Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 46 Issue 6
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VFW 614—the quietest jet transport in the world
CLAIMED TO BE the quietest jet in the world, the VFW‐614 is a twin‐jet low wing aircraft specifically designed for economic short‐haul operations on low density routes. With its…
VFW 614 airframe
THE special operation of the VFW 614 as a short‐haul aircraft and the large number of load cycles (take‐off, climb, cruise, descent, landing) involved made it necessary to design…
Cockpit
THE flight deck of the VFW 614 is designed for a crew of two members and ICAO Category I operation with adequate space for extension to ICAO Category II. It satisfies all the…
Air conditioning, pressurisation and APU
CONTRIBUTING to the operational flexibility of the VFW‐Fokker 614 twin‐turbofan transport is an on‐board Garrett‐AiResearch auxiliary power unit (APU) fig 1, which provides…
Hydraulics
THE Dowty landing gear is of typical tricycle layout and comprises two twin wheel main gears and a twin wheel steerable nose gear.
De‐icing
THE ice protection system chosen by Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke‐Fokker GmbH for the airframe of their VFW 614 aircraft is a T.K.S. fluid system. This system, which is similar…
Oxygen system
IN 1966 the Drägerwerk AG got an enquiry to offer an oxygen system for the new short range passenger jet aircraft VFW 614. Up to this time the Drägerwerk AG delivered oxygen…
Surface control system
THE VFW 614 has been designed around a manual primary flight control system for rudder elevator and aileron. It follows then that within the flight envelope encountered conditions…
Electrical system
THE A‐C ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM components for the VFW‐614 aircraft are supplied by the Aerospace Electrical Division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation located in…
Avionics
The flight guidance system selected by VFW‐Fokker for use on its VFW‐614 is the FGS‐70 integrated autopilot/flight director system developed by The Bendix Corporation's…
Powerplant
THE M 45H‐01 is a twin spool turbofan engine being jointly developed by Rolls‐Royce (1971) Limited and SNECMA of France. Its initial application, where it is designated the M 45H…
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