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1966
1966 - 0232.PDF
'mer national, 27 January 1966 INDUSTRY International 139 Products Company News Great Britain BOAC Order Survival Beacons Elliott- Automation accident - survival beacons have been ordered by BOAC as standard equipment for all their aircraft. The beacon is carried in a dinghy pack and its solid-state transmitter is switched on automatically when the self-erecting aerial is extended. Transmission time is 48hr on two inter- national distress frequencies, 121.5Mc/s and 243Mc/s, and the signal is modulated by an aural tone to identify it as a distress signal. A directional attachment to the normal communica- tions set will allow rescue aircraft or ships to home on to the signal; Elliott claims successful homing on every test in recent South Pacific trials. Sub-Miniature Indicator Thorn Elec- trical Industries have produced a sub- miniature indicator light, Type 0951, for use in signalling and other equipment requiring low current consumption and long life without servicing. Mounted on the corrosion-proof body is a cylindrical lens of epoxy resin, available in six diffused colours. Metric Unit Guide As part of the British Standards Institution's educa- tional and" publicity programme for promoting the change to the metric system an explanatory booklet has been published on The Use of SI Units (PD5686). This is a "popular" version of BS3763, published in 1964, explain- ing the background to the international recognition of SI metric units. The booklet is available (first copy free, additional copies Is post free) from the BSI at 2 Park St, London Wl. HSD Sales Reorganisation As from January 1 the sales and service depart- ment of Hawker Siddeley Dynamics was reorganised into two sections. The first, under the management of Mr M. D. Day, will be responsible for sales up to receipt of an order, and the other, under Mr G. K. Webb, will be responsible for supporting and servicing the sale. The Third Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control will be held in London between June 20-25, '966 inclusive. Attendance at the Con- gress is by registration only and details j"ay be obtained from the hon secretary, United Kingdom Automation Council, wo The Institution of Electrical Engin- eers. Savoy Place, London WC2. Elliott-Automation survival beacons which have been ordered by BOAC (see first news item) IN BRIEF Viscount Caldecote, deputy managing director of British Aircraft Corporation and a director of English Electric, has been elected to the board of English Electric Leo Marconi Computers, a wholly owned subsidiary of English Electric. Mr J. E. Simpson has been appointed managing director of Irving Air Chute of Great Britain Ltd; he joined Irving a year ago as assistant chief executive. British Aircraft Corporation has appointed Mr D. J. Farrar to the board of the Filton Division as engineering director; and Mr F. H. Pollicutt becomes special director at Filton with respon- sibilities as Concorde programmes manager. Mr Farrar was the Guided Weapons Division's technical director and Mr Pollicutt was technical director at Luton. At Rotax Ltd Mr C. Berry, FCA, has been appointed financial director; Mr J. W. Philpin a director and com- mercial manager; Mr R. E. H. Pew, BSC(ENG), AFRAes, AIRSE, a director with responsibility for technical liaison with customers; Mr M. G. de Bloeme (general manager of the anti-friction devices section), a director; and Mr D. Waltham, MBE, BSC, director with responsibility for methods engineering. Aircraft Marine Products (GB) Ltd, of Terminal House, Stanmore, Middx, has added to its A-MP 250 series Faston range a new "Piggyback"-type connector to make two connections to one tab in confined spaces. A catalogue detailing 100,000 types of British and American plugs, sockets and connectors is available from Lind-Air (Supplies) Ltd, 53 Tottenham Court Rd, London Wl. Supplementary leaflets cover pen recorders, transducers, accelerometers, microwave components, transistors, diodes, rectifiers and valves. Environmental Equipments Ltd, of Station Yard, Wokingham, Berks, is now releasing the new AQ series of high- performance accelerometers. Canada Racal Radio Order The Canadian Department of Defence Production has placed with Racal (Canada) Ltd at $1.6 million (£570,000) order for the supply of automatically tuned HF single-sideband radio systems. Known as Racal Speed- race, systems of this type are already in service with the RAF and have been ordered by eight foreign governments. The purchase is the first stage in a multi- million-dollar augmentation and improve- ment programme for the ground-to-air communication systems of aircraft of RCAF Transport and Maritime Com- mands. Much of the equipment will be made by Racal Electronics Ltd in England. USA Radar Beacon Modifications A con- tract worth $1.1 million (£390,000) has been awarded by the Federal Aviation Agency to the Whittaker Corporation of North Hollywood, California, to modify, improve and up-date 125 radar- beacon transmitters. The equipment is a ground-based secondary radar system used with the FAA's primary long-range and terminal systems in conjunction with airborne transponders. The system provides controllers with rapid, positive identification of aircraft and intensifies radar targets of trans- ponder-equipped aircraft. Materials Handbook A Handbook on Composite Engineering Materials and Structures has been published by the Engineering Foundation of the United Engineering Trustees Inc. Full informa- tion can be obtained from Mr B. K. Noton, Technical Director, Materials and Advanced Structures Divisions, Whittaker Corporation, 801 Royal Oaks Drive, Monrovia, Calif, 91016.
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