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FLIGHT International, 2 May 1963 of the rear face of the table is padded and contoured to the line of the seat. Below the table, at the rear of the seat, is a pocket of p.v.c. net, for miscellaneous stowage. Reclining is achieved by means of a hydraulic unit which gives infinite variation of angle, and the back may be locked at three pre-selected positions. Operation is by a simple push-control on the armrest. The seat backs may also be "broken" forward over the cushion. The centre arm-rests of the three-seat units may be folded up to provide additional space if required. Attachment points for front-mounted, plug-in tables are also pro vided at the front of the seat arms. Side panels of moulded ABS are fitted beneath the outer arm-rests and are suitably recessed to provide maximum hip clearance. The seat cushion is supported on a rubber webbing platform, beneath which the lifejacket pockets are fitted. The legs are of sheet metal construction, carefully designed and developed to deform safely under loads in excess of 10.8g. Strength testing of the basic structure was carried out during development by Flight Equipment, both statically and dynamically, on test rigs specially built for the project at the company's Chesham works. General decor, special upholstery fabrics and covering effects have been produced in accordance with BEA specification. Matra Rocket Launchers Referring to the item on a new Matra rocket launcher (this page, April 18), Mr Tony de Graaff writes from 7 Nevern Mansions, 27a Nevern Square, London SW5, to say that he is the representative in the United Kingdom for Engins Matra, and that Thomas French and Sons Ltd are licensees for Matra launchers for carrying and firing the British 2in rocket. COMPANY NEWS Smiths Director S. Smith & Sons (England) Ltd announced recently that Mr D. G. Johnson had been appointed a divisional director of the company and a member of the Aviation Division's board. Chief sales executive of the Aviation Divis ion since early 1961 and formerly contracts manager of Smiths Aircraft Instruments Ltd, Mr Johnson joined the latter company in 1946 after wartime service in the Fleet Air Arm. Prior to becoming contracts manager, he was personal assistant to Mr L. A. Morgan, director and general manager. Dowty Fuel Systems Directors The Dowty Group Ltd announce that Mr W. M. Huyton and Mr S. R. Tyler have been appointed directors of Dowty Fuel Systems Ltd. Mr Huyton was previously engin eering manager and Mr Tyler chief de signer. Collins Radio Appointment It is ann ounced by Collins Radio Co of England Ltd that Mr John Savage, formerly sales director, has been appointed deputy managing director. 657 Coaming panels of Cobex rigid vinyl sheeting, made by BX Plastics Ltd, Brantham, near Manningtree, Essex, are used for each of the 52 passenger-windows in the Trident. The makers state that Cobex gives good thermal insulation, provides high resistance to sunlight, has reliable machining properties, and is tough and dimensionally stable USA PRODUCTS New Optical Pyrometer Pyrorede, the new optical pyrometer produced by Instru ment Development Laboratories Inc. Attle- boro, Mass, is described as a high-speed image-plane scanner developed to measure skin temperatures of rocket motors, and thus to locate hot spots. Temperatures from 2,000 to 5,000°F, in three ranges, can be measured as the target is scanned by a moving belt system. An image from the surface being measured is projected on a belt inside the sensor and scanning system unit. Holes in the moving belt scan this image 30 times per second, giving a complete picture of an area 4ft by 2ft when the scanning unit is 8ft from the target. Bandwidth of temperature output signal (0-5V d.c.) is from 30 to 16,000kc/s. Output can be used to feed all types of presentation equipment, to provide pictorial or computer information. Pyrorede is based on the automatic brightness pyrometer Pyro-650 and is so designed that it can be operated in a high- altitude rocket motor test chamber. There are no mirrors in the optical system—the target is projected directly through lenses to a photomultiplier tube. COMPANY NEWS Northrop Chairman Mr Thomas V. Jones, president and chief executive officer of Northrop Corporation, was recently elected by the directors to serve also as chairman of the board, in succession to the late Mr William C. McDuffie, who died on April 10 Mr Jones has been president of Northrop since May 1959 and a director since January of that year. Mr McDuffie, who was 76, had been Northrop chairman since June 1954 and a director of the company for the past twenty years. Douglas V-P Operations Mr B. F. ("Sandy") Coggan has been appointed vice-president, operations of the Douglas Aircraft Co. With Convair, San Diego, until 1960 as vice-president and division manager, Mr Coggan has subsequently been an executive consultant and active in forming and operating several investment companies. Leak detection by ultrasonic means is the purpose of the Delcon Ultrasonic Translator, here seen in use at United Air Lines' San Francisco maintenance base. At left it is detecting an 'oxygen-system regulator leak at a distance of 5ft; at right, identifying a leaking hydraulic valve within 30min, after 16 man-hours had been expendeo on step-by-step testing of line sections. Manufacturers cf the equipment art Delcon Corp, 943 Industrial Avenue, Palo Alto, Cilif
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