Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 59 Issue 12

Strapline:

An International Journal
Subjects:

Table of contents

Fuels for Jet Engines: The Importance of Thermal Stability

D.R. Kendall, R.H. Clark, P.E. Wolveridge

To operate satisfactorily in jet engines, fuels must satisfy certain minimum performance criteria embracing not only the obvious one of combustion, but also such aspects as…

Future Aircraft Fuels and Their Effect on Engine Control Design

P. McCarthy

CONCERN about the possible future of fuel supplies and the effect on fuel specifications was felt in the early 1970's, and since that time Dowty Fuel Systems has taken an active…

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Aerotech 87 Review

Held at the NEC Birmingham, the Aerospace Technology Exhibition and Conference was sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers…

“The Affordable Airplane”

Tim Wrixon AMRAeS

ON 5th October a new American two‐seat side‐by‐side light aircraft made its first flight at Roswell, New Mexico, which could herald in a new era of inexpensive flying training for…

Helitech '87 Review

THE object of this gathering was to provide a venue for discussion of rotating wing topics and to show the products and services associated with them in a similar way to…

Equipment, Materials and Services

Highly accurate data on ground and weather conditions in the immediate vicinity are supplied by the new ‘Weathermate’ portable weather station from Vicon Ltd.

News and Views

Turbofan engines will continue to dominate in both medium and long range airliners of the future according to Rolls‐Royce chief engineer of Advanced Projects John Sadler.

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ISSN:

0002-2667

Online date, start – end:

1929

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Phil Webb