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Airscrew Howden Ltd will feature various axial flow, mixed and centrifugal flow fans which can be adapted for cabin air recirculation, engine and rotor box cooling, wheel brake cooling, face mask ventilation, with other types for aircraft applications. The fans are available for ac or dc supply or, alternatively, for quill shaft or belt drive.

The Westland Lynx helicopter is a particularly fine example of the use of advanced fan technology in modern aircraft applications. The firm of Airscrew Howden have come a long way from their original manufacture of the wooden ‘prop’ but they still continue to play a very essential part in all types of aircraft flying today; this takes the form of sophisticated fan designs to cover a wide variety of special air‐movement requirements that can arise in this sector.

The deck‐landing qualification test series on Aerospatiale's Dauphin SA 365N (naval version) helicopter have just been successfully completed off the coast of Brest.

Normalair‐Garrett Ltd., (Stand No. N31) part of the Westland plc Group of Yeovil, Somerset, is exhibiting a wide range of products which demonstrate the company's diverse capabilities in control systems and precision components for the aerospace industry.

Our report on the Hanover Air Show takes the form of an introduction, information on highlights and an overall impression of what is thought to be of most interest to our readership.

American Airlines Training Ltd., a British subsidiary of American Airlines Training Corporation, opened its new £15 million Flight Training Centre near Gatwick Airport on July 21.

THE following list of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during February is extracted from the March issue of The Ministry of Labour Gazette:—

Following his resignation from the chairmanship of British Overseas Airways Corporation. Lord Knollys resigned from his position on the Council of the Air Registration Board.

The SBAC Show, now held bi‐annually, at Farnborough will take place from September 1st to the 7th, and the indications are that it will be bigger than ever. To this end new exhibition arrangements have been made and we hope to report further on these in subsequent issues.