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THE CHINA - MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1955.
SCIENCE &
ENGINEERING
A Glimpse Of Motoring In The Future
SOME DETAILS OF THE AUSTIN GAS TURBINE CAR
By A. N. Holland
has been an open secret in the motor trade that for the last four year
more
or
a special section of the Austin Research Depart. ment has been engaged on a KILA turbine project. But, not urinatumlly, technical details have been closely Kuarded.
Last July, lowever, And in Motor Company's Golden Jubilee celebrations
at the
at Lang-
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bridge, Birming
The new gas turbine car
Kiven first public demanetration, In the DIVAner of 35.000 speed alenn
It came as a complete surprise 4 the end of a "cavalcade of progress," u procession of Austin cars of all types and ages led by a 1908 racing model.
but virtually has an automatiese of the energy of the exitust transmission built in, and large gases in a heat exchanger, and powers can be obtained in every bit of heat retained soves small space. It has no recipro- the burning of fuel
Aing trts to give out-of- belice forces and vibration, and
The gas turbine car was in
But the fred rounony of the a fuded in the Jublide coxbrations is cheap fuels. However, gus gas turbine Is nowhere near that i likely to 20 furbines inherently have a high of the platen engine, and it may
soum, but fool consumption, 0 production very
be many years before it reacties Sir Lamard Lord, the
That stage. In the BMC's large Company
ny's chairman, wanted to Rout IM, L British reh Baboratory each
ve
the public a glimge of Motor Corporation oloring on the future
Om-
(comprising potion! has been separately the Austin Motor Compargy and designed and developed to have
In appearance the gas watiine the Nuffield organisation) varty model differa very little from rejected the ules of using an the fumubar Austin
aircraft
type of turbing, but Demandateri On one designed
Shevyline"
The
bonbri Tras been Jengthened by about 15 inches. nd wir mesh girds have been it into the wh
also distinguished by the dt tuote of the turbine unit.
car ne already In fact, the completed several thousand inlles of lost runs in Britain, but so IF TO OBC goeing it on the roads spray to have noticed that it is any different from an ordi-
Austin "Sheerline "
The power unit is a 126 horse;
with hent Artes tootsing power vxcluiniget.
To assist encoromy, ds desigti includes a two-stage compress00 driven by a three-slago Cum- presas turtino followed by a separate IXIWOT turbine and crens-Bow heat exchanET
With the exemption of one American experimental turbin
following further reductions on, thus is the only one to have
in rat which wift becom to whole power unli completsly
effective from
1966.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
Chief
P. W. A. WOOD,
& Secretary
Accountant.
Hong Kong, 12th Nov, 1956.
NOTICE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI
LICEN
The beat
the normal Pagine
exchangers which form part of the unit are of
design, very advanced
and la Fict exhaust gases Be so exul that it is quite safe to hold a d. me in them.
The exhaust ducts for the hol wuste gases are underneath the and look much like the brinal exhaust pipes, except
at they are square and
langer. Because of the heat exchanger, the hout from the exhout causes no inconvenience to other traffic.
Rover are now experiment- Ing with a Rover 75 saloon reving a 120 horzo power tur- hine fitted at the rear,
There is also a turbine racing dr under development for Mr Tommy Sopwith, son of Hawier Aircraft's famous chief.
Lending automobile factories cll over
the world are trying to race one another to be the Arst to put a pra 'ical turbine ear on the market. The goal is two- with no gears to a car with tight.
Dr. Grayson Kirk, Presi- dent of the University, and " (2st, smooth-running Mrs. Kirk will arrive in pedal TIT
change:
Hong Kong November 27th. compari engine which
being
will
д
A dinner in their honor is run on cheap kerosene, use
arranged by the negligible amount of oil, and deliver full power without wait- Tuesday, on
Cost and fuel All alumni to warm up.
consumption have been the
Alumni Club
November 29th.
and former Columbia students main problems.
