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136 FLIGHT, 27 January CORRESPONDENCE . . . better than he could talk—or write, evidently, for there is prac- tically no personal material available. A good case could be made for Hinkler as one of the greatest pilots of them all. The flights now forgotten are legion. I recently read They Flew the Atlantic, by the French writer R. de la Croix. Hinkler's epic South Atlantic flight of October-December 1931 was made solo in a Puss Moth. How many people remember the first solo England - Australia flight? Who did it? Hinkler, February 7-22, 1928, in an Avro Avian. Melbourne, Australia STANLEY BROGDEN Air League JournalI WONDER if any reader has copies of the Journal of the Air League of the British Empire for the 1927-29 period? The Air League itself, the RAeS and the Royal Aero Club have no copies of the Journal—which was of small format, about 8in X 5in—for this time. I was at that time a junior member, having joined at the first Schoolboys' Exhibition about 1927. The Journal contained a complete description of a biplane glider, with plans. I would much like to know the whereabouts of any copies. Bath, Som A. H. YATES, City of Bath Technical College Golden Shamrock OEST congratulations to my old friends in Aer Lingus for being -f so delightfully Irish and having that sign at the top of the air stairs "Golden Shamrock Service." I always thought a shamrock was green. Now few people seem to know how to pronounce "Lingus." The "g" is hardly heard at all. Some years ago Eamon FORTHCOMING EVENTS Jan. 31. Institute of Transport (West Middlesex Group): "A Transport in Russia Today," by Capt G. A. Yarotski. Feb. 1. Kronfeld Club: "Army Flying," by Maj P. A. Downwari Feb. 1. RAeS Agricultural Aviation Group: "The Economics c. Agricultural Chemicals and Fertilisers," by J. C. Pindt Feb. 2. RAeS (main lecture at Swindon Branch): "Nuclear Propu sion for Aircraft," by A. D. Baxter. Feb. 7. RAeS Astronautics and Guided Flight Section: "An Apprc ciation of Missile Structures," by A. F. Newell. Feb. 8. Kronfeld Club: Film Evening. Feb. 8. RAeS Graduates' and Students' Section: "Flight Testin. of VTOL Aircraft," by T. W. Brooke-Smith. Feb. 8. Women's Engineering Society: "Spaceflight," by a speak.' from the British Interplanetary Society. Feb. 10. RAeS Man-powered Aircraft Group: "Insect Flight," b, Dr J. W. S. Pringle. Feb. 15. BritIRE (Merseyside Section): "Inertial Navigation Sys terns," by Wg Cdr E. W. Anderson. Feb. 15. Society of Environmental Engineers: Discussion on Th' Development and Testing of Small Electronic Component: Feb. 15. Kronfeld Club: "Special Air Services Operations in the Oman," by Col Tony Deane-Drummond. Feb. 16. RAeS: Cierva Memorial Lecture, "The Era of the Auto- giro," by Prof J. A. J. Bennett. Feb. 21. RAeS: "New Metallic Materials of Construction," by Dr N. P. Inglis. Feb. 23. Aerodrome Owners Association: a.g.m. and Dinner. Feb. 24. BritIRE (South Midlands Section): "Design Aspects and Characteristics of Long-distance Waveguide Communica tion Systems," by A. E. Karbowiak. Rooney tried to put across the slogan "Aer Lingus will bring us" in an attempt to get the pronunciation right. But the trouble was that so many people in the North of England emphasize the "g" in "bring." London W14 GEOFFREY DORMAN [Half the lies they tell about the Irish aren't true anyway.—Ed.] THE INDUSTRY Mr S. J. Pochin has been appointed a member of the board of Flight Refuelling Ltd. Preliminary figures issued by Westland Aircraft Ltd for the financialyear to September 30, 1960, show group profits after tax of £1,330,861. This total includes Fairey Aviation and the Bristol helicopter divisionfor the preceding nine months. Mr S. A. Clodd, MIBM, MlProdE, has been appointed to the board ofE. K. Cole Ltd. He joined Ekco during the war as material controller, was appointed works manager in 1950 and became an executive directorin 1957. AVM W. E. Oulton, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, who recently retired fromthe Royal Air Force after 32 