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1947
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SEPTEMBER IITH, 1947 FLIGHT Accessory Exhibits at Radlett ..... 301 \ • One of the many light-weight bag-type fuel tanks shown by Fireproof Tanks Ltd. Thomas Firth and John Brown are exhibiting this Lowe port- able electric plane. One f^ ^Equipment is the main undercarriage unit. display of apparatus used lor the testing of these matt-rials in tht laboratory. Panels finished with hot spray application of dope and inetul finishes. DOWTY EQUIPMENT, LTD., Alie Court, Cheltenham, (ilos. (No. 15.) Main undercarriage for Bristol Iiruhazmi 1, incorporating liquid springing; undercarriage for Fok- ker F.25 Promoter incorporating levered suspension and liquid springing; fuel pumps, including dual, Duplex and live-line pumps. R. K. DUNDAS.LTD., The Airport, Portsmouth. (No. 108.) Aircraft models, flying clothing, aerodrome equipment, including models and specimens of hoists, maintenance platforms, engine stands, signal pistols, lighting poles, power and distribution cables, and products of tlie Ports- mouth factory, including the Micro- timer and the Yernijigger. DUNLOP RUBBER CO., LTD., Fort Duulop, Erdington, Birmingham. (No. 85.) The principle exhibit will be the " Compacta," tyres and wheels for the Brabazon I, showing also the pneumatically operated quadruple brakes for each wheel. ELECTRO • HYDRAULICS, LTD., Liverpool Road, Warrington. (NO. 47.) Selection of model aircraft, and hydraulic, electro-hydraulic and pneumatic valves and selectors for i.ircraft and industrial use. THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Queens House, Kingsway, W.C.2. (Stand Z—1.) Range of electrical equipment, including B.C. and A.C. motors for actuators, similar motors with gear drives for standard hydraulic pumps, air compressors, a de-icing pump, a series of rotary actuators for fuel valves, cabin air valves, hydraulic control valves, alterna- tors and new model generators as applied to flight controls for large aircraft. ENGLISH STEEL CORPORATION,0., Vtekers Works, Sheffield. (No. 10.)Drop forgings for aircraft engines and a selection of engineers' smalltools, including new and patented adjustable machine and handlearners, inserted blade milling cut- ter, and floating machine reamer.ESSEX AERO, LTD., (Snwrspnd. Essex. (No. 66.) Specimens of magnesium lubrica-tion, lightweight fuel and oil tanks und aircraft components in weldedmagnesium alloys, and models of the Sprite aircraft.EXACTOR CONTROL CO., LTD., 14, Berkeley Street, London, W.I.(No. 75.) Fuel-flow test rig, with motornnven pump, flowmeter, and pres- s«r« aiinges and a throttle valve to vary the fuel flow; a -self-^talinjj pipe coupling; and the Ex- wtor '--Type SL" hydraulic re-mote control. THE FAIREY AVIATION CO.,LTD., Hayes, Middx. (Stand M.) S.B.A.C. standards comprisingfiller cap, drain valves, a range ot pressed end clips and quick-releasepins; also Fairey hydraulic power- assisted flying control, precisiontube sizers, recessing tool, clamps and fasteners. FERODO, LTD., Chapel-en-te-Frith,Stockport. (No. 99.) Display of Ferobestos TechnicalPlastics, with exhibits such as bushes, bearings, piston rings,valve discs and seatings, gears, cams, and aircraft flooring, panels,engine mountings, etc. FERRANTI, LTD., Hollinwood.JLanca. (No. 150.) The hyperbolic navigational com-puter, also the new gyroscopic gun sigtit in which calculations andestimations of range, Crossing speeds or windage effect are auto-matically computed. FIELD AIRCRAFT SERVICES,LTD., 22, Progress Way. Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey. (No. 88.)A new type of aircraft passenger seat, and also photographs of theaircraft engine and servicing divisions. FILTON, LTD., The Wharf, Clap- ham Street. Leamington Spa, (No. 130.) Range °f bellows, glands and oilseals and samples of mirror finish on glands and other articles. This 5ectwretf'tCW;"lBlf"ji.iLwi huL^is being shown ty Samuel Fox and Compan£>(United SleeTfT" " FIRTH VICKERS STAINLESSSTEELS, LTD., Staybiite Works, Sheffield, 0. (No. 34.) Stainless and heat-resistingsteels for aircraft in the form of bars, sheet, strip, centri-die-castand centiifugally cast components tor reciprocating engines and gasturbines. FISCHER BEARINGS CO., LTD.,Upper Villiers Street, Wolver- hampton. (No. 132.) Standard range of FBC ball androller bearings and special types of bearings for aircraft and jetengines. W. T. FLATHER, LTD., StandardSteel Works, Sheffielil. (No. 8.) Sectionalized Armstrong-Siddeley" Cheetah " engine, showing those parts manufactured from Flathersteel with examples of steel frac- tures showing the core. FLIGHT REFUELLING, LTD., St. Nicholas, Littlehampton. (No. 117.)Refuelling models and equip- ment, photographic display show-ing development of flight refuelling, and samples of Mark XI shut-offvalve. SAMUEL FOX & CO., LTD., Westbourne Road, Sheffield. 