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1955
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746 FLIGHT, 27 May 1955 THE INDUSTRY Maj. H. Hemming Returns to Aviation AS briefly mentioned in our issue of April 29th, Maj. H.** Hemming, A.F.C., F.R.Ae.S., has rejoined the aircraft indus- try, in which he was well known before the war, particularly in connection with air survey. Hereturns as chief liaison officer to Burnley Aircraft Products, Ltd.,specialists in gas-turbine "hot parts." After service in theR.F.C. and R.A.F. in the First World War—near the end ofwhich he was engaged in pioneer blind-flying experiments and wassubsequently chief instructor and assistant commandant of No. 1School of Navigation and Bomb- ing, Stonehenge—Maj. Hem-ming turned his attention to the possibilities of long-distance airroutes. He helped to form the Bermuda and West AtlanticAviation Co., Ltd., and was appointed joint managing direc-tor. In 1923, at a period when he was competing regularly as aracing pilot, he was appointed managing director of the Aircraft Operating Co., Ltd., of whichhe was a founder. Ten years later—having, in the intervening period, carriedthrough numerous noteworthy air survey operations in many different parts of the world—he formed H. Hemming and Partners,Ltd. In due course this company acquired control of the Aircraft Operating Co., and of Aerofilms, Ltd., and took a leading placeamong the world's air-survey operators. In World War Two the company's staff formed the nucleus ofthe R.A.F. Photographic Interpretation Unit (later to become the Central Interpretation Unit), which Maj. Hemming commanded,with the rank of acting wing commander. Later he was engaged on flying-control duties, and after the war he helped to financethe formation of the Pathfinder Association. During the past eight years he has been occupied with a fishing hotel in Western Ireland.Maj. Hemming may be contacted at the Royal Aero Club or at his private address, 22 Kensington Park Gardens, London, W.ll. Precision Soldering TT\ESIGNED for work on electronic assemblies and instrument-*-'' movements and in similar situations, the Oryx miniature soldering instruments illustrated here are designed to operate onvoltages ranging between 6 and 50. Among advantages claimed— Maj. H. Hemming Four of the five standard types of Oryx soldering instrument, shown at about half their actual size. Model numbers, reading downwards, are 6, 6A, 9 and 12. and which we can confirm by test—are absence of fatigue in use,quick (30 sec) heating-up, and simple, robust construction. Details of the complete range are as follows: — Model 12 11* 9 6A 6 Consump- tion (watts) 12 10 8.3 6 6 Voltage 6,12. 24 or 50 6 6,12 or 24 6 6 Bit diameter (mm.) 4.8 4 4 2.4 1.6t Weight (ox) 0.5 0.5 0.25 0.25 0.25 Length (in) 6i 6 6 6 6 Price £1 5s. £1 15s. £1 5s. £1 5s. £1 5s. • High-temperature model, f Fixed bit. Sole distributors of Oryx miniature soldering equipment axeAntex, Ltd., of 3 Tower Hill, London, E.C.3. Mr. Wright . ^ ,..;;-:, Mr. Hack Bristol Appointments : A JOINT announcement by the Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.,and the Asquith Machine Tool Corporation, Ltd., states that Mr. George Wright, general manager of the Bristol engine divisionsince January 1952 is being released from his appointment, on August 31st, in order to accept a position as an executive directorof the Asquith Corporation and certain of its subsidiary companies. Bristols also state that Mr. George Hack, at present assistantgeneral manager of the engine division, will succeed Mr. Wright as general manager of the division and has been appointed amember of the divisional management Board. Mr. Wright joined Bristols as a jig and tool designer in 1930and, after a period during which he was with a firm in Sheffield, rejoined them in 1935. From 1941-45 he was manager of theHawthorn shadow factory and subsequently took charge of all the company's factories in the north of England. He returned toBristol in 1947 as works manager of the engine factory and was appointed general manager of the engine division in 1952. Mr. Hack has been assistant general manager of the enginedivision since 1951. Well known in pre-war days as a metallurgist and as manager of the Rudge-Whitworth motor-cycle racing team,he joined the Bristol engine division in 1939 and, after managing various Bristol factories, was engaged on post-war reorganizationof the engine division. In 1947 he was appointed manager of the Rodney Works and took up his present post in 1951.Another Bristol appointment announced last week was that of Mr. James McOran Campbell as senior technical representativein Pakistan in succession to Mr. Noel Holman, whose four-year tour of duty ends in July. In pre-war years Mr. Campbell waswith de Havillands and Imperial Airways, and during the war flew as an A.T.A. pilot, later becoming a Hawker productionflight development engineer and test pilot. He joined the Bristol engine division in 1951. IN BRIEF Mr. A. R. Collie, formerly assistant sub-contracts officer ofWestland Aircraft, Ltd., has been appointed sub-contracts officer in succession to Mr. J. Wood, who has left the company.* * * C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., announce the appointment ofMr. Leonard Colkett as secretary to the company. He joined the firm in 1934, and has served in the secretarial department since.* * * Negotiations which have been taking place during recent monthsbetween Dunlop and certain Spanish interests have reached an advanced stage, and the establishment of a tyre factory at Bilbaois likely to materialize in the near future. * * * Mr. J. R. Duff, A.M.I.Mech.E., has been appointed worksmanager of Blackburn (Dumbarton), Ltd., in succession to Mr. L. Maxwell, who has left the company. An engineer officer in theRoyal Navy during the war, he was recalled by the Admiralty in 1950 for development on the Napier "Deltic" marine engine; andprior to joining Blackburn (Dumbarton), Ltd., he was works director of Porn and Dunwoody in London. * * * The appointment of Mr. A. W. E. Houghton as a special directorof Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., has been announced. His duties as assistant general manager (production) of the aircraft divisioninclude responsibility for all production, including that of guided weapons, at the Vickers-Armstrongs factories at Weybridge andHurn. Mr. Houghton will also retain his divisional responsibilities for experimental work. * * * Airtech, Ltd., of Aylesbury and Thame Airport, Haddenham,Bucks, have recently negotiated a contract with the Canadian Department of Defence Production, providing for the maintenance,overhaul and repair of all electronic equipment used by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the U.K. The company has been over-hauling the electrical equipment used on R.C.A.F. Sabres for some years past, and this work has now been extended to coverV-H.F., radio compass, I.F.F. and other electronic equipment.
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