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1936 - 0427.PDF
i88 FLIGHT. FEBRUARY 13, 1^5 THE INDUSTRY A Northern Agency RYDERS' MOTORS, of Liverpool, have been appointed con cessionaires in the Northern Counties for Abbott-Baynes Aircraft, the manufacturers of the Carden-engined Pou, of the Abbotts-Baynes "powered sailplane," and, of course, of normal sailplanes. Oil Achievements AN extremely well-illustrated booklet, covering .flying, motoring, motor cycling, and even record-breaking rail way locomotives, has been issued by C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., Wakefield House, Cheapside, London, E.C.2; it is devoted to the many Castrol achievements of 1935. Steel Constructional Fittings CONSTRUCTIONAL and furnishing steelwork in a very wide variety is the speciality of Constructors, Ltd., of Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham, who have recently issued a leaflet forming an index to their fourteen catalogues ; these catalogues cover such classes of steelwork as factory cycle sheds, stores and office shelving and cabinets, ornamental grids and pressed-steel sections of any special design required. Resisting Corrosion A FEATURE of the Cellon display at the British Industries Fair at Birmingham—which opens next Monday—will be llu- new protective coating of alloy surfaces, invented by two R.A.E. officials, Messrs. H. Sutton and Mr. L. F. Le Brocq, who, it is reported, were given Air Ministry permission to patent the ptoduct; Cellon, Ltd., have acquired the commer cial rights. Mr, L A. Sweny IT is announced that Mr. L. A, Sweny has resigned his appoint ment as Officer in Charge of the Signals Department (Civil Aviation), Air Ministry, to become Technical Representative of the, Aircraft Department of .Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd. After serving with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force during the War, Mr. Sweny joined Aircraft Travel and Transport, Ltd., and later served at Croydon under the Air Ministry. In 1929 he went to the Air Ministrv, and five years' work on aeronautical radio culminated in the establishment, last June, of the Signals Department at Croydon Airport, which Mr. Sweny organised and controlled. The British Sikorskys SUBSCRIPTIONS were invited at par for 780,000 ordinary shares of 10s. each. in British Marine Aircraft, Ltd., yesterday. Tne new company has an authorised capital of ^500,000 in 1,000,000 ordinary shares, of which 120,000 shares are held by the vendor company. The company is acquiring from British Aircraft (Sales), Ltd., an exclusive licence to manufacture and sell in Great Britain, and a non-exclusive licence to manufacture and sell in the British Empire (other than Canada) the Sikorsky S.42 flying boat. A contract has been entered into with British Aircraft (Sales), Ltd. for the sale to Marine Airways, Ltd., of flying boats of an aggregate price of £225,000. The directors of British Marine Aircraft, Ltd., are: Air Marshal Sir John F. Higgim (chairman), Admiral H. W. Grant, Lord Willoughbv de Bioke, Mr. W. Craven-Ellis, M.P., Brig. Gen. Guy Lubbock, Mr. Charles Best and Mr. G. H. Handasyde. The registrars are the Aircraft Industries Corporation, Ltd., of King William Street House, London, E.C.4. Plastics Firm Moves EXPANSION of business has necessitated a move into larger premises by Plastilume Products, Ltd., and they are now installed in their new offices and factory—Plastilume Work* Humes Avenue, Boston Road, Hanwell, London, W.7. Rolls Employees Entertained THE entire accommodation of the Theatre Royal at Notting ham, amounting to 1,750 seats, was occupied by Rolls- Royce employees and their families last Friday for one perform ance of "Cinderella." Interest Abroad IN a letter to the Editor, E. Gray and Son, Ltd., makers of the " Grayspec " model aero engine described in Flight ol December 12, state that following the appearance of this description they received enquiries from several parts of the world, including one from a model aeroplane enthusiast in Russia. NEW COMPANIES In the notes below, for reasons of space, the " objects" of new companies are usually somewhat abbreviated. V.P. AIRSCREWS, LTD. Private company, registered January 29. Capital £10,000 in £1 shares. Objects : to adopt an agreement with Aircraft Components,' Ltd., and to carry on the business of manufacturers and repairers of and dealers in aeroplanes and all motors, machinery, component parts, etc. Directors : Wra. (. Hayward, James H. E. Lane, John D. Blyth, Alfred W. Martyn (director of Aircraft Components, Ltd.). Registered office : Crescent Place, Cheltenham. AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT, LTD. Private company, registered January 27. Capital, £2,000 in £1 shares. Objects : to acquire and exploit all inventions for tha modification or improvement of aircraft and parts thereof ; to carry on the business ot aeronautical engineers, manufacturers of and dealers in all kinds of equipment ami accessories for aircraft, etc., and to adopt an agreement with J. E. L. Drabble, Directors : John E. Drabble, Charles R. St. J. Rich (director of Rich and Cowan, Ltd.), Wm.'K. F. Morrice (director of Century Soaps, Ltd.). Registered office: 25, Soho Square, London, W.l. AVERY EQUIPMENT, LTD, Private company, registered January 24. • Capital, £12,500 in £1 shares. Objects : to carry on the business of manufacturers of and dealers in wheels, brakes, and all component parts and equipment of aircraft of all kinds. First directors not named. Registered office : 104, The Green, Twickenham, Middlesex. BRITISH LANDING GEARS, LTD. Registered as a " private " company on January 25 with a nominal capita] of £3,000 in £1 shares. Objects : to acquire patents for any invention relating to aircraft, including in particular landing gears. power units and other components, and to adopt an agreement with E. J. P. Luster ami L. E. Cowey. First directors to be appointed by the subscribers. Solicitors : Link- laters and Paines, 2, Bond Court, Walbrook, London, E.C.4. H. D. R. AIRWAYS, LTD. Private company. Registered January 2fl. Capital, £100 in £1 shares. Objects: To establish and operate air lines in anv part of the world. First directors to be appointed by the subscribers. Solicitor: Horace Pavey, 47 Parliament Street, London, S.W.l. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS (The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specification will be printc.l and abridged, etc.) Published February 6, 1930. BISHOP, W. H.: Aircraft (441,074). VICKERS (AVIATION), LTD., and WALLIS, B. N.: Windscreen for aircraft (441,084). MEON, H. C. : Variable-pitch propellers (441,026). SHORT BROS. (ROCHESTER AND BEDFORD), LTD., and GOUGE, A.: Contro surfaces for aircraft (441,102). SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO., INC. : Gyro-magnetic compasses (440.980). BLACKBURN AEROPLANE AND MOTOR CO., LTD., and BUMPUS, F. A.: Slats for aircraft (441,103). ALLGEMEINEELEKTRICITATSGES.: Variable-pitch screw propellers (441 .0J«! Published February 13, 1930. PIAGGIO & Co., Soc. ANON. : Propellers with blades the pitch of which is adjustable during flight (441,203). FORMIGONI, A.: Aircraft engines (441,148). 20430. 20578. 22165. 33120. 35437. 37059. 19318. 20263. 20950. 1517. 1518. 1900. 19312. BIRKIGT, M.: Firearm mounting, particularly for aircraft (441,3491. BIRKIGT, M.: Gun mountings for aircraft (441.350). WEIR, LTD. , G. AND J., and PULLIN, C G.: Undercarriages for ainr (441,432). MANGOLD, S.: Aircraft (441,445). Feb. 13. Civil Aviation Service Corps, No. 1 (London) Sqn Dance. 8 p.m. Feb. 13. R.Ae.S. Students' Section Lecture : " Light Aeroplane Design and Construction," by Dr. N. A. de Bruyne, 7 p.m. R.Ae.S. Library, 7, Albemarle Street, London, W.l. Feb. 17, R.Ae.S. Lecture: " The Boundary Layer," by Prof. L. Balrstow, Institution of Electrical Engineers, 6.30 p.m. Feb. 2D. R.Ae.S. (Coventry Section) Lecture : " Variable-pitch Airscrews," by Mr. T. E. Beacham, 8 p.m., Arm strong Siddeley Canteen. Feb 21. Croydon Airport Staff Dinner and Ball, Greyhound Theatre, Croydon 7.45 p.m. Feb. 21. D. H. Aeronautical Technical School: Annual Dance, Hyde Park Hotel, London, 9 p.m. Forthcoming Events Feb. 25. Feb. 28. Mar. 6. R.Ae.S. Students' Section Lecture: " Mechanical Testing of Structures and Components," by W. Tye- 7 p.m., R.Ae.S. Library, 7, Albemarle Street, London, W.l. . Bristol and Wessex Aeroplane Club: Annual Hat'. Leicestershire Aero Club: Dinner and Ball, Grand Hotel, Leicester. Mar. 10. Royal United Service Institution Lecture: 'The Development of Civil Aviation," by Lt. Col. V. v- Shelmerdine, at 3 p.m. ,.„ . Mar. 19. R.Ae.S. (Coventry Section) Lecture: " Type-Test'" an Aircraft" by Flt.Lt. Bulman, 8 p.m., Armstron , Siddeley Canteen. ri . Mar. 20-22. Re-union of Halton Belgium Tour parties, High Leigh, Hoddesdon, Herts. „ K„„.. Mar. 23. R.Ae.S. Lecture: "Welding, by R. H. Dons Institution of Electrical Engineers, 6.30 p.m- , Mar. 26-29. Yorkshire Gliding Club: Members' Me-'"j-__
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