Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 56 Issue 5
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A Range of Civil Powerplants
T.E. FordTechnology developed by Rolls‐Royce and incorporated in current engines and in those which will enter service in the future has applications over a range which encompasses the…
Ultrasonic Flaw Detector
It is vital that the extremely high standards of engineering associated with aircraft engines are constantly and rigorously maintained if major breakdowns are to be avoided. Most…
Dunlop Aviation Spreads its Wings
The take‐off of a Boeing 757 at Seattle recently, the first fitted with lightweight, high technology carbon brakes, was a significant step for Dunlop Aviation Division, and…
Flight through Volcanic Dust Cloud
On the 13th July, 1982, a B747 belonging to Singapore Airlines, registration No. 9U‐SQD, en route from Singapore to Melbourne, flew through a cloud of volcanic dust from the…
Diagnosis System for the A320 Under Development at MBB
One research and development objective at the MBB Hamburg plant is to find a means of detecting faults sufficiently early, long before any harm is done to aircraft systems or any…
The Vital World of Conduits and Hoses
Much is written these days about spectacular new aircraft and the engines that power them. Little is heard, however, about the mundane but vital parts that are used in their…
360° Optical Transmission Broadens Scope for In‐cycle Gauging
All‐round signal transmission capability is offered by the new 360° optical transmitting unit from Renishaw, the first company to use infra‐red transmission for touch trigger…
Safety Topics
MaydayAlthough largely concerned with the military aspects of prolonged workload effects on aircrew and other personnel, certain topics discussed at a recent conference may have a wider…
News and Views
Rolls‐Royce 535C engines have passed the 100,000 hour mark in airline service. These engines power 30 Boeing 757 airliners in service with four operators in North America and…
Equipment and Materials
It is not surprising that when Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd. required a sweeper for the newest of their great hangars, they should turn to Hako Machines Ltd.
People
Ronald L. Ward has been named vice‐president—international activities for Howmet Turbine Components Corporation.
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- Prof Phil Webb