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62 FLIGHT r HERE AND THERE been engaged for more than 30 years inthe design and development of gas and steam turbines for marine, railway andaviation use, and the contract involves a number of patents (both issued andapplied for) now filed in the U.S. Patent Office. It also covers world-wide salesrights and technical co-operation in matters relating to the design of gas tur-bines lor aircraft. He Flew with " Smithy'^M R. EVERT VAN D1JK, the K.L.M.pilot who partnered the late Sir Charles Kingsford Smith on his trans-atlantic flight in the famous three- engined Fokker, Southern Cross, in 1930,is now giving up professional flying at the creditable age of 53. But the veteran pilot is not retiringaltogether, for it has been announced that he will continue to serve the RoyalDutch Airlines "in another capacity." Southern Cross herself was in Sep-tember, 1944, brought out of honourable retirement in Australia's NationalMuseum at Canberra to be re- conditioned, and in August, 1945, sheflew again—proudly if rather slowly by modern standards—and later played herpart in the filming of the life of " Smithy." , Developed in 1946 / SEVERAL interesting items of aircraftequipment are listed among a whole series of B.T.H. developments achieveddiying the past year. There is, for example, the turbo-startersuccessfully tested on a gas turbine unit, prototypes of which are now being made.This is a cordite cartridge starter origin- ally conceived in 1938 but put asideduring the war after tests on a Hercules. Among ignition equipment one maymention the new magnetos for the 330 h.p. Gipsy Queen engine, which haverotating magnets instead of rotating armatures, a new self-booster magnetofor high-altitude fighters, on which the half-speed gearwheels are enclosed toform a pump, and the introduction of a high tension plug-and-socket connectionbetween distributor and cable harness for quick attachment and release. Enthusiasm in the North/ INTERESTED enthusiasts from allJ- parts of the country turned up at a meeting called in Manchester on Decem-ber 21st to discuss the subject of the radio control of models of all kinds, and.at this meeting (announced on this page in Flight, December 19th), there wasformed the Radio Controlled Models Society, Its acting secretary is Mr. K.Law ton, 10 Dalton Avenue, Whitefiekl, near Manchester, and for-the time beingits monthly meeting will be held in the Y.M.C.A.," Peter St., Manchester, thenext being at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Janu- ary 25th. The object, of course, is to co-ordinatethe work of those engaged in this fas- cinating pursuit, whatever its application-—aircraft, racing cars, boats, etc.—and a series of lectures is to be arranged Beginner and expert, young and old,are invited to give their support, ex- press their views, and share their experi-ences. JANUARY IOTH, 1947 FLYING VISIT : Despite the almost commonplace use of light aircraft by post-warbusiness executives, Grimsby thought an airborne visit by a director of a well- known firm worth an official reception. The port's Town Clerk and Mayor (secondand fourth from the left) welcome Mr. W. Woodhall at Binbrook airfield when he arrived in a Hunting Air Travel Proctor flown by Capt. J. L. Collins (extreme right). News in Brief HE Air League of the British Empirehas provided ten shillings a week pocket money for each of the four cadetswho will accompany the King's Flight to South Africa. * * # y A series of visits to aircraft and enginemanufacturers is being paid by Lord Nathan, Minister of Civil Aviation. Thetour began last week-end (as we go to press) when he went, with Mr. Lindgren,Parliamentary Secretary to the M. of C.A., to inspect the Miles and HandleyPage factories. / ...J The first post-war issue of the FJ3.I. Register—the official directory of manu-facturer members of the Federation of British Industries—will appear thissummer. « . • Four more British Standards, in thedrawing office equipment and material series, have been issued in a single book-let. They refer to tracing and drawing papers. / • * * An '' electronics section '' has beenlormed by 14 member firms of the Scien- tific Instrument Manufacturers' Associa-tion. This organization comprises, in all, no fewer than 88 firms who betweenthem employ about 60,000 people. » • */ Mr. D. H. Cunliffe-Owen has been appointed sales director of the firm bear-ing his name, and Fit. Lt. T. B. Murray, A.F.C., becomes sale* manager in placeof Wing Cdr. H. T. Andrews, O.B.E., who has resigned. linrum y Two Percival Proctors, equipped withwireless and long-range tanks and adapted for mail carrying, have beenacquired by the French company, Societe Algerienne de Transports Aeriens, whichhas a contract from the French Govern- ment lor the carriage of mails in NorthAfrica. Commandant F. Duparc, the company's managing director, with twoFrench pilots and a navigator, recentlv toote delivery of the aircraft at Luton. Increased activities of the AluminfuDevelopment Association and expansion of its staff have necessitated removal ofits headquarters from the Brook Street premises to more suitable accommoda- .tion at ^^, Grosvenor Street, London, W.i. The telephone number remains un-changed—May fair 7501. * • # Air freighting history in a mild waywas recently made by the Bristol 170 # Mark IA "mixed version" aircraftracquired by the Argentine Government when it transported two crated radialengines complete with airscrews, thanks to the 170's generous capacity and widenose doors. Previously it had always been necessary to remove the " fans." The death has been announced of Mr/H. Bayley who, for nearly 15 years, has been manager of Cellon, Ltd.'s buildingand decorating division which he himself started on joining the firm. Mr. Bayley „ 'had been ill for a long period. ,;. * . * ' . Mr. W. O. Heyne, joint managing^ director of The Plessey Co., Ltd., IlfordT?has resigned as from December 31st last, and Mr. B G. W. Attwood, B.Sc. Z(Econ.), London, has been appointed to. ' the company's board.* • # G/C. A. F. Bandit, who left LympneVat the end of November in a Miles Ge- ij mini on what was the first post-war solosflight to Australia, arrived at Truscotfc1 airfield, near Darwin, on January 6th,tHe spent some time in India en route.!" making preliminary arrangements for hisprojected airborne expedition to Mount Everest. * * » Mr. P. \V. L. Williams, who for some -years has been general manager and chief designer at the Godalming works of theR.F.D. Co., Ltd., died on Dec. 30th at the age of 46. Mr. Williams joined thefirm in 1929 and was responsible for the development of much of its air/searescue equipment.
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