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FLIGHT.
HERE
AND
JANUARY 5, 1939
THERE
proved t o everyone's entire satisfaction, judging b y the cheers,
t h a t there was, in fact, no difference a t all between Works
and Management; all were workers, and if only everyone would
approach the problems t h a t arose between them in Shakespeare's " S p i r i t of Sweet Reasonableness," t h e atmosphere of
good fellowship which G. A. always tried t o maintain would
persist.
Mr. S. J . Noel-Brown (secretary) proceeded to contradict
officially some baseless rumours flying around, such as one to
the effect t h a t Mr. Gordon England had been appointed Editor
of The New Propeller.
T h e lights failed a t this point, which
gave him a n opportunity t o invent a few more insidious
whisperings t o contradict.
Sir Maurice Bonham Carter, the chairman of General Aircraft (who, incidentally, had a great deal of experience in the
quantity production of aircraft during the War, when he was
with Lord Weir a t the Air Ministry) said nice things about
everyone, a n d was heartily applauded and half-heartily
believed.
Miss Florence Desmond, with her brilliant impersonations,
•was among the artistes a t the cabaret show which followed.
On a Sound Basis
AVING applied their specialised knowledge gained from
H
airscrew manufacture to t h e problems of manufacturing
industrial ventilating fans, the Airscrew Co., L t d . , of Weybridge, now have a special department devoted to this class
cf manufacture, a n d are able to supply air-conditioning, ventilating a n d dust- a n d fume-removing plants to suit all purposes. Details are given in a new catalogue lecently issued
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AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS.
(The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed
and abridged, etc.)
1151(5.
14:ii:i.
14327.
14.>28.
(Published December 22, 1938.)
PIACENTINI, M . : Signalling apparatus for night landing of aircraft carrying
landing lights (495,958).
BROWN, D. B. W. : Means for controlling a n d trimming aircraft (495,876).
MARCONI'S W I R E L E S S TELEGRAPH C O . , L T D . : Direction-finding radio
receiving systems (496,129).
MARCONI'S W I R E L E S S
TELEGRAPH C O . , L T D . , a n d
APPLETON,
W.
A.
Direction-finding radio receiving systems (496,217).
140:55.
ANDREWS, W. R., a n d SCOTTISH AIRCRAFT AND E N G I N E E R I N G Co., L T D .
1479;!.
(in liquidation) : Controls for aircraft (496,054).
KILLEN, J. W., and USHER, H. A. : Propulsion of aircraft (496,278).
14849.
STANDARD T E L E P H O N E S AND CABLES, L T D . , a n d W A G S T A F F E , C. F .
166IK).
Wireless direction-finding systems (496,239).
ROBERTSON, J . H. : Aeroplane landing gear (496,254).
18020.
BOI'LTON P A U L A I W R A F T , L T D . , and CLARKE, W. H. V. : Chains for trans-
22782.
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS Co., L T D . , a n d THORNHILL, P . W . : Retractable
A.:
mitting both tenSBm a n d compression (495,894).
23605.
33094.
undercarriages for aircraft (496,080).
TAMPIER, R. : Arrangement of and locking devices for aircraft control
levers (496,153).
FAIREY AVIATION Co., LTD., a n d TROTTER, J . C . : Folding-wing aircraft
(496,003).
33095.
12383.
FAIREY AVIATION CO., LTD., a n d LOBELLE, M. J . O. : Folding-wing aircraft
(496,161).
FONDANAICHE, R. J . : Airscrews with a variable a n d reversible pitch
(496,087).
ESCHER W v s s MASCHINENFABRIKEN AKT.-GES. : Device for the hydraulic
control of the blades of screw propellers (496,022).
MAHLE, H . : Wheels for aircraft (496,183).
12479.
A S K A N I A - W E R K E A K T . - G E S . VORM. CENTRALWERKSTATT D E S S A U U N D C.
14047.
BAMBERG FRIEDENAU : Rate-of-climb indicators for aircraft (496,184).
STANDARD TELEPHONES AND CABLES, L T D . : Directive radio antenna
systems (496,027).
