Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 41 Issue 4
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The necessity for all weather operations
A RECENT address by Mr O. B. St. John, Superintendent of the R.A.E. Blind Landing Experimental Unit, Bedford, emphasised the necessity for the introduction of all weather landing…
Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E: The background to the development of the Trident and a brief introduction to the 3B
A COMPREHENSIVE series of articles on the Trident, its systems, engineering, aerodynamics and powerplant was published in the June 1964 issue of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING, just after…
Structural Features
A brief description of the structural design and the test programme. STRUCTURALLY, both the Trident 2E and 3B are similar to their predecessors, the basic philosophy being fail…
Trident 2E Aircraft Systems: Details of fuel system, electrical power installation, hydraulic system, air conditioning and pressurisation and flying controls
AS is to be expected, the various systems on the Trident 2E closely follow those evolved for the Tridents 1 and 1E, except for the changes in the fuel system necessitated by the…
Powerplant: A brief description of the Spey 512 and RB.162 booster
THE Trident 2E is fitted with a further development of the Rolls‐Royce Spey RB.163–25 turbofan engine, designated the Spey 25 Mk. 512–5W. This engine develops a nominal 12,000 lb…
Automatic Landing: A report on the progress towards category Three
TRIDENT aircraft were certificated for Category 2 operations in 1968, the approval covering the use of coupled approach, autoflare or auto‐land equipment at either duplex or…
The Library Shelf
In this new work, John Stroud describes the forty types of transport aeroplanes and helicopters which have been built in the Soviet Union since the end of the Second World War.
Ear‐to‐ground
A symposium entitled ‘Profit from Numerical Control’ will be held by PERA at Melton Mowbray on 23rd and 24th April as part of the Ministry of Technology's Numerical Control…
Personalities in the news
Mr W. A. J. MacLean, M.I.W.M., has relinquished his position as Works Manager of Dowty Rotol Ltd. on his appointment as Managing Director of New Mendip Engineering Ltd. in…
First flight of Concorde 002
Concorde 002 made its first flight of 22 min. duration from the B.A.C. facility at Filton to R.A.F. Fairford on April 9, 1969. The aircraft, at an a.u.w. of 240,000 lb. including…
Auxiliary Equipment
Details of Some Components Used for Subsidiary Services in Aircraft, Missiles and Space Vehicles. A leading British manufacturer of high quality flexible metal hoses, Plessey…
Tools for the Industry
A Selection of Equipment of Use in the Production and Maintenance of Aircraft, Missiles, Space Vehicles and Components. A new company has been formed within the Pillar Holdings…
Research and Testing
Equipment, Programmes, Techniques and Projects. Pye Unicam of Cambridge have introduced a new Philips system enabling strain gauge, or similar measurements, to be made without…
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- Prof Phil Webb