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1959
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592 FLIGHT, 24 April 1959 THE INDUSTRY Piston Engines Make News ON the principle that "Man bites dog" is news, Bristol SiddeleyEngines Ltd. have remarked that in these days of turbojet and turboprop developments the piston engine is still an importantitem in their affairs. Altogether, they say, over 60,000 Hercules engines of different marks have been made, and over 500 civilaircraft so powered are still achieving yearly engine totals of over 1,000,000 hours. The most recent Hercules developments, i.e.,the 759 and 730 engines, are still in production at Bristol fqr the French Noratlas and the Spanish C.A.S.A. Azor. In addition S.N.E.C.M.A. in Paris are in full production withthe 759 and have to date produced some 720 engines. Nqrd Aviation have so far received orders for 353 Noratlas aircraft withHercules engines, as follows: French Air Force, 200; West German Air Force, 112] French airlines and export orders, 41.The reliability record of the Hercules Noratlas installation is high. Engines are running to 1,200 hours between overhaul, stateBristol Siddeley, and achieved lives are 94 per cent. Involuntary engine removals average the low rate of one per 7,376 hours' flying. While the latest version of the Centaurus family—the Type 173—is no longer in production, the company will be occupied for many years in overhauling these engines. They are, of course,installed in the Beverley which, together with the Hercules- engined Hastings, provides the major capacity of TransportCommand. Goodyear Promotions HAVING been assistant divisional manager of the WesternDivision of the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. (Great Britain) Ltd. since March last year, Mr. W. H. J. Underhill has now beenmade divisional manager, with head- quarters in Bristol. He succeeds Mr.H. Dillistone, who is retiring from the company in the near future. Mr. Underhill has had a long andmuch-travelled association with the Goodyear organization, which he joinedin 1928. In that year he was transferred to Goodyear-India, then in 1931 wasappointed manager in Burma. He re- turned to India in 1935, joined theArmy from Madras in 1940 and after demobilization in 1945 was made man-ager for South India. It was this post he left to become export operatingmanager, Wolverhampton, in 1954 and subsequently assistant divisional man-ager for the Western division. Goodyear also announce the appointment of Mr. F. K. Wheatleyas assistant manager, Government and National Accounts Division, working from the company's headquarters in Wolverhampton.He was previously manager, truck tyre replacement sales, Wolverhampton. Packing units of an Emiac analogue computer at the Hayes factory of E.M.I. Electronics Ltd. for despatch to Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft at Coventry. The computer, which will cost over £55000 and will be one of the most powerful of its type in this country, will be capable of studying the performance of complete new guided weapon or aircraft systems while they are still on the drawing board W. H. J. Underhill Tip-tanks—of 250 gal capacity—for the Canberra are among the range of plastic drop-tanks manufactured by Bristol Aircraft Ltd. For the same strength and weight as metal tanks, plastic tanks are stated to have better aerodynamic performance and to be easier and cheaper to make. The Bristol design also offers advantages in the storage and handling of these tanks Rotol Board Changes FOLLOWING the outright purchase of Rotol Ltd. by theDowty Group on March 31, the first meeting of the reconsti- tuted Board of Rotol took place on April 9.Sir George Dowty and Mr. Robert F. Hunt, chairman and deputy chairman respectively of the Dowty Group, have joinedthe Board; Sir George has been elected chairman of the company and Lt-Gen. Sir John Evetts deputy chairman; and the othermembers of the Board are Mr. C. J. Luby (managing director), Col. C. W. King (works director) and Mr. L. G. Fairhurst (tech-nical director). Mr. R. Raff remains company secretary. Plessey Nucleonics Expansion MEW appointments have been announced by Plessey Nucleonics*•* Ltd. as part of their plans for a current scheme of reorganization and expansion.Mr. G. V. Hough, M.A., previously commercial manager, now becomes advanced projects manager and will also take a specialinterest in the company's export activities; Mr. J. S. Crick, A.M.I.Mech.E., A.F.R.Ae.S., who was formerly with the BritishOxygen Co. Ltd., joins Plessey Nucleonics as sales manager; and Mr. B. Daniel, G.I.Mech.E., a sales liaison engineer with thecompany, is joined by Mr. R. G. Jolliffe, A.M.I.E.E., from Hayward Tyler Ltd., and A. Trott, A.Inst.P., from the A.E.I. Ltd.research laboratories. IN BRIEF Following a reduction in the price of pure magnesium, Mag-nesium Elektron Ltd., sole producers in this country, recently reduced the prices of some of their magnesium alloy ingots.* * * Mr. E. J. Lassen, who has been export manager of Bakelite Ltd. since 1945 (when the export unit was established), has retired after 28 years' service with the company. * * * R. B. Pullin & Co. Ltd. report that their chief developmentengineer, Mr. E. Lloyd Thomas, B.Sc, A.C.G.I., M.I.E.E., F.R.Ae.S., has been awarded an R.I.C. premium for his articleAnalogue Computation. * * * Two new appointments have been announced by Canadair Ltd.Mr. Albert W. Yates, who was previously manager of the service department of Fairchild Engine Division, becomes manager ofmilitary aircraft sales; and Mr. D. W. H. Godfrey, formerly on the staff of The Aeroplane, has joined the public relations division asassistant manager of information services. * * * Vibration test laboratories, manned by experienced vibrationtest engineers and backed by the company's main laboratory, have been opened by W. Bryan Savage Ltd., of 17 Stratton Street,London, W.I. They are equipped to accept vibration /environ- mental work which customers are unable to carry out for them-selves owing to heavy commitments of their own vibration equipment, or through not having the necessary equipmentavailable. * * ' * i • Kimberly-Clark Ltd., 11 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I,have announced the introduction of a new white Hi-Dri paper towel, known as Hi-Dri Super, for use in factory, office and otherwashrooms. Available in both roll form and as individual towels, it is said to have "an abnormally fast absorbing rate" while stillcontaining "the same high degree of wet strength as hitherto."
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