August 8, 1955

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Farnborough Demonstrates Latest Steps in Air Research

London — Flight demonstrations of English Electric’s P-1, Britain’s long-range supersonic interceptor prototype, highlighted the Golden Jubilee exhibition of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough. A combination of static and flying displays gave a small segment of the British public its biggest look into the inner workings of its top research center.

AVIONICS

Ge Meets Competition with Automation

Utica, N. Y.—General Electric has taken the wraps off new mechanized assembly machines that will make its recently formed Light Military Electronics Equipment Division here one of the most completely “automated” avionics producers in the country.

By Philip J. Klass10 min

EQUIPMENT

Pyrometer Aids Jet Engine Control

The development of a compact infrared pyrometer to measure accurately, and almost instantaneously, the temperature of flames and hot gases in the 1,000-7,000F. range was announced recently by the Warner & Swasey Research Corp., in New York.

NEW AVIONIC PRODUCTS

New Avionic Products

Components & Devices Sub-miniature relay, measuring only 0.656 in. dia. x 1½ in. long, and weighing only 1 oz., comes in DPDT model, with contacts rated 5 amp., resistive load at 28 v. d.c. or 115 v. a.c. Unit, which operates over ambient temperature of —65 to 125C, reportedly meets test requirements of MIL-R-6106A, and has minimum life of 100,000 operations at rated load.

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