Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 60 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
Data Dissemination and Display
Terry FordA conference with the above title was held recently by the Royal Institute of Navigation. It had as its secondary heading ‘Electronics in Navigation’ and this is really the key to…
ATP on Route Proving Trials
A new sleek shape is taking to the skies and is being seen increasingly at airports around the UK and Europe, as the British Aerospace Advanced Turboprop (ATP) undergoes route…
Bintcliffe Turner Ltd
G.R. Wrixon AMRAeSNUTS and bolts are not the most glamorous of products used in engineering. I never had enough of them when I built ambitious projects in Meccano, so the structures I created…
Continuity Test Systems Suit Aircraft Applications
CABLE Check Systems, the Ports‐mouth based specialist supplier of cable‐testing systems, has a wide range of cable testers and wiring analysers suitable for testing aircraft…
MPL Helps to Reduce Airport Noise Levels
WITH a low noise level of less than 59dBa at one metre, the 400Hz ground power systems from MPL Power Systems plc are said to be ideal for operation in noise conscious…
Ultrasonic Inspection Tank Features 7 Axis Computer Control
A new ultrasonic immersion tank, announced by Hocking NDT Ltd, of St. Albans, Herts., features 7 axis computer control in the precision inspection of aero engine turbine discs and…
Patran at Normalair‐Garrett
NORMALAIR Garrett, the West Country aerospace systems manufactuter is a leading European company in its field. Originally formed from Westland Aircraft's expertise in aircraft…
Safety Topics: Protection Against Fire and Smoke
MaydayWORK is being done by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on a variety of measures aimed at protecting passengers from smoke and fire, one of the most recently publicised being the…
Equipment, Materials and Services
AEG has extended its range of avionic CRTs by introducing a new 4.5″ × 6″ rectangular screen cockpit tube. The M19‐E845 is an extremely bright ultra‐high‐resolution colour tube…
Contracts
SI (Systems + Instrumentation) Ltd, the Midlands based specialists in non‐destructive testing systems and equipment have completed a prestigious order valued at around £80,000 for…
News and Views
A new system that enables the U.S. Army's AH‐64A attack helicopter to transmit or receive target acquisition information using other aircraft or ground stations is being proposed…
People
A former research scientist with the Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr Ian Ramsay, has joined Ferranti Astron Ltd as factory manager at its Kinnoull facility in Dundee.
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- Prof Phil Webb