BEATING THE HEAT
PROBLEMS IN SUPERSONIC PLANES
[ETHODS of tackling the "heat barrier"—one
METH
of the major problems in the development of supersonic aircraft-are optlined in a recent
Society of British report of the Constructors.
The problem is composed of rimctural, and insulation dim- enities. The term "heat barrier," says the report, is a misnomer in so far as it is not a definite which must flest be obstacle
which or beyond surmounted Might is impossite but rather a
Aircraft
Campaign Against
* THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1959.
Way Now Open For UK To Better Trading Relations
China-Big Trade Openings
Competition From
(Other Nations Increasing
London, May 27. The recent move to expand trade between the United Kingdom and Russia and the placing of orders here by the USSR for certain technological projects, may be a hopeful augury for eventual better trading rela-kon tions with China so far as the major technological undertakings are concerned, suggest the latest bulletin of the British China Association,
For, although, recent statis- tical records of U.K. exports to China are satisfactory in so far as they gu, they mainly refer to exports of processed' and semi- processed materiais, whereas a satisfactory long term basis from
of view of Brlilsh manufacturers must be in the supply of plant and equipment representative of modern techni-
Flags Of Convenience the point
"Thermal thicket", to give it an-THE responsibility for the other popular tabel through next moves in its cam- which sevdiynamic progress con be made in stages with intervals Polgn against Flog of Con- been venience ships has placed by the International Transport Workers Fedora-
with its tion
affiliated unioni
for
assessment at problem
thend-problems which become increasingly acute as speeds in
effect of
crease.
The heating friction
an aircraft's
air
Lecomes decidedly troublesume!
Under the terms of various at stres bey and Mach 2, o decisions reached by the federa
about 1,300
may
myh a 50,090 it. i than's Fair Practices Committer. where skin temperatures
which has been meeting in Loli ruDeh 140 degrees C. Tempera-iden this
afluted manth, 10 national unions are to grok to tures at Mach 25 may rise
200 degrees C. and at Mach 3 10, negotiate collective agreement more than 300 degrees C. SHARP ENTRY
with the uwners of these ships.
Should these altempis fall it will be up to them to determine the form und scope of mere direct action, They are assured, however, that in this event they will be fully supported inter nationally.
At these speeds sharp, "entry" parts of the aircraft such as the nose and the wing leading edges will heut very rapidly to a point where the strength of aluminium is alloys und nagnesium
Steel and affected. seriously titanium must therefore be used but even these are in by Mach 3.5. The phenomenon known ng "creep" also appears al higher temperatures the elasticky And material Jusey
continues to expand therefore under roastunt load.
Another new problem
The 1.T.W.F. envisages guerilla action to be undertaken against particular trouble particular ships or
begin, the owners. It could general secretary sald, within a month or so.
which
will occur is that of "time de-
Competition Of
pendent instabilities", in which Submarine Tankers
& structure, satisfactory at one moment, will calipse suddenly without any increase in load, Because the material used his been "creeping" under the load
SUBMARINE oil tanker of the 47,000 tons
until it has become unstable. it deadweight size is not likely
to be an economic comperi-
for of the surface oli tanker.
This view was expressed in a
of
is therefore imperative that the integrity of an aircraft structure must first be established on the ground befor a prototype flies.!
In addition to overcoming the paper on the performance alreraft's structural problems it nuclear powered submarine cer- is obvious that the heat flowing go vessels read at a meeting of into the cable from the surfaces the North East Coast Institution will have to be dealt with pino, of Engineers and shipbuilders. Insulation, either outside (when
The author, Mr J. A. Teasdale, the nin structure will also be
pssistant naval architect screened) or inside the skin tu
Furness Shipbuilding, nos vital hold the heat back from areas is a partial solutum. The centy been a member of
Research British Shipbuilding fuel use of the aircraft's
Association team Investigating absorb this heat us a heat sink
the
application of marino alo affords
means of
nuclear power. diminishing the rise of tempera- ture. Mechanical refrigeration
can also be introduced.
