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1962
1962 - 0110.PDF
110 FLIGHT International. 18 January 196: INDUSTRY International .. . BV5, designed primarily for road research. The standard production runway tester is a smaller device, designated BV6, which can be towed behind a Land-Rover or large car. The principle is that between the two main wheels of the trailer is mounted a slightly smaller wheel which can be con strained to rotate at the same angular velocity to give a slip of about 15 per cent. The torque in the shaft between the wheels is logged on a chart recorder. The BV6, which weighs some 2,4001b, is being modi fied to investigate the relationship between runway slush and rolling resistance. Auto- Products AB Ltd (Export Division), Linnegatan 18, Stockjolm O) have been organizing demonstrations of the testers. "Tape-O-Matic" Drill Pratt & Whitney Co Inc (not the aero-engine firm, but a major industrial component of Fairbanks Whitney Corporation, 745 Fifth Avenue, NY 22) claim a "price breakthrough'* with a new transistorized numerically-controlled drilling machine, which sells in the US for under S10.000. This price is certainly substantially less than that for previous American tape-controlled tools, and fuller information will be published in the February issue of our sister-journal Aircraft Production. Castrol for Caravelles Castrol 3C is to be used as a lubricant in the Rolls-Royce Avons of all the Caravelles with Air France. This gas-turbine oil has a viscosity of 3 centistokes at 210°F. Company News Rolls-Royce Appointments Two new ap pointments announced by Rolls-Royce Ltd (taking effect from January 1) are of Mr A. F. Kelley, BSC, AMICE, AMiMechE. MIPE. a director of Rolls-Royce and formerly general manager of the company's aero engine division, who has been appointed manufacturing director of the company; and of Mr D. P. Huddie, BA, a director of Rolls-Royce and general manager-designate of the aero engine division since last September, who has been confirmed in this appointment. Mr Huddie's post as com mercial director of the aero engine division was taken over last September by Mr F. T. Hinkley, BSC, MiMechE, who also continues to be managing director of the company's international division. Mr Kelley, whose association with Rolls- Royce dates back to 1939, became a director in 1954 and was made general manager of the aero engine division in 1956. Mr Huddie joined the company in 1939; he was made a director of the aero engine and international divisions in 1958 and in 1960 was appointed to the Rolls-Royce board, also becoming commercial manager of the aero engine division. Canada-USA-UK Agreement An agree ment was recently concluded with Conway Electronic Enterprises of Toronto and Franklin Electronics Inc of Philadelphia to handle sales of Blackburn Electronics Ltd products in Canada and the USA. The asso ciation between Blackburn and the Canadian Government began with an order for nine transistorized digital voltmeters. A Licence Agreement has been concluded by the Plessey Co Ltd with Illinois Tool Works Inc of Chicago and its subsidiary ITW Ltd of Slough, Bucks, whereby Plessey will manufacture and market the range of Licon R precision snap-action switches in the UK. Big Changes at Douglas Reproduced on this page are architect's renderings of major facilities to be built for Douglas Aircraft Co Inc. One of the structures, costing S7m, will comprise a nine-storey adminis trative headquarters for the Aircraft Division (85,000 sq ft) and a three-storey engineering and product-development building (307,000 sq ft). These facilities, which will be ready for occupation next October, will adjoin the present plant on Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach. Previously the division had been centred at the traditional home in Santa Monica. The move, say Douglas, "is a logical. . . follow-up to the recent realignment into product-oriented divisions and the consol idation of all aircraft operations at Long Mr F. Stanley Mockford, who recently retire. from full-time service with Marconi's Wireles Telegraph Co Ltd, whom he joined in 193: and for whom he was commercial managt from 1947 onwards. He served with the RFC and RAF, then as an Air Ministry official helpe: to develop wireless services for civil aviatior devising the first international phoneti: alphabet and introducing the aircraft distress call "Mayday" Beach." Engineers and scientists will be able to walk directly from their offices to the adjoining laboratories and production factory, and "every modern improvement conducive to creative design work has been included." The second sketch shows how Astro- power Inc (a Douglas subsidiary devotee to advanced aerospace operations) ma\ look if it grows as expected to 19 buildings (500,000 sq ft) covering 50 acres near Orange County Airport, California. The company will lease the facility from the construction company, and the first phase involves two buildings, one housing the rocket and hydro systems divisions and the other being a research laboratory for such subjects as ion propulsion, thermionic conversion and solid-state devices. The buildings are to be in use by June. Ultra Electronics Chairman Ultra Elec tronics Ltd announce that following their acquisition of W. S. Electronics Ltd, Mr A. V. Edwards, managing director of Ultra Electric (Holdings) Ltd and Ultra Elec tronics Ltd, has been appointed chairman of the company. Dr F. W. Stoneman. MBE, TD, executive director sales and engin eering with Ultra Electronics, has been appointed to the board of W. S. Electronic? The proposed Douglas facilities referred to above: new HQ for the Aircraft Division and (right) plant for Astropower Inc (note the PD-808 Vespa-Jet)
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