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1951
1951 - 0545.PDF
FLIGHT, 23 March 1951 335 HERE AND THERE . . . bomber groups (12); 5 light bomber groups(1); 18 fighter-bomber groups (9); 11 day intercepter groups (8); 11 all-weatherintercepter groups (3); 6 tactical recon- naissance groups (1); 6 strategic recon-naissance groups (5); and 12 troop-carrier groups (6). French Ejection Tests TEST-JUMPS with the ejector seat manu-factured by the French S.N.C.A.S.O. organization are being made by M. AndreAllemand. The first test—an ejection at 187 m.p.h.—was made from a Bloch 175 atBretigny in January; the same aircraft was used recently at Bricy-Orleans for a secondjump at 262 m.p.h. Teats at over 500 m.p.h. are to be made from two Meteor 7s. N.Z. Race Prizes A TOTAL of £29,000 in prizes will beawarded at the conclusion of the 1953 air race between England and New Zealand,some details of which were announced in our previous issue. Prizes of £10,000,£3,000, £1,000 and £500 will be awarded for the first four positions in both sectionsof the race. In addition, the winner of the speed section will receive the HarewoodGold Cup. The prize-monies will be paid in Christchurch, in New Zealand currency. France to Build Hercules AN agreement has been concluded betweenthe French S.N.E.C.M.A. organization and the Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., underwhich Hercules engines will be built in France. An initial supply of substantialnumbers of Hercules from this country is also covered by the agreement. Theimmediate application will be to the S.N.C.A.N. 2501 military transport, to bebuilt in large quantities; Hercules 758s are specified. Hercules are also installedin the S.N.C.A.N. 1401 flying-boat and the Breguet 890-H transport. There has long been collaborationbetween France and the Bristol company. The "Box Kite" of 1910 was evolved fromthe Farman biplane. Twelve years later the Gnome et Rhone company, ancestor ofS.N.E.C.M.A., took the licence for the Jupiter, and Air. Norman Rowbotham,present managing director of Bristol's engine division, supervised construction.A similar task has been performed by Mr. Roger Ninnes, who was largely responsiblefor negotiating the present agreement. HERCULEAN FRENCHMEN: All three of these French aircraft—the S.N.C.A.N. 2S0I, S.N.C.A.N. 1401 and breguet 890-H—(with tail folded) are powered with Bristol Hercules engines of the type which is to be built under licence in France (see paragraph on this page). IN BRIEF THE British Council is organizing anexhibition of British scientific instru- ments in Paris in connection with theFrench Physical Society Exhibition, May uth-i7th. The R.A.E., Farn-borough, is contributing five exhibits. * * * Research in Industry is the title of a newbrochure illustrating and reviewing the work of Tiltman Langley Laboratories,Redhill, Surrey. It lists the wide range of aeronautical design, manufacture andrepair work for which the firm is A.R.B.- H0NOURED: S/L. J. C. C. Taylor, R.A.F.V.R.. leaving Buckingham Palace after receiving the M.B.E. He is accompanied by his daughter Anne (on his right) and his wife. S/L Taylor is aviation manager of Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd. approved and deals in some detail with suchspecial developments as the Gerritsen gearbox and the company's leakproofpressure-pipe joint. Thermal de-icing, cabin air-conditioning and armamentequipment are also mentioned. Mr. Marcus Langley, F.R.Ae.S., A.M.I.Mech.E.,F.R.Ae.S., and Mr. A. Hessell Tiltman, B.Sc, F.R.Ae.S., are managing andtechnical director respectively. * * * Bryans Aeroquipment, Ltd., Willow Lane, Mitcham Junction, Surrey, have issued a comprehensive loose-leaf catalogue dealing with their test equipment for aircraft-instrument calibration and main- tenance. :JW * * * C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., announcethat the Castrol head offices in Grosvenor Street, London, W.i, will shortly be ex-tended into the adjacent building vacated by the fashion house of Molyneux. * * * The Telcon and Mullard Electronic companies announce the formation of a new company, Telcon Telecommunica- tions, Ltd., to co-ordinate development, manufacture and sales of landline equip- ment. Offices are at 22, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2. * * * Capt. C. D. Schermuly has beenawarded the Order of the Icelandic Falcon by the Government of Iceland in recogni-tion of his contribution to life-saving. He is chairman of the Schermuly PistolRocket Apparatus, Ltd., specialists in marine distress equipment and marine andaeronautical pyrotechnics.
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