Flight" Copyright. A steel socket and bent steel eye-bolt, by T. W. K. Clarke and Co. A 12 ft. 6 ins. diameter propeller built by T. W. K. Clarke for a dirigible, and on the right some of T. W. K. Clarke's special broad-hubbed running wheels. 26l
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