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1960 - 2162.PDF
546 CORRESPONDENCE . . . With regard to the price of property I should like to point outthat it is largely demand by the employees of the airport that is causing the rise, and not profiteering locals. I wish Mr Estill luck with his search and hope that he findsa house at Cranford or Stanwell, well within reach of the nocturnal rumblings of the Boeing 707!Ashford, Middx , L. S. CARTER Spares Service T FOUND the proposals in your series "Support and Sell" very-*• interesting. They are, however, I suggest, open to a number of objections. There is no evidence—at least of which I am aware—to supportthe idea that the RAF system of maintenance units is suited to the distribution of aircraft parts. A contrary opinion is held by some.Even if the system were suited to the distribution of parts for military aircraft, it would not follow that it is suitable for com-mercial operators. Further, the cost in terms of stocks, staff and space of area distribution centres "able to provide anything froma crash-kit to a split pin from any manufacturer on demand over- the-counter" would be very great indeed in relation to their sales.Consequently, operators would have to pay a considerable mark-up (I would guess 50 per cent at least) on all purchases in order tosupport these centres alone. Then, airlines sell air freight space as a means of dispensing with "area distribution centres." Theywould be weakening their own sales efforts if they did not practise what they preached. There might be a case for an organization in UK to facilitatethe supply of spares from small manufacturers to small operators. The large manufacturers and the large operators should needno assistance. Finally, "Accent on the Unexpected" in your issue of August 19contains the statement that "Rolls-Royce still have no betters at parts supply." Without wishing to imply any criticism ofRolls-Royce, it would be interesting to know the basis for this statement. Valois, PQ, Canada E. G. FARTHING T WAS very interested to read Mr C. G. Scott's article "Accentx on the Unexpected" in the issue of Flight dated August 19, dealing with the problem of which we are very conscious. I was, however, sorry not to see some mention of the MarconiCompany's contribution towards the solution of this problem. For the past eight years we have been operating a spares andservicing organization based at Croydon Airport where we carry a large stock of breakdown spares for equipment of our manu-facture, and we endeavour to give users of this equipment a rapid service. This organization is shortly to be transferred to a new extensionto our Basildon establishment, where all the aeronautical activities of the company will be concentrated.Also, in 1955, we opened a servicing organization at London Airport for the convenience of users of our equipment operatingfrom this point. At the end of last year this was moved to larger accommodation in No 1 Maintenance Area, from which weprovide complete overhaul facilities for all our equipment. We achieve a quick turn-round and in an emergency we can offer24-hour service. It is quite obvious from the volume of work being handled at London Airport that this service is greatlyappreciated by users of our equipment. Chelmsford, Essex MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO LTD,B. J. O'Kane, Manager, Aeronautical Division BPB: Army Officer Raps Strangeways Y^HILST Mr Hugh Strangeways' selection of five revered" names in British industry for part-time membership of the British Planes Board ("Straight and Level," August 26, 1960) isto be commended, I feel that certain matters have been overlooked. The most glaring of these, of course, is the selection of SirJohn Feckless. Quite obviously Mr Strangeways must be unaware that Sir John's tenure of office as Minister of Footballwas characterized by much advocacy of the superiority of the Association round-ball (as compared with the oval-ball) game.This, I feel, makes him quite unsuitable for a post with the British Planes Board, carrying as it does such wide responsibilitiesto Queen and Commonwealth. I will not labour this particular point further. But there areothers. Snoring-Smith's company built cigarette lighter attach- ments for World War 2 bombers; Beat's Wobble Board MusicIndustries was responsible for the development of Automatic Blind Vamping; Cardboard was once suspended from the SlothleyBowls Club for throwing (whilst absent-mindedly watching a Tiger Moth land on the club house). These activities, demon-strating as they do a past association with aeroplanes, are, I submit, DANGEROUS TENDENCIES, unworthy of future members of the BPB,however part their time. FLIGHT, 30 September I960 Dr J. Nit, of course, is well-known and my remarks above donot apply to this excellent choice. I do not wish to be entirely destructive in my criticismsKnowing that many would like to see younger blood injected into the BPB, why, therefore, did not Strangeways include obviousnames which spring to mind, such as loSf"^- *Trbxby'r Goli8htly' DSO» MC Joined Army as subaltern1898; Relief of Mafeking; retired 1914. Premier award, Crufts. 