Tu TC-
He said that the successful development of the nuclear- If an aircraft dying at
has given say powered submarines mph were not insulated rise to much comment 2,000 and all the heat Gowing in were prospect
on the of nuclear powered
was HOW
removed by refrigeration the cargo vessels. Though a pro-
of that kind power required to drive the jeet refrigerator would almost equal fechalcally feasible, it was not that required to propel the air-likely to be of commercial use
unless it was more efficient.
craft.
CABIN COOLING
---Perhaps the best daggtsofmablages
cooling, Bays the Society, 19
vapour cycle
cooling
which
utilises the latent heat in a
freon-type quld refrigerant to
ques.
Apart from the political di- culties in the way, Britain is also up against considerable com- petition from other countries in developing her trade with Cling along the desired lines.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union is, of course, granting old and 1echnical assistance for the industrialisa- tion of China under the 5,000 million rouble 1859/07 agree- went signed in February of this Czecho- while Puiand, year, klovakia and East Germany are co-operating in the development China's radio and television network.
A
the
New York Cotton Market
New York, May 27. Cotton futures today switch- od over to the recovery sido after a mixed start. Technical replacement buying joined with an underlying trade demand in reversing the pre- vious day-to-day decline, led by the 1880 crop deliveries.
The October contract sold down to 30 rents a pound ut the opening or of $7 a bate from the season's high made just a week ago.
Closing around the day's besl levels the list was up 1 to 12 points net. The market open-
15 points. ed up 5 to Orlenis closed nel unchanged.
UNCERTAINTY
New
HONGKONG Chemicals Push Industrials
STOCK
EXCHANGE Up To Within Record High
Our Own Curvespandent
Business done on the Hong- Stock Exchange thin morning amounted to approxi Noon quote nately $47,000, tions and the morning's runs- actions were:
HIC
800.
aco, 837835, Last Asia-3 294. Union XD...
New York, May 27.
Chemicals today lifted the industrial section of the stock
market to within a shade of its record high,
was 1,400,000 shares.
Bonds volume amounted to $1,310,000.
That group registered gains Of a total 1.224 issues traded, of one to three
points and set 510 srero higher, and 192 lower. the pace for the industrisi
American Exchange voiwne Bretion. Motors firmed, Sterli, 550, Sales metals, and subsidiary sections of the Industrial division moved thead
Blegeat gains appeared in electronics special issues and
International Business | wures where
Zenith Radio 50 Industrials and Machines
stors, Zenith at 38 20 rails were the
35 Ulitin high was up 124 points to n new high for this stock,
11 8 73, Sales 73. Lombard XD—B 30. Sales 30.
Waterbos!-11 ·27,
K. Wharf,
luck-8 45,
Provident 10-11.30, 6 11.50. Hale 21,73.
Taikos --B 335, $ 11.75. 13.75.
Botel-B 27.70.
Bales
9 27.00. Solen 17.00, *IK Land-839% 5 1975; Mater
ifumphreys 15.40, § 15.30. Really 1.03, 18, Bales 1425 Ama- 2.45, 6 2.80, Bales 2,475, Trum-S 143. Bales 2.40.
A.
Tram-D 20.40, S 28.00, Sales 29.00. 22.60.
L. S. Starrett (tools) spurted 10 points, Cigar stocks were
So in good demand. anwsements
ments.
were
and form imple
Railroad
Star Ferry-B 110. Youmat!--B100, 107.
Railroad issues lagged behind (0 18.10,
$ 12.20, Sales 18.10, 10.20. 18.30,
and their Inability to confirm keirie-B 27.30, $77.00, Sales the
rise In the industrials 27.00. "Triephone-13 20.00,
trading enthusian 20.70. Bales dampened somewhat.
20.70.
12.75.
Crinent-13 33.00. 9 11.70, Bulex
Dairy-α 1629, s. 10.40, Soles 10.30. Watson-S 14.00.
Ian, Craw- 17.70, 8 18.10. Textiler-B 2, 8 0.40, Sales 5.05. Nanwww.w-33 0.50, 6.8.00, Sales 6.03. Fatert 20.
Vibro 13.30.
tat Inv, 0.00.
Ailled-54S
HK & FE Invest--B 11.63, § 11.
Farm legislation uncertainties PI-Malaya Plan
But Western countries too BED endeavouring to extend their irada beyond traditional list of goods ex-continued to be the overshadow- Commission ing influence. changed up to now.
