Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 46 Issue 1
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An International JournalTable of contents
Horizon
Programmes for the MRCA are building up at the three ground stations for flight test instrumentation at Manching, Warton and Caselle in Italy, preparatory for the start of the…
Three system digital flight guidance
THE FLIGHT GUIDANCE SYSTEM is largely digital and is expected to set the pattern for all future flight guidance system designs. The system actually consists of 3 systems…
Single antenna coherent pulse doppler radar altimeter
THE COHERENT PULSE DOPPLER RADAR ALTIMETER developed by Hoffman Electronics Corporation, operates with only a single antenna, the highly reliable, solid‐state altimeter set…
Tactical voice and data communication
DESIGN MTBF's under military airborne conditions are up to 10 times greater than those of present operational equipment. Reliability is enhanced through use of all solid‐state…
Measuring the sonobuoy position electronically
THE APPLICATION of an old principle opens a new era in locating buoys from an aircraft. This system, called the sonobuoy reference system (SRS), was conceived and developed by the…
Passive acquisition and direction finding system
A RADAR DETECTING SYSTEM, the AN/ALR‐47 counter‐measures receiving set, has the capability for very long range detection. It is manufactured by the IBM Electronics Systems Centre…
Transmitting data by multiprocessor computer
THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION of the hardware of the UNIVAC® 1832 (US Navy designation AN/UYK‐10) multiprocessor computer is the responsibility of Sperry Univac's defence…
Selection, preparation and delivery of weapons and sonobuoys by integrated control
THE INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM not only provides the primary means of communication with the aircraft's general purpose digital computer but also enables the crew to select…
Increasing efficiency
A multi‐layer windshield required for the Mercure transport aircraft, has to be able to withstand wind‐shield wiper abrasion while the glass also serves as the substrate for a…
Equipment and materials
A range of 5 basic types of industrial, all purpose, relays offer a choice of ac or dc coils ‐6A capacity. Operating at 2·4VA for ac and 1·2W dc, the D range conforms with…
Books and literature
Zenith Electric Co Ltd has issued the second edition of its educational equipment catalogue, intended for schools, technical colleges and universities providing courses in…
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- Prof Phil Webb