10. (No. 29.)Aircraft parts and components, including jet engine exhaust unit,jet engine pipe, de Havilland hub for variable pitch airscrew, andfive cylinder mock-up of the Bristol Hercules radial engine. A carbon sealing-face gland txhjbiie&^by f/Limited.) FIREPROOF TANKS, LTD., The Airport, Portsmouth. (No. 91.) A variety of Cimatrol flexible bag-type fuel tanks with self- sealing coverings. FIRESTONE TYRE & RUBBERCO. LTD., Great West Road, Brentford. (No. 129.) Range of tyres of various sizes,a radio mounted on an oscillating fuselage, vibration-insulated byFirestone bonded rubber-to-metal dampeners, and a panel displayingFirestone horded iubberto-metal products. THOS. FIRTH & JOHN BROWN, LTD., Atlas & Norfolk Works. Sheffield, 1. <N»- "1)Aircraft parts made m Firth Brown steels, selection of FirthBrown engineers' cutting tools, al*o the Lowe portable electricplane and an all-electric grinder. The Churchill observer-type harness jacket with detachable breast pack will be shown on the G.Q. Parachute Company's stand. THE GENEAAL LTD., Kingsway, ELECTRIC CO.,London. (No. 144.) A 1.5 kW airport location- orcourse-marking teacon giving two high intensity teams, suitable foruse in all climates and in situations where regular maintenance is diffi- cult. An airfield lighting controlpanel carrying a mimic display of the field and approach lights to-gether with the requisite selector switches to control all the lightingfacilities. The U.E.C. Air Circula- tion Oven for cooking frozen mealsin aircraft, in one-third the timrf normally required. A miniatureairborne VHF transmitter/receiver weighing 8|lb for installation inlight aircraft. A display of air- "raft wiring cables in a range ofstandard sizes, and other items including switchboards, etc., andthe O.E.C. internal telephone f«r use in sound-proofed aircraft todisplace iutercomm. F. GILMAN (B.S.T.), LTD., Carl-ton House, 195, liigh Street, Smethwick, 41. (No. 139.) Range of portable flexible drivemachines, including the " skato- skalo " machines for tube and sur-face cleaning and the removal of rust and paint from structuralsteelwork; also the range of " Multillex" machines for grind-ing, drilling wire Lrushing and polishing and a selection of " Tite-grip" rotary milling cutters and rotary flies. GIRLING, LTD., Kings Road.Tyseley, Birmingham. (No. 28.) Mechanical brakes for aircraftwheels and a self-adjusting hydraulically operated brake forlight and medium aircraft. SIR GEORGE GODFREY & PART-NERS, LTD., Hampton Road, Han- h, Middlesex. (No. 119.) cooling unit for use in pres-surized aircraft, which consists of a cei.ii ifugal blower further <;om-pressing the air of the cabin ami delivering it to an intercoolerwhere, after cooling, it returns to a turbine driving the cabinblower, in so doing extracting energy from the air and cooling itU< a predetermined level. COODYEAR TYRE & RUBBERCO., LTD., Wolverhampton. (No. 101.) A C4iu size 32 v 10.00-15 aero tyre,mounted on a wheel, a demonstra- tion fixture showing the hydraulic-ally operated single disc brake in size 24x7; and another fixtureshowing the mechanically operated * single disc brake in size 6.00-0.THE G.Q. PARACHUTE CO., LTD., Stadium Works, Woking, Surrey.(No. 25.) Flying equipment consisting ofthe Churchill harness-jacket, ob- server, pilot, paratroop, and glider-troop parachutes and safety harness. GRAVINER MANUFACTURINGCO., LTD., C.raviner Works, Gos- port Road, Nr. Fareham, Hants.(NO. 134.) Complete range of fire-fightingequipment, including a light-alloy cabin and freight water ex-tinguisher and a new light weight all-metal high-temperature firedetector. GUEST, KEEN & NETTLEFOLDS,LTD., Heath Street, Birmingtaun, 18. (NO. 102.)Various kinds of wood screws, in steel and brass and aluminiumalloy, aircraft bolts and nuts, set screws, " Aerotight " nuts, rivet*,Nettlefolds-Parker-Kalon hardened self-tapping screws, hammer driv«
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