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[/OCHTj OCTOBER 19, 1916. capstan lathes, including an additional No. 4 Herbert. A new shop is being provided for fitters and welders, and for the installation of a plant for suaging rods and drawing stream-line wires, and for the accommodation of a number of power presses. A shop for the manufacture of wood parts will also be added in the near future. We have already drawn attention to the illustrated list issued by the A.S.C. every fortnight, but mention may be made of another feature the company proposes to introduce, which should be of great assistance to constructors. It is proposed to issue a booklet containing reproductions of all the more important AGS. blue print specifications, supple mented by photographs of the various parts. Mr. George H. Mansfield is certainly to be congratulated on the progress of the A.S.C., and with such confreres as Mr. Bernard Isaac as co-director, and Mr. G. W. Smith as works' manager, still further success may be anticipated. The Simms Petrol Gauges. ONE thing which worries the pilot not a little is as to how much petrol remains in the tank. Many devices have been invented and put on the market, but generally speaking they have been either too complicated or they have failed on the score of reliability. An exception, however, is the Simms petrol gauge, which is finding increasing favour and is becom ing almost a standard fitting in some directions. The Simms gauge, which is sold by The Simms Motor Units, Ltd., 191, Wardour Street, is made in two patterns, but the principle is essentially the same in each case. In the original vertical form there is a float which can rise and fall on a gunmetal ribbon, but as it goes up or down a pin on the side travels through a cut in the casing and so twists the ribbon. At the top of the ribbon is a small bar magnet which controls the pointer on the other side of the dial and so indicates the amount of petrol in the tank. In the other pattern, which is mostly favoured for aircraft work, and is fitted either at the side or end of the tank, the float is fixed at the end of a wire, which is bent at an angle, and as it travels up and down it moves the magnet which controls the pointer as in the other case. f The Simms Petrol Gauge. —Vertical type, with the dial at top of tank. In the sectional view the float is seen on the gunmetal ribbon which moves the bar magnet at the top. The Simms Petrol Gauge The hori - zontal model for fit ting at side or end of tank. One important feature common to both types is that there is no place for petrol to leak through so that the gauge is fume-, dust-, moisture- and air-tight. The fitting of the gauge is a simple matter ; a flange bushing is soldered directly on to the tank and the gauge is screwed in, making a perfect joint, while, should it be necessary at any time to remove the gauge, a screw cap, which can be supplied, is inserted in its place. AEROLITE PISTONS.—A batch of pistons of various sizes, in the rough and finished, made by the Aerolite Piston Co., Ltd., of Hanover Court Garage, Hanover Street, London, W., of their special aluminium alloy. FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. Grahame-White School, Hendon. LANDING practice last week with Instructor: Messrs. Kaizer, Payne, Steeves, Green, Woods, Robertson, Travers, and Sutherland. Straights with Instructor: Messrs. Randon, Hitchcock, Norris, and Whiteman. Instructors: Messrs Manton, Winter, Pashley, Biard, and Hale. H H H H PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. Eclipse or Empire ? By H. B. Gray and Samuel Turner. London : Nisbet and Co., Ltd., 22, Berners Street, W. Price 2s. net. " Hunlikely." By W. Heath Robinson. London : Duck worth and Co., 3, Henrietta Street, W.C. Some " Frightful " War Pictures. By W. Heath Robinson. London : Duckworth and Co., 3, Henrietta Street, W.C. Price 15. net. 0 H H H NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED. AERO-MECHANICAL, CO., LTD.—Capital £3,000, in £1. shares (1,000 y\ per cent, cumulative preference). Acquiring business of Edgar Salomon and Jacques Fogelson, carried on at 63-66, Rochester Row, Westminster, as the Aero-Mechanical Co,, importers, exporters and repairers of and dealers in aero planes of all kinds. First directors : B. Bonas and A. Bonas. AIRCRAFT ENGINE CO., LTD., 81, Cannon Street, E.C.—Capital £100, in is. 'shares. Acquiring business of engineers and manufacturers of engines, being a portion of the business carried on by A. Richmond and T. T. Rankin, C.E., B.Sc, M.I.M.M. and M.I.M.E., at 81, Cannon Street, E.C. First directors : A. Richmond and T. T. Rankin. NAVARRO AIRCRAFT CO., LTD., 10, Essex Street, Strand, W.C.—Capital £2,000, in £\ shares. If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study " FLIGHT'S " Buyers* Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week. FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegraphic address : Truditur, London. Telephone : 1828 Gerrard. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates UNITED KINGDOM. ABROAD. s. 3 Months, Post Free.. 1 6 ., ,. ..3 12 „ „ .. 6 Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., and crossed London County and Westminster Bank, otherwise no responsibility will be accepted. d. 8 3 6 3 Months, Post Free 6 „ „ 12 „ „ s. d. 2 9 5 6 11 0 916
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