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148 FLIGHT. JULY 30, 1936. THE INDUSTRY Plugs Play Their Part THE equipment of the machine which won the recent Ports mouth to Shoreham race, Mr. S. T. Lowe's Comper Swift, included K.L.G. sparking plugs. Thirty-five Years ON Wednesday of last week, in London, a large gathering of executives of the Vacuum Oil Co. celebrated the com pletion of thirty-five years' service by Mr. Hubert Holliday, managing director of the firm. About Electricity EXECUTIVES of aircraft factories in which electrical power is utilised to any large extent will find a great deal of useful information in a pocket book recently issued by Brook Motors, Ltd., Empress Works, Huddersfield. Electrical data and legal requirements as regards wiring are among the many subjects covered. Parnall Capital Increase AT an extraordinary general meeting of Parnall Aircraft, Ltd. shareholders considered a resolution to increase the capital from £"300,000 to £"450,000 by the creation of 600,000 new ordinary shares of 5s. each. The chairman, Sir Louis Vaughan, said that important orders in connection with the defence programme would keep the company's factories oper ated to capacitv- for two or three years, in addition to which they had rendered, and would continue to render, a great deal of technical service to the Government and to aircraft con structors on design and development. Something New in Hangars A SYSTEM of building construction which is new to this country, and which is particularly applicable to air craft hangars, has been introduced by Diagrid Structures, Ltd., Horseferry House, Millbank, London, S.W.i. The accompanying sketch illustrates the front elevation of a reinforced concrete aeroplane hangar on the Diagrid system, with an unobstructed door-opening over the whole frontage. As can be seen, the internal construction consists of beams which run diagonally to the boundaries, and are interlaced with each other. This construction, states the makers, not only results in a very pleasing appearance, but owing to the intimate interlacing of the beams guarantees utmost rigidity and strength against outside influences, even those of an un foreseen nature. The fundamental idea can, of course, be applied to any required type of hangar, i.e., to any possible shape in plan or cross-section and any arrangement of doors. The system makes it possible to arrange extremely wide door-openings in any desired position without requiring ex pensive door-girders. Apart from the heavy hangars in reinforced concrete, which can also be built underground, and are bombproof, Diagrid construction is also applied to light hangars; in this case structural steel or timber is used, or a suitable combination of the two materials. The light type can easily be taken to pieces, removed and rebuilt anywhere within a short time. Prices of Diagrid hangars range according to type, span and purpose between approximately rd. and 4d. per cu. ft. of contents. The makers state that they can furnish schemes and estimates without obligation. NEW COMPANIES In the notes below, for reasons of space, the " object's" of new companies are usually somewhat abbreviated. MATERIA, LTD.—Private company. Registered July 13. Capital £100 in £1 shares. Objects : To acquire stock, shares and securities, etc. The directors are : Oliver E. Simmonds, Pelham Mount, Esher, Surrey (director of Simmonds Aerocessories, Ltd., and Neville's (Liverpool), Ltd.), and Mrs. Gladys E. Simmonds (director of Snumonds Aerocessoriesr Ltd.). Registered office : 18, Essex Street Strand, London, W.C.2. LANDING GROUNDS CORPORATION (GREAT BRITAIN), LIMITED was registered as a private company on July 13, with a nominal capital of £10,000 in £1 shares. Objects : To carry on business as contractors, constructors of aero dromes, landing grounds, etc. The first directors are Edward Goddard and Joseph E Bradrick. ALVTS-STRAUSSLER, LIMITED was registered as a private company on July 13, with a nominal capital of £5,000 in Is. shares. The objects are to carry on the business of manufacturers of and dealers in automobile, aero, agricultnral commercial, marine and other engines, vehicles, tractors, aircraft and vessels of all descriptions, scientific instruments and apparatus of all kinds, and all parts and accessories thereto, manufacturers of and dealers in munitions, engineers, etc. The first directors are to be appointed by the subscribers. Solicitors: Slaughter and May, IS, Austin Friars, London, E.C., and Simmons and Simmons, 1, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. STELLA AERO PLYWOOD COMPANY, LTD.