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Aviation History
1960
1960 - 2926.PDF
AIRPORTS AND bhuuAu EQUIPMENT... company supplies for airfields are thoroughlyup-to-date in performance and equipment. Designed by Sun Engineering (Richmond) Ltd. in conjunction with the MoA, a fireappliance illustrated on this page carries a 540gal water tank, lOOgal foam compound tank(7,000gal/min), 12 x 501b CO, cylinders and very complete ancillary equipment. Poweredby a Rolls-Royce B.81 engine in a 6x6 Thornycroft chassis, it is capable of up to60 m.p.h. Fire Armour Ltd manufacture fire-fightingand rescue vehicles of many sizes, and often these are designed to suit local requirements.A photograph on this page shows a Firefly tender of a type which has been supplied toseveral major airports in the Commonwealth. A feature of these vehicles is that they are asuseful for the protection of airport buildings as for fighting crash fires. In all designs thereis concentration on securing maximum foam discharge-rate. Fire Armour also producejeep-type vehicles which include electric generators for supplying power to rescue-sawsand for f.oodlighting the crash area. Dennis Bros Ltd make a number of types offire appliances, a typical example being the F.29 airport vehicle illustrated. Equipmentincludes a 300gal water tank, 35gal foam com- pound tank and 4 x 501b CO.. cylinders. Other suppliers of crash/fire tenders includeA.F.P. Engineering Ltd, Douglas Equipment Ltd, General Fire Appliance Co Ltd and RedDevon Ltd. Well known for many years for airport fire-fighting equipment, the Walter Kidde Co Ltd include in their range of equipment severaltypes of hand-truck CO, extinguishers for attendance on aircraft during starting up. Thelargest of these extinguishers gives a 900 cu ft free-gas discharge. There is also a range ofhand extinguishers. For airports with areas of water on or nearthe boundaries, the R.F.D. Co Ltd supply the Zodiac rescue boat, powered by an outboardengine. This inflatable craft can be quickly transported to any convenient point andlaunched. Inflatable life-rafts can be used to give additional rescue capacity. Also made byR.F.D. are lifting bags of four-ton or 12-ton capacity to assist in salvaging aircraft whichhave made wheels-up landings. Special-purpose Land-Rovers for fire-tenderand other airfield duties are supplied by R. J. Searle Ltd. The mobile floodlighting equipment madeby Harley Aircraft Landing Lamps (see page 916) fulfils a valuable purpose in the event ofcrashes after dark. Runway Clearance "Tracjacs" of up to 30 tons capacity forthe quick removal of crashed aircraft are made by Skyhi Ltd, who will shortly have availablea new type capable of handling the largest commercial aircraft. John Curran Ltd manufacture a 60-tonmobile crane specially designed for the salvage of aircraft in the 150-ton class, together withother items of clearance equipment. Other crane manufacturers (see page 925) includeAnderston Clyde Engineers Ltd, K & L Steel- founders & Engineers Ltd and Steels Engin-eering Products Ltd (makers of the Coles crane). Protective Clothing Makers of protective clothing—some of itfor emergency use, some to give protection against deleterious industrial processes—include Siebe, Gorman & Co Ltd, Baxter, Woodhouse & Taylor Ltd, Bell's Asbestos &Engineering Ltd and P. Frankenstein & Sons (Manchester) Ltd. The R.F.D. Co Ltd manufactures anti-kerosine clothing for refuelling crews. Sonex ear defenders, giving an attenuation 924 FLIGHT, 9 December 1960 Left, Dennis F29 appliance used to protect BE A engineering base at London Airport Below, Rover gas-turbine fire pump unit Pyrene Mk VI fire/crash tender on Afo'r Salamander chassis Sun fire/crash tender on Thornycroft chassis with Rolls-Royce engine Fire Armour Ltd Firefly crash/fire tender Resuscitation equipment by Walter Kidde Co of 15-3Odb, are made by Amplivox Ltd andare in use at LAP and other airports. Headsets incorporating ear defender fittings are also partof the Amplivox range of this type of equip- ment. Other manufacturers of hearing-defenceequipment include Airmed Ltd, The Anti- coustic Co and Siebe, Gorman & Co Ltd. Breathing apparatus may fittingly beincluded in this section, and among its manu- facturers are Siebe, Gorman & Co Ltd andNormalair Ltd. The Walter Kidde Co Ltd supply oxygen resuscitation sets. PART SIX MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT Access Equipment Design and installation of maintenancedocks is a speciality of Rodger, Setterington & Partners, Heston Aircraft & AssociatedEngineers and Tiltman Langley Ltd. Among the many types of apparatus madeby Access Equipment Ltd are the "Giraffe" hydraulic work-platform, in models givingheights up to 42ft; the "Safety Raiser," a scissors-action, hydraulically operated platformin varieties which can be built to special requirements; and "Zip-up" aluminium-alloy staging, which can be erected to heights of 100ft or more without the use of nuts, boltsor assembly tools. An associated company of the MercuryTruck & Tractor Co, Mercury Airfield Equip- ment Ltd, include among their products amulti-level platform with a height range of from 7ft to 40ft. Hydraulically operated, theunit has particular value for reaching high tail units. Anderston Clyde Engineers Ltd make avariety of access equipment under the names "Move-on" and "Spaceman." The former aresimple mobile devices, in two models with working heights of lift and 16ft, which theoperator is able to propel by means of a handle on the platform. The latter, in four modelsgiving heights from 21ft to 40ft, is hydraulic- ally operated (plus electrical power if required)and is of a particularly compact nature when in the retracted position. From the Thames Packaging Equipment Cocomes the "Mobiliftor," a one-man plat- form which can be elevated to a height of 25ftby means of an air compressor driven by a single-cylinder engine. Both towed and self-propelled models are made. A maintenance platform with a maximum height of 13ft ismanufactured by Murex Welding Processes Ltd. Three sizes are available, and operationis hydraulic. A versatile piece of access equip- ment is the Simon hydraulic platform, referredto under the heading "De-frosting Equip- ment" on page 921. One of the most familiar sights in airportmaintenance shops is Dexion slotted angle:
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