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Aviation History
1950
1950 - 1942.PDF
rECHNICIANS logy in its New Premises - requirements. During the period of a course, the fee for which is 15 guineas per week, most students live in, but resi- •;- •: dence is optional. The principal is Air. D. L. Brown, A.M.I.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., M.I.G.E., A.F.R.Ae.S. r; In teaching gas-turbine technology to qualified engineersPower Jets' aim is to ensure adequate staffing of the gas- . turbine industry, which is rapidly growing at home and abroad. A parallel responsibility of the company is the exploitation of many British patents in this field. Members of the staff are also available in the capacity of consultants. This unique school is particularly fortunate in its new location, being only 2\ miles from the National Gas Tur- bine Establishment at Pyestock, with which close liaison is maintained, and only half a mile from the RA.E. Yl) Part of the students' spacious lounge at Farnborough Place. (2) Imposing entrance of the School's Wren-designed premises. (3) In the group surrounding the Metrovick instructional turbojet are /J. to r.) Sir William Stanier, F.R.S., chairman of Power Jets ; Mr. David Hardman, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education; Mr. D. L. Brown, principal; Mr. Alan Sharp, a student from Melbourne ; Mr. George Strauss, Minister of Supply ; Mr. Capewell and Lt. Brenton, students. (4) Most students prefer to live-in : one of the bedrooms. (5) One of the engine test-beds used for instructional purposes. The unit is a Naiad turboprop. (6) Direct-thrust measurement with the aid of an early turbojet— a W.2/700. (7) Test-bed running at Acton, where the School has taken over a small section of the Napier works for practical exper- ience with gas turbines. (8) A group of students who formed No. 23 and 24 courses, held in the .new prwwiiittew(9) A lecture (by J. C. Barr) J« progress at Farnborough I •• Flight " tMogmpht ctapt No. 3.
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