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international, 18 January 1968 99 INDUSTRY International Products Company News _ ron Order Solartron is to supply £170,000 telemetry data processing stem for the Black Arrow satellite fogramme. The system, which has been fdered by the Ministry of Technology, m comprise EMR 2700-series PCM Hemetry data processing units and a blartron-EMR 6130 computer. EMR | an American sister company of Solar- on within the Schlumberger Group. olartron engineers will be responsible the system design in close collabora- on with RAE, Famborough, where it be installed. [Scheduled for delivery by October 68, the equipment will handle a wide nge of bit rates and will be capable accepting formats of different types d sizes as the satellites become more fiphisticated. In addition to direct on- ne processing, the equipment will be ppable of replaying tape records in andard form received from tracking ations throughout the world. femperature Sensor An emergency vice that reacts instantly to any crucial : in predetermined temperatures which ^n cause fires, or adversely affect stored aterials, has been developed by the ssociated Products Operations of Olin tfathieson Chemical Corp, New York. he sensor, only about as big as a 2in- pencil, is made of aluminium and ass. It can be engineered to monitor ny specific temperature from 125T to 0°F and to initiate any of a variety of lible or visual alarms. It has no elec- rical connections and no movable parts, nd its shelf life is estimated to exceed five years. Depending upon production quantities, state the manufacturers, the sensors are designed to sell for as little as $1.00 per unit. Queen's Flight Contract The Ministry of Defence has again awarded Field Aircraft Services Ltd, a Hunting Group company, the contract for providing technical and ground handling services for the aircraft of the Queen's Flight when they position at, or stage through, Heathrow Airport, London. The contract is valid for three years from January 1, 1968, and as before, covers theAndovers, Herons and Whirlwinds of the Queen's Flight. Bell Helicopter Move The Bell Heli- copter Co has moved to a new multi- facility experimental flight control centre at the Arlington Municipal Airport, Texas, from the Greater Southwest International Airport (Fort Worth). The new centre will initially cover 80,000 sq ft. This includes a two-storey flight test engineering building, adjoining hangar, vibration test building, control tower, helicopter ramps, parking area and access roads. Miniature Power Supply Computing Devices of Canada Ltd, Ottawa, Canada, is offering the HVU 6 and 7, miniature high voltage power supplies taking d.c. and a.c. inputs respectively. Designed for avionic applications, the HVU 6 is capable of providing a continuously variable output of 10,000 to 15,000 volts d.c. with a maximum continuous load current of 250 microamps. land/ey Page has completed an agreement for the sale and servicing of Turbomeca stozou XIV engines (which power the Handley Page Jetstream) by Bristol Siddeley wbomeco International SA. Seen here signing the agreement are, I to r, Mr D. '"' nr, contract manager, Rolls-Royce; Mr F. Stanton, director-general, Bristol eky Turbomeca; Mr D. Casley, commercial manager, Handley Page; and Mr • DeWne, contracts manager, Handley Page This "Minilight" aircraft-mounted or hand- held searchlight, for military, police and rescue operations, is one of a series of high intensity light sources developed by Electro- Optical Systems Inc. of 300 North Halstead Street, Pasadena, Calif. Displaying it in this picture is an officer of the helicopter patrol operated by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department PEOPLE AND POSTS Sir Humphrey Trevelyan has been ap- pointed international executive director of English Electric. He has been a director of the company since January 1966. Mr John MacFarlane becomes after- sales and service manager and Mr Frank Storrs sales manager (aircraft) of Short Bros & Harland Ltd. Mr Donald C. Smallwood, MinstMSM, has been appointed sales manager (southern area) of Smart & Brown Connector Division of AB Electronic Components Ltd. Mr David A. Moseley has been ap- pointed contract manager at Avco Elec- tronics Division, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sir Miles Graham, KBE, CB, MC, has retired as chairman of A. C. Cossor Ltd, and is succeeded by Lord Sherfield. Lord Sherfield has also been appointed a director of Cossor Electronics Ltd and Sterling Cable Co Ltd. Mr A. Van Beugen Bik, has retired from his position of joint managing director of RFD Co Ltd, but is to continue as chairman of the company. Mr A. A. Wylie, FCA, who has shared the managing directorship with Mr Bik, has now assumed full responsibility as managing director.
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