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1969
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FtlCHT International, 9 January 1969 65 INDUSTRY International Products Company News Fokker-Dassault Co-operation Fokker and Dassault have decided to make a study of the possibilities for future joint projects, each agreeing to examine the other's present and future programmes periodically and to give each other technical aid. In the case of any new specific project the two companies will decide on the terms of collaboration. Dassault joins Fokker as an equal partner in SABCA, the Belgian aviation company, whose outstanding capital will now increase from BF120 million to BF240 million. The board of this com pany will include two Belgians and three directors each from Dassault and Fokker, the two companies equally providing SABCA with financial, technical and commercial support. Additionally, Das sault Belgique Aviation, which was founded to implement an investment agreement entered into with the Belgian Government at the time of the Mirage contract negotiations, will invest in SABCA. GEC-Marconi Rationalisation A move to bring together the major professional electronics interests of GEC, AEI, Eng lish Electric and Elliott-Automation is reflected in the formation of GEC- Marconi Electronics Ltd, a new man agement company with. Mr Robert Tel ford as managing director. Existing trading names and companies will con tinue. The new grouping strengthens the position of the individual companies, particularly in radar, in airborne naviga tion and communications systems, and in all aspects of radio and space com-, munications, including satellite systems. Distance-measuring Equipment Collins Radio Company is introducing a new DME system, the 860E-3, for use in air craft having speeds of up to 2,0O0kt. The equipment has a 375 n.m. range, has been flight tested in airliners, and is scheduled for large-scale production early this year to meet orders already placed by TWA, United Air Lines, Pan American, Japan Air lines and National Airlines. The 860E-3, which interfaces with present systems, is designed for advanced applications such as approach and land ing DME, integration with inertial plat forms, and area navigation. Under nor mal conditions the 860E-3 performs search and lock-on in a nominal time of 300 milliseconds. The system is con tained in a 1/2 ATR short case and complies with ARINC characteristic 568. Buoyancy Material for Recorders An automatic recovery system for flight recorders has been developed by the ML Aviation Co (White Waltham Aero drome, Maidenhead, Berks), using a special buoyancy material called Plasti- cell and supplied by BTR Industries Ltd. Plasticell is a closed-cell expanded p.v.c. filler, strong enough to provide protec- Plasiicell buoyancy housing for flight recorders being fitted into a 22 s.w.g. light alloy container (See column two) tion from impact damage to the sensitive recording instruments, while providing the 231b unit with sufficient buoyancy to take it quickly to the surface in the event of a crash at sea. Known as the ML Mark 2 unit, the container with its recording instruments is automatically ejected from the aircraft by compressed air as soon as it is submerged. It shoots to the surface, where the radio beacon begins to transmit a distress signal. Duration of the built-in beacon and a flashing light is 48hr. British Rescue Stretcher The Paraguard rescue stretcher has been approved for use in helicopter rescue work by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The stretcher is designed and manufactured by the GQ Parachute Co Ltd of Woking, Surrey, and marketed by the Mills Equipment Co Ltd, Knaphill, Surrey; both are member companies of the RFD Group Ltd. The Paraguard stretcher is already in use throughout the UK for industrial rescue and safety and is also widely used by the armed forces, HM Coastguard, and various fire services. New Divisions for Plessey Separate aerospace and industrial divisions have been formed in a reorganisation of Plessey Dynamics Group. General man ager of the aerospace division is Mr S. S. Hall, and Mr Peter Watson is appointed to a similar post with the industrial division. Aerospace includes production facilities for aircraft mechani cal equipment at Titchfield, Hants, as well as the major aerospace electrical systems manufacturing organisation and An Ampex Model FR-I800D digital instrumentation recorder (shown here, extreme left) has been installed in the Hawker Siddeley Aviation laboratories at Brough. The FR-I800D employs digital electronics with a basically analogue machine and is used to reproduce tapes in NRZ mark format which have been previously produced on an Ampex airborne digital tape recorder mounted in a Phantom aircraft. Two RF-I memories built by Ampex, Reading, Berks, (fourth rack from left) and an Ampex TM-12 digital tape memory system (extreme right) are also used
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