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1957
1957 - 0952.PDF
52 FLIGHT, 12 July 1957 AVIATION TRADERS' ACCOUNTANT . . . ahead to production orders, and negotiations are at present in handwhich will settle where an Accountant line could be best estab- lished. An expansion of the present facilities at Southend would be required for construction in any numbers to be done there.Three aircraft—all now started—are required for certification trials, and Air Charter (the associated operating company) will assistwith operational testing of the pre-production aircraft. Useful background experience should then be available by the time firstdeliveries are offered early in 1959. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ACCOUNTANT The following list of firms which have supplied parts or materials tothe Accountant has been supplied by Aviation Traders, Ltd. Messrs. Aero Controls, Ltd., Industrial Estate, Weedon Road, North-ampton; Avica Equipment, Ltd., Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.; Aircraft Materials, Ltd., Midland Road, London, N.W.I; Automotive Pro-ducts, Ltd., Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa; Bruntons, Ltd., Wire Rope Works, Musselburgh, Scotland; Brown Bros., Ltd., Downs Road, London,E.5; Burgess, Ltd., Dukes Way, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, 11; British Messier, Ltd., Cheltenham Road, Gloucester; British Thomson-Houston, Ltd., Alma Street, Coventry; Belling & Lee, Ltd., Gt. Cam- bridge Road, Middlesex; K. Beswick, Ltd., Alert Works, Frame, Somerset;Bloctube Controls, Ltd., Bicester Road, Aylesbury; Bells Asbestos, Ltd., Slough, Bucks.; Thos. Boom & Co., Ltd., Clapham, London, S.W.4;B. I. Callenders Cables, Ltd., Leigh, Lanes.; Chelton Electric, Ltd., Mar- low, Bucks.; C.W.C. Equipment, Ltd., Acorn Works, Kings Grove, Maiden-head; Curd Components, Ltd., Lonsdale Road, London, N.ll; Dzus Fas- teners, Ltd., Farnham Factory Estate, Guildford Road, Farnham, Surrey;Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Coventry; Dowry Equipment, Ltd., Cheltenham, Gloucester; Davis & Timmins, Ltd., Walthamstow, London, E.17; FlightRefuelling, Ltd., Blandford, Dorset; Fibreglass, Ltd., Ravenshead, St. Helens, Lanes.; Films & Equipment, Ltd., wardour Street, London, W.I;Fireproof Tanks, Ltd., The Airport, Portsmouth, Hants.; Sir Geo. Godfrey & Partners, Ltd., Hampton Road West, Hanworth, Middx.; GoodyearTyre & Rubber Co., Ltd., Wolverhampton; Graviner Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Colnbrook, Bucks.; Howard Clayton-Wright, Ltd., Wellesbourne,Warwickshire; Hellennan, Ltd., Crawley, Sussex; Hendrey Relays, Ltd., Slough, Bucks.; J. A. Jobling & Co., Ltd., Wear Glass Works, Sunderland;Industrial Tapes, Ltd., Old Street, London, E.C.I; Geo. Kent, Ltd., Luton, Beds.; K.D.G. Instruments, Ltd., Purley Way, Croydon; King AircraftCorporation, Ltd., Hillingdon, Glasgow; William Mallison & Sons, Ltd., 130 Hackney Road, London, E.2; Marconi Wireless & Telegraph Co., Ltd.,Chelmsford, Essex; Manganese Bronze & Brass Co., Ltd., Handford Works, Hadleigh, Ipswich; P. & L. Miller, Ltd., Hensage Street, Brick Lane,London; Marston Excelsior, Ltd., Webaston Road, Fordhouses, Wolver- hampton; MollartB Engineering Co., Ltd., Kingston By-Pass, Surbiton,Surrey; Normalair, Ltd., Yeovil, Somerset; Newton Bros., Ltd., Alfreton Road, Derby; Plasticable, Ltd., Hawley Lane, Farnborough; Plessey Co.,Ltd., Swindon, Wilts.; Pyrene Co., Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford, Middx.; Renold Chains, Ltd., Wythenshawe, Manchester; Rolls-Royce, Ltd.,Derby; Rotax, Ltd., Willesden Junction, N.W.I; Rotol, Ltd., Cheltenham, Glos.; Smiths