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270 FLIGHT International, 21 February l%] INDUSTRY International Flight Systems Products Company News Flight Systems Gnat Simulator Redifon have completed a trailer-mounted simulator, for the Gnat, incorporating several new features. The cockpit has a two-axis—pitch and roll— motion system, designed for the narrow confines of the trailer, and also a g-simu- lation system involving inflation of the pilot's g-suit and use of a special seat cush ion. The oxygen demand system is simu lated by use of purified air instead of oxygen and an ejection sequence raises the canopy and the pilot's seat if he performs the correct ejection drill. A track recorder chart covers 150 sq miles and has two adjustable Tacan sta tions, ILS and GCA, glide-slope, azi muth and speed performance from which are inked on three special recording cards. Many emergencies and changes in pressure, temperature, wind and turbulence can be simulated. STR.51 Altimeter Ordered Vickers-Arm- strongs (Aircraft) have ordered from Standard Telephones and Cables 100 STR. 51 radio altimeters and monitors for the automatic landing system of the BOAC VC10. The landing system is designed and made by Elliott Brothers (London) and each aircraft carries two altimeters with individual monitors. S.T.C. have designed several specialized altimeters and STR.51 is the designation of the variant designed to match the Elliott design. The altimeter aerial can be mounted up to 50ft away from the transmitter/receiver. Products Lasers for Guidance Sperry Rand have released information on a system of lasers which, they say, can be used to derive attitude rate signals for satellite stabiliza tion. The principle is that four lasers are arranged on the sides of a square, with mirrors at the corners to channel the light beams round the circuit. Beams are trans mitted in both directions round the ring and, if the platform rotates, one beam will have to travel slightly further than the other; its difference-frequency can then be accu rately detected to derive the rate signal. There are no moving parts. Angular dis placement of the vehicle can be calculated to 0.015°. The present bread-board system contains four Jin diameter, 3ft-long heli um/neon gas tubes. PIA-Leyland Contract A £15,000 con tract has been placed with the Leyland Motors Group by Pakistan International Airlines Corporation through die group's Karachi agents, James Finlay and Co Ltd, for four 110 h.p. Leyland Comet 28-seater coach chassis and five Albion Claymore five-ton van chassis for carrying passengers and baggage between Karachi Airport and the city. Company News Handley Page Example Mr Neil Marten, Parliamentary Secretary to the MoA, congratulated Handley Page Ltd on their "splendid example in implementing the Government's recommendations for tech nical training in industry" when he spoke at the HP annual apprentice prizegiving recently. The company's technical director, Mr R. S. Stafford, urged apprentices to use their talents to the full. Pointing out that nearly two-thirds of his technical office staff were former HP apprentices, he spoke of the "boundless opportunities" that lay before them. John Boyd Scottish Aviation announce that Mr J. G. Boyd, long associated with the late Mr D. F. Mclntyre as personal assistant, died suddenly at Prestwick on February 5. He had been with the company —who recall his efficiency and loyalty— Galley corner in a Viscount 764 of the US Steel Co: part of the work carried out on three of the company's executive aircraft by Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd. "Platinum walnut" thin-grade Arborite (DC30) was used for surfacing because of its durability and low weight—less than 4ozjsq ft An $21! toot, used to withdraw an impeller pump from a missile, contrasted with (right) an alternative costing 15c. The latter was evolved by utilizing the "value analysis tech nique" developed by Value Engineering Ltd, who recently held a management workshop seminar in London attended by Dunlop, STC, Walter Kidde and other companies for 20 years, until his retirement in 1958, and before going to Scottish Aviation had spent 25 years in the Services, first in the Army and then in the Air Force. Harley Sales Post Maj D. F. Oldershaw, BSC, RA, is leaving his present Air Ministry post at the end of this month and joining Harley Aircraft Landing Lamps as sales executive. Melbourne Move The Bristol Aeroplane Co (Aust) Pty Ltd have announced a change of office address, from 414 Collins Street, Melbourne, to 100 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria. Their new telephone number is 32-4233. Stevens Centralization James Hay Ste vens, AFRAes, the aeronautical consultant and technical writer, has now centralized all his activities at Hart Hill, Charing Ashford, Kent (Charing 232), where he has a private airstrip for his D.H. Leopard Moth G-AIYS and D.H. Moth Minor G-AFOB. Mr Stevens' principal current activities are those of "conseiller technique' for Nord-Aviation SNCA, British consul tant for Piaggio & C SpA and Europear technical editor for Aircraft of Australia The work of his companies, Aero-Enter prises (Boreham Wood) Ltd and its sub sidiary H-S Technical Publicity, is also being continued from the new address Aero Enterprises has recently bought one of the last D.H.84 Dragons, G-ADDI which is now on lease to Chrisair Aviatioi Services of Ramsgate Aerodrome for char ter and pleasure flying.
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