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1939
1939-1- - 0082.PDF
i8 ©DO? JULY 6, 1939 BRITAIN in BRUSSELS EIGHT nations will be represented by 150-odd exhibitors at the Brus sels Aero Show, which opens next Saturday at the Grand Palais du Centenaire, Brussels. From the preliminary lists it is some what difficult to assess the comparative importance of each country's contribu tion, since in a number of. instances a collective exhibit is obviously being staged. Thus, in the case of the Ger man display, some thirty-three firms ap pear in the list; at the last Brussels Show, two years ago, there was a similar total for Germany, yet the whole of the firms were consolidated on one compara tively small stand displaying only two or three actual aeroplanes and the majority of German companies were re presented only by models and photo graphs. This year, actually, the Ger man exhibit will be in an annexe, so it may be on a larger scale. There is no doubt about the impres- siveness of the British section, correlated by the S.B.A.C. Twenty-four firms have taken space which, it is said, will occupy more than one-third of the total floor area available. Including a contribution by the Air Ministry, Great Britain will be represented by ten aircraft, eleven en gines, and numerous accessories. Details appear on this page. The Air Ministry exhibit will consist of a Vickers Wellington—which should be easily the largest aeroplane in the show —a Hawker Hurricane (twenty of which have been acquired by the Belgian Air Force) and a Supermarine Spitfire. The last-named is particularly interesting, for it will be a special speed version of the standard 367 m.p.h. Spitfire and will have a four-bladed airscrew. Sqn. Ldr. I). F. Atcherley will be in charge of the exhibits. In addition to the British exhibits de tailed in the following paragraphs, Con tinental companies associated with British concerns will have a number of notable exhibits—e.g., Avions Fairey will show a Tipsy monoplane and, pos sibly, a P.4 bomber-fighter as supplied to the Danish Navy, while such well-known names as Hobson, Zenith and Timken will also be found in this connection. The opening of the show will be marked by the holding, on Sunday, of a military flying display at Evere aero drome; judging by advance details, this display, which also celebrates the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Bel gian Air Force, should be one of the most remarkable of its kind ever held. A squadron of R.A.F. Wellingtons is to give an exhibition of formation flying, and Germany is to contribute squadron aerobatics by nine Biicker Jungmeisters. Gen. Milch, German Under-Secretary for Air, will attend at the invitation of the Belgian Government. The British Exhibits ACCLF.S AND POLLOCK, LTD.—This firm will show steel, steel alloys and stainless-steel tube to B.E.S.A. specification, including manipulate! and machined tubes, with honed and ground finishes. There will also be cold-rolled sections in duralumin, other light alloys, and high-tensile steel, together with examples of welded and assembled tubular components. AIRSPEED (1934). LTD.—Here Continental visitors will have an opportunity of inspect ing a. twin-engine training type widely used in the Koyal Air Force, for an Oxford will he 011 exhibition. As is well known, this is Some Details of the Aero Exhibition : British Exhibits to Occupy Over One - third of Total Space a wooden aircraft powered with two Arm strong Siddeley Cheetah X engines, and capable of a top speed of 197 m.p.h. ALVIS, LTD., will be showing two air- cooled radials. Presented as a complete installation, with all equipment forward of the fireproof bulkhead incorporated, one will be the nine-cylinder, single-row, medium-supercharged Leonides, rated at 415/435 h.p. at 3,000 r.p.m. and 8,250ft. Its take-oif rating is 430/450 h.p. The overall diameter is only 412m. The other engine will be the 14-cylinder, two-row, medium- supercharged Pelides engine, which is rated at 1,025/1,065 h.p. at 2,150 r.p.m. and 5,000ft. The take-off power is 1,060 h.p. Ihe overall diameter is 52m. and the dry weight 1,475 h->. AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS CO., LTD.—The main exhibit will be a demonstration unit of a complete Lockheed undercarriage, with the hydraulic system also operating flaps, bomb doors and hoists. The undercarriage system includes the operation of fairing doors equipped with an interlocking system by which the fairings do not begin to close until the undercarriage is completely re tracted. In addition, there will be various examples of other Lockheed aircraft equip ment in both sectioned and complete form, including wing-bolt mechanisms. Demonstration AVERY EQUIPMENT, LTD.—Occupying the same stand as that of the company with which they are associated—Automotive Products Co., Ltd.—this firm will show a replica of the testing equipment used for ascertaining the performance of aircraft landing wheels under service conditions. The test wheel is attached to a loading arm which can reproduce the effect of a heavily " dropped " landing. The wheel falls on two rollers rotated by an electric motor and operating a dynamometer to check brake performance. Various examples of complete and sectioned Avery undercarriage and tail wheels will also be shown, together with the latest Avery self-sealing couplings. BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT, LTD. (Cirrus Engine Division).