15290.
Soc. DE CONSTRUCTION ET DE LOCATION D ' A P P A R E I L S DE LEVAGE : Appa-
22042.
ESCHER W Y S S MASCHINENFABRIKEN A K T . - G E S . , and
4615.
8000.
ratus for hoisting hydroplanes or bodies floating on heavy seas (496,18'.)).
K E L L E R , C, :
De-
vice for the hydraulic control of the blades of screw propellers (496,038).
P.S.I.O.WA. Repairs Department
IR Ministry a n d Air Registration Board approval has, it
A
is stated, been received for t h e repair shops of Portsmouth,
Southsea, a n d Isle of Wight Aviation, L t d . , a t Portsmouth
Airport.
Accommodation available has recently been doubled a n d
40 men are employed on complete engine overhauls, C. of A.
overhauls, repairs, modifications, sheet-metal work, etc.
Mollarts
M
Celebrate
E M B E R S of the Mollart Engineering Company a n d their
bnsiness friends m e t a t t h e "Toby J u g Hotel o n t h e
Kingston By-pass on Christmas E v e for their usual Christmas
luncheon, a n d t h e occasion was its customary success.
Proposing the toast of t h e company, Mr. S: Avron said
t h a t he h a d watched its growth since it was formed eight
years ago by two engineers a t Thames Ditton. T h e small
partnership of these two expert engineers h a d now become a
large a n d flourishing company. •
Mr. A. J . Mollart (managing director) said t h a t whatever
had been said in praise of him was also true of his works
director, Mr. J . A. Hendra.
Reviewing t h e year's work, Mr.
Mollart said t h a t t h e company's
patent ball-joint was in as great
demand as ever—so much so
that, in spite of their production facilities, they h a d their
work cut out t o cope with
orders from abroad.
AERO SHOW IN MINIATURE : An extremely wellarranged civil aviation exhibition is now open on the
" y o u n g e r m e n ' s " floor of
Simpsons, the well-known
Piccadilly store. It includes
the Imperial Airways Paris
Aero Show exhibit, models
representing
the
leading
European airlines, and many
pictorial features, among which
are Flight photographs and
drawings.
1
Flight "
photograph.
12113.
12114.
14619.
(Published December 29, 1938.)
DESOUTTER BROS., fcto., and DESOUTTER, C . : Portable electric drills
and t h e like (498,481).
DESOUTTER BROS., L T D . , a n d DESOUTTER, C : Portable electric drills and
the like (496,484).
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS C O . , L T D . , a n d B E E S T O X , J . P . :
Liquid-pressure
remote control systems (496,550).
15231. BLANCHARD, W. J. : Manufacture of propeller blades (496,577).
15400. THIRY, L. : Anti-vibrational mounting arrangement of an engine on its
support (496,401).
15560. JACKSON, L. MELLERSH- (Schmidt, G . ) : Systems of gunnery fire control
(496,668).
15726. SPERRY PRODUCTS, I n c . : Attitude-of-flight indicators (496,583).
17540. FERRANTI, L T D . , a n d CLUDERAY, E . S. : Tachometers a n d like speedindicating instruments (496,503).
21173, UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION : Engine-speed control mechanism
(496,510).
25109. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO., I n c . : Electric indicating systems in or on aircraft
(496,521).
26733. FAIREY AVIATION CO., LTD., a n d TROTTER, J . C : Control surfaces of aircraft (496,522).
28136. MARTIN CO., G. L . : Aeroplane flight control (496,609).
28930.
33988.
2314.
14618.
22352.
SHORT B R O S . (ROCHESTER AND B E D F O R D ) , L T D . , a n d G O U G E , A. : Means
for fairing aircraft flotation bodies (496,323).
FAIREY AVIATION CO., LTD., a n d TROTTER, J . C : Mechanism for actuating
the control surfaces of aircraft (496,526).
LAVAUD, D. S. DE : Rotary motors a n d compressors (496,342).
CRAIGON, A. : Aerofoils (496,372).
OECKLE, O. : Stiffening members for aircraft a n d process for their manufacture (496,642).