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1949
1949 - 1556.PDF
32O FLIGHT. 8 September 1940. THE INDUSTRY (Left to right) Run baleen electronic tachometer; Vosper air-sea rescue launch; David Brown tractor; Walter Kidde applicator for engine-fire extinguishing TN the pages which follow are summaries of the principal products of some 400 British firms contributing directly "and indirectly JL to the construction and maintenance of civil and military aircraft. This section of " Britain's Aviation Industry " Number of Flight should be regarded as supplementary to the preceding four pages, where, under the heading of " Essential Services," major aircraft installations such as hydraulic systems are reviewed. In order to make both sections more self-contained as a work of quick reference, the paragraphs immediately following give very brief details of the main products of the airframe and engine manufacturers ; these are described in greater detail in other parts of this issue. In the succeeding pages ancillary materials and products are reviewed, broadly classified under twelve main headings. In certain cases the •work of an individual firm may be dealt with under two or more different headings. Where firms are exhibiting at the S.B.A.C. " Static " show, stand numbers are given. AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED, LTD., The Airport,Portsmouth, Hants (Stmnd K). - Ambassador medium transport andConsul light transport. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIR-CRAFT (SIR W. C), LTD., Bagin- tou, Coventry (Stands P and Q).—Apollo turboprop transport and A.W.52 research aircraft. AUSTER AIRCRAFT, LTD.,Rearsby Aerodrome, Kearaby, Lei- cester (Stand S).—Autocrat per-sonal and utility light aircraft, Avis and J/5B light aircraft,Auster 6 and A.2/45 artillery obser- vation aircraft and Auster 7trainer. BLACKBURN AND GENERALAIRCRAFT, LTD., Brough, E. Yorks (Stand L).—Firebrand 5 andS.28/43 strike aircraft. Universal foar-engined freighter. Also con-version of I).H. Mosquitos for target towing. BOULTON PAUL AIRCRAFT,LTD., Wolverhampton (Stand J).— Balliol 1 and 2 advanced trainers. BRISTOL AEROPLANE CO., LTD., Filton House, Bristol (Stand O)— Brabazon long-range transport,Type 175 medium-range empire transport New Type 170 freighter and transport, Type 171 helicopter and Brigand light bomber. CHRISLEA AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.,Exeter Airport, Clyst Honiton, Devon.—Super Ace Series 2 taxi and personal aircraft, Super Ace Series 4 light freighter and utility aircraft. CIERVA AUTOGIRO CO., LTD.,Southampton Airport, Southamp- ton (Stand 16).—Skeeter helicopterand Air Horse transport helicopter. DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT CO.,LTD., Hatfleld, Herts (Stand K).— Vampire and Sea Vampire fighters,Hornet and Sea Hornet fighters, Dove light transport and Cometjet transport. DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OFCANADA, LTD., Toronto, Ontario (Stand K).—Beaver bush transportand Chipmunk trainer. ELLIOTTS OF NEWBURY, LTD.,Albert Works, Newbury, Berks.— Training gliders and sailplanes. ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO., LTD.,Warton Aerodrome, nr. Preston, Lanes (Stand R).—Canberra jetbomber, D.H. Vampire production. FAIREV AVIATION CO., LTD.,Hayes, Middx (Stand D).—Firefly two-seat naval fighter, Fireflytrainer and target-tower. Primer trainer and Gyrodyne helicopter. GLOSTER AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.,Hucclecote, Olos (Stands P and 0).—Meteor 4 and 8 fighters, B.l/44 fighter and Meteor 7 trainer. HANDLEY PACE, LTD., 40, Clare-mont Road, Cricklewood, London, N.W.2 (Stand C).—Hermes IV andVI long-range transports, Hermes V turboprop transport andHastings military transport. HANDLEY PACE (READING),LTD., Woodley, Berks.—Marathon I feederline transport and MambaMarathon experimental feederliner. HANTS AND SUSSEX AVIATION,LTD., The Airport, Portsmouth — Herald ultra-light aircraft. HAWKER AIRCRAFT, LTD., Can-bury Park Road, Kingston-on- Thames, Surrey (Stands P and Q).