Aircraft Instruments, Ltd., Cricklewood Works, London,N.W.2; St. Helens Cable & Rubber Co., Ltd., Slough, Bucks.; Simmonds Aerocessories, Ltd., 7/9 St. James Street, London, S.W.I; Standard Tele-phones & Cables, Ltd., Southgate, London, N.ll; Skefco Ball Bearing Co., Ltd., 50-52 Kingsway, London, W.C.2; Saunders Valve Co., Ltd., Black-friars Street, Hereford; Sterling Metals, Ltd., Coventry; Sangamo Weston, Ltd., Gt. Cambridge Road, Enfield, Middx.; Sperry Gyroscope Co., Ltd.,Gt. West Road, Brentford, Middx.; -Self Priming Pumps & Engineering Co., Ltd., Slough, Bucks.; Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., Kings Norton, Bir-mingham; Thermo Plastics, Ltd., Dunstable, Beds.; Teleflex Controls, Ltd., Basildon, Essex; Teddington Aircraft Controls, Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil, SouthWales; Thorn Electrical Industries, Enfield, Middx.; Turner Electrical Instruments, Ltd., High Wycombe, Bucks.; Tenaplas, Ltd., Upper Basildon,Panibourne, Berks.; Vokes, Ltd., Guildford; Varley Dry Accumulators, Ltd., By-Pass Road, Barking, Essex; Bakelite, Ltd., 12/18 Grosvenor Gar-dens, London, S.W.I; Ronald Trist & Co., Ltd., Bath Road, Slough, Bucks.; Delaney Galley, Ltd., Vulcan Works, Edgware Road, Cricklewood, Lon-don, N.W.2; Telcalemit, Ltd., Marsh Mills, Plymouth, Devon; E. J. Jack, Ltd., 154 Camden High Street, London, N.W.I; Avimo, Ltd., Taunton,Somerset; Cannon Electric (G.B.), Ltd.; Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), Ltd., Weybridge Works, Weybridge, Surrey; A. Wells & Co., Ltd., StirlingRoad, Walthamstow, London, E.17; Paton & Co., Ltd., 10 Pulteney Street, Golden Square, London, W.I; Aviation Developments, Ltd., 229/231 HighHolborn, London, W.C.I; Accles & Pollock, Ltd., Oldbury, Birmingham; Aerocomponents, Ltd., London Road, High Wycombe, Bucks.; B.B. Chemi-cals, Ltd., Ulvercroft Road, Leicester; British Metal Engraving, Ltd., St. Margarets Works, Twickenham, Middx.; C. O. H. Baines, Ltd., 77 Ren-shaw Street, Liverpool, 1; D. Brown Corporation, Ltd., Penistone, Sheffield; C.E.A.G., Ltd., Queens Road, Barnsley, Ybrks.; G.Q. Parachute Co.,Ltd., Portugal Works, Woking, Surrey; Helmets, Ltd., Wheathampstead Works, Herts.; Irving Air Chute (G.B.), Ltd., Icknield Way, Letchworth,Herts.; L=ntern Aircraft, Ltd., 122A Pentonville Road, London, N.I; Leo Rapp, Ltd., 60A Purley Avenue, London, N.W.2; Stone & Co., Ltd.,Deptford, London, S.E.14; Sheepbridge Alloy Castings, Ltd., Sutton-in- Ashfields, Notts.; Geo. Tucker Eyelet Co., Ltd., Perry Barr, Birmingham;Transfers, Ltd., 498 Moseley Street, Birmingham. CORRESPONDENCE The Editor of "Flight" is not necessarily in agreement with the views expressed by correspondents in these columns;the names and addresses of the writers, not for publication in detail, must in all cases accompany letters. names More British Lift XIOW cheering it was to see the photograph, in your issue of•" July 5, of the American Bell X-14 flying with its British power units. And how commendable of you to have remindedreaders that this is the second American machine of this class which has been enabled to get into the air by courtesy of Britishengine makers. Which reminds me that if we are not to see American airframes imported into this country for the testing ofBritain's super turbojets, we must hope to see specimens of those engines exported to the U.S.A. for installation in Century-series fighters. A Republic F-105 with a reheat Gyron should be quite an aeroplane. Hereford. FRANK WHITE. Coining a Word Y'OUR correspondent, K. Tudor, in your issue for June 21,* makes some amusing suggestions regarding the title "FID