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1937
1937 - 0315.PDF
FEBRUARY 4, 1937. FLIGHT. HERE an d THERE Service Art : The Brussels Show Another Air War Film Modern .-.••• .•; . Aircraft on Postcards Royal Air Force Artists THIS year the third annual exhibition of the Air Force Artists' Association, by its removal from th% austere and scholastic atmosphere of South Kensington to 158, New Bond Street, seems more intimate, and we were glad to be welcomed once again by its honorary secretary, Capt. R. Graham, D.S.O., D.S.C., D.F.C. Some of the exhibits are of very high professional standard, notably the portraits by Wilfred Higgins, the firm landscapes by Group Capt. A. C. Winter, O.B.E., and the delicate water colours by Lt. Col. H. Wyllie, O.B.E., whose father was the famous marine painter; fine in colour is Group Capt. H. J. F. Hunter's "Kurdistan," and refreshing is "London Window," by Muriel Borton. The exhibition was opened by the Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Sassoon on January 25, and remains open until next Saturday. The Brussels Aero Show THE date of the Brussels First International Aircraft exhi bition has now been definitely fixed as May 26-June 6, 1937- The organisers have appointed a British agent, from whom any required information is available. He is Mr. A. Thom son, 9, Albemarle Street London, W.i. (Telephone: Regent 4M7-) COMPACT : This photograph shows, approximately actual size, the components of a new Timken taper roller bearing designed for engine rocker arms. Low weight, small overall size and the ability to absorb both radial and thrust loads are qualities to which the makers specially draw attention. In this country these bearings are being fitted by Armstrong Siddeley and Amherst-Villiers, and well-known foreign engines in which they are found include Wright, Hispano and Gnome-Rhone. the British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia and North Africa, an area which would provide similar employment for about thirty people travelling on the ground. His increased cruising speed, now in the neighbourhood of 160 m.p.h., should bring the parish boundaries within a com fortable day's flight. Germinating GERM Lubricants have bought from Airwork the Gipsy VI Falcon in which Tommy Rose won the King's Cup in 1935 ar>d later broke the record to the Cape. Mr. J. C. V. K. Watson, the company's flying salesman, covers single-handed Latecoere 582 Tested T HE Latecoere 582 reconnaissance seaplane has recently passed its official tests at St. Raphael. At a gross weight of 12 tons, the machine, piloted by Presty, took off three times in an average time of 6 seconds, and made three landings, all with full load in a seaway of more than three feet. The Latecoere 582 has a maximum speed at 1,500 metres of 272 km./hr. At 2,180 metres the top speed is 279 km./hr., and at 4,000 metres it is 273 km./hr. The machine is equipped with four Gnome-Rhone engines of 740 h.p. each. The range is in the neighbourhood of 1,800 km. Pilotless Frightfulness? I S it asking too much of us to believe that at some time in the future a formation of bombers may be sent by wire less for long distances, carrying television equipment which will give the controller visual indication of their position and the conditions prevailing ? In a film. Midnight Menace, directed by Sinclair Hill, at present in course of production by Grosvenor Films, such a possibility is visualised. The services of Dr. Eric Rigby, who is in close touch with present developments in this sphere, have been obtained as technical adviser. Scenes depicting the underground control room for five aeroplanes which are to bomb London have recently been BASRAH BOGIES: Flame proof-suited firemen with the new fire engine and crash tender constructed by Merryweather and Sons Ltd., of Greenwich, for Basrah Airport. The mach ine's equipment includes cylinders containing 4,000 cu. ft. of carbon dioxide, an " Xaust Suds" gen erator capable of producing foam at 400 gallons per minute, ordinary water fire-pumps, 20 ft. steel lad der, a stretcher, breathing apparatus, hand extin guishers, salvage tools, etc.
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