Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 41 Issue 3
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An International JournalTable of contents
Concorde takes to the air
A NEW dimension was added to air transport on March 2 when Concorde 001 made its historic first flight from Toulouse‐Blagnac airfield in France. By an odd quirk of fate this…
The Optimization of Vehicle Propulsion: An investigation of ways of obtaining optimum propulsion efficiency for any speed and environment
Gunnar MouritzenTHE effect of the propulsive efficiency is analysed for all speed regions and methods for obtaining optimum propulsive efficiency for any speed and environmental conditions are…
The Characteristics and Problems Associated with V/S.T.O.L. Operations
N.W. Boorer, B.J. DaveyA study of the main parameters to be resolved for civil V/S.T.O.L. aircraft, the necessity for all weather operation, the airport requirements and the competition from other forms…
Service from Field: A brief review of the facilities offered by Field Aircraft Services
Molly NealFOR thirty years Field Aircraft Services, with sister companies in South Africa and Canada, has been one of the leading British aviation support organisations. Last year marked a…
Design Philosophy of the A‐300B: A brief description of the research that has gone into the design of the A‐300B European airbus
THE conventional appearance of the A‐300B European Airbus belies its advanced design. The volume of traffic to be handled by this type of aircraft requires advances in…
Ear‐to‐ground
More than a million passenger seats and space for 120,000 cars will be offered this year across the English Channel on the world's biggest‐ever hovercraft operation.
Personalities in the news
Mr P. W. Lomax, B.Sc.(Econ.), has joined the Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. as Market Research Manager, a new appointment within the organisation. Mr Lomax is responsible to Mr…
New Materials
Brief Particulars of Recently Introduced Materials likely to have Aircraft, Missile or Space Vehicle Applications. The Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Chelmsford, have acquired a…
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- Prof Phil Webb