are welcome, and if you wish
to attend please get in touch with the undersigned,
K. C. JUAN Acting Prosidont Alumni Club
28 Waterloo Road
Kowloon (Phone No. 64976)
or
H. M. SPERRY Chairman Program Committee c/o The First National City Bank of New York
2 Queen's Rond Centrai
Hong Kong (Phono No. 30821)
The
gas turbine has many advantages aver tho piston engine. It requires no gearbox,
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to obtain as high an spectully efficiency 147 possilate foor aubomirive application
The
F
NOW,
TALITA of lusses
the driver's point of turbine cars differ from The present type in two principal Temburoa. The acceleration is The lot type of aircraft turbine
vxcolight, but there is a time can a while the compressor builds only offelent when we
made of the high energy in up speed, and thus gives a dis- the exhaust to propel the ales et neorting feeling like that pro- craft. The BMC turbine malces. duced by a stipping clutch.
be
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE THE AOBOT HERE,
MA.VIP?
I DO WITH THE CONTROL APPARATUS! I'VE GIVEN YOU TWO
MILLION IN CASH --
FERDINAND
NANCY
HERE, POOCH --- CHASE THIS
STICK
JOHNNY HAZARD
YOU BLUNDERERS! YOU LET THEM GET THROUGH? AFTER THEMAN NIST FOLLOW
THAI CÓ H
-I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU YOU COULD WALK OUT AND NEVER ACTUAN. THE INVENTION STAYS HEAE.
A gas turbine Rover car (left) by the Rover Co., Ltd, of Birmingham, England. The air intake con be seen on the side of the stern section behind the door, The exhaust is through louvres in the top of the shall backed rear.
The 125 horse power turbine car "TUR 1" (bottom) by the Austin Motor Co., Ltd, of Long- bridge, Birmingham, England. In this picturo it is seen travelling at high speed during secret tests on an airfield.
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Lurbine tit). Anues to spin while the throttle is cloved. This is like driving with a free wheel, and requires a.ore frequent application of the brakes to reduce speed. Tesu
3 being carried out to try lo find 21 solution te these prob-
lems,
VERY WELL. IT ALL STAYS HERE. BUT DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING/ VERY DELICATE, IT MIGHT EXPLODE!
میرگاه
DON'T YOU
SURE
KNOW HE
WON'T
CHASE
STICKS
THIS IS NO WAY TO MAKE A...QUIET" GETAWAY! CUT THAT GIREN
-TANIE BUSHMIL.htm
X-ZA THING, JOHNNY,5- BUT THAT BALLET MUSTVE SHORT-CIRCUITED THE
WIRING SOMEWHEREAS
Experien
so fur seems w show that turbines will be easter to service than piston engines,
Removing soot and scale from tombustion chambers is a few minutes' work, much easier than decartonking. und turbine Aheels are already doing 30,000 mlies without attention.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
SIR, YOU GAVE
HIM TWO MILLION IN CASH FOR THAT DUMMY
DUMMY? YOU'RE THE DUMMY, GEORGE THIS
HOBOT IS WORTH
BILLIONS
By Mik
ife go12
By Ernie Bushmiller
By Frank Robbins
44 WHERE I CAN'T GET TO ITI AFRAID WE'RE STUCK WITH VON SCHNECK.UNLESS
HE GOES DIAFI
EXPANDING USE
1
FOR RADAR
for
in
BY A FINANCIAL times CORRESPONDENT
THE United Kingdom is establishments in India, Pakistan, Tat
example, as well as in Britain, radar research and produce and one firm has recently ob- tion. But since the work tained a substantial order is very much bound up with South America.
Gront Progress is being mado military projects such as with airborne radar. In the past guided missiles and fighter this equipment has been rather Interception at high speeds heavy, but recently some manu- incturers have been able to manufacturers need to be
produce a lighter product suit- reticent about their latest ble for small aircraft and hell- developments. Even 80, copters. although originally đê veloped for the detection of enemy aircraft radar is now undoubtedly proving in-
Ground Features
valuable for a wide range of 1ST pinnes are now being
prominent
fitted with radar dovlees that not only detect storm and peacetime uses.
miteses other thick-cloud
und Perhaps one of the most give warning of high ground in interesting from the point of the path of the aircraft, but nisu view of the general faci
facilitate more accurate naviga- public is its application to on through easily pin-polnung features 011. the weather forecasting. It was ground. Moreover, since it la found. for instance, that much more economical for many
types of alreraft to By continu radio pulses transmitted at ously now at heights of 20,000 extremely high frequencies feet or more, means have had to do not penetrate many types be devised of Indicating to the of thick cloud, particularly plot when to begin his landing
descent necessarily about | rain and storm masses, but to 200 miles before the airfield
are instead reflected from is reached. them.
