Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 58 Issue 6
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Digital Signal Conditioning in Solid‐State Altimeters
Mike NobleThis article discusses digital signal conditioning and considers in particular an inexpensive, all solid‐state altimeter which operates from −1,000 to +50,000 feet.
Helicopter Technology
Terry FordHELD in Aberdeen a few miles from the busiest heliport in the world and at the centre of the ever‐increasing North Sea oil market, a recent conference and exhibition detailed…
Evaluation of Gear Performance in Space
AN on‐going series of test and evaluation programmes into the performance of gears in space being undertaken by the European Space Tribology Laboratory (ESTL) is giving a wealth…
Choppers Rely on Extruded Airframe
Many of the key structural elements in modern, high performance helicopters are now made from extruded aluminium. For a number of years the airframe designers at Westland…
Converting ‘Super Hercules’ to an Airliner
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Major General Ibrahim Babangida, has taken a ride in one of his nation's new C‐130H‐30 ‘Super Hercules’ transports outfitted with…
Major Advance in Automatic NDT
Control for a high precision multi‐axis positioning system has been provided by HMK Technical Services Ltd for a company which produces testing equipment used particularly in the…
Identification of Electrical Cables
WHEN Westland engineers come up with an idea for an innovative process allied to, but not directly connected with, helicopter production they do not always have the facilities and…
Rediffusion Simulation Achieves Major Savings With Trumpf
TRUMPF Machine Tools is playing a major role in helping advanced flight simulator manufacturer Rediffusion Simulation of Crawley, Sussex, to increase capacity and maintain costs…
Desitech CNC Ultrasonic Profiling Machine is the First Module in Westland Helicopters' New, Super‐Efficient Spar Production Cell
WESTLAND Helicopters Ltd, of Yeovil, Somerset, England, has led the world in the manufacture of high‐technology helicopter rotor blades using composite materials such as glass and…
Safety Topics
MaydayA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) originally issued in 1983 proposed performance standards for floor proximity emergency escape path markings for transport category…
Equipment, Materials and Services
Kern Electrical Components has developed a UK manufactured EMI/RFI protected backshell for the new Arinc 600 connector series.
Contracts
Plessey Aerospace Ltd of Tichfield, Hants, has been awarded an order by the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company worth almost £1 million for fuel boost pumps for the 737–300…
News and Views
With US Navy concurrence, United Technologies' Pratt and Whitney, Government Products Division has been selected by the Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors to be the…
People
Fliteline Ltd of Slough have promoted Ross Hamilton to the senior position of aerospace sales executive, in which he will be responsible for the sales promotion of all the…
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- Prof Phil Webb