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1931
1931 - 0239.PDF
FLIGHT, MARCH 13, 1931 enmu: has, during the last lew- years, established anexct-Uent reputation as a highly efficient power plantfor aircraft, and is used in siui'. modern high-perform-ance machines as the Hawker " Harts" and" Furys," the Fairey "Firefly," etc., as well asin such' flying boats as the short " Singapore II " andBlackburn " Sydney." Super-marine Aviation Works and Vickers (Avia-tion) Ltd.—The combined exhibit of these two firmsconsists of models, trans- parencies, cinema films, anda full range of Vickers aircraft accessories. The machinesdepicted by transparencies and/or cine films include the following types : " Vildebeest "torpedo bomber, " Viastra " twin-engined passenger mono- plane, " Victrix " twin-engined high-speed freight carrier," Vespa " Army co-operation biplane, Vickers Interceptor Fighter, Supermarine " Southampton " twin-engined flyingboat, Supermarine " Sea Hawk," the six-engined monoplane flying boat now being built for Imperial Airways, and theS.6 Schneider Trophy monoplane, the world's speed record holder with 357-7 m.p.h. The Palmer Tyre, Ltd.—The name of Palmer has beenassociated with aviation since the earliest days, and at Buenos Aires visitors will have the opportunity to inspect a verycomplete range of Palmer landing wheels, eight in all, of THE ROYAL " PUSS MOTH " : The Prince of Wales' aeroplane crated for transport to South America inH.M.S. " Eagle." which seven are fitted withthe very ingenious pneumatic brake introduced by thePalmer company a few years ago. Trie Palmerexhibit also includes a de- monstration model showinghow this brake mechanism works. It may be recalledthat this makes use of a pneumatic tube interposedbetween the moving and fixed parts of the wheel, sothat when the tube is in- flated it makes contact withboth surfaces and establishes a very smooth and yetpositive braking action. Smith's Aircraft Instru-ments.—As usual, " Smith's" are well to the fore atBuenos Aires, where display panels carrying various 'combinations of instruments areexhibited. These instruments include air-speed indicator, vertical magnetic compass, revolution counter, altimeter,clock, turn indicator, thermometer, oil-pressure gauge, and cross level. The Smith exhibit is completed by a repre-sentative series of K.L.G. plugs and single exhibits of other devices, including aperiodic compass, course and windcalculator, wind gauge, course-setting bomb sight, wind direction indicator, slide rule, and sextant. C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd.—Wakefield's sole agents inArgentina, Thornton, Evans and Co., display specimen tins and exhibit samples of each of the " Castrol " grades recom-mended for aero engines by all the leading makers. AIRCRAFT TYPES TO BE SEEN IN THE "EAGLE": 1, The Blackburn " Ripon" with Napier " Lion " engine. 2, the Fairey III F, also with "Lion." 3, The Hawker "Osprey," with Rolls-Royce "Kestrel"engine. 4, The Hawker " Nimrod," also with "Kestrel " engine. 5, The Fairey III F, with Armstrong Siddeley Panther " engine. The first two types are standard equipment in the "Eagle," while the last three typesare extras, included to show the South Americans some of our most up-to-date aircraft. (FLIGHT Photos.) 223 c 2
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