—P.1040 and N/7.46 jet fighters, Fury and Sea Fury piston-enginedfighters, Sea Furv trainer and P.1052 jet research fighter. HESTON AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.,Hestou Airport, Hounslow, Mddx.— A.2/45 artillery, observation air-craft. PERCIVAL AIRCRAFT, LTD.,Luton Airport, Beds (Stand M).— Prince light transport and Prenticetrainer. PLANET AIRCRAFT, LTD., 29,Clarges Street, London, WJ.— Satellite taxi and personal air-craft. PORTSMOUTH AVIATION, LTD.,The Airport, Portsmouth.—Aerocar light transport. REID AND SIGRIST, LTD., Wal-ton Lodge, Kirby Muxloe, Leies.— Desford trainer. A. V. ROE AND CO., LTD., Green-gate, Manchester (Stands P and 0).—Lincoln bomber, Shackleton re-connaissance bomber, Athena and Anson advanced trainers, Tudor long-range transports, Tudor VIIIjet research transport and Avro XIX short-range transport. SAUNDERS-ROE, LTD., Osborne,E. Cowes, Isle of Wight (Stand T). —S.R.45 Prtnee«»-class long-rangeturboprop flying boat and S.R./AI jet fighter flying boat. SCOTTISH AVIATION, LTD.,Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire.— Prestwick Pioneer I and II lighttransport and utility aircraft. SHORT BROTHERS AND HAR-LAND, LTD., Seaplane Works, Queen's Island, Belfast (Stand G).—Sturgeon target-tower, Solent long-range flying boat and Sealandshort-range amphibian. SLINCSBY SAILPLANES, LTD., Ings Lane, Kirbymoorside, Yorks.—Gliders, sailplanes and Motor Tutor ultra-light aircraft. SPONSON DEVELOPMENTS,LTD., 3, Aibemarle Street, Picca- dilly, London, W.I.—Tribian short-range amphibian. (Two versions projected.) VICKERS - ARMSTRONGS, LTD.,Vickers House, Broadway, London, S.W.1 (Stand N).—Viking medium-range transport, Nene-Viking re- search airliner, Viscount turboproptransport, Valetta military trans- port and Varsity crew trainer.Snpermarine Spitfire fighter and Spitfire Trainer, Attacker jetfighter, Seagull reconnaissance amphibian and Type 510 jet re-search fighter. WESTLAND AIRCRAFT, LTD.,Yeovil, Somerset (Stand A).— Wyvern naval torpedo fighter(piston-engine 'and turboprop ver- sions) and Westland-Sikorsky S-51helicopter. POWER PLANTS ALVIS, LTD., Coventry (Stand F).—Leonides ^-cylinder radial power plants for transport aircraft andhelicopters. ARMSTRONG • SIDDELEYMOTORS, LTD., Parkside, Coven- try (Stands P and Q).—Cheetah15 and 25 7-cylinder radial engines. Python, Mamba and Double Mam-ba turboprop*, also Adder and Viper experimental units. Devel-opment of Metrovick Sapphire. BLACKBURN AND GENERALAIRCRAFT, Ltd. (ENCINE DIVI- SION), Brough, E. Yorks. (StandL).—Cirrus Minor, Major, Bombar- dier and Grenadier light invertedin-line air-cooled engines. BRISTOL AEROPLANE CO., LTD.(ENGINE DIVISION), Filton House, Bristol (Stand O).—OHer-cules and Centaurus high-powered radial engines. Theseus, Proteus,Coupled Proteus turboprops and other gas turbine units. CROSS MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD., 33, Midford Road. Combe Down, Bath.—Small 3-cylinder air-cooled radial engine with rotary valves. COVENTRY VICTOR MOTOR CO.,LTD., Coventry.—Small horizon- tally-opposed engines. DE HAVILLAND ENGINE CO.,LTD., Stag Lane, Edgware, Middx. (Stand K).—Gipsy Major andGipsy Queen 4- and 6-cylinder light inverted air-cooled engines. Ghostand Goblin turbojets. JAMESON AERO ENGINES, LTD.,Spring Works, West Street, Bwell, Surrey. — Horizontally-opposed 4-cylinder light aircraft and heli- copter engine. METROPOLITAN-VICKERS ELEC-TRICAL CO., LTD., Trafford Park Manchester 17.—MetrovickBeryl turbojet and other types of ,gas turbine units. MetrovickSapphire under development by Armstrong-Siddeley. MONACO ENGINES, LTD., King'sLangley, Herts.—Small horizon- tally-opposed 4-cylinder engine.D. NAPIER AND SONS, LTD., Acton, London, W.S. (Stand B).—24-cylinder H-form, liquid-cooled, sleeve-valve Sabre high-poweredpiston engine. Naiad and Coupled Naiad turboprops.ROLLS-ROYCE, LTD., Nightingale Road, Derby (Stand E).—Merlin,Griffon and Eagle high-powered piston engines. Derwent, Nene andTay centrifugal-flow turbojets, Avon axial-flow turbojet and Dartand Clyde turbaprops.
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