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1952
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FLIGHT, 22 February 1952 205 HERE AND THERE . . . Philatelic Auster THE Falkland Islands—to which Argen tina is laying claim—issued a new series of postage stamps on January 2nd. Each depicts an aspect of life on the islands, and the fourpenny denomination features a Mk 5 Auster. The island authorities em ploy three of these aircraft for various duties, two being floatplanes and the third having wheels or skis as occasion demands. One of the floatplanes was originally brought to the Falklands by the survey ship John Biscoe to assist in taking off a party of scientists who had spent three years in the Antarctic. As will be seen, the stamp bears the head of our late King, so a revised issue will presumably appear. NEW VIEW of Saab's Type 210 delta-wing research aircraft (Armstrong Siddeley Adder turbojet) indicates that the main wheels retract forwards. Notwithstanding the small dimensions of this ambitious little machine, it has been possible to instal an ejection-seat, of Saab manufacture. IN BRIEF The new stamp. Metamorphosis THE classic story of the passed-by-mouth army signal that started as "Send reinforce ments, we are going to advance" and finished as "Send three-and-fourpence, we are going to a dance" is recalled by a recent reference in these pages to "Revolu tion Airlines" (in the article Alaska's Airlines, February 8th). A comparable feat of corruption had been achieved, for the name intended was "Reeve Aleutian Airways," a company which operates between Anchorage and the Aleutians with DC-3S. We are indebted to The ABC World Airways and Shipping Guide for pointing out this odd slip. MR. R. E. Mitchell has been appointed a director of Metalastik, Ltd., the Leicester specialists in rubber-to-metal bonded components. • * * * It is with regret that we learn of the death, which occurred on February 3rd, of Mr. Gordon Harvey Field, C.B.E., former director of research at Aluminium Labora tories, Ltd., Banbury. * * * A new leaflet from Hellermann Electric Ltd., Crawley, Sussex, lists a range of "P" clips now marketed by the company. Made of aluminium and covered with synthetic rubber, these clips are stated to be resistant to most aircraft fluids, and to extremes of temperature. * * * Avro Canada announce that Mr. L. F. McCaul has been appointed sub-contracts manager of the company's aircraft division. Mr. McCaul has been associated with the aircraft industry since he joined the Curtiss Aeroplane Co. at Buffalo in 1913; during the 1939-45 war he was in charge of pro duction and procurement for Victory Air craft, Avro Canada's predecessor. Mr. R. Dean Roberts, formerly personnel manager of Fords at Dagenham, has recently taken up the appointment of direc tor of personnel for the David Brown Mr. Dean Roberts, whose new post Is announced here. HERONS ON THE WAY: Two production models of the de Havilland 14/17-seot feederliner (four Gipsy Queen 30 Mk 2) in the assembly shop at Hatfield, with a Comet's nose visible in the background. A retractable-undercarriage Heron, the Series II, is reported under development. Group. A former chairman of the Staff Management Association, Mr. Roberts was also a council-member of the Institute of Personnel Management, from 1945 to 1951. The administrative offices of D. A. Daniel and Co., Ltd., makers of aircraft heaters and associated equipment, are now at Fitzherbert Rd., Farlington, nr. Ports mouth, Hants. (Cosham 76451-3). The principal production centre remains at Machynlleth, under the charge of Mr. F. Sandham, production manager. Mr. F. C. Lynam3 F.R.Ae.S., the technical director of the Airscrew Company and Jicwood, Ltd., of Weybridge, Surrey, has been appointed general manager of the company. Mr. Lynam, who joined the board in 1946, was apprenticed as a naval architect; he joined Metal Propellers, Ltd., 1928, and was appointed a technical assistant at the Airscrew Co., Ltd., in 1934. Since undercarriage efficiency is a primary requirement in a trainer, the fact that Dowty "Liquid Springing" is specified for the new Fokker S.14 Derwent-powered two-seater is a tribute to the suitability of this system. Three other Fokker types, the S.12, S.13 and F.25 Promotor also make use of it; in the case of the S.12 and F.25 the complete main and nose undercarriage units are of Dowty manufacture.
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