Manila, May 27, house selling reflected a trade
The Philippines and Malayn private exhibition Ki
bellef sal Congress may limit!
are expected to plunge into top bo Lo of money French electrical and electronic the amount equipment is planned to be peld to any farmer for the 1860 level conferences in the middle to put into con- held in Peking at the end of crop. Sellers thought such of this year,
an oddi-crete final form a proposed plan June, the China Association move might release
for economole and cultural co- tional two Lo Three million points out.
operation among Southeast bales into commercial chan-
Asian countries thannels.
sources sald today.-UPI.
East Germany more Irebied her exports to China last year, resulting in an un- balance of trade which the Are carnestly en- Chinese deavouring to correct,
Italy
And Italy le obviously hoping to get orders for hydro-electric equipment, having recently sent a mission of hydraulic engineers to tour plants in China for a month or so.
Meanwhile, British exports to China-which in the first quarter of this year resched £6.8 milliars, Bearly million more than the corresponding quarter of 1958, though muck of this Increase wie due to delayed outstand- shipments against
showing ing contracta,
Interesting changes, cases reflect whlel in some relaxation of restrictions.
Boma
z.ro
Volume
ron
near with
yesterday's pace through
of the afternoon.
most
Tuday's volume was 2,040,0DQ sliares,
.Dow-Jones
E stocks..
40 bond...
Anaconda Copper Armco Steel Armour .... Als Cons, Mining Baldwin-Limar Bani, Baltimore & Ohlu Bank of Montreal (b) Denescial Finance_..........
1x Ablation Corp. Benguet Cone. ... Bethlehem Steel
closing averages Boeing Airplane
630.80
168.577
10.10
216.04 13.68
Comm. future price index.. 181.00
Closing Prices
Abitibi Pwr. & Paper
Aldin Inc. Acy
Algoms Steel Corp. Allied Chemicals
Allied Mlb the.
All Chainers
Am. Brake Shoe American Airline Anurican Cable & Radio
American Cyanemid Co. Amer. & Furgn. Power Am. Gas & Ecotrie Ain. flome Prod. Ain. Mach. & Fdry. American Melai Am Nalleval Gas American Stelling An Minh Bất. American Tel & Tri American Tob. "B*
ards Cue) Co. Burroughs Add Machine
British "Arner. Oil
British Columbia Par. Chill, Packing Corp. Cena, B. Comm. Campbell Soup Ch. Camician Pacise R.
Cake (1) Co.
Cat. Tractor
Celare Corp:
C. I. F. Financial Corp. Chose Manhat. Bank (4) Chrysler Motors
Cluett Peaberly
1101, Calgate-Patinolive Co.
Colombian Carbon Co.
37
42
112
Commercial Credit Coprot drted Edin Continental Of of Det. Crane Lo
11% Gowa Zeberbach 2015 Cubei Amer. Susar
Dimond Alkali
15
1.2
162
Diamond Gard
Dominion Stores
BOAL } Dougies Alberalt
21% Dow Chemical
631. | Dupont də Neminking
47 Eastern Airline
་་
245
$7
LONDON CLOSES
HIGHER ON
BROAD FRONT
London, May 27.
formed The stock market closed higher on a broad front
Exchange Rates
Nearby July contracts, also under
pressure recently. snapped back under speculative and trade covering operations, aptimistic encouraged by the nows from the drygoods trade. Scale-up hedge selling and
was the pala source Business was done in the local realising
unofficia! exchange market of contracts
morning at the following reter: The Liverpool market today.S. daligru (per 11)
vrline notes per 1 closed unchanged to oft Amorlean points under New English points and 703 to 010 Australian notes iper £11.... York futuresUPI.
