Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 60 Issue 8
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An International JournalTable of contents
MIL‐STD 1760 & 1553B Data Bus the “Dedicated” Contact
Glen BurcherTHE need for and installation of smaller, lighter weight components in Aerospace applications has become more and more evident, especially in recent developments such as Tornado…
Micro‐Assembly Workstation from Sifam
A workstation designed for a wide range of precision micro‐assembly tasks developed by Sifam's fibre optics division, is now being marketed internationally by the company.
Addition to Malpas Software Package for Identifying Errors in Safety‐Critical Software
REX, Thompson & Partners, the Farnham‐based computer and engineering consultancy, have announced the full release of an important addition to their sophisticated software…
British Army Selects Racal Avionics' Equipment for the Turbine Defender
A significant contract, awarded by Pilatus Britten‐Norman Ltd, to equip five Turbine Defender aircraft with Racal Avionics' advanced navigational equipment, has recently been…
Three New Products from Anglia Microwaves
A digital tuning interface has been added to the Sivers‐IMA YIG‐tuned oscillator family to give a direct microprocessor system interface. Called the PM7048/49 series, the…
Process for Attaching Surface‐Mounted Components to Ceramic Circuit Boards
A new process for attaching surface‐mounted components to ceramic circuit boards has been devised and successfully developed by British Aerospace. A provisional patent (No…
Avionic Ground Support from MPL Power Systems
FORMED almost 30 years ago as a specialist power supply company, MPL Power Systems plc is well known for the design and manufacture of power systems for industrial, computer and…
Farnborough '88: A Preview of Avionic Equipment
THORN EMI will be showing its new easy to use, extended warranty multi‐channel laboratory data recorder, the Multiband Data Recorder series (MDR), to be unveiled to users for the…
Inmarsat to Provide Link for Ships and Aircraft in Distress
HISTORY is replete with records of ships and aircraft which vanished without trace. One might think that this is ancient history, but it is as true today as it was during the days…
Hydrogen Fueled Aircraft
The first flight of an aircraft fueled solely by hydrogen became a reality on Sunday, June 19, 1988, at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The aircraft was flown by Mr. William H…
Services and Equipment for Airports
OVER one hundred exhibitors including those from six overseas countries participated in Airport '88 at Birmingham. The products shown or publicised gave a good idea of the range…
Safety Topics: Cockpit Voice Recorders and Flight Recorders Part 2: Recommendations and Proposals
MaydayIN its concern with the adequacy of minimum standards, the NTSB over the years has been able to identify the usefulness of the required parameters and the potential significance…
Equipment, Materials and Services
Ingersoll‐Rand Professional Tool Group's new slimline 3BL1 air drill is said to be ideal for close quarter drilling in confined spaces where minimum side to centre distance is…
TechAlert —: (Research Reports)
Research on the FBL (fly by light) is being conducted as a part of the research on future technology for STOL aircraft. This FBL is used to optically transmit signals emitted from…
People
Jon Sharp has been appointed as the new managing director of Qualitair Aviation Ltd, London Stanstead Airport, one of three subsidiary companies within the Qualitair Aviation…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb