Showing 9 items matching "aerospace company"
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Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - Shorts, Mike Hooks
... aerospace company... Moorabbin melbourne Shorts Short Brothers Stirling Bomber aerospace ...The book is a collection of photographs and information on the Shorts company, focusing on its aircraft.The cover is a artistic rendition of a transport seaplane flying over the sea. The back is black with a sepia-toned photograph of planes in a warehouse.non-fiction The book is a collection of photographs and information on the Shorts company, focusing on its aircraft.shorts, short brothers, stirling bomber, aerospace company -
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Document (item) - Productivity Of The National Aircraft Effort
... of Technology and the President of the Society of British Aerospace... of Technology and the President of the Society of British Aerospace ...Report of a Committee appointed by the Minister of Technology and the President of the Society of British Aerospace Companies under the Chairmanship of Mr.St.John Elstub -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Functional object - Motor Cycle Lamp, Joseph Lucas Ltd, Birmingham, England, 1922
This lamp was produced in 1922 as a lighting mechanism for a motor cycle. It is a Lucas lamp, with the trade name 'Chieftain'. The firm of Joseph Lucas Industries was established in 1860 in England, initially making scoops, buckets and plant holders. In 1875 it began making lamps for ships and after 1902 lamps and other components for motorised vehicles. Today, after merging with a North American company, it is a maker of components for both the automotive and the aerospace industries. This item is retained as an example of motor cycle lighting that would have been used locally in the 1920s.This is a metal lamp with a round base, a cylindrical body and a rounded lighting mechanism enclosed in glass. There is a screw lid on top of the oil container, a mechanism for attaching the lamp to the vehicle and two small round glass buttons on either side of the lighting area. The lamp has traces of silver colouring but is very rusty. There is an old card containing some handwriting attached to the lamp.Lucas Chieftain 1922motor cycle lamps, joseph lucas ltd, vintage vehicle parts -
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Document (Item) - CAC - Visit To USA Aerospace Companies From 10 March 1985 To 30 March 1985 By C.McGuinness Manager International Contracts & B.Cobban Manager Component Manufacture
... Moorabbin melbourne CAC - Visit To USA Aerospace Companies From 10 ... -
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Document (Item) - CAC F/A-18 Program Report on Visit to Five US Aerospace Companies, Visit to U.A.S. Aerospace Companies: A. Theckston - Manager, Laboratories
... Visit to U.A.S. Aerospace Companies: A. Theckston - Manager ...Companies visited by a. Theckston are: General Electric, Sikorsky, Alcoa, Allison, American Stress Technologies -
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Book - JANE'S AEROSPACE DICTIONARY, BILL GUNSTON, 1980
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Book - Aerospace directories, Interavia ABC Aerospace Directory 1986
Non Fiction. Directory of govt.departments, aviation manufacturers/suppliers/ service companies,/sales agencies , airports, etc. globallyLarge hardback directoryNon Fiction. Directory of govt.departments, aviation manufacturers/suppliers/ service companies,/sales agencies , airports, etc. globally -
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Book - Lockheed, Images of america, Martian W. Bowman, Lockheed
This book is a collection of photographs of the Lockheed company and its aircraft, focusing on the aircraft.The front cover is a sepia-toned picture of three men in front of an aircraft with the door open. The back cover is black with a summery taking up most of the surface.non-fictionThis book is a collection of photographs of the Lockheed company and its aircraft, focusing on the aircraft.lockheed, lockheed corporation, aerospace manufacturer -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - car lantern, Joseph Lucas Ltd. Birmingham, England, Lucas King of the Road Lantern, c.1930
This lantern or lamp was used for lighting an automobile or motor cycle in the 1920s or 1930s. It could also have been used in a household or carried by a person. It was made by the English firm of Joseph Lucas Ltd., a business founded in 1860 which originally made scoops, buckets and plant holders. In 1875 it began the production of lamps and in the early 20th century made automotive components. Today after having merged with a North American company it makes components for the automotive and aerospace industries. The term 'King of the Road' was reserved for products that were regarded as the most prestigious and the ones commanding the highest price. This lamp was advertised as one that 'will not blow out in the toughest gale'.This item is retained as an interesting example of the lighting used for cars and bicycles early in the 20th century.This is a metal lantern which is much rusted but which may have been chrome or nickel plated. It has a lighting mechanism enclosed in glass, a handle on the top, a winding screw on the side, an oil container and a metal plaque on the base. LUCAS No. 636 KING of the ROAD JOS.LUCAS LTD. B'HAMcar components, automobile lighting, lucas industries,