—Private company. Registered July 18. Capital £1,000 in £1 shares. Objects : To carry on the business of dealers in wood, sawdust, wood shavings, wooden blocks, plywood, aeroplanes, etc. Eduard Michaelis, of 56, Kingsway, London, W.C.2, is sole director. Registered oflue: 46-7, London Wall, London, E.C2. INTERNATIONAL AIRSHIP, LIMITED was registered as a private company on July 17 with a nominal capital of £100 in £1 shares. The objects are to operate airlines. The directors are : John W. R. M. Salusbury-Trelawny, 15, Collingham Place, London, S.W.5, and James A. Sinclair, Trowlock Island, Teddington, Capt. R.A.F. (Ret.). Registered office": At 3 and 4, Clements Inn, London W.C.2. The file number is 316,555. INCREASES OF CAPITAL WR1GHTWAYS, LTD. (Aircraft designers and manufacturers, etc.. Airport of Loudon, Croydon).—The nominal capital has been increased by the addition of £14,000 beyond the registered capital of £6,000. The additional capital is dirided into 4,000 preferred ordinary and 9,950 unclassified" shares of £1 and 1,000 deferred ordinarv shares of Is. HANDLEY PAGE, LTD. (40. Claremont Road. Cricklewood, London, N.W.2.)— The nominal capital has been increased by the addition of £116,965, beyond the registered capital of £206,644. The additional capital is divided into 467,860 ordinarv shares of as. each. The 150,000 ordinary shares of Is. have been converted into £7.500 ordinary stock ; the 497,860 preference shares of 8s. into £199,144 preference stock ; and the 467,860 new ordinary shares of 5s., into £116,965 ordinary stock. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS (The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc.). (Published July 23, 1936.) 18262 HILLIER, A. (Sperry Gyroscope Co., Inc.) : Bomb-sights for aircraft (449,238). 33746. MILNER, H. L.: Controllably variable-pitch airscrews (449,247). 36745. G. Q. PARACHUTE Co., LTD., QUILTER, R. C, and GREGORY, J.: Parachute packs for aviators (449,324). 36746. G. Q. PARACHUTE CO., LTD., QUILTER, R. C, and GREGORY, J.: Parachute harness (449,325). 36754. JABLONSKY, B.: Method and apparatus for silencing the exhaust of aircraft engines (419,187). 224. RUBBRA, A. A., and GASS, E. A. : Variable-pitch airscrews (449,4071. 26712. VICKERS (AVIATION), LTD., and WALLIS, B. N.: Gun mountings for aircraft (449.234). 31069. ARMSTRONC WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT, LTD., SIR W. G., MURRAY, C.V., and LLOYD, J.: Gun mountings, particularly for aircraft (449,235). 27356. VICKERS (AVIATION), LTD., and WALLIS, B. N.: Gun mountings especially suitable for use on aircraft (449,236). 27431. VICKERS (AVIATION), Ltd., and WALLIS, B. N. : Adjustable seats par ticularly suitable for use on aircraft gun mountings (449,237). (Published Julv 30, 1936.) 36607. SWAN, A., GRIFFITH, A. A., and HELMORE, W. : Means for automatically preventing detrimental ice formation on aircraft (449,532). 36989 HARLAS, J., POHANKA. R., and TECHNICKY PRUMYSL AKCIOVA SPOI.ECNOST : Method and apparatus for determining the course of aircraft by means of the acoustically measured elevation and azimuth of the aircraft (449.610). 244. DOWTY, G. H. : Hydraulic-locking devices, more particularly for aircraft undercarriage or other controls, or like purposes (449,876). 4247 . HAWKER AIRCRAFT, LTD., and CAMM, S.: Adjustable and folding seats (449,700). 5406. BENDIX, LTD., and LAMBERT, A. W. (449,702). 16494. FAIREY AVIATION CO., LTD., FAIREY, reversing gearing (449,586). 25087. CESKOMORAVSKA-KOLBEN-DANEK CO. carriages for aircraft (449,728). 33812. Soc. ANON. AEROFLANI CAPRONI : (449,664). 4884. SERVICE, G. A.: Vehicle and aircraft remote directional lamp-refli ctor control (449,748). Brake control mechanism for aircraft C R., and FORSVTH, A. G.: Worm LTD., and SLECHTA, J.: Under- Air Propellers with variable pitch One of the smaller types of Diagrid hangars, referred to above. Note the distinctive roof construction.
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