Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 56 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
Environmental Testing for Civil Certificate of Composite Propellers
W.J. ColcloughSynopsis Results of environmental tests on composite propeller blades, including bird and lightning strikes, are compared to observations made during twelve years' operation of…
Titanium Moulded by Infra‐red Heat
McDonnell Douglas Corporation is forming lightweight aircraft parts using infra‐red quartz lamps to heat titanium in a process that cuts energy costs and enables workers to remove…
Confidence in South East Asia
T.E. FordA balance of commercial factors as well as appreciation of its position at the “crossroads” of the East has enabled Singapore Airlines to surmount the recession which has affected…
Safety Topics
MaydayWith new technology now in service on the flight decks of commercial aircraft, such benefits as micro‐processors, digital systems and cathode ray tubes (CRTs) provide the pilot…
Equipment and Materials
Prutec Ltd., the high technology venture capital arm of the Prudential Group — is investing £250,000 in the Poole company, Futair Ltd. The company, established in 1980, designs…
News and Views
The 1983 U.K. Forging of the Year Competition has been won by H.D.A. Forgings Ltd. of Redditch with a complex forging for a Rolls‐Royce engine destined for a Boeing aircraft.
People in the News
Death of Mr. Henri‐Georges Marescot. Air France regret to announce the recent death after a long illness of Mr. Henri‐Georges Marescot, Deputy Director General of Air France and…
Events
Following the very successful gathering of the International Comanche Society at Oxford last summer, British Piper distributors, CSE Aviation, are to sponsor the first ever…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb