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1934
1934 - 1226.PDF
1228 FLIGHT. NOVEMBER 15, 1934. K.B.B. fuel contents gauge. enclosed cable control have recentlycome on the market. Designers of commercial aircraft realise that the com-fort of the passengers is of paramount importance, and L. A. Rumbold and Co.make a specialised job of furnishing cabin aircraft with this end in view.Some people like one kind of upholstery, others another, and one very favouritekind is the " Float-on-Air " made by David Moscley. The supply of cabinfurnishings raises the question of smok- ing, now permitted in aircraft whichdo not have any petrol tanks in the fuse- lage, and in which everything is fire-proofed. A very popular form of fire- proof panelling is the synthetic kindmade by Bakelite. Flying by night is becoming quite aregular practice on organised air lines, and, of course, aircraft must be speciallyequipped for this purpose. Rotax is one of the firms which are well abreast ofthe supply of navigation lamps, batteries, and so forth. Large flying boats, andperhaps in years to come, very large land machines, are just like ships in that theyneed to have some form of auxiliary engine to work such things as petrolpumps, oil pumps, water pumps, air compressors, and generators. One ofthe neatest engines of this nature has been produced by A.B.C. Motors, ofWalton-on-Thames, and was, incident- ally, fully described in Flight for Decem-ber 1, 1932. The comfort of the pilot Refuelling with Shell at Mersa Matruh in Egypt. is, of course, of importance, and Auster have made a particular study of wind- screens to achieve this end. Autogiros need carefully machined parts, many of which come from the Mollart Kng. Co. Long and short focus lenses forWilliamson Eagle camera. A scale of inches is shown Aerial Cameras AIR survey is one of the few branchesof aerial work which has con- sistently proved a truly commercial proposition ever since the war. William- son Manufacturing Co. is a name which every survey operator knows for the supply of* cameras specially adapted to this work, while Ilford are equally well known for their special films designed to be used under the peculiar conditions met with when photographing from great heights in the air. Wood LIGHT alloys and steel have not en-tirely ousted wood from aircraft fac- tories, as it is still sometimes used for the- main structure either in the form of. spruce, with doped fabric covering, or as plywood. This latter was the material from which the epoch-making D.H. "Comets" were made. Mallinson, Flexo Plywood and Venesta are all firms known for the supply of this material. Fuel tank by E. G. Brown. Dope and Paint WHETHER aeroplanes are coveredwith fabric, wood or metal, the question of an exterior finish is always avery important one. Firms like Cellon, Titanine and Nobel Chemical Finishesand J. Hall produce dopes for every occasion, as well as a wide range of pro-tective finishes for the inside of aero- planes, which not only prevent corrosionbut also give a decorative touch to the machine. Dowty (Aircraft ComponentsLtd.) hydraulic undercarriage re- tracting unit. A.B.C. auxiliary uait—a flat-twinengine which drives a fuel pump, oil pump, water pump and aircompressor. Moseley " Float-on-Air "cushion.
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