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368 FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1948 HERE AND THERE persons and this together with the ad-joining bar is reserved for the use of air- line passengers. Visitors to Schiphol areaccommodated on the second floor, which will seat 100 persons and opens on to awide terrace with room for a further 100 persons. Both restaurants have access toa promenade which runs the entire length of the airport terminal. Mr. T. Simons,who has been with K.L.M. for 26 years, is in charge of these restaurant facilities. Jet ElectricsW RITTEN by J. Furzey a booklet has been published by Rotax, Ltd., entitled Jet Electrics; this brochure reviews some of the electrical problems associated with the starting of aircraft gas turbines. As an introduction, the various principles on which gas turbines operate—both airscrew turbines and turbo-jets are dealt with—are explained with commendable clarity and an absence of highly technical language which will be appreciated by non-specialist readers. The writer then turns to the starting problems and explains the various le- quirements demanded of both fuel and ignition systems. After thus laying a sound foundation the aspects of gas turbine starting as viewed by the elec- trical rather than the mechanical engi- neer are dealt with. Illustrations and diagrams, many of which are coloured, complete an excellently produced publi- cation. ,, - R.T.O. at Fairey's Retires AFTER holding the appointment ofResident Technical Officer at the Hayes factory of Fairey's for nine yearsCaptain H. G. Harrison is retiring. Capt. Harrison's engineering career began in1905 with Legros and Knowles. In 1914 he joined Short Brothers, where he metSir Richard Fairey for the first time. For three years during th« 1914-18 warhe served with the R/5?A.S. and the FOR LEGLESS PILOTS : Since it is diffi- cult for legless pilots to operate a "pull " action handbrake this special control has been designed for the Ercoupe by the Grand Central Airport Co. of California. The Ercojpe private aircraft is fitted with a "two-control " system dispensing with rudder pedals. R.A.F., after which he joined the AirMinistry. Capt. Harrison was at the R.A.E. for sixteen years and in 1939went to Fairey's as R.T.O. He is suc- ceeded by Mr. S. O. Norman, previouslyR.T.O. at Short Brothers. M.C.A. FIREFIGHTERS : The Fire and Rescue Service at London Airport is here seen practising with the first Cardox firefighting vehicle for use on a British airport, built by an American firm this vehicle carries 6,0001b of liquid carbon-dioxide which can be discharged through twelve nozzles in one and a half minutes. The main boom on top of the cab and the front applicator are operated by hydraulics controlled from inside the cab. The all-up weight of the vehicle is 17 tons. Applied Mechanics Congress Ends '"THE Seventh International Congress-*- of Applied Mechanics which opened at the Imperial College of Science andTechnology, South Kensington, on Sep- tember 5th, as reported in Flight, Sep-tember 9th, was concluded with the Congress Banquet, attended by over 500guests, on September 10th. More than 200 papers were read during the Con-gress, a large number of these being on subjects of aeronautical interest. It ishoped to publish the proceedings in due course, though these may not be avail-able until next year. Jet Targets in U.S. "C^IGHTEEN aircraft manufacturers-L' and other contractors in the U.S. were invited to tender for an order forpilotless jet aircraft for use as targets by the U.S. Navy and Air Force foranti-aircraft and air gunnery practice. Of the 14 designs submitted the quota-tion put in by the Ryan Aeronautical Co. was selected, no technical detailshave been announced, though the size of the target aircraft is said to be lessthan half the size of the average fighter. The specification designates this pilot-less machine tho XQ-2. News in Brief More than 2,000 officers and men ofthe U.SiA.F. (59th Air Group) arrived at Liverpool on their way to Burton-wood on September 13th. A number of them had served there during the war. * * * Children suffering from lack of nourish- ment and sick people in the Western Sectors of Berlin are now being flown by the R.A.F. to the British Zone of Ger- many. This service commenced on September 20th and the charge is £1 4s for adults, and children are flown with- out charge. * # * In the British Sector of Berlin recentlya special church service was held to commemorate the Battle of Britain;several Germans were among the congre- gation. A plaque to the memory of thevictims of the Viking-Yak collision over Gatow last April was unveiled by Brig.E. F. Benson, deputy Commandant of the British Sector. A dance for past and present studentsof the Colleges of Automobile and Aero- nautical Engineering is to be held at the .;Victoria Hall, Bloomsbury Square, J W.C.i, on Friday, October 15th. Tickets fmay be obtained from the Secretary/^ College House, Princes Way, S.W.19V, * * * ' A process has been discovered by the Dupont Company in America for pro-ducing titanium metal in forms other than powder. The metal is said to be asstrong as stainless steel and about double the weight of aluminium; its heat andcorrosion resisting properties are good. * # * Arnhem was chosen as the town inwhich the formal Dutch premiere of the film '' The Glory of Sport,'' which is arecord of the Olympic Games, was shown. The film was produced by Mr.Castleton Knight who was in Arnhem in 1946 producing the film "Theirs is theGlory" recording the exploits of the British Airborne Forces there. B IO
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