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1950
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FLIGHT, 3i August 1950 Router jigs, adjusting block and drill jig in for the de Havilland Company by.. " made of fuel-injection equipmentwhich has not previously been shown. Examples will include theD.11.0.5 injection carburettor, com- bining fuel aud boost controls andoil-heated throttle housing; a fuel pump designed for operation withthis carburettor; a servo-operated master control for direct injectionon Centaurus engines; and a nine- element injection pump for enginesof this type. In addition to the standard float-type and bulk in-jection carburettors, hydraulic control equipment—to be dealt withnext week—will be shown on this stand. HORDERN - RICHMOND, LTD.,Hydulignum Works, Haddenham, Bucks. (Stand 122).—In addition toairscrews and rotor blades, to be referred to next week, this firm willshow Hydulignum laminated com- pressed wood as used for press tools,bending blocks, and other produc* tion rorming-media. As well assupplying the material, the company fabricate tools to customers' de-signs. Hydulignum is also supplied in ttoard form. HUGHES AND CO., LTD., F. A.,Bath House, 82, Piccadilly, London, W.I (Stand M).—A representativerange ot Elektron magnesium- zirconium alloy castings, forging*,sheet, and extrusions will be on view, together with welded andriveted specimens; chromate finishes will also be shown.HUGHES - JOHNSON STAMP- INGS, LTD., Langley Green, Bir-mingham (Stand 168).—This exhibit will comprise examples of thecompany's drop forgings for air- frames and engines, in carbon andalloy steels, aluminium bronze and aluminium alloys. HVMATIC ENGINEERING CO.,LTD., Redditch, Worcs (Stand 1J2).—The products of this firmwill be the subject of a reference in our review of aircraft special ser-vices next week. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUS-TRIES, LTD. (PLASTICS DIVI- SION), Nobel House. 2. Bucking-ham Gate, London, S.W.I (Stand 27),—This display will tell thestory of the progress made in the development of Perspex for aircraftglazing and—a more recent develop- ment—for interior fittings and fur-nishings in commercial aircraft. Emphasis will be placed on thephysical properties of Perspex of particular importance to the aero-Pilot seat in aluminium alloy by Lancefield Coachworks, Ltd. nautical engineer. In fTuron lami-nates, examples will be shown of the use of the material in themanufacture of radomes. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUS-TRIES, LTD. (PAINTS DIVI- SION), Nobel House, 2, Bucking-ham Gate, London, 8.W.1 (Stand 18) This division of the I.C.I.organization will show its full range of aircraft finishes, etch primer,Alocrom pre treatment for alumin- ium surfaces, and interior and ex-terior decorative paints tor airfield buildings and aircraft factories.INTEGRAL, LTD., Cousins Street, Dudley Koad, Wolverhampton (Stand SI) In addition to thehydraulic equipment which will be exhibited (to be reviewed in thesepages next week), Integral, Ltd., make hydraulic pumps and motorsfor refuellers, fork-lift trucks, etc. IRVING AIR CHUTE OF GREATBRITAIN, LTD., Letchworth, Herts (Stand 76).—The exhibit of thiscompany will be dealt with next week in our review of specialservices. JABLO PROPELLERS, LTD., MillLane, Waddon, Croydon, Surrey (Stand 138).—Apart from Jabio.air-screw blades, U> be referred to in our review next week, the companywill display examples of Jabroc densifled wood, particularly in itsapplications as a tooling medium. Aero Jablex, low-density plasticmaterial, will be shown in new grades which can be used, withoutexterior skins, for bulkheads, floors, etc. Lightweight air-transit con-tainers in Jabroc and Jablex will also be shown.JESSOP AND SONS, LTD., WILLIAM, Brightside Works, Shef-field (Stand 153).—Gas-turbine com- ponents will be a feature of thisexhibit, particularly in the ferritic and austenitic steels designatedJesBop H.46. G.18B and 032. There will be finished turbine discsfor most of the leading makes of unit, and both forged and preci-sion-cast rotor and stator blades. A special attraction will be con-tinuous presentation of a film strip showing production and qualitycontrol. K.L.G. SPARKING PLUGS, LTD.,Putney Vale, London, S.W.15 (Stand 4).—Representative typesof K.L.G. plugs for a wide variety of piston engines will be shown,together with a number of igniter plugs—including the H.68 reheatigniter—developed for gas-turbine use. Elbows, extensions and otherparts of ignition-harness equip- ment will be displayed, and theexhibit will be completed by a range of thermocouples, including anew rare-metal type for rapid response. KELVIN AND HUGHES, LTD.,and KELVIN AND HUGHES (AVIATION), LTD., New NorthRoad, Barkingside, Essex (Stands 2 and 1).—Aircraft instruments andassociated equipment to be shown by these firms will be reviewed inthese pages next week. KING AIRCRAFT CORPORATION,Fifth Street, Montrose Avenue, Hillington, Glasgow, S.W.2 (Stand147).