Locate Accurately
PRESENT types
THESE dielance
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and height-
finding aids are largely the result of the further develop- moat of a principle known as
of apparatus secondary radar. In this way a
can accordingly detect any radar device carried in the air- such masses within a range of craft, by rocalving and re- 200 nautical miles-and what la transmitting the ochou from more, since the differenco tween the point at which these
particular
enables
this
!
o ground transmitter, bo
eche, in reflections appear on the cathode case the echo from the airfold to be isolated and ray tube and the contro of the installation, lube is
to the height or distance of the air- exactly proportional the distance of the masses from craft from the Installation calcu the station, the operator
lated. Parmanent echoes have accurately locate the storm and long
beers ก considerable thick cloud messes.
claimed that
an
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at
It is also obstacie to the easy, quick and of moving experienced reliable recognition" operator can tell whether the objects, so important in aircraft cloud is actually producing rain, interception as well as for safe and can even estimate the size landing where airfields are and density of the suspended located near high lond or urban waler-drophets. British storm- and industrial districts. werning roder equipment
With modern civil airports already been installed mony now offen handling aircraft otrfields and moteorological the rate of more than one a minute radar equipment 108
bocome | accordingly
a normal feature of traffic control and not just for occasions when visibl- lty conditione are bad. There was moreover on display at 22 Flamborough this year for the first time a new micro-wave air-
cop-en surveillance radar device able of detecting the passage of small jet pienos 45 miles away and flying at a height, say, of 25,000 feet.
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ABOUT
MAGIC!
Have you seen
Admiral
AIR CONDITIONERS
AND REFRIGERATORS
*THE JAM THAT MADE TASMANIA FAMOUS"
DAIRY BOX
MILK
CHOCOLATE
...this situation
calls for
San Miguel
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Figures of the extent of the present use of British radar equipment
still not fully available. It is known, however, that a very large number of (countries do already use British radar systems of one surt от another not only for civil pur- poses, but also to a great, and growing extent in the military fold as well,
Statistical Position
with
THE atalistical position
regard to scabiome marine redar is a little clearer,. As at · May this year it was estimated that more than 5,000 British and foreign merchant vessels were Atted with British equipment. These vessels
tho range from maki ship with its single piece of equipment to the largest pas sanger liners with their numer- Ous and elaborate installations. Radar equipment is indeed now accepted as a normal fitting on all ships, however small, Tals latter feature has largely been made possible by manufacturers bringing out smaller modals of their successful larger designs, jarxi at a suitable price.
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Nor is the standard seaborne marine ruder equipment solely confined to devices direction-finding in poor visibl- lity, Radar is used to an "ir!= <reasing oxbent in novypal nnvi- igation, and many deep-sta fishermen, for example, place a great store on déviées for de- técting shoals.
TN addition, of course, radar is widely used in naval vessels, whore operational requirements differ from those for merchant shipping. It is difficult for rea- sons of security to obtain pre- else information, but neverthe- lees it da known, that madar. In considerably used as a naviga- tional aid in manoeuvring and pilotage, for instance
in close formation and at high speed, One British manufacturer claims to be supplying the navies of 27 different countries,
Radar equipmentle still costly. Standard ground Installations for
Birdeldis can cost
much as £20,000 or more, and airbome wels about 20,000 to | £4,000 each. The prices of ship-- home equipment have dropped from about £3,000 £8,500 oight years ago to a range of £2,000. |to £2,240 today with the mall- or models selling at as little, us £1,100. Even at, peleas in re- dent years have boon reasonably atable in the fate of || visits Inbour and materials confu, „Tita has bẹon dias Iprgely "to"-"'ins proved, methodi
of production But since the orders is any one time are usually smell, and often enquire individual. Enatures; for difarerit, cartones Vory Lew miimulabturers of yet man able to operte on anfinit koperäiching #prodisation des Balle
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