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FLIGHT, 15 February 1951 179 FROM ALL QUARTERS TURBINE-BLADE PRODUCTION "PVESCENDANT of an earlier high-speed contour grinder for-»-^ duralumin airscrew blades, a new machine has been de- veloped for speeding-up production of turbine blades. Thedesigner of both is a Mr. S. A. Czarnecki of the Hamilton Standard Division of United Aircraft Corporation. A group ofthese machines is now turning out blades by the thousand for a gas-turbine manufacturer. Although perhaps better suited for finishing the rough-groundblades, the machines can also process them from the rough forging. The system utilizes an endless abrasive belt to stropthe surface at a removal rate of up to 3/32 in per 15 min. Stock can in this way be removed accurately at high speed withoutcausing distortion or setting up surface stresses. NEW I.A.L. DIRECTOR IT is announced that the vacancy on the International Aeradioboard caused by the retirement of Capt. Gordon Store is to be filled by Sir George William Rendel, K.C.M.G. Sir George, who was born in 1889 and educated at Downsideand Queen's College, Oxford, has had a long and distinguished career in the Foreign Office, and from 1947 until his retirementfrom that department was Ambassador to Belgium. His intimate knowledge of foreign countries and peoples, andhis service since the war on many U.N.O., U.N.R.R.A. and other committees, should be of considerable value to I.A.L. inview of their steadily increasing activities in the installation and operation of radio services in many different parts of the world. PLASTICS IN TRANSPORT -" "DLASTICS in the Transport Industry" is the title of one-tof the sessions to be included in the 1951 British Plastics Convention; it will include papers on the use of plastics in air-craft, automobiles, and shipping. The Convention will be held concurrently with the BritishPlastics Exhibition at the National Hall, Olympia, from June 6th to 16th, 1951, when the leading firms of Britain's plasticsindustry will be displaying their products. A special feature will be a display, " Plastics—their Design and Use," covering2,000 sq ft on the first floor; this exhibit, designed and con- structed by the Council of Industrial Design, the British PlasticsFederation and the organizers, will answer many basic questions on plastics and, by emphasizing their outstanding properties andapplications, will increase the general understanding of the im- portance of these materials. , The Exhibition and Conventions are organized by BritishPasties, an Associated Iliffe Press Journal. A NEW R.Ae.S. BRANCH A CHESTER BRANCH has now been added to the 20provincial branches of the Royal Aeronautical Society. At the Blossoms Hotel, Chester, on February 7th, the presidentof the society, Major G. P. Bulman, C.B.E., F.R.Ae.S., formally opened the branch. The chairman, Mr. J. G. Dawson, of theThornton Research Centre (Shell), presided over a large gathering of local aeronautical enthusiasts. A lecture was given by Mr. D. L. Ellis, B.Sc, A.R.T.C.,F.R.Ae.S., whose subject was The Use of Wind Tunnels in Aircraft Design. Discussing the difficulties facing the designer,the lecturer demonstrated how the specialist departments of a factory tended to see only their own particular problems.He went on to show how the aerodynamicists, for instance, would aim for a perfectly streamlined form, while on the otherhand the engine staff would hope to see a kind of flying engine. The difficulty was for the co-ordinating authority to see theproblem as a whole and to blend the requirements of all into the completed aircraft. Major Bulman, in a closing address, stated that the formationof a Chester Branch had filled a real need. The branch already numbers over a hundred members and is looking forward tothe next lecture, to be held on March 7th, at the Blossoms Hotel, at 7.30 p.m., when the subject will be Undercarriages andHydraulic Equipment, by C. B. V. Neilson, M.A., M.I.E.E., A.M.I.MechE., A.F.R.Ae.S. Officers of the branch have been elected as follows: —Chairman, J. G. Dawson, B.Sc. (Hons.), A.M.I.Mech.E., A.F.R.Ae.S.Committee.—Cdr. (E) (A/E) J. S. Carlisle, R.N.; W. P. Davies; *K. G. Hancock, B.Sc. (Tech.), A.F.R.AcS.; W. R. Johnson; D.Saunders, B.Sc. (Tech.), A.F.R.Ae.S.; F/O. P. A. Tunbridge, Assoc.I.Mech.E., Grad.R.Ae.S.; S/L G C. Wright, A.F.C.Hon. Treasurer.—J. G. Davies, M.A. (Cantab.), G.I.Mech.E. Hon. Secretary.