—Fully adjustable lightweight high-density aircraft seating; ultra-lightweight freighter seating; toggle-action cowling fastener; all-metal fireproof flexible couplings; 243 non-spill bottom-withdrawal oilfilters; non-spill feed-line strainer; miniature sediment drain valves foroil, fuel and water; hydraulic inertia lock for pilot's harness; anda wide range of S.B.A.C. standard components. LANCEFIELD COACHWORKS,Wreufleld Place, Herries Street, London, W.10 (Stand 134).—Herewill b« seen aircraft exhaust mani- folds, including inner and outershrouds; civil and military aircraft seats; pipework of various descrip-tions, including rigid rectangular wave-guides for radar equipment;and sheet-metal work. LATEX UPHOLSTERY, LTD., 41,Lonsdale Road, London, W.H (Stand 119).—Examples will be ex-hibited of new designs in passen- ger seating, including an adjus-table fully reclining double "sleep- erette " chair as supplied toAustralian National Airways. Ex- amples of lightweight and latexfoam rubber upholstery will also be shown. LEP TRANSPORT, LTD., SunlightWharf, Upper Thames Street, Lon- don, E.C.4 (Stand 141).—The ex-hibit will illustrate the many ser- vices performed by this world-widetransport organization and will emphasize the facilities availablefor packing aircraft and compo- nents. A specially designed pack-ing case for radio equipment will be on view, together with examplesof the packing of aircraft engines and tropicalization packing.LODGE PLUGS, LTD., Rugby (Stand 127).—This exhibit willcomprise a complete range of plugs for most makes and types ofengines in current use and some of the recently developed jetigniter plugs will also be included in the display. LUCAS (GAS TURBINE EQUIP-MENT), LTD., JOSEPH, Birming- ham, 28 (Stand 123).—This exhibitwill be representative of the specialized gas-turbine equipmentdeveloped and produced by the firm. In addition to complete fuelsystems and associated combustion and control equipment they makea number of precision sheet-metal components in high-grade steels forflame-tubes, combustion chambers, etc. Among typical componentsare a barometric pump-delivery control; a unit to simplify turbo-prop fuel systems by combining throttle valve, shut-off, altitudecontrol and filter; a variable-stroke fuel pump; fuel accumulators; dis-charge-nozzle assemblies; bellows; and jet-pipe assemblies. Outsidethe gas-turbine field are kerosene and petrol combustion-heaters forde-icing purposes. M.L AVIATION CO., LTD., WhiteWaltham Aerodrome. Maidenhead, Berks (Stand 152).—In addition toan ejector seat and otlur special equipment which will it dealt within our review next week, this com- pany will be showing a high-speedtarget-towing winch; windmill- operated, it is so designed that tar-gets may be discarded or replaced in flight, or by remote control.Other exhibits will include electri- cally operated retractable-gunsightmountings, glider-towing gear and a servo control unit developed forthe R.A.E. MAGNESIUM ELEKTRON, LTD.,Abbey House, Baker Street, Lon- don, N.W.I (Stand 94) Associates of F. A. Hughes and Co., Ltd., thisfirm will display the Electron mag- nesium zirconium slab from whichsheet is produced, together with billet* as used for extruded pro-ducts. Foundry ingots for aircraft castings will be displayed, togetherwith test bars. Joseph Lucas (Gas Turbine Equipment), Ltd., combined < trol unit for turboprop power units (shown in part section) MeMICHAEL RADIO, LTD.,Slough, Bucks (Stand 161) Prin- cipal items in the research equip-ment to be shown on this stand will consist of an airborne torque-meter intended primarily for use with aircraft engines in flight; anelectronic meter for measuring the phase relationship between twosources of alternating voltage of the same frequency; and a six-channel carrier-type bridge ampli- fier for strain and accelerationanalysis. Also on view will be aircraft radio-interference sup-pressors. MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELE-GRAPH CO., LTD., Marconi House, Cheimsford (Stand 149)—All theMarconi exhibits will consist of V.H.F. communications and navi-gation equipment. Outstanding among them will be a working in-stallation of the type A.D.200 direction finder which, operatingfrom a remote-control console on the stand, will give bearings ofaircraft in the vicinity. Other Retractable gun-sight mounting (in retracted position) 4»>JbjL shown by M. L. Aviation, Ltd/! exhibits will consist of a wwatttransmitter, a receiver tester, an airborne transmitter/receiver offer-ing 140 channels, and a multi-head receiver with motor-controlledswitching to facilitate remote control. MARSTON EXCELSIOR, LTD.,Fordhouses, Wolverhampton (Stand 39) The flexible tanks inwhich this firm specializes will be dealt with in our review of specialequipment next week. Desk-mounted repeater unit of Marconi VJH.F. D/F. Equipment
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