1922 Aged 80. Brigadier "Blood-and-Guts" Carnitners, DSO, MC. OC 11thPlatoon, 4th Foot and Mouth Regt, in their famous march from Dover to Calais. Inventor of the submarine. Aged 76. Maj Gen "Shorty" Flagstaff, DSO, MC. Seconded to Colonial Officeand held post of Governor-General of Wei-Hai-Wei 1903-1958 Now AWOL. Aged 78. W These men, Sir, are of high quality. Their services will not begiven without due recompense and competition is keen. All are known to be in the running for Editor-in-Chief, SBAC Farn-borough 1960 Catalogue (2s 6d)—a post which carries wim it the sort of rewarding responsibility to which they have always beenaccustomed. But we must try. Frankly, Strangeways' list seems to have beencompiled by going through Who's Who with a pin. With the British Forces DISGUSTED (LT-COL) in Patagonia That NZ Delivery CINCE I was the writer of the advertisement which caused such*•* interest and such a furore of denial as to its veracity, I fee! that your correspondents should not go unanswered, since I stillbelieve my claim to have been correct—though remain only too willing to apologize if proved wrong. The whole point of the advertisement, obviously lost upon yourcorrespondents and therefore clearly badly made by yours truly, was that the sale of the Apache was conditional upon its safedelivery by us to Christchurch, New Zealand; in each case cited by Mr W. S. Shackleton and others the aircraft was purchased inUK and flown by the purchaser or his nominee to New Zealand. In our case, while the sale of the Apache was negotiated and agreedwhile the aircraft was still in UK, it was not completed, nor were we paid a single penny until we delivered the aircraft safely toNew Zealand. I apologize for not making this dear in the advertisement, andwonder whether it is still not a unique sale flight. London SW1 R. K. DUNDAS LTD, P, J. Phillips, Aviation Manager The Virginia's Power T HAVE been expecting that someone would rush to correct theA statement in Maurice Austin's letter published in Flight of August 19, in which he referred to "Rolls-Royce Condor" enginesfitted in Vickers Virginias. Since no one seems to have offered any comment on this statement I feel it should be pointed out,in the interests of historical accuracy, that the Vickers Virginia was fitted with Napier Lion engines. Farnham, Surrey R. N. BELL [Perfectly correct, of course; but a few had the Jupiter or Pegasus.—Ed.] Sept. ( Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 26- 3ct. 1.1. 3. 3-7. 5. 6-7. 7-8. 8-911. 11-12. 12. 12. 13. 17-18. 18-19. 19.19. 25. Oct. 26. FORTHCOMING EVENTS AGARD Structures and Materials Panel Meeting, Athens. British Interplanetary Society: "The NASA Spacefliaht Programme," by Morton J. Stoller. Society of Instrument Technology (Cheltenham Section): "Hydraulic Servo Systems," by Prof E. B. Pearson. AGARD meetings (including 10th General Assembly), Istanbul. RAeS Weybridge Branch: "Are Aircraft Electrics too Complicated?", by H. Zeffert. BritIRE (South Western Section): Convention on "Aviation Electronics and its Industrial Applications." British Institution of Radio Engineers: Aircraft Electronics. Convention, Bristol. FAI Rally, Barcelona. RAeS (Luton Branch): Film Evening. Aerodrome Owners' Association: Annual Conference, Folkestone. Kronfeld Club: "Flying with the Fuchs Antarctic Expedi- tion," by Sqn Ldr J. Lewis. RAeS (London Airport Branch): "The VC10," by Hugh Hemsley. Society of Instrument Technology (London): "Transistor Switches in Monitor and Control Systems," by W. A. Ross. Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences and Canadian Aeronautical Institute: Joint meeting, Montreal. Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators: Third Air Traffic Control Convention. Kronfeld Club: Annual General Meeting. RAeS Southend Branch: "Rocket Engines," by L. S. Snell. Society of Instrument Technology (London): "Instrumenta- tion, Past Present and Future," by L. S. Yoxall. RAeS Weybridge Branch: Film Show.
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