Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 44 Issue 6

Day of decision

JULY 1st is in some ways a date almost as important as January 1st, 1973, when Britain enters the European Economic Community. By July 1st Britain must have decided whether or not…

Helicopters — a world wide view of the 80's

PICTURE THE CORPORATE HELICOPTER MARKET as a giant iceberg. It represents our accomplishments to date and also is the key to our future, provided we adjust our marketing methods.

RS 360 Turboshaft engine

THE RS.360 was conceived in the mid 60's as a turboshaft engine, for helicopter application and operation in the 1970's. It is one of three engines in the Anglo‐French Helicopter…

Evolution of the hydrofluidic liquid SAS

RICHARD A. EVANS, G.W. FOSDICK

A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER of the helicopters presently in the US Army inventory are inherently unstable and use pressurised hydraulic fluid in the hydromechanical flight control…

Maintenance of the 747: Second article in an airline series:—BOAC

BOAC has taken delivery of 12 747 100 series aircraft to date. The first seven were fitted with JT9D‐3A engines, the last five with JT9D‐7s.

Airport Installations: On the stand Geneva IACE exhibition

The runway safety system has proven its value over 15 years and is calculated to have saved the lives of 600 pilots. Also on display is the special aviation clothing and pneumatic…

Increasing efficiency

Storing approximately £2½m worth of fasteners, components and sub‐assemblies, Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Ltd, required storage packaging. This packaging has to protect the contents…

Equipment and materials

A scratch strain gauge is mechanically simple and durable. It records strain by making scratches on a circular ‘target’ and works accurately over a temperature range of—20° to…