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Aviation History
1936
1936 - 0193.PDF
JANUARY 23, 1936. ADVERTISEMENTS. FLIGHT, II GHT I LIGHTWEIGHT AIR COMPRESSORS for aircraft— engine starting, operating air-brakes, sirens, etc. They are arranged to cut out auto- matically, and run idle when the receiver pressure reaches a predetermined value. Above is shown the single-cylinder model, which weighs only 4J lb. and has a piston displacement of 0-368 cubic feet of free air per minute at 1,200 R.P.M. Power consumed: 0-175 H.P. at 200 lb. per square inch pressure. The two-cylinder model weighs 9 lb. and has double the capacity. Made in the same factory as the well-known BTH MAGNETOS BTH COVENTRY 1 BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON COMPANY LIMITED, COVENTRY, ENGLAND A1S37N ^FINGER OPERATION Easy to manipulate and simple in action, Dowfy Flap Controls can now be operated directly from any standard air bottle. The flaps rise at a predetermined load, and automatically return when the air load falls. So light is this equipment that for a 4,000 lb. machine the approximate weight is no more than 6 lbs Dowty Hydraulic Flap Controls are now used on thirty different types of aircraft. These include Avro 'Anson,' Bristol 143, General Aircraft S.T.18, Hawker Mono plane, De Havilland 86, Gloster 'Gauntlet,' Bristol Troop Carrier. They are also used by constructors in Italy, Japan, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Such widespread adoption guarantees the efficiency and reliability of Dowty Flap Controls. Pneumatically Operated CONTROLS AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS LIMITED, ARLE COURT, CHELTENHAM, Glos. 'Phone: CHELTENHAM 5141 (2 lines). Kindly mention " Flight" when corresponding with advertisers.
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