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Aviation History
1962
1962 - 0228.PDF
230 Final stage in assembling low-tension electrical harness for fitment to Rolls-Royce Conways, at the Penfold St, London NWI, factory of Palmer Aero Products Ltd, a subsidiary of BTR Industries INDUSTRY International... of 0-6,0001b/sq in gauge and will allow a flow of 2£ cu ft/min of air to pass at 2.0001b/sq in inlet with a maximum pressure- drop of 201b/sq in. This performance is retained over a temperature range of ^26 to +80C. It is stated that even at a temperature of — 45 C leakage has been limited to the extremely low figure of 0.3 cu in/min of free air under an inlet pressure of 6,0001b/sq in. The solenoid, which operates at a nominal voltage of 28, has a nominal resistance of 100 ohms and continuous rating; connection is by a UKAN socket or flying leads. The MAD 206 has been tested over the vibration and environmental conditions of AVP.24. It should prove particularly suit able for pressurization of waveguide and other control systems where low leakage- rates or small flows are involved. Company News Titanine Acquisition Titanine Ltd, manu facturers of aircraft and industrial finishes, have acquired for cash the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of Modern Industrial Finishes Ltd, of Northfleet, Kent. It is planned to erect additional factories on the Northfleet site in order to increase the productive capacity of both companies, which will continue to operate under their own names. Solartron Electronic Group last week announced the formation of a new company under the title of Solartron (Farnborough) Ltd, with registered offices at Farnborough, Hants. It will take over the executive functions of the Solartron subsidiaries already located there. Chairman and managing director is Mr J. E. Crosse, and the other directors are Mr R. Catherall (responsible for research and development) who became a director of Solartron Research & Development Ltd in 1957; Mr L. Malec, MBE (sales director), who joined the organization in 1959 as managing director of Solartron Radar Simulators Ltd; and Mr G. S. Sanders, who became a director of Solartron Engineering Ltd in 1959 and will now be responsible for all production at Farnborough. The main structure of the organization is now as follows: Solartron Electronic Group Ltd—deputy chairman and manag ing director, Mr J. E. Bolton, DSC; Solar tron (Farnborough) Ltd—chairman and managing director, Mr J. E. Crosse; Solartron Laboratory Instruments Ltd— chairman and managing director, Mr E. R. Ponsford. F. B. Hyde Retires A director of the aviation division of Birfield Industries since 1957, Mr Fred B. Hyde has retired from Laycock Engineering Ltd after 50 years with Birfield Group. Increasing Demand for the products of Drallim Industries Ltd has made it neces sary for the company to move into a new main works and head office—Bourne Works, Whyteleafe, Surrey (telephone By- wood 2321-2). Four senior staff appoint ments have also been confirmed, as follows: production manager, Mr D. F. King: technical sales manager, Mr R. W. Mitchell: commercial manager, Mr C. P. Whitting- ton; design engineer, Mr B. A. Ludkin. Lord Tedder, guest of honour at the celebration dinner to mark the 500th life saved by Martin- Raker ejection seats (see "Flight International" last week) talks with "Jimmy" Martin (right), managing director and chief designer of Martin- Baker Aircraft Ltd and guiding genius behind development of the seats FLIGHT International, 8 February ly/jj Drallim products include multi-way rotary switch valves, and the range has now been increased by the inclusion of types with combined electric switching. Shortly to be introduced are flowmeters in polished acrylic blocks; a portable pressure/vacuum pump set suitable for aircraft pitot/static and in situ instrument testing; and a new design of pressure/vacuum pump. The former works at Upper Warlingham will continue in use but will be devoted entirely to design and development of new products. Aerojet Vice-presidents Appointment of the two rocket scientists Mr William C. House and Dr Ernest R. Roberts as vice- presidents of Aerojet-General Corporation was announced recently. Mr House, direc tor of NERVA operations for Aerojet, becomes vice-president, nuclear rocket systems; and Mr Roberts, assistant manager of the company's solid rocket plant at Sacramento, Cal, becomes a vice-president only four months after receiving the US Navy's Meritorious Public Service citation for his work on Polaris. Appointed to the Board of Polypenco Ltd. the engineering and industrial plastics manufacturers, is Mr J. E. V. Tyzack, CBE. founder and chairman of John Tyzack & Partners Ltd, management consultants. He is well known in aviation circles by reason of his distinguished RAF career—during which he held such senior Air Ministn posts as Deputy Director of Administra tion Plans and Deputy Director of Move ments Air—and of the six years during which he was BEA's director of administra tion services. McAlpine Aviation Promotions To meet the expansion of their maintenance and servicing facilities at the newly opened Luton Airport Headquarters, McAlpine Aviation announce the following appoint ments: Mr S. Webster, works manager: Mr F. Kent, chief engineer; Mr R. Coburn. deputy chief engineer; and Mr R. Mallows, foreman. Sole UK agents for Piaggio and Helio. the company hangar, maintain and over haul all kinds of business aircraft, with particular emphasis on Piaggio, Helio. Cessna, Piper. Aero Commander, D.H. Dove and Heron, and DC-3 variants. Move to Mitchell Mr W. G. Lisle AMiMechE, AFRAes, who was until recenth with Sperry Gyroscope Co, has been appointed chief engineer of Mitchell Hydraulics Ltd, Woking, Surrey. Mr Lisle entered the aircraft hydraulics field in 1938 with General Aircraft, then joineu Fairey in 1943 and was responsible for design and marketing of the company'^ aircraft powered control equipment. During eight years at Sperry he was actively engageo in the promotion of integrated autopilo' and power controls, Vickers Detroi: aircraft hydraulic equipment and indus trial electro-hydraulic control systems an! components.
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