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1950
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453 - FLIGHT, 13 April 1950 R.Ae.S SECRETARY TO RETIRE Capt. J, Laurence Pritckard's Thirty-one Years of Service AS briefly noted in Flight last week, it has recentlybeen announced that Capt. J. Laurence Pritchard,* Hon. F.R.Ae.S., will shortly be retiring from the secretaryship of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Although Capt. Pritchard has been secretary to the Society for twenty-five years, the fact that he was appointed editor of the R.Ae.S. Journal in 1919 brings his record of service up to the impressive total of thirty-one years. Capt. Pritchard served in the 1914-18 war, first in the R.N.V.R." attached to the Royal Naval Air Service, and afterward* in the Royal Air Force. With A. J. Sutton Pippard, lir was responsible for the Handbook of Strength Calculations (H.B. 806), the forerunner of the famous A.P. 970, and, during his term of office, he has published The Story of the Aeroplane, Aeroplane Structures (with A. J. Sutton Pip- pard), many papers on aviation, and has also delivered over 150 lectures on behalf of the Society. Signed by Sir John S. Buchanan, Dr. H. Roxbee Cox. Sir Frederick Handley Page, Sir A. H. Roy Fedden, Sir Arthur Gouge and Lord Brabazon, a letter in the following terms is being circulated on behalf of the Council: — "The Secretary, Captain J. Laurence Pritchard, is retiring in the near future. " Laurence Pritchard was appointed Editor of the Journal of the Society in 1919, Honorary Secretary in 1925 and Secretary in 1927. " In his twenty-five years of service as Secretary he has seen the membership grow from 700 to over 7,000; the subscription income from £1,900 to £21,000; the formation of Branches, now totalling 19, in Britain and Canada ; Divisions in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa ; the inauguration of an Endow - BRITAIN at BRUSSELS Flight photograph of Cap?. Pritchard at his desk. ment Fund; and the acquisition by the Society of a house ofits own for the first time in its history. "The growth of the Society, its present wide influence andhigh reputation; the range of its activities from the issue of monographs and data sheets to the Anglo-American Confer-ences; and annual Flying Garden Parties, owe much to the work of Laurence Pritchard over the years—and to his greatpersonal qualities. '' The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society feel thatall those who have the privilege of membership of the Society, as well as others who are active in many branches of aviationand have knowledge of Laurence Pritchard's work over the past thirty years, would wish to raise a testimonial to him forpresentation on his retirement in recognition of the high esteem in which he is held. '' Your contribution is invited. and it will, we feel sure,interest you to know that the Society of British Aircraft Con- structors have already agreed to seud a donation of £500. '' Cheques should be made payable to the Royal AeronauticalSociety and crossed 'Pritchard Testimonial,' and addressed to the'President at 4, Hamilton Place, London, W.i." '-: 4 ANNOUNCEMENT of the Brussels Aeronautical Exhi-bition has already been made. It will be held from"June 10th to 25th in the Grands Palais du Centenaire. Amplified details of the various den»nstrations are now available: In front of the Grands Palais dir Centenaire: Flight demonstrations of helicopters (for the duration of the Exhibition). Grimbergen-Brussels Airfield: Presenta- tions of light and private aircraft for the duration of the Exhibition. On June 18th (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), ground display. From 3 p.m. onwards, flying display for the arrival of the Benelux Rail ye. Brussels National Airport (Melsbroeck): June 10th to 24th, special ground and fly- ing displays ot military and heavy aircraft. Antwerp- Deurne: June 25th, display for the closing of the Exhibi- tion Fortnight; from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., ground display; from 3 p.m. onwards, flying display. As usual, R.A.F. formations will participate. Full de- tails of British commercial representation are not yet to hand, but that our showing will not be unworthy is indi- cated by the following "preview" : — Hawker Siddeley Group.—A Meteor 4 of the Belgian Air Force will be shown on the Hawker Siddeley stand, and a Meteor 8 will be demonstrated in flight. Other participants in the flying display will be the Armstrong Whitworth Apollo, Avro Atheua and Hawker P. 1052. It is hoped that the scale models shown will include the Avro Canada Jetliner, CF-100 heavy fighter and Orenda turbojet. Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.—Static exhibits will include a Proteus turboprop, Hercules 763 power plant, and 1 124 scale models of the Brabazon, Freighter, Type 171 and Type 175. It is possible that a Freighter will take part in the flying display. Westland Aircraft, Ltd.—A Westland S-51 helicopter will be demonstrated. Vickers-Armstrongs and Vickcrs Supennarinc.—Three marksof Vickers aircraft chairs, an aircraft lavatory, and models of the Viscount, Valetta, Varsity, Supermarine. 510, Attacker,Seagull and Spitfire Trainer, will be among the static exhibits. Marconi's IVireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.—Full details of the Marconi exhibit are not at present available, but it is unlikely to differ greatly from that at the last S.B.A.C. Display. - Rotol, Ltd.—Airscrews will include a four-blader for the Mamba and a sectioned model of a Seafire five-blader. There will be a section of, and a complete example of, a. composite blade, a Meteor gear-box, and a six-drive gearbox. General Electric Company.—Similar to that in the B.I.F., this company's exhibit will include an airport model, examples of runway contact lights and taxi-track lights and, in all probability, aircraft catering and lighting equipment. Air Trainers, Ltd.—The principal exhibit of this company will be a D.4 Link trainer. Walter Kidde Co., Ltd.—This company's exhibits had not been finally decided as we went to press. Sperry Gyroscope Co., Ltd.— Sperry items-will include a helicopter gyro horizon (H.L.4), electric gyro horizon (ILL.3), Zero Reader, Gyrosyn Compass (C.L.2) and Gyro Pilot (A. 12). The following American instruments will also be on view; H.5 electric gyro horizon, pedestal controller for A. 12 Gyrosyn Compass, and possibly a C.2 Gyrosyn Compass. The Plessey Co.. L,td.. and Plessey International.—The Plessey Co. is showing a range of its products on the Plessey International stand. These will include PTR.51 airborne equipment for light aircraft and military trainers, V.H.F. airport equipment, and H.F. communication receiver. William Jessop and Sons, Ltd.—Exhibits will include gas- turbine discs, steel forgings and finished crankshafts, high- temperature steels and castings for gas turbines, gas-turbine blades (rotor and stator), aircraft engine valves, valve steols, structural steel, and machine-tool steels.
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