10
Yesterday's Closing
inconeran rupiah (per 1001 Slam teal (per 100) Sitare (Stratte)
COMMODITY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
They included over £2,000,- 000 worth
wire of copper (against nil) plus over £800,000 worth of wawrought_copper and "other"="non-ferrous wire = foperi canna
unwrought count cle. ££$5,100 and
Construction At
German Shipyards
£17,500), £598,300 black steel
£14,000), tubem,
Α
cool the casin air, operating T the and of February (against
more ur les on the same linea
as a domestic refrigerator. This
Worth of
NEW YORK
Closing rates
2.81 BAZ
LONDON NIN Closing rates: sheets (against
2.3116-2.813 £530,000 worth of New York
3.70 3/16-2.70 5/16 Montreal and pipes
Btlings Amsterdam
* $0.0392-10.02%
140.171-140.22% £28,000), £113,000 Brussel
20.02%-20.02ȚI 13,7536-13.791
there worn 225 ocean- | worth of plastic materials Frankfurt
type of refrigerating equipment going ships with a total of | (ugainst £73,000).
is being produced by two British | 1,308,814 gross rogistered
the other in Somerset.
companies, one in Middlesex and tonnage under construction The necessary testing of the in West German shipyards..
supersonic
aliļiner's ystem will he
in a
An
announce-
cooling According to curred in
ment by the Economies Ministry, nkitudo big supersonic
these included 104, totalling test chamber owned by the se03.180 tons, for foreign buyers. Somerset company.
In the first two months of this
Measuring
45 ft in length and 15 ft in year, 13 ships totalling 60,181 pr.
diameter, this test chamber can impose
alr temperatures
and
ions were completed for Ger- men owners, and nine totalling
pressures found at heights up to 72,030 F.r. Lons for foreign
19 miles and at speeds of Mach buyers.
3 on full scale sections of air-
craft fuselages in which com-
Oslo Parla "Qthere unchanged
In addition there were! £273,500 worth of textile ma- chines, over £230,000 worth agricultural tractors, ploughs and Industrial tractors and over £80,000 worth of radio testing equip- equipment and radar meni, which had not been im- ported by China during the earlier perlod.
UK Exports
pre vel potioning systems Dutch Liner For Scrap exports to Chios of 0317,000
altitude chamber and
are not only TE, Dutch other facilities - available for supersonle airliner
development but are at the scrap later this year. disposal of Britain's entire in- Owned by Koninklijke Rotter. dustry for heat transfer investi- dimische Licyd, she was bellt gationa They have already 30 years, agą. She will start enabled the Somerset firm to her last journey, to Australia undertake large-scale investiga- and New Zealand, on June 23. tions for the nuclear power in- dustry.
today, on release of the best unemployment figures since last September.
Brewery
Fastman Kodak
Par National Qae
Family Finance Corp. Fhtalone Tyre & Rubber First Nat. City Blok ... Ford Mercer Co. of Cana Ford Motor Georgia Packa General Dynamics
General Electric
General Foode General Motors Gen. Pub. LIR. Gen. Tyre & Rubber Getty bit
Glidden Co.
Goodrich (3. r.) Co. Goodyear Tyre
Gremau Alterati Gulf OMAN Hammond OrgN
ifeyden Newport Corp. Homestake Minog Ca Human Refrig Idaho Power
roil-tend
Inland Steel Co.
Interchemical Corp.
Int'l Dunners Machines Int'l Hevester
Nickel
Gold stocks were higher while stations Paper
stocks continued to load tho industrial list into coppers and other base metals higher ground. Steel and en" were firm. gineering shares were generally Arm, while electrical equipment issues were higher.
5.73 15.00
12.52
20.30
1.62
·course,
tha
United States, In the Bverage price of one-inch cotton 114 designated spot markets was 34.03 cents.
Tolul sales were 7,415 bales -UPI.
RUBBER
Gilt-edged securities however
their continued
downward
PRICES
SUGAR
NEW YORK
No. 4 sugar futures World closed unchanged, to one point lower with sulos, of 461 Tu
Domestic Notif sugar closed to three points unchanged NEW YORK REX
futures rubber
today higher with sales of 200 con- closed Ove to 25 paints lower tracts. with sales of 44 contracts.
May
July
SEL
-UPI,
Nov.
Jpn.
M1:
May
COTTON
36.23.nom.
AMSTERDAM
Contract No. 4 (world)
37.00
30.03-69
30.03
July: 260: Erst:
35.70
Jan: 3.17 Mar
204; Oct: 9.94: 307: Mavi OR
3525
July: 3.10
34.93
31.7)
The rubber market was easier today. Prices in guilders per kilogram, cif June as follows:- No. 1 rubber **** 1.89 com. No. 1 tibber
No. 5 No. 1 crepe
Sept: 3.13 Oct: 3.13: Boot-cent per . fub Cuba);
2.00.