ASE." He may be interested to know that when we were writing ourlittle fortnightly magazine at Deception Island we had several unsuccessful attempts to make something of these initials. Thebest we could do was to invent a purely abstract currency of which the basic unit was the "FID." It was not until the whole show was over, and we were back inEngland, that someone had to destroy our claim to originality by pointing out the word FID (an abbreviation, of course) on the"tails" side of our own British currency. Tehran. CHRISTOPHER GAVIN-ROBINSON. Airship Transport Service UOW glad I have been to see airship protagonists gracing yourx r Correspondence page. Lt-Cdr. Croker and Mr. Baldwin have pointed to the airship's rosy future as a passenger vehicle; I wouldlike to draw attention to another role which should be of particular interest to prospective airship operators as affording quicker returnsfor simpler organization and cheaper, less complex, airships. I refer to the transport of pieces of machinery weighing 100 tons and more.At present bridges are widened, houses at sharp corners knocked down, and a great deal of fuss and bother caused. Yet a crudeversion of Lt-Cdr. Croker's suggested airship (900ft long), if engined, fuelled and crewed for two days at a cruising speed of40 kt, should be able to handle 130-ton loads, lifting them from their parent works to deposit them exactly in their intended posi- ts tions. These awkward loads are on the increase, and once an air-ship operator is in business, the convenience of his service and the fact that it could accomplish hitherto impossible transport jobsmight cause a demand for such a service. I cannot assess the costs with any accuracy, but I think that,once established, airship transport for awkwardly shaped loads over 80 tons weight would prove considerably cheaper than surfacetransport. At a lower level, I have often felt that building contractors couldsave themselves much trouble by the use of tethered hydrogen balloons as "sky-hooks." For my personal transport I look yet farther backwards: thiswinter work starts on my four-man, petrol stove-heated, fibre- glass-blanket-insulated, hot-air balloon. If any of your readershave experience in the design or construction of these fascinating craft, I should be very glad to hear from them. Bristol. P. W. MCLELLAN. U.S.A.F. Information Wanted T AM seeking information concerning U.S.A.F. squadrons and*• wings, together with their present bases and aircraft. It is no easy task; I wonder if any of your readers could help me.Cheam, Surrey. EDWARD CHAPLIN. FORTHCOMING EVENTS July 12 13. Royal Aero Club; National Air Races, King's Cup, and Lockheed Acrobatic Trophy, Baginton. July 14. Northamptonshire Aero Club: At Home. July 14. Wolverhampton Aero Club: Invitation Rally. July 14. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club: At Home, Sherburn-in-Elmet. Julv 17. Kronfeld Club: "Meteorology for the National Champion- ships," by Wolly Wellington. July 18-20. R.Ae.S., British Interplanetary Society, College of Aero- nautics Symposium, Cranfield. July 20-21. Bornholm Flying Club: International Rally, Denmark. July 21. Derby Aero Club: At Home. July 26. R.N.A.S. Culdrose, Cornwall: At Home. Aug. 5-10. Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences: National Naval Aviation Meeting, San Diego, Cal. Aug. 31. R.N.A.S. Lee-on-Solenr, Hampshire: At Home. Sept. 2-8. S.B.A.C. Show, Farnborough. Sept. 5. Helicopter Association of Great Britain: Annual Dinner, Dorchester Hotel. Sept. 9-15. Battle of Britain Week. Sept. 15. R.Ae.S. Garden Party, Wisley.
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