years' service, has joined the board of E.M.I. Electronics Ltd as director responsible for Ministry work. His last RAFappointment was that of Senior Air Staff Officer at Coastal Command headquarters. In 1956 he became Commander of Task Force "Grapple,"the series of nuclear tests conducted from Christmas Island in the Pacific. Mr A. G. Parks, chief draughtsman of Short Bros & Harland Ltd,retired recently after nearly 40 years' service with the company. He was appointed section leader at Rochester in 1929, for detailed design anddrawing production on the Valetta three-engined monoplane, sub- sequendy handling the Short Scylla and the Kent and Empire flying-boats. He was made chief draughtsman at Rochester in 1936, later transferring to Kidderminster in the same capacity on wartime Stirlingproduction. When Shorts moved to Belfast in 1948 he became chief draughtsman for the Queen's Island drawing office. His retirement onDecember 31 was marked by a presentation from Mr H, G. Conway, the company's joint deputy managing director and chief engineer. Following the Ekco-Pye merger it is announced that Mr N, ATwemlow, MBE, director of Pye Ltd, has been appointed to the board of E. K. Cole Ltd and Mr W. M. York, commercial director of E. K. ColeLtd, becomes a director of Pye Ltd. Philips Electrical Ltd are taking over new office space on a long-termlease at Berkshire House, at the junction of High Holborn and Endell Street, near to their London headquarters, Century House, ShaftesburyAvenue, WC2. Exhibits of products in which electronics play a part, covering acousticmeasurement, aircraft design and radar, will form part of the 6th International Instrument Show in London from June 19 to 23, spon-sored by B & K Laboratories Ltd, at whose Park Lane premises it is being held. Advance information sheets published by Vactric (Control Equipment)Ltd coyer the following products: size 10 ball-bearing gearhead, size 11 d.c. split-field motor and d.c. tachogenerator, size 15 d.c. split-field motorand size 18 ball-bearing gearhead. The company's London telephone number is now Belgravia 7000. The complete range of Burnell variable inductors, adjustoroids, sub-miniature and encapsulated toroids, toroids, Tom Thumb telemetering filters, delay lines, crystal filters and related networks widely used inthe USA, are now available from Aero Electronics Ltd, Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey, who have been appointed exclusive UK distributors forEDO (Canada) Ltd, Canadian licensees of Burnell & Co Inc, Cal. Following the regrouping of the Marconi Aeronautical Division innew premises at Basildon, Essex, the company have announced staff changes. Mr F. Wheeler, formerly sales and contracts manager, hasbeen appointed deputy manager; Mr G. P. Parker becomes manager, engineering co-ordination; Mr G. E. Beck, chief engineer (navigationalaids); and Mr L. R. Mullin, chief engineer (airborne communications). Other new appointments are those of Mr J. H. Gill as service manager;Mr E. Swinney, systems manager; Mr B. J. Infield, sales manager; and Mr C. A. R. Mackley, contracts manager. Six members of Bristol Siddeley Engines' rockets department aregiving lectures in a course on rocket engine technology at Lanchcster College of Technology, Coventry. They are Mr S. Allen, chief engineer(power); Mr M. S. S. Hunt, chief project engineer (rockets); Mr E. G. D. Andrews, chief designer (rockets); Mr A. W. T. Mottram, researchengineer (rockets); Mr A. W. Broomfield, engineer-in-charge (rockets): and Mr D. H. Bradmy, assistant chief designer (rockets). Also lecturingare Mr C. Bayly, executive director and chief engineer, armarrients division, Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft; and Mr H. G. K.Robinson, superintendent of ballistic missiles research, RAE. Normal aluminium alloy treadplate is used for the treads of this se/r- propelled passenger stair made by Edghill Equipment Ltd, Hook, H""'5- Eighteen of these units are in service with PAA at LAP and other airports
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