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Aviation History
1956
1956 - 0174.PDF
172 FLIGHT THE INDUSTRY Prizes for Blackburn Apprentices DRESENT at the twenty-fifth successive annual apprenticeA prize-giving of Blackburn and General Aircraft at the Guild- hall, Hull, were the Lord Mayor and Sheriff of Hull; directorsand officials of the company; local educational officials; the apprentice supervisors of A. V. Roe, Vickers Armstrongs, ScottishAviation and Blackburn (Dumbarton), Ltd., and the apprentices and their parents. Mr. Eric Turner, chairman and managing director, who pre-sided, said that although Blackburns had been presenting prizes for 25 years the training of apprentices had gone on for longerthan that; the company was the first in the British aircraft in- dustry to recognize the merit of apprentices in this manner. Atpresent there were at Brough 368 apprentices of different grades, and together with others at Leeds and Dumbarton there was agrand total of approximately 500 in the Blackburn group. Mr. Turner referred also to the help received from the educationalauthorities and in particular from the Principal of the College of Technology in Hull. Mr. N. E. Rowe, Blackburn technical director, said aero-nautical engineering had very definite characteristics of its own which made great demands on the personnel concerned; therewere more opportunities today than ever there were in the past, but they would not come to those who sat and waited; they hadto be worked hard for. Mr. T. A. Wolstenholme, apprentice supervisor, said in hisreport that seven students had qualified for the Higher National Diploma in aeronautical engineering; two had obtained the B.Sc.(engineering) degree; one gained the Higher National Certificate; and four had obtained City and Guilds intermediate certificates. Mr. Turner then presented prizes to 114 successful apprentices.The Robert Blackburn Memorial Prizes went to L. R. Jenkinson (£50), K. Farrance (£50), J. G. Joyce (£25), and B. Maskew (£25).The directors' prize to the best all-round craft apprentice of the year—an engraved wrist-watch—was presented by Mr. T. Ban-croft (production director) to apprentice P. Yates. A.F.C.E.A. Visit Decca OVER 100 members of the London Chapter of the ArmedForces Communications and Electronics Association attended a recent meeting at New Maiden, as guests of theDecca Radar and the Decca Navigator companies. Among those present were Brig. Gen. S. M. Thomas (president,A.F.C.E.A.), Vice-Admiral J. W. S. Dorling (director, Radio Industries Council), Lt-Col. J. P. Tyler, Mr. Leslie Hinton, Capt.H. E. Ruble and Lt-Col. N. Fertig (vice-presidents of A.F.C.E.A.), Mr. H. F. Schwarz (managing director, Decca Navigator Co.),G/C. E. Fennessy (managing director, Decca Radar), and Mr. S. R. Tanner (research director, Decca Radar). The evening's programme included an exhibition of radar andnavigational equipment, and, following dinner, the showing of films on the Decca Navigator helicopter equipment and the Deccastorm-warning radar. MODEL FACTORY: Air Marshal Sir Thomas G. Pike, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, recently visited the Chadderton and Woodford factories of A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd. With Sir Roy Dobson (managing director), centre, and Mr. J. A. R. Kay (director and general manager), ha studies a model showing the layout of the Chadderton plant. ABILITY REWARDED: Mr. Eric Turner, Blackburn chairman, presents one of the Robert Blackburn Memorial Prizes to apprentice J. G. Joyce. (See Col. 1.) Mr. Harold Tippetts f regret to learn of the death, at the age of 67, of Mr. H. A.Tippetts, chairman and managing director of L. H. Newton and Co., Ltd., of Nechells, Birmingham. After going intopartnership with Mr. L. H. Newton he acquired the company in the 1920s and speedily built it into a first-class manufacturingunit, only to see his work destroyed by a fire in 1937; and a new factory completed just before the war was destroyed by enemyaction in 1941. Nevertheless, production was restored within a month by the use of dispersed factories, and the firm was able toclaim that it supplied over half the bolts and other small precision fastening components required by the aircraft industry; work ofthis kind continues today. Mr. Tippetts leaves a widow and a son, Mr. Stanley Tippetts, who with his father jointly managedthe family companies. Electronics Industry's Contribution AT the annual luncheon of the Radio Communication and Elec-**• tronic Engineers Association, held recently in London, it was stated that the radio and electronic sections of the radio industrywere estimated to have been responsible for approximately one- third of the total volume of the radio industry's overall output,which was believed to exceed £220m a year. This included, of course, defence equipment, the importanceof which was indicated by the fact that the 1955-56 Air Estimates earmarked £23m for electronic equipment. The Royal Navy andthe Army spent rather less, but it was significant that the elec- tronic equipment in a current aircraft carrier was estimated to beworth £lm. The value of direct exports in 1955—those excluding equipment already installed in ships, aircraft, etc., soldto countries abroad—was estimated at a record figure of more than £13m. IN BRIEF Following the supply of a very large dual-voltage ground powerunit to A. V. Roe, Ltd., for starting Vulcans, Petbow, Ltd., have now delivered an even more powerful starter to them. This unit,the GSU 109, is powered by a Rolls-Royce six-cylinder engine and gives 2,000 amp at 28 volts and 1,000 amp at 112 volts. * * * From G.W.B. Furnaces, Ltd., Dibdale Works, Dudley, Worcs,come new leaflets describing their range of mains-frequency induction-melting equipment. The furnaces available cover thebasic materials cast iron, copper alloys, and light alloys. * * * From Wolf Electric Tools, Ltd., Pioneer Works, Hanger Lane,London, W.5, come details of a belt sanding-attachment designed for fitting to their type GQ6 six-inch high-speed heavy-dutygrinder. The abrasive belt, which is 2in wide by 2ft long, runs (under a light load) at 6,000ft/min.* * * Rubery, Owen and Co., Ltd., announce the appointment ofMr. P. S. Walkins, D.F.C., A.L.A., formerly librarian at B.O.A.C, to the position of librarian and information officer in charge of theOwen Organization library and information service. This division is part of the research and development department at Darlaston,South Staffs, and supplies the group with information on produc- tion, technical, commercial and research matters.
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