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Aviation History
1973
1973 - 0087.PDF
FUCHT international, I I January 1973 Le Service Technique des Tele communications de l'Air (STTA) has successfully completed its first evalua tion of the 3582B Tacan beacon pro duced by Le Materiel Telephonique (Boulogne Billancourt). The company claims that the tactical beacon has demonstrated a performance superior to all previous models and an effec tive range of 195 n.m. at 40,000ft. The 120kg unit measures 12mX0-6mX 0-6m and has a maximum power of IkW. A device to protect ground per sonnel from static-electricity sparks is being marketed by Starnetics, PO Box 9308, North Hollywood, Calif 91609; tel (212) 769-8437. A bracelet worn round the wrist is connected to the equipment being serviced to prevent sparks. Cost is $5-95 each or $10-95 if less than ten are ordered; minimum order is five sets. An improved fire blanket, the Senti nel, has been developed by Tutor Safety Products (Iwerne Minster, Blandford, Dorset; tel 074 7881 651). The texturised-glass blanket, for smothering fires caused by burning fuels, etc, costs £5-10 for the 6ft X 4ft size and £7-20 for the 6ft X 6ft. Two aircraft engine works of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (Japan) have been recognised as approved Engine Repair Stations for the Pratt & Whitney JT8D by' the United States Federal Aviation Administration. The Mizuho and Tanashi works are now empowered to repair and overhaul JT8Ds for American carriers. Jet Electronics and Technology (Grand Rapids, Mich), manufacturer of a wide range of autopilots, flight control systems, etc, has appointed as its international marketing representa tive, covering all areas outside the US and Canada, Aviation Sales Corp (115- 06 Myrtle Ave, Richmond Hill, New York 11418; tel [212] 441-3100). Correction The reference to a R-R/P&W TR41 on page 31 of last week's issue should, of course, have read R-R/Allison TF41. On the same page the heading "10,0001b, 45kN— 20,0001b, 89kN" and the associated bar chart should have been positioned above the entry for the Detroit Diesel Allison/Rolls-Royce TF41 (US & UK) in the left-hand column. Shorts (Belfast) has won a contract worth nearly £2 million from Lockheed (Burbank, Calif) to supply TriStar galley doors, environmental-control- system doors and fin rib assemblies. Bendix International (New York) has received a contract worth more than $4-1 million from the Brazilian National Research Council's Institute of Space Research to supply a data- recording and image-processing system for use with Earth-resources satellites. Decca Radar (London) has received a second order from Bome's Fiumicino Airport for an Airfield Surface Move ment Indication radar and bright dis play. The total value of both orders is £400,000. Panavia (Munich) has ordered radar recording equipment from EMI Elec- tronic's Systems and Weapons Division (Wells, Somerset) to be used in flight- testing the radars for MBCA. The wide-band video tape-recorders will be supplied by Ampex Great Britain (Reading, Berks). Datacraft Corp (Fort Lauderdale, Fla) is to supply four computers, each with 35K memory, to Boeing for use in real-time simulators for the B-1A stra- tegic-t>omber programme. Under the $170,000 contract two computers will be delivered to Seattle, Wash, and two to Palmdale, Calif. BEA is flight-testing SSR 2700 trans ponders manufactured by Cossor Electronics (Harlow, Essex) and intends to equip its TriStar fleet with the units. Mr Harry S. Wilson has joined American Aviation as vice-president, finance. Mr E. S. Pearson has been appointed executive chairman and managing director of Avdel. Mr C. A. Fraser and Mr P. S. Oliver have been elected to the board of Rapp Metals. Mr T. C. Marks, Flight Refuelling's commercial manager and former chief test pilot, has been appointed to the board of the company. Mr Anthony Lopez has been appointed director of specialty pro ducts for the Designed Products Divi sion of Olin's Chemicals Group. The Switlik AV-8 life jacket is now being distributed in Europe by Van Dusen Aircraft Supplies, Oxford Airport, Kidlington, Oxford. The jacket costs £8 and is claimed to be 50 per cent more buoyant than present types, with a five-year storage life Mr Frank Onians has been appointed technical planning executive of Plessey Telecommunications. Mr Alan Carnell has been appointed director of market ing for Plessey Radar. SPIN-OFF A large number of sensors have been developed for missiles and military aircraft and devices using similar technology are now finding commercial applications. Anti-sub marine aircraft use low-light television cameras capable of detecting objects on the surface of the sea on moonless nights. EMI Electronics and Industrial Operations (Hayes, Middx) markets a low - light monochrome television known as the EMI-Sony MTV-1 which is claimed to be the smallest and most sensitive of its type in the world. It is equally suitable for factory security, police work or underwater applications. The Night Observation Device, Long Range (NODLR) manufactured by Hughes Aircraft relies on thermal radiation and operates equally well in light or darkness. Although NODLR was developed for battlefield use it has obvious civil applications. Infra -red sensors are also used in the Iris security systems developed by Marconi Elliott Avionic Systems (Boreham- wood, Herts). The infra-red equipment supplied by Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Engineering (Hatfield, Herts) to British Bail detects hot axle boxes as a train passes, determines their posi tion on the train automatically, and displays this information in a simple visual form on a console inside the signal box.
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