Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 57 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
Control of Machine Tools — The Future
Max ButcherPROFESSIONALISM in Manufacturing Engineering should not only be measured by the degree of success in current performance, but also by the quality of decisions made today which…
Differential Pressure Indicators
A new all‐British range of differential pressure indicators is being introduced by Fairey Microfiltrex, for application in fuel and hydraulic systems and especially those related…
Dehumidification Improves the Performance of Aircraft Engines and Electronic Systems
DEHUMIDIFYING systems manufactured by AB Carl Munters, Sweden, which exploit the fact that corrosion does not occur where relative humidity (RH) is below 50% (Fig. 1), are now…
A310 Emergency Evacuation Trials
IMPROVEMENT of passenger safety by implementation of research findings and of new technology is under constant review in the Airbus program. As with continuous developments to…
Developing A Rotary Engine for Aviation
AVCO Lycoming Williamsport Division and John Deere Technologies International (JDTI) today announced an agreement to jointly develop a stratified charge, turbocharged rotary…
Frazer‐Nash Prototype RPV Launcher Undergoes RAE Trials
A novel form of Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) launcher has been developed by Frazer‐Nash Ltd, a member of the Frazer‐Nash Group, and is currently undergoing trials at the Royal…
Air Canada Looks Forward
Terry FordENCOURAGED by a 1984 increase in operating income compared with the previous 12 months and an 11% increase in passenger and cargo traffic after three consecutive years of decline…
Safety Topics
MaydayPUBLISHED by the CAA is an analysis of bird strikes reported world‐wide between 1976 and 1980 by European airlines from 14 countries. It includes civil aircraft of over 5,700kg…
Radiographic Accelerator
RADIATION DYNAMICS, a Monsanto subsidiary, has received an order for a Super‐X 3000B industrial radiographic linear accelerator from Rolls Royce Ltd (Advanced Projects Department…
Tap‐Air Portugal Buys Advanced Vacu‐Blast Impact Treatment Plant
VACU‐BLAST LTD, part of the BTR group, has just supplied a £100,000‐plus automatic impact treatment plant to TAP‐Air Portugal for the airline's extensive servicing and maintenance…
News and Views
MBM Technology Ltd of Brighton, East Sussex, a subsidiary of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, has won a major contract worth well in excess of £2m for the design and manufacture…
People
British Aerospace Aircraft Group announces two appointments in its Civil Division at Hatfield aimed at strengthening the company's marketing and product support interface with the…
Events
The detection of surface breaking defects in ferromagnetic components using magnetic particle crack detection methods is one of the most versatile, effective and sensitive methods…
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- Prof Phil Webb