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1959
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48 FLIGHT, 2 January 1959 THE INDUSTRY English Electric Developments TN their annual review of activities the English Electric Co. say*~ that 1958 has seen them "firmly established in the field of air- craft generating systems and equipment," further substantialcontracts having been received for constant-speed drives and main generating and control equipment in the V-bombers. Therehas also been a civil aircraft contract—from B.O.A.C.—for sup- plying and overhauling constant-speed alternator drives; an orderfor A.C. electrical equipment in the English Electric Lightning; and another for a generator for the Hunting Aircraft Jet Provost.English Electric also state that several new lines of development have been initiated, one being an investigation of control gear with-out moving parts, in which transistors and transductors replace relays and carbon pile voltage regulators. An exceptionally smallmotor embodying the latest design techniques has been developed and is being used to power a new series of miniature rotary andlinear actuators. New Lockheed Company TNT furtherance of a policy of decentralization and expansion,•*• Automotive Products Associated Ltd. have formed a new company, to be known as Lockheed Precision Products Ltd. This company, with design and manufacturing facilities alreadyavailable at the group's factory at Speke, Liverpool, will manu- facture and sell aircraft and industrial hydraulic equipment andLockheed-Avery hoses and couplings. It was in 1937 that Lockheed first supplied a retractable under-carriage to a British airliner, the Armstrong Whitworth Ensign. Since then the group's equipment has been widely used on leadingcivil and military aircraft; for example, every control surface on the Comet 4, as well as the undercarriage, is operated hydraulicallyby Lockheed equipment. This further decentralization will, it is stated, provide still bettertechnical and manufacturing services for all users. Mr. Martin G. Foulger has been appointed manager of the aviation products division of (he Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. (Great Britain) Ltd. in succession to Mr. C. D. Heckman, who now becomes assist- ant to the managing director. Mr. Foulger, who served in the k.A.F., was formerly assistant manager of the division. He joined Goodyear in 7952 following engineering training with the de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd. and subsequent experience with de Havilland Propellers Simmonds' German SubsidiaryA SUBSIDIARY company has been formed in Germany bySimmonds Aerocessories Ltd., a member of the Firth Cleve- land Group. Known as Deutsche Firth Cleveland GmbH, thenew concern has taken over extensive offices at Neckarauerstrasse 245-53, Mannheim (tel. Mannheim 41458, telegraphic addressesAerocessim, Mannheim and Fircleve, Mannheim). It will under- take the marketing in Germany of most of the products of Sim-monds Aerocessories and those of the Simmonds British sub- sidiary, Firth Cleveland Instruments Ltd. Mr. A. A. Puth has been appointed general manager ofDeutsche Firth Cleveland GmbH and is assisted by Mr. H. Seiler as Surform sales manager. . _ . Rectifier Company FormedI N a joint statement the International Rectifier Corporation ofLos Angeles, Cal, and Lancashire Dynamo Holdings Ltd. announced recently the establishment of the International Recti-fier Co. (Great Britain) Ltd., which will shortly begin the manu- facture of semiconductor products in the United Kingdom. A new 10,000 sq ft plant to be built near London is planned forthe newly organized company and should be opened before the end of this year. During the interim period, International Recti-fier Co. (Great Britain) Ltd. has set up an assembly-line opera- tion for semi-manufactured products which will operate in tem-porary locations. Principal rectifier products to be produced in England are silicon diodes and silicon power rectifiers. The Californian firm, which has representatives and sales officesthroughout Europe and the Far East, is stated to be the largest manufacturer of metallic rectifiers in the world. Prize for Napier apprentice Roger Clark; he is receiv- ing it from Mr. H. G. Nelson, dinector, at the company's 14th annual prize-giving, reported below Shakespeare at Acton A DVISING Napier apprentices not to go looking for security as•**• the only key to happiness and success, Sir Miles Thomas told them at the company's recent presentation of indentures andawards: "There's one thing alone which will give you true con- tentment, even though you have no real security at all; and that'sself-respect." Sir Miles, who is chairman of Monsanto Chemicals but was speaking as chairman of the governors of Brunei Collegeof Technology, quoted Polonius' advice to Laertes to reinforce this point: "To thine own self be true; and it must follow, as thenight the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." He also quoted Rudyard Kipling's useful rhyme: "I keep six honest serv-ing men (they taught me all I knew); their names are What, and Why and When, and How and Where and Who." The Napier chief of personnel and training, Mr. J. F. A.Radford, said that apprentices in the higher grades were meeting all the company's technical needs and also some of the needs ofother companies in the English Electric Group. There was every prospect that by 1960-61 the output of trained trade apprenticeswould also meet Napier's workshop need of manpower. Attractive Panelling Material CJOME imaginative designs and colour combinations are to be^ found in the new "MuraJ Texturide" range of vinyl-coated fabrics for panelling and similar applications in buildings, shipsand aircraft. The schemes have been worked out in consultation with Tibor Reich, F.S.I.A. These descriptions of the new designsare worthy of quotation in full as being of potential interest to airline operators: "Osaka Grass: This design, showing the continuous intertwining ofgrasses, originates from grass cloth woven in the Far East; the nine colours have been carefully selected and blended to produce a natural,realistic effect. Tongsan: This representation of Thai Silk portrays the Eastern splendour and luxuriance of Siam; nine glittering colours.Panama: Tibor Reich's interpretation of the woven straw cloths of Central America in five contrasting colours. Pettigo: This village inIreland, where flax is grown, gives its name to a coarse linen effect; the flax-seed husks are a characteristic feature of this cloth interpretation;in nine plain colours. Palermo: A realistic reproduction of Italian raffia with all the irregularities of the original; eight colours. Madagascar:A deep textured fabric adapted by Tibor Reich to surfaces; nine colour combinations. Allegro: This lively design in six gay colours is especiallysuitable for small areas." The makers—Arlington Plastics Development Ltd., of Arling-hide Works, Harlow, Essex—state that the material is hard-wear- ing, and resistant to scuffing, gouging, burns and most stains. IN BRIEF An attractive new illustrated booklet on silicone rubbers has been issued by the Nobel Division of Imperial Chemical Indus- tries Ltd. * * * The Pyrene Co. Ltd. have announced "with "profound regret"the death recently of Mr. William Elkington Wright, F.C.S., until 1957 a director of the company, with the organization's metalfinishing division as one of his chief responsibilities. He joined Pyrene nearly thirty years ago and pioneered in this country theuse of phosphate coating processes on a production scale. * * *Chelton (Electrostatics) Ltd., of Marlow, Bucks, state that the first issue of their Aerial News was well received. A secondissue has been published and the mailing-list is being extended. The contents consist principally of news of the company's latestdevelopments in aircraft aerials and associated equipment, very full technical data and drawings being included. * * * •_ .'"•• ,," .; Representatives of over fifty companies in the aircraft industryattended the fourth annual dinner and dance held by the supplies department of Folland Aircraft at the Polygon Hotel, Southamp-ton. Principal hosts were Mr. W. E. W. Petter, managing director and chief engineer, and Mr. A. F. Rock, chief supplies officer. Thechief test pilot, S/L. E. A. Tennant, and other company test- pilots were also present.
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