Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 55 Issue 6
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AIRMEC '83
T. SAVAGEThe 3rd international Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Exhibition and Congress, AIRMEC 83, was staged in Düsseldorf for the first time. The space‐city style raised walkways, with…
‘Lasernav’ Soon Available for Business Aviation
The Honeywell Lasernav, a laser inertial navigation system designed for business aviation aircraft use, is expected to be available the first quarter of 1983.
New Airbuses to use Laser Inertial Reference Systems for Navigation
The Litton LTN‐90 inertial reference system employs ring laser gyroscopes rather than the conventional precision spinning‐wheel gyro‐scopes commonly used in stable platforms…
Dunlop Commissions £1M Aircraft Wheel Roll Machine
Dunlop Aviation Division has put into operation a new aircraft wheel roll machine at its Coventry site, a project which is valued at nearly £1 million.
A Swiss Alpha Jet Flight Report
Rudolf WickiHis impression of a flight in the German fighter‐bomber version of the Alpha Jet were summarised in the July/ August 1982 edition of Armada International, the Swiss defence…
Lockheed‐Georgia Technology
Technology, like airlifting, is a tradition at Lockheed‐Georgia Company. Scientists and engineers at the Marietta, Georgia, facility are actively involved in a variety of…
Swissair Looks Ahead
T. FordHaving introduced two new aircraft types into service within a few weeks of each other and also ordered advanced derivatives, the Swiss national carrier has emphasised its…
Airbus Activities
After a process lasting more than five years and involving 692 flights, 455 technical meetings and 895 certification reports backed up by some 900 substantiation documents, Airbus…
News and Views
It is used on more daily scheduled flights than any other propeller driven aircraft and is exceeded by only the Boeing 727, 737 and DC‐9. In continuous production since 1966, this…
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