—J. G. Sharp, B.Sc. (Eng.), G. I.Mech.E. B 9 U.S.-U.K. PNEUMATIC-TOOL DEAL TT was announced in London last Friday that the Independent-*- Pneumatic Tool Co., of Aurora, Chicago, 111., has acquired control of Armstrong Whitworth (Pneumatic Tools), Ltd., ofGateshead-on-Tyne. Believed to be the first example since the war of American interests acquiring a British firm of similarcalibre, the deal implies increasing co-operation between the two countries in the standardization of tools for armament produc-tion. The British company has been producing pneumatic tools since 1905. A feature of the new regime will be exports to Canada andthe United States, including component parts for assembly by the American concern.Mr. W. Scott, who has for many years been managing director or Armstrong Whitworth (Pneumatic Tools), Ltd., becomeschairman of the company; Mr. R. G. Faverty, of the Indepen- dent Pneumatic Tool Company, has been appointed managingdirector. TWO ELECTRICAL ITEMS MORSE keys to B.O.A.C. and B.E.A. specifications, M.C.A.-^ approved, are a speciality of the Walters Electrical Mfg. Co., Ltd. Features of a typical model include complete shock-proof enclosure; gap and spring-tension adjustment without the necessity for removing the cover; and a lever hinged by aphosphor-bronze leaf instead of being mounted on trunnions, so that ohmic resistance is, it is claimed, obviated. Another aircraft product of this firm—whose works are atKensal Road, London, W.10, is the "Wemco" steward-call system. On depression, the button at the passenger-seat be-comes illuminated and also lights a lamp (and, if desired, sounds a buzzer) in the steward's compartment; a second depressioncancels the signal. Cancellation at both ends can be provided if desired. AN A.B.A.C. DISCLAIMER "pOLLOWING newspaper reports of the recent proceedings -*- , against three aeronautical enthusiasts for contraventions of the Official Secrets Act, the Association of British Aero Clubs and Centres expresses concern about a statement in court, ascribed to one of the defendants, that " as a result of his work all the aero clubs in Britain were welded into one body." The A.B.A.C.—whose membership comprises almost all the operational flying clubs in the United Kingdom—states that the defendant in question has at no time had any connection with the Association. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. _ Feb Feb Feb. felx Mar. 15. 15. 16. 17. 19 21 21. 21. 21. 22. 22 22. 23. 24 24. 27. 27 27 27. 28. 1. Mar. FORTHCOMING EVENTS R.Ae.S. : " Some Aspeccs of Flight Research," by Handei Davies, M.Sc, F.R.Ae.S. (at Coventry). R.Ae.S. (Portsmouth): Films: " Pluto " and " Welded Structures." Institute of Navigation : " The American Plan for Air- traffic Control," by D. O. Fraser. R.A.F. College Cranwell: .22 Shooting v. R.M.A. Sandhurst (away). Institute of Welding (South London Branch) : Visit to R A.E., Farnborough R.Ae.S. (Weybridge) : " Air Interception," by A.V-M. T. G. Pike, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C. British Institution ol Radio Engineers : " Electronics and Air Transport," by C. H. Jackson, B.Sc., A.F.R.Ae.S., A:M I.Mech.E. R.Ae.S. (Leicester): " Welded Magnesium Aircraft Struc- tures," by R. J. Cross. R.Ae.S. (Southampton)- " Undercarriages," by R. C. Cussons, M.A. Institute of Metals (Birmingham Section) : " Metals for Gas Turbines," by J. M. Robertson, Ph.D., D.Sc. R.Ae.S. (Glasgow) : " Thin-walled Structures," by Dr. R. M Kenedi, Ph.D., A.M.I.Mech.E., A F.R.Ae.S. R.Ae.S. (Isle of Wight): " Interplanetary Flight," by A. V Cleaver, A.R.Ae.S R.Ae.S. : Fourth Louis Blerioc Lecture : " Power versus Weight," by M. Maurice Roy. Society of Licensed Aircraft Engineers : " Accident Investi- gation," by A.Cdre. Vernon Brown, C.B., O.B.E., M.A. F.R.Ae.S. R.A.F. Reserves Club: Annual Ball. R.Ae.S. Section Lecture : " Aircraft Wheels, Tyres and - Brakes," by J. Wright, F.R.Ae.S. R.Ae.S. (Belfast) : " Aircraft Carriers," by J. L. Bartlett. R.Ae.S. (Bristol) : " Human Factors and Civil Transport Aircraft," b) K. G. Bergin, M.A., M.D., D.Ph., A.F.R.Ae.S. Society of Instrument Technology : " Measurement of S-rface Temperature," bw Dr R C p-rker R.Ae S. (Manchester): Film: "Steel-making." R.Ae.S,: "Towards Electrical Serviceability," by R. H. Woodall, A.F.R.Ae.S., and W. A. Higgs. Royal Navy v. Arrny, Rugby, Twickenham.
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