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64 FLIGHT International, 12 January Part of Br/tte.-i-.">«/.'.';.of. ^ ,.i_,. factory accom- modation at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, has been in use since before Christmas, but it will be some months before the full 56,000 sq ft of space is in full operation for Islander pro- duction. This picture shows part of the interior Solartron Simulator Order The Ministry of Aviation has placed a £22,000 order for an air traffic control simulator with the Solartron Electronic Group. The simulator will be delivered to Elmdon Airport, Birmingham, and will include a video-effects generator capable of pro- viding synthetic weather presentation. Designed to generate four targets, it can be extended both in the number of targets available and to include simula- tion of secondary radar. Cheaper Integrated Circuits Major reductions—in some cases in the order of 50 per cent—in the prices of inte- grated circuits have been announced by STC Semiconductors Ltd. The new prices apply to every type of device in the MIC 930 series of diodetransistor micro- INDUSTRY International Products Company News logic (DT/*L)—both flatpack and dual in-line packaged units, in military and industrial versions—some 40 devices in all. As an example, the prices for the flat- pack version of the industrial MIC 946 Quad 2-input gate, which were 93s 6d each for quantities 1-24 and 75s each for 25 and over, are now 47s each for 1-99 and 40s 4d for 100-999, or about 10s per gate function. (STC Semi- conductors Ltd, Footscray, Kent.) IN BRIEF The British Timken Division of the Timken Roller Bearing Company has opened a sales office in Gothenburg, Sweden, to serve the Scandinavian area. Landing gear equipment on the Gulf- stream II, including the main- and nose- wheel tyres, wheels, brakes and anti-skid system, will be provided by the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co (Great Britain) Ltd. A device for reducing analogue graphical data to digital form, the Calma Model 302 digitiser, will be marketed in Britain by BFI Electronics Ltd, Sinclair House, The Avenue, West Ealing, Lon- don W13. The new address of the European office of the Hughes Tool Company- Aircraft Division is 24 Oostvoornelaan The Hague, Holland. The Collins Radio Co, Dallas, Texas, has been selected to provide Loran C navigation, UHF communications, ADF and marker beacon avionics systems for the C-5A under a $5 million (£1.8 million) contract from the USAF. PEOPLE AND POSTS Mr Alan Bartlett has joined the board of Britten-Norman Ltd as financial director. Mr Hugh Dundas and Mr Ralph Gabriel have been appointed to the board of Redifon Ltd, a subsidiary of the Rediffusion Group. Following the retirement of Mr A. E. Jaquemet, Mr K. J. Ayres has been made general manager, technical services, of International Aeradio Ltd. The Solar Division of the International Harvester Co has appointed Mr J. R, Phillips turbomachinery sales manager, Mr P. L. Ward market development manager and Mr J. J. Ford, jr, manager of military sales. IN THE NEW YEAR HONOURS Last week we made brief reference to some aviation names in the New Year Honours list. Below, in more detail, are extracts from the civil categories of the various orders. CB W. G. Downey, Under Secretary, MoA. CMG R. S. S. Dickinson, UK represen- tative on ICAO Council. CBE R. H. Prince, Assistant Secretary, MoD (Air); R. W. Pye, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, RAE Farnborough; W. Strachan, managing director, Bristol Aero- jet Ltd (for services to export). OBE J. Allan (for " services to RAFA); A. Kravis, manager, administration and tech- nical services, Research Division, The Mar- coni Co Ltd (previously manager, Marconi military satellite communications project); Wg Cdr R. F. Martin, lately test pilot, Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd; C. W. Nielson, director of commercial services, Qantas (for services to commercial avia- tion); D. Redman, principal executive officer, MoA; N. M. Richards, Head of Photographic and Reproduction Branch, MoD (Air); J. G. Skinner, lately Head- master, St John's RAF School, Episkopi, Cyprus; W. T. P. Williams, lately Super- intendent of Royal Ordnance Factory, Car- diff, MoA. MBE Miss E. A. Armstrong, supervisor in charge, production, Airborne Industries Ltd; J. C. Curry, manager, public address hire department, Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd; E. Cussans, works manager, Vickers Instruments Ltd; G. M. Evans, chief inspector, English Electric Valve Co. Ltd; E. V. Golder, experimental officer, Signals Research and Development Estab- lishment, MoA. W. E. Hill, security officer, Grade II, MoA; L. H. W. Howard-Silvester, experi- mental officer, Royal Radar Establishment, MoA; C. Lea, senior scientific officer, MoA: Mrs N. L. Leebold, NSW, Australia (for services to civil aviation); T. T. P. Miller, higher executive officer, MoD (Air); Fit Lt H. R. Mitchell, administrative officer, No 3 Welsh Wing, Air Training Corps; K. J. T. Robsy, president, Austra- lian Association of Commercial Flying Organisations; H. C. Roscoe, chairman, No 162 (Stockport) Sqn committee. Air Training Corps; R. J. Rushen, assistant works manager, servicing, London Heath- row Airport. Mrs E. Smith, Chief Superintendent of Typists, MoD (Air): H. A. Summerfield, head of experimental manufacture, Rotax Ltd; Mrs M. E. U. Taylor, latterly cabin staff manager, British Eagle Airlines; E. W. Turner, technical clerk, Grade I, RAE; J. Watts, executive officer, MoD (Air); F. A. Young, telecommunications techni- cal officer, Grade I, MoD (Air). BEM T. E. Beer, Chief Observer, Post 1/Q.2, Royal Observer Corps; F. Briggs, lately labourer, No 2 MU, Sealand, MoD (Air); A. W. Burnett, mechanic examiner, Electrical Inspection Directorate, MoA; R. Calder, telephonist, RAF Mountbatten, MoD (Air); E. R. Dewdney, lately tech- nical clerk, Grade III, RAE Farnborough: Mrs G. A. Dobson, manageress, produc- tion, RFD Co Ltd; A. E. Donlevy, foreman-in-charge, process department, British Aircraft Corporation (Operating) Ltd, Wevbridee: H R. Evans, chief insnec- tor, Fram Filters Ltd, Glamorgan; H. Han- cock, Chief Observer, Post 2O/L.2, Royal Observer Corps; H. Hardy, civilian in- structor, No 114 (Ruislip) Sqn, Air Train- ing Corps: J. Harvie, technical Grade II, Contracts Division, MoA; E. V. Hatswell, assembly superintendent, aircraft navigation instruments, Smiths Industries Ltd; S. V. G. Marti, civilian instructor, No 46F (Kensington) Sqn, Air Training Corps: Miss M. M. Minihane, reservations officer (Westbury Hotel), BOAC: L. R. Mosson, foreman, No 4 MT Sqn. Kidbrooke. MoD (Air); C. Rush, R&D Craftsman (special), Signals Research and Development Estab- lishment, MoA: W. E. Slatcher, assembly foreman, Associated Electrical Industries Ltd, Rugby; H. Thomas, team leader, guided weapons trials, Short Bros & Har- land Ltd, Castlereagh; P. F. Tranter, War- rant Officer, No 328 (Kingston) Sqn, Air Training Corps.
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