Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 61 Issue 12

Fuel Economy

Terry Ford CEng, MRAeS

MUCH of the continuing growth and versatility of civil and military air transport is due to advances in the aeronautical gas turbine. This process is still going on and the…

Computerised Fuel Management System for the Aviation Industry

Chistopher Williams

AVERY Hardoll Fluid Management Ltd, the Havent based fluid measurement company, has recently launched a new, fully computerised fuel management system called Flow‐Tran.

Titanium Tube Bending for Aerospace

Donald J. Schweibold

TODAY'S modern aeroplanes require light weight components to satisfy the aeroplane's flight performance requirements. More than ever before new designs require commercially pure…

The Clear Way Ahead — Aircraft Transparency Polishing

A recent visitor to RAF St Athan was reminiscing on his days as a Hurricane pilot, and recalled how his canopy had a small chip in the perspex; his gaze must have scanned that…

Expandable Platform for Dynamic Signal Analysis

SciTech MicroSystems, who specialise in novel signal processing solutions, has announced the availability of the SPI Collection of array processor cards to perform the high speed…

Composite Materials in the Airbus

When Boeing was finalising the design of the 747, which first flew in early 1969, discussions began in Europe to consider the design and construction of a short/medium range large…

Equipment, Materials and Services

Production Versatility Ltd. of Wimborne, Dorset long established manufacturers of Ejection Seat Harness announce the launching of a new Civil Aviation Authority approved service…

Contracts

Marconi Space Systems have been awarded a multi‐million pound contract by Alcatel Espace of France to design, develop and manufacture communications payload equipment for the…

People

Peter Thornhill steps up from Scottish and Northern sales manager to UK field sales manager in Hydril's new marketing framework. As has been announced, Hydril has appointed three…