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1961
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119 FLIGHT,21 January 1961 Compact galley unit for medium-range aircraft —in this case a Herald—by C. F. Taylor (Metal Workers) Ltd GEC air-circulation oven (door open) in an SAS Caravelle. It has three-heat control and can also be used as a hot-cupboard easily altered, can be made to provide the catering capacity neces-sary in any transport aircraft. Component parts are kept to the minimum and the unit is attractively faced with Formica andtopped with stainless steel working-surfaces and sink unit. The basic unit, which fits between the seat rails and overhead attach-ment points, has an empty weight of about 1501b and offers larder stowage for 64 laden meal trays. Almost quicker than one can say "knife," Aerogalley Ltd willsupply it. This company, which operates from Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, offers a comprehensive airline catering equipmentservice, and is able to provide everything from complete galley units to the last knife, fork, spoon or napkin. It represents twoGerman manufacturers—Sell, which produces galley structures and Juno air circulating ovens (Aerogalley is itself producing Sellsub-pantry units for use on Ghana Airways' Britannias), and Dr Stiebel Werke, which manufactures hot food and beveragecontainers, hotcups, automatic coffee makers and similar equip- ment. Misrair, MEA and Ghana Airways are among the airlinesto which this equipment has been supplied, while the Misrair Comet fleet has been completely equipped with Aerogalley meal-trays and dishware, which are of melamine and polystyrene. The company can also supply specially designed stainless steel andsilver plate tableware to operators whose aim is to make their culinary service a little more like Maxim's. W. H. Henshall & Son (Addlestone) Ltd, Oyster Lane, Byfleet,Surrey, produce a wide range of airborne catering equipment from complete galley units and refrigerators to such detail items aswaste bins and cutlery and glass containers. This company manu- factures, too, furnishing equipment for other parts of the aircraft,notably toilet units, luggage racks and reading lights. /ESTHETIC TRIM Fitting-out an aircraft with a pleasing interior is more than amatter of installing comfortable seats, efficient galleys and capacious bar cabinets. The walls and roof must be lined andthe floor covered, bulkheads faced and harmonious colours and textures chosen for the upholstery covers. There is a profusionof materials under this heading worth examination. Lyffion is a fabric originally introduced into Britain by S. Morrisand Sons (Leeds) Ltd for use on their range of domestic furniture and now being sold for use on other furnishings. It is claimedthat this fabric, available in over 20 colours, wears five times as long as ordinary wool moquette; but its outstanding feature is itsstain-resistance. Liquids and loose dirt, it is said, remain on the surface without being absorbed, and so all traces can simply bev'iped away with a wet cloth. In a hard-working aircraft, its com- plete resistance to moths and rot is not likely to be a necessary-ature, but this may be important from a storage point of view. Resistance to fire might be considered a more important qualitym aircraft furnishing fabrics. MEA's new Comet 4s, which entered service early this month, are upholstered in Replin, a fabric whichreproduces the traditional weave pattern of the Gobelin tapestries. Although machine-woven, Replin is claimed to have the same qualities of toughness and refinement of texture as these centuries-old tapestries. Replin, manufactured by British Replin Ltd of Ayr, Scotland, is flame-proofed by Perrotts (Nicol & Peyton Ltd), 12 Marshall Street, London Wl. Vinyl-coated fabrics are used extensively in aircraft manufac-ture, and Jas Williamson & Son Ltd, of Lancaster, manufacture the Lionide and Synthede brands of leathercloth used in practic-ally all Britannias, Comets, Vanguards, Heralds and Westland helicopters, while Synthede is the covering on the Aircraft Fur-nishing Ltd seats made for BOAC's Boeing 707s. These leathercloths are used on head linings, luggage racks,walls and tables as well as on seats, and fire-proofed Synthede accounts for the largest sales. Some of this is perforated andthe company report that plain colours are more popular than printed effects. Lionide is also provided in fire-proofed form,and a heavy variety of this material, Lionide Aerowalk, is suitable for aircraft gangways. It can be provided with smooth or embossedsurfaces, plain or printed. Aerowalk is highly resistant to the furnishers' bane, stiletto heels. Another flooring material from this company is Crestaline,which, with a marble finish, has been chosen for BEA's Van- guards. Vitroflex, a p.v.c.-coated glasscloth with exceptional fire-resistance, is another trimming fabric from this company which has been much used by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft). Manyof the colours and designs of materials produced by Williamson have been inspired by the well-known decor consultant, MrCharles Butler, and by Mr James Gardner and Mrs Gaby Schreiber, consultants to BEA and BOAC respectively. Wool materials have been with us a few centuries now and willconcede to no plastic when it comes to giving a feeling of luxury and ease. They can be equally fire-proof, and T. F. Firth andSons Ltd, Africa House, Kingsway, London WC2, manufacture in their Yorkshire mills lightweight woollen cloths in a widerange of colours, grades and patterns, specifically for aircraft applications. Lightweight carpeting, with a non-fray finish, isalso supplied by Firth in many colours. A thousand-and-one applications have been found in the aircraftindustry for nylon since it was first introduced, for parachutes and glider tow-ropes, in the early 1940s. It is present in many aircraftseats, for the cushions and squabs rest on a base of stretched nylon, but only recently have nylon upholstery fabrics made their appear-ance in aircraft, following their success in the furnishings of some major hotels. British Nylon Spinners Ltd, Pontypool, Mon, donot themselves make fabrics or any nylon end-product, merely supplying nylon yarns to the thousands of companies which nowuse the material. Among those who manufacture furnishings and fittings for aircraft, it would be difficult to find even one whichdoes not use it in one application or another. Fire-proof p.v.c. fabrics, for use in lining walls and bulkheadsand, in heavier grades, for covering upholstery, are manufactured by John Cox & Son Ltd, Coxorian Works, Carlisle Road, LondonNW9. Fire-resistant p.v.c.-coated cotton, of weights between 8.75oz/sq yd to 13.9oz/sq yd, are held in stock. A new develop-ment by this company is Hydex, which is a low-twist nylon cloth coated with p.v.c., combining high strength and low weight. This
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