Open interest: 0.275 contracts,
Contract No. # (domestic) July: 5.06; Sept; 5.87; Nov; BAS Mer: 6.60: Ebat-fcente per in. cit NV ex-duty) 3.83.
4,304 contract, LAT NOM. Open Interest! 1.54 nom. UPI. 3.10 rom.
SINGAPORE The market opened slightly lower in sympathy with over- scas and eased further on this market with buyers kiel'ead to await lower levels and fair enquiry for lower sheet mainly unintisflei.
No. 1 rubber per lb. Juss 101-1031
July 102-1053| | No. 2 rubber per lb, June 100-101 No. 3
1099-100 No.
01-200
METALS
Foreign bonds were quiet with Greeks lower-UPI."
Closing Prices
--British
*5.00 2
altedged Bonds
Transport 32. 1978/88-
Coneal 4R7432.
Console 20%-114. Conversion Loari Funding LOBA
Est Tel & Tel
ann-Manu
Co.
Kine G. Power & Ligta Kennett Copper
Kimberly Clark
Litton Ind.
Liegelt Myers Tob, Co. Lily Tulip
Lockheed Aircraft Low Incorp, Cases Lone Star Cement Co Lowenstein & Bony, McDermott J. Ray MeDonnell Airetall
Stock Exge.) ... 16, 1000 Mesabi Iron Corp.
Minneata Mining 1050/Mon Development
Monsanto Chemical Co. Montgomery Ward National Biscuit Co. National Cash Rex. "A" National Dairy Prod. National Les......................... National Blool Corp:
Tending gisek 31% 1009/2004 £12-13/10.
Funding
Loan
2001
EDU.
Bevings
3063/90-
1930/63-1-1/16, Savings 3, 1000/70 £«/. Savings 32, 1960/76-270.
Banke
Barclay's
-Bank "A" Lid ord- Chartered Bank-da od. Hongkong-C4%
Insurancs
Unton Insurance Canton
Alter and Mulars
Metor Corp. Dramas 24.
Brit
Ford Motor Co of
Brawerles
Distillers Co-1.
kitding and Materials Aated Tortland Cement
Phebin offinsen Axsociates Ord
tyd.
colateel-and-Engineering Babcock & Wilcox Ltd 43 34." Vickers Lu-33 44d.
Food and Tobacco Brish American Tab, Co., Lu B30 Del
Imperist
$40,
Tobacco
Co.. Lid-879
Miscellaneous
New York Central Noranda Mines Ltd. Norfolk & Western Ny. North Amer. Avlsilon North-west Artinies (Chan.) Olin Məhárabes coll OKI BIVtors Owen-nowe Clam Oxford Paper CD. ... Paello Cu de Elec, v Pen American Airwow Paramount Pictures Parka Davis COL Penny J. C. Co. Penn. Salt Co..... TND M
Pitney BoWICH
Procter & Gamble Co. Paruburgh Piste Glası Puklickzem.Industry Pure Ol
Radio Corporation Radio Carp, Pref. Raytheon Republic Steel
Reynolds Meinl
Royal Bank of Canada
Shell O Co.
British Oxygen Ltd, Ord-02 30. Sears, Roeber de Co.. Canadian Pacine Fly-40231. Dunlop Rubber Ca-20 Hongkong & Chin
Imperial Chemies)-341 i. Lyons & Comb Od. Unilever ld00 1015.
Paper nowater Paper Согр 2014
Ord-40s
Radio and Electrical Associated Electricat-7 34, Electrical & Jusical-52 English Electriz Co-071 04. General Electriots" "Da.
*7-10
Shipping
Stearn Nay. Co. def Stram Navigation def ord
stores
"A" Daniversál Blores Great Marks & Spencer Lid-65% 10d.
Co 51% Woolworth F. W. I
Indo-Ching
&
--33 1140.
40 24d.
11.635
11.755
750,
13.kob
10.033
名
Texilles Coats JP Ltd-15 10. Courtaulds Lid300,
Mines
Anglo-Amcorp of
NEW YORK Closing prices were:
Spot
July
54.79
Dot.
Doc.
Mar
22.85
Nuy
developed.
