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FLIGHT NOVEMBER 15TH, 1045 HERE AND THERE sell's more interesting notes taken at the various plants. .:• ..-• Incidentally, the pressed .piston ap- pears to have very largely ousted the :" cast piston on the Continent, and themain developments observed have been in the manufacture of the newer type for practically every German high-duty engine. " G.A. Activities Jv "DECEIPT from the M.A.P. of a design ^ XV contract for a large four-engined • "•'".' '."• freight-carrying aircraft was one of the things mentioned by Sir Maurice Bonham ;' • Carter, chairman of General Aircraft, •"•_••. Ltd., in his statement at the company's -;_j annual general meeting at Feltham , yesterday. " If the project is proceeded ,.*,"• with," said Sir Maurice, "this type of aircraft will have both military and civil ; ' applications." •jrv He also referred to the production of • -•;- the powered version of the Hamilcar ..V during 1944, aud mentioned that the:; V company had a full programme of de- velopment work, including a series of ••-I tailless aircraft, the first of which was ;; . now being tested by the R.A.F. Two .'.:••"•.• other tailless types were in "an ad- '..' ; vanced stage of completion." y.*•.".•..... .. „ ,. . . ' ~-• Multum in Parvo ; , : - "DESTRICTED as they are in terms of -*-V square feet in their London show-: "-•'•• rooms at Queen's House, Kingsway, the: • English Electric Co. have contrived to " •• stage a most effective "War Activities" exhibition which opens to the public on '. ,• Monday next, November 19th. ;. . 1 As Sir George Nelson, their chairman * . and managing director, said at the Press '•."'- preview, it would need a space as big as ..... Hyde Park to stage a complete life-size •.:.' range of all their war products, but the - present exhibition was designed to give a .•[_•'.'• general idea of the wide extent of the firm's war work. • The change from war to peace. Sir George • added, must be even quicker than from • peace to war, and there was no industry that brought greater amenities to man ; -. (and woman, in the home) than the elec-trical industry. ; Circumscribed though it inevitably is, - this exhibition compactly illustrates the • , .'.;•- claim of E.E.C.^that it played a valu- v\ able part in every theatre and every ~- branch of the 1939-45 World War. - I XP-83. This is the new twin jet-engined Bell fighter built for the U.S.A.A.F. and it is described as "radically different " from the P-59 Airacomet, Up to the time of going to press we have heard of no claim that this latest jet-propelled fighter is the world's fastest 1 :[?;] :T:y::;';'; <.--:/ -^r-' News in TO-MORROW, November 16th, ourassociated journal. The Autocar, publishes its Jubilee Number to make 50 years of recording motoring progress. A comprehensive review of motor racing is« among the special features. •» ' * . • The first of four Superfortresses which recently flew from Hokkaido, Japan, to Washington, completed the 6,553 miles - non-stop in 27 hr. 29 min., landing fit * 12.38 a.m. The three others arrived at 1.42, 1.43, and 2.13 a.m. respectively. E.T.A. was midnight. A previous attempt failed to produce a non-stop flight, all having to land at Chicago through fuel shortage. . ,•„-• • • • A new service depot for Northern Ireland has been opened by Specialloid, Ltd., at 32, Linen Hall Street, Belfast, under the management of Mr. F. W. Callaway, the district engineer. (Tel.: Belfast 27906.) • * * The London office of David Brown & Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., has been re- moved to Haymont House, 3, Panton * Street, Haymarket, S.W.i (Tel.:'White- hall 5061-3. • # # Mr. J. W. P. Angell, who since March, 1940, was manager of the Miles Aircraft Liverpool Road branch, has left there to become chief engineer of Kent Alloys, Ltd., Strood. Mr. Angell joined the Miles experimental department early in 1939, and a year later took over Liver- pool Road branch in succession to Mr. Tuson. Brief "No grandad, that is not Group Capt. Wilson trying again." The 578 Burn Associa- tion are holding a re- union dinner at the Londesborough Hotel, Selby, Yorks, on Decem- ber 29 at 6.30 p.m. Already tentative accept- ance* from ttP for ftficld as Karachi and Poona have been received, and it is hoped that a large attendance of old 578 Squadron and Burn friends will be there. Tickets are 6s. each from the Treasurer, Sqn. Ldr. Elsworth, 73, St. John's Avenue, Bridlington. Any further particulars ' required can be obtained from the secretary, F/O. B. R. Taylor, Keverstone, Dinas Powis, Glamorgan. Twenty-seven French Air Force and Naval pilots who passed out at No. 7 Service Flying Training School, R.A.F., Westwood, Peterborough, were recently presented with wings and' certificates at the school by Gen. de Vitrolles. . * * * Leicester branch of the Royal Aero->«. nautical Society is to hear a talk on '' Radar in Air Warfare'' by Mr. J. F. W. Mercer on Friday, November ; 23rd, and one on "Post-war Light Air- craft Design " by Mr. D. L. Brown, of Miles Aircraft, Ltd., on Wednesday, December 12th. Both meetings will be held at 7.30 p.m. at Leicester Technical College. , 1 • * . » #, Fit. Lt. L..N. S. Dunkerton has been appointed manager of Cecil Kay Aircraft, Ltd., Birmingham, the Midland dis- tributors for the Auster, on his release from the R.A.F. Mr. J. Wright, general manager of the Dunlop Rim and Wheel Company's works, Foleshill, Coventry, has been ap- pointed a director on the local board at Fort Dunlop, and Mr. H. E. • Price, equipment sales manager at port Dun- lop, has joined the board of the Foles- hill company. • • • Mr. A. P. Gibbs, who has been for twenty years with Ransome and Maries Bearing Co., Ltd., ^ewark-on-Trent, has been appointed the firm's north-western area manager, with new offices at 5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, 2. He will be assisted by Messrs. E. H. Holmes and J. Beaumont. * • • Mr. Sidney Player, chairman of the Newall group of companies, has Joined the board of E. H. Jones (Machine Tools), Ltd. Mr. E. H. Jones has joined the Newall board, and the latter's son, Mr. E. J. M. Jones, succeeds Mr. C. E. Rockwell (retired) as director and general manager. Mr. E. S. Hammett, chief designer, has transferred to the Motor Gear and Engineering Co., Ltd., and is succeeded by Mr. Brice, assisted - by Mr. Wilson.
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