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1968
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rnational. 31 October 1968 INDUSTRY International 713 Products Company News Carbon-fibre Agreement The Morgan Crucible Co, Northfields, Wandsworth, London SW18, has announced a sales agreement with Whittaker Corporation, Los Angeles, as briefly mentioned in flight last week (Parliament, page 634). Under this agreement, Whittaker has exclusive rights to distribute Morgan's high modulus carbon fibres (registered trademark, "Modmor") in the United States. These fibres will additionally be made into structural composite materials and marketed by Whittaker's Narmco Materials Division, Costa Mesa, Calif. Morgan Crucible state that initial interest is likely to be strongest in industries connected with aerospace and defence, but is expected to spread to applications in many other fields. Morgan and Whittaker have also announced an agreement in principle to form a joint company to manufacture Modmor fibres in the United States. This would be located in southern California and would work closely with Narmco Materials Division. Modmor carbon fibres are manu- factured by Morganite Research and Development, using a process based on original work carried out at RAE Farnborough. They are described as "six times as stiff as glass fibre and up to four times as strong (weight for weight) as steel." Wooden Propellers Hordern-Richmond Ltd, Bristol Road, Gloucester, is now the only ARB-approved manufacturer of composite wooden propellers in Britain. Under an agreement with Airscrew- Weyroc Ltd, of Weybridge, the company is taking over the production and ser- vicing of all the latter's composite wood propellers and wind-tunnel fans, follow- ing rationalisation of production facilities at Weybridge. Supply of fixed-pitch pro- pellers for light aircraft through Rollason Aircraft and Engines Ltd, of Croydon, will not be affected. A Quartz Anti-collision Light designed for light aircraft with 14V d.c. electrical systems and weighing only 14oz has been introduced by the Grimes Manufac- turing Company (515 North Russell Street, Urbana, Ohio 43078, USA). It is a high-intensity light supplied with either red or white lens, and when supplied with the former it exceeds the require- ments of FAR 23.1401. Designed for mounting on the fin, it can also be in- stalled on the top or bottom of the fuselage. The unit has a 75-Watt quartz lamp with rotating reflector flashing 60 times a minute. Current required is 6A. Several types of mounting are available. In- stallation is simple, and the light sells for $50.00 Gust over £20). Timmins Form New Company The Canadian aircraft sales, service and galley manufacturing company, Timmins Aviation Ltd, has announced the forma- tion of a new company, Timmins, Shannon and Associates Ltd, with offices in Montreal. The new organisation is engaged in the trading and financing of business and transport-category aircraft in Canada and elsewhere, as well as representing manufacturers of airport, air cargo and cabin equipment. It is also engaged, through subsidiaries, in aviation real estate in the design, construction An order worth more than £25,000 for nine 90kVA frequency conveners for aircraft servicing has been placed by Air Canada with Houchin Ltd, Ashford, Kent. The first of six units to be installed at Vancouver Airport is seen here already in position; tht other three are to serve at Montreal Airport and leasing of airport ground facilities, including air cargo buildings and hangars. Timmins Aviation report that United Air Lines have placed a follow-on order for 75 more Boeing 737 galley units, valued at $750,000 (£313.000). PEOPLE AND POSTS Dr T. W. Straker has joined Standard Tele- phones and Cables Ltd as executive director Radio Group. Based at New Southgate, in North London, he will be responsible for the company's avionics and radio communications activities Mr Joseph Oppenheim has been elected a vice-president of the Raytheon Co. Lexington, Mass. USA. Mr Peter Stroud has been appointed an assistant sales manager of FieldTech Ltd at London Airport, Heathrow, with direct responsibility for the sales and service department handling mobile VHF and UHF radio equipment. Mr John Darby, director of the Dunlop Engineering Group in Coventry, has retired after 45 years. He is succeeded by Mr John Dent, OBE, formerly a director of Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Ltd. IN BRIEF Dunlop Aviation Division, Coventry, is to supply the tyres, wheels, brakes and axle-mounted "Maxaret" anti-skid system components for the Saab 105XT. The Plessey Electronics PTR 446 trans- ponder (page 586 of the October 10 issue) weighs less than 2.2kg, not 2.5kg as stated. Solar Division of International Harvester has a new $2.8 million (£1,170,000) US Army contract to build several hundred Titan gas turbine engines to provide auxiliary power for CH-47 Chinooks. Passenger seats for the tourist section of Western Airlines' new fleet of six Boeing 727-200s are to be supplied by UOP Aerothenn Division. Called Spacesaver, the seats have a barrel-back design for extra seating room in high-density con- figurations.
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