—Here will be -seen the Cirrus Minor and Major engines in their latest form. In both these four-cylinder-in-line units, simplicity and reliability have been the chief aim. The Minor has a normal out put of 82 b.h.p. at 2,300 r.p.m. and a maxi mum of 90 b.h.p. at 2,600 r.p.m. The Major offers a normal output of 138 b.h.p. (2,200 r.p.m.) and a maximum of 150 b.h.p. (2,450 r.p.m.). Both these engines are in use in light training and other aircraft in many parts of the world. BRISTOL AEROPLANE CO., LTD.—Scale models will represent Bristol aircraft, but actual engines will be exhibited. The items are as follows: (1) A scale model of the Beaufort high-speed, general-purpose, recon naissance torpedo bomber (two Taurus sleeve-valve engines of over 1,000 h.p. each); (2) a scale model of the Blenheim (two Mercury XV), which is the fastest medium bomber in service anywhere in the world; it has a top speed of 295 m.p.h. and a range of 1,900 miles; (3) a scale model of the Bombay bomber-transport (two Bristol Pegasus') which accommodate 24 fully armed troops; (4) a Bristol Taurus engine.—A double-row, 14-cylinder, sleeve-valve engine of 25.4 litres capacity, developing 1,010 b.h.p for take-off and 1,065 b.h.p. at 5,000ft.; it measures only 46Jin. in diameter; (5) a Bristol Pegasus XVIII engine.—Nine- cylinder poppet-valve radial,-with two-speed supercharger, developing 965 b.h.p. for take-off, 1,000 b.h.p. at 3,000ft., and 8S5 b.h.p. at 15,500ft. CELLON, LTD.—Here will be found a range of panels showing finishes obtained with the well-known Cellon doping schemes for both Service and civif aircraft. The Service finishes include a range ot various camou flage schemes adaptable for any country. In addition, there will be a full range of panels showing finishes obtainable with " Cerric " cellulose and " Cerrux " synthetic materials, special chromated .primers for light alloys, etc. An exhibit of particular interest will demonstrate protection and obliteration of riveting and overlapping joints, etc., by means of the Cellon strip sealing process. DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.—An up-to-the-minute exhibit that should arouse a good deal of interest is the D.H. Moth Minor, which is being shown in open cockpit form. This little machine, which was fully described in Flight last week, cruises at 100 to 105 m.p.h., carrying two people, 129 lb. of luggage and fuel for 300 miles. The newest engine in the Gipsy range will also be exhibited—the 90 h.p. Minor, which will be seen installed in the Moth Minor. Also on view will be the 525 h.p. geared and supercharged Gipsy Twelve and the well- established Gipsy Major and Gipsy Six. Lastly, a cut-away working model of a D.H. constant-speed airscrew and governor mechanism will be shown, and there will be a hydromatic quick-feathering three- bladed airscrew. DUNLOP RUBBER CO., LTD.—Here will be found an outsize aircraft wheel and tyre— a 26.00 by 26—capable of carrying a maximum load of 27,500 lb. The exhibit will also show other sizes of Dunlop air craft wheels and tyres, including a tail wheel and the Ecta electrical earthing tyre; Dunlop brake and gun gear equipment; samples of " Duprene " heat- and oil-resist ing artificial rubber; and various shock- absorber parts and other details. Hot and Cold GALLAY, LTD., will show their well-known system of non-corrosive radiator construc tion with cupro-riickel elements, an example exhibit being the radiator produced in large numbers for the Fairey Battle. An oil cooler built on the new Gallay aerodynamic prin ciple is interesting, low drag and small frontal area making a special appeal to air craft designers. Cabin-heating equipment will be represented by examples of various types of boilers and heaters, together with the complete installation as fitted to the Harrow, Hampden, Wellington, etc. Pro tected fuel tanks made by Gallay will be represented by an Airspeed " Oxford " tank with crash- and bullet-proof covering. A combined oil tank and cooler, as made for the Airspeed Oxford, will be shown. GENERAL AIRCRAFT, LTD.—The first produc tion Cygnet, powered with a Cirrus Major engine, is certain to attract a great deal of attention, not only on account of its all- metal^ construction, but also for its tricycle undercarriage, now well beyond the experi mental stage. It carries two people side by side, cruises at 118 m.p.h. on 70 per cent, power and has a range of 550 miles. It has a landing range of between 60 and 85 m.p.h. and it remains under full control down to 46 m.p.h. HAWKER SIDDELEY AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.— Here will be found an exhibit which is sure to provide a great attraction, not only on account of its technical interest, but by reason of the fact that the fame of the Hurricane is well known on the Continent. A Hurricane fuselage and centre section will be shown in skeleton, and there will also be a skeleton wing. The engine side of the company's business will be represented by an Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah Xf engine (which now develops no less than 460 h.p.) and the Tiger two-speed supercharger. Concluded on p. 20.)
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