Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 61 Issue 3
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Chromate‐Free Intermediate Primers for Aerospace Applications: Hydraulic‐fluid resistant, coating for external corrosion‐protection treatment of aircraft
AN intermediate primer that is free of chromates yet fully resistant to attack by aircraft hydraulic fluids and with a lower water permeability than chromate‐containing…
Batteries in Aviation Applications
BATTERIES have numerous applications across the whole aerospace spectrum but, within this overview of batteries for the aviation marketplace, we examine below those used for the…
Ultrasonic Process Shapes Ceramics and Other Hard Materials
PRECISE shapes can be machined into ceramics, glass and other hard materials by Mafell equipment. The process employed is US‐erosion, otherwise known as ultrasonic machining…
Subcontractor Tackles Complex Work on First machining Centre
WHEREAS some companies break into new metalcutting technology slowly, Rivers Engineering