The company's
supersonic
On the other hand, British
were sharply down,
Jub
30.24.2
Iner Sibajak
worth far against £1,694,000 in the firet quaster of 1958), while
NEW ORLEANS Closing prices;
NEW YORK
Spot
Oct
Dec.
to £10,000 (as against £270,- 000).
Mar.
Late afternoon inquiry for carly June Russian shipment Lead caused some activity, but little reecvery for days low.
Closing prices:
July
Sept.
Zine
July
Sept.
!
Copper
JAY
+
E
Sept.
11,330
Spot rubber unbeled
тел
Blanket crepe
July
3.60
No. 1 pale crepe maj 10425–150% LONDON
Sep.
190.8744D 100,966
LONDON
Tho rubber market
was
7/16 pence per lb. Prices:
No Root
July
Settlement house101/16-20 0/18/TH
Burris Bellary
30350,
#pot
.... 291-2??3?
Hept
month Copper
month
7042
Mar/Apr. Miky/itine
Lad. md half.
SAQ TAULO Closing prfoeda
“July, and ANG
Aut
June
July
It's Now Airunion
Freight Collection
CHIPPING Unes engaged in
LIVERPOO Closing prices were;
Amerian Conizaci
British imports from China during the same period totalled £5,000,000 compared with 8.1 million, and reflected the rezent May/Junio ginchmi increase, of comparative= {July?AUT. ly new liems, such as linnad Pet/Nav
beezyan. Imports of soybeans Mar/Apr. foodstuf totalled £408,000 (Egainst nil). | May/June imports of bristles at £4,443,400 were more than dogkin, as mac May/Jun
to the trades from Britain sa were those of wypt and hair, get Nov. Cologne, May. 27.
India and Pakistan · announce collon“, lintars and waste, and pec./28. The traffic pool formed recent that freight on cargo outwarde tax. Impacts of grey cloth, a by by four European airlines has | from Briksh to India and Pakia, the other hand at #10,300 were Changed its name from Europair tan porte meer be collected at toe than Piching of what they to Altunion to avoid giving 11 port of destination before read been, while those of tang ofl. any political apporrance, it was less of the cargo, when mich at under £01,900 were only
about a duarter. announced here today--Rauter. a facility is desired,
Mixed Contes
83#28828258
steady with spot quoted at 29|· Closing wiggs;
Kataja crepe" thin Estate crepe thick
217
King and half
ARK.
菜系
Alries 190
South
Cony Goldfields of South Africa-- 723.
Cone. Zino Conde
De Beers del bos
Free State Development & Invests ment-1 33.
Hongkong Tin-ts 7ad,
Petalings—58. Pd.
Southern
Saleway Stores
Sant g Prote
Behaniey Ind.
Scott Paper
binetsir Qu
Binh, Cune & tench Bucony Mobil Oli Bolar Arcraft. South Puerto Rico Sugar Beuthren Co. (The)
Bouthern National C Southern Railway (Com.) Standard Brend
Standard Où of Cal. Standard Oil of Ind. Blandars. Outot N.J, Steep Rock Toronto age,
Drug Co.
Bloss on Camp
Stone Webster Studebaker-Packard Corp, Buggine Muning... Bwit Co.
TERRY C
Textron Inc.
Thloka Chem. Tide Walor Ash. Cl
Tal-Cont.
WATTEZIK
Twentieth Century Fox Union Carbide Union Oil of Cal. Uukan Pacific Hallway United. Alterat
United Fruit
Unlied Dar
U.S. Foll
.
17.B. Gypsum.
U. 5. Line Co.
1.8. Rubber
Kinta, Cani Lek-21 | U.B. Einelting
Union Conten
West
Goldminin
Werl Rand Con23 74
British Borneo, Petrolgum Byndir
Britian Petroleum Co, Ltd-1. Bimal 09 Kayıl
"Bulch Petroiouty--RIER).
Shell Transport a Trading: 363. --Itouter.
V.A. Flock
11.3. Bwel 1 P.C. PT Warner Bros. Waukesha Motors Werlinghouse Air Braks ja Greetinghouse, Hleďtetë Finan Varian Union 291. Collin Weal V. Pulp & Paper (x) Winn-Dix Arteros. WoolworthTM (PE., W.)
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