Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 61 Issue 1
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Helicopter Handling Qualities
Terry Ford, CEng, MRAeSPRECISE and carefree handling and control are the qualities to be achieved in future helicopter designs and a great deal of study has been devoted to ways of achieving them…
Ion Vapour Deposition
Ion Deposition Ltd is a new company established in Corby, Northamptonshire, as part of the SATRA Group of companies which specialises in international operations in the metals…
Safety Topics: Failure of Beam End Fitting
MaydayIN preparation for take‐off of a Boeing 747–136 aircraft, when the throttles were advanced to 1.2 EPR with the brakes ‘ON’ the crew heard a ‘bang’. A cockpit check revealed no…
“Machining Aluminium Alloys”
ALUMINIUM was first produced commercially almost 100 years ago and is still a long way from realising its potential. Its high ductility, strength and toughness, light weight and…
The First BS9400‐Approved Ceramic 6N134 Optocoupler
ISOCOM has recently launched three new products, it claims to be the first British Company to obtain BS9400 approval for Optocouplers devices and is the only European manufacturer…
Graphics Processor for Military Systems
TEXAS Instruments has announced the availability of a 32‐bit CMOS microprocessor designed specifically for graphics systems applications. The 40‐MHz SMJ34010 Graphics System…
Ultra Lightweight Conduit System for Aerospace Industry
ONE of the advantages of being specified at the start of a major long term engineering project is that as developments and refinements are deemed necessary, the OEM is in the…
Vacu‐Blast ‘High‐Tech Hammer’ Shapes Ariane Body Panels
THE Belgian aerospace company, SABCA, which manufactures a number of components under licence for Aerospatiale's ‘Ariane’ programme, is using a special peen‐forming technique for…
Equipment, Materials and Services
Henke Sass Wolf (UK) Ltd, a market leader in industrial inspection endoscopes, has been appointed as a UK distributor of Schott Fiber Optics flexible endoscopes.
Contracts
Diamonite Aircraft Furnishings Limited of Bristol are to supply their new DC9 Overhead Locker Conversion Kit to British Midland, the UK's second largest scheduled service airline.
News and Views
A special Rolls‐Royce unit is to be established at Warwick University to develop advanced ceramics technology for future aero engines.
People
Alan Aucott has been appointed general manager of Image (CADCAM Systems) Ltd, a company involved in developing and marketing computer aided manufacturing systems for programming…
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- Prof Phil Webb