Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 37 Issue 10
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An International JournalTable of contents
Variable sweep today
EARLIER this year, the British Government announced that one of the joint military projects to be undertaken by the French and British aircraft industries would be the design and…
Aircraft with Variable‐Sweep Wings: A Discussion Outlining the Advantages and Disadvantages of Variable‐Sweep Aircraft and the Principal Features of Three Possible Types: a Trainer, a Strike Fighter and a Supersonic Transport
R.K. PageThe development of variable geometry in general is traced as applied to aircraft wings with particular emphasis on variable sweepback, including discussion of some experimental…
The Boeing Variable‐Sweep Supersonic Transport: A Description of the Operational Features of the Boeing 733 SST which Features Variable‐Sweep Wings
J.M. Swihart, L T. GoodmanThis paper describes the principal features of the Boeing variable‐sweep supersonic transport and compares the aircraft's performance with that of the low aspect ratio supersonic…
The F— 111 Multi‐Mission Fighter: An Introduction to the General Dynamics/Grumman F‐111 Variable Sweep Fighter Which is Being Developed for Service with the U.S.A.F., U.S.N., R.A.A.F., and possibly with the R.A.F.
THE General Dynamics)'Grumman F‐111 fighter is noteworthy on many counts: first, and most important in the context of coverage of variable sweep types in this issue, the F‐111 is…
Recent Developments in Vectored‐Thrust Turbofans
J.A. BarrettA Description of the Development of the Bristol Siddeley Pegasus and Plenum Chamber Burning for the BS.100 and an Outline of the Performance of a V/S.T.O.L Subsonic Strike Fighter…
Lockheed Undercarriage and Hydraulic System for the HFB.320 Hansa: A Description of the Lockheed Precision Products Undercarriage and Hydraulic Control Equipment Supplied by the British Manufacturer for the Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB.320 Hansa Business Jet
A RESOUNDING British success in the export market, despite interne foreign competition, was achieved recently by Lockheed Precision Products Ltd. when they secured an order worth…
Ear‐to‐ground
HOT UNDER THE COLLAR is the title of a technical note in the most recent issue of the ‘Boeing Maga7inc’. It describes how NASA engineers initiated a study to eliminate heavy steel…
Aviation Electronics
Newly available from British Insulated Cullender's Cables Ltd. is a flexible multiway flat cable called Biccastrip. Robust yet light in weight and of about the thickness of a…
Research and Testing
Equipment, Programmes, Techniques and Projects. A useful educational aid for technical schools, colleges and engineering training departments has been produced by Hilger and Watts…
Auxiliary Equipment
Details of Some Components Used for Subsidiary Services in Aircraft, Missiles and Space Vehicles. An absolute reference relief valve which docs not have an absolute reference…
Tools for the Industry
A Selection of Equipment of Use in the Production and Maintenance of Aircraft, Missiles, Space Vehicles and their Components. The principle of this process is based on the ability…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council and publications of other similar Research Bodies as issued.
Personalities in the news
Mr Alex Harlcy Reeves, a scientist of Standard Tele‐Communication Laboratories Ltd., has been awarded the Stuart Ballantinc Medal of the Franklin Institute for his communications…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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- Prof Phil Webb