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1932
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FLIGHT, FEBRUARY 19, 1932 BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.—Aero- ** films, Ltd., Bush House, London, W.C.2, will be exhibiting at the British Industries Fair, and their dis play will be a series of aerial photo graphs of industrial properties, fac tories, municipal undertakings for town planning, and regional zoning. There will also be small examples of their survey work, which will be small replicas of the original maps usually prepared to a scale of 25 in. to the mile. An example of the type of sur vey done by this company to be shown at the Fair will be that undertaken for the London Electric Railway for their new extension from Finsbury Park to Cockfosters. The United Steel Co., Ltd.—Large show cases containing specimens of steel sections and plates, wires and cold-work steels, drop forgings and small stampings, will be shown by the United Steel Companies, Ltd. The many companies included under this heading will all be showing their own particular product, whether it be special alloy steels, as those produced by S. Fox & Co., or the heat-resisting steels shown by B. Doncaster & Sons. Cellon, Ltd., Kingston-on-Thames, will be exhibiting their Cellulose Lacquers suitable for use on metal, wood, and, in fact, every possible type of surface, at the British In dustries Fair, Birmingham. Under the trade name of " Cerric " these lacquers have established for them selves a reputation of being entirely dependable under the worst condi tions. Dope for taughtening and pre serving the fabric covering of aircraft is another of the products of the "ellon factory, and it will be remem bered that a full description of the nanufacture of this was given in TLIGHT for Jauuary 17, 1930. An entirely new finish, being exhibited for :he first time, is that which is made rom synthetic gums, and is therefore capable of being much more scientific- illy manufactured than are vegetable- til type varnishes. This finish has a >articular application for aluminium illoys, and, also a feature that makes t very suitable indeed for seaplane ind flying-boat work, this is its very ligh resistance to sea water. >RINCE OF WALES' APPOINT MENT \ WARRANT of appointment has been received by the Dunlop lubber Co., Ltd., as rubber-tyre lakers to the Prince of Wales. A loyal Warrant to the King is already eld by Dunlop. WILD BARFIELD ["HE VICKERS Works Projection Microscope will in future be dis puted by Wild Barfield Electric urnaces, Ltd., of Holloway, London, .7, and manufactured by Cook, roughton & Sims, Ltd., Broadway ourt, S.W.I, who also hold the sell- ig rights. PRATTS AT BIRMINGHAM pAWLEY REFINERY, which was -1 described in FLIGHT for June 6, 1930, is the source from which a very large number of products of the Anglo American Oil Co. originate, and many of these will be shown at the British Industries Fair, Birming ham, from February 22 to March 4. All types of paraffin, fuel, Diesel and vapourising oils will, of course, be seen on the stand, while of those most interesting to aircraft users are the various grades of Pratts' motor spirit. Of equal interest, perhaps, are Pratts' lubricating oils which are blended in England. There are one or two quite interesting points about Pratts which are, perhaps, not generally known. Amongst their claims are that they were the first company to distribute petrol throughout the country ; the first to employ and standardise the two-gallon petrol can and the first to introduce the petrol pump. Since their inception over 40 years ago the Company has, of course, grown steadily, and over 8,000 British men and women are now employed by them. It is also, perhaps, worth while remembering that both the world's speed record in the air and the world's land speed record were obtained in machines whose engines were driven by Pratts' special Ethyl oetrol. SPARTAN-HERMES ABROAD '"THE FOLLOWING cables speak for themselves with regard to the excellence both of the Spartan aircraft and the Cirrus Hermes engines: — " Cirrus Engines, Croydon.—Have to day completed 60,000 flying miles' tour, South Africa. Hermes engines in three ' Spartans ' behaved mag nificently. No trouble whatsoever. What arrangements are you making FOR OIL CLEANING : An excellent oil filter, the Tecalemit, was described in "Flight" for January 15. At that time we were not able to publish an illustration of the filter element itself. This can now be seen above. The special felt is sewn on a galvanized wire frame allowing ample filtering area. The small cylindrical filters are the kind used on motor-cycle engines. 161 regarding return of spares? None used.—SKYWORK." " Spartan Aircraft, Cowes, have to day completed comprehensive tour, Union South Africa. All three ' Spartans ' flown 60,000 miles with out mishap or replacement in all con ceivable types weather conditions, and from terrible aerodrome. Performance of aircraft amazing—wonderful tribute to robustness and efficiency of con struction.—SKYWORK, Cape Town." A SUPER HELMET P LYING HELMETS which are to be used for long-distance, altitude, or night work, must of necessity be of a particularly comfortable and highly protective form in order that the pilot may not suffer any discomfort from cold or other causes. The Binley Speed Helmet, which has been de signed and produced bv Burch's, 33, Bedford Street, W.C.2" (Temple Bar 7861), is probably one of the best for use under such trying conditions. It is particularly designed to fit snugly round the neck, while the chin strap is of ample proportions, thus protect ing the chin as well as the rest of the head. A point of interest in this hel met is that the whole of the back may be opened by the operation of a Zip fastener, and if desired the helmet may be removed by this means alone, thus ensuring that the helmet will fit correctly when it is put on again without further adjustment of the chin strap. It is made from black waterproof chrome leather and lined with chamois leather, thus providing warmth while at the same time being light and comfortable to wear. TITANINE SATIN FINISH DRIVATE OWNERS of aircraft are * more and more frequently de manding a finish on their machines comparable to that we are now accus tomed to seeing on the highest class motor cars. The Titanine satin finish produces this desired result, and a number of " Puss Moths " have re cently been turned out by the de Havilland Co. finished in this style. Almost any colour or combination of colours can be obtained and the use of this doping scheme produces an exceptionally smooth and satin-like sheen on the fabric. " Titanine " products for this country are manu factured at Hendon, N.W., from which factory they are exported to many parts of the world ; not all, however, for there are also Titanine factories in New Jersey, U.S.A. ; Milan, Italy ; Bremen, Germany, and The Hague, Holland, while in Canada Titanine is manufactured under licence by International Paints (Canada), Ltd., of Montreal. Such an organisation, therefore, ensures that standard Titanine products can be obtained in any part of the world. The head office of the London factory is at 166, Piccadilly, London, W.l, to which address inquiries or special problems which may have arisen in connection with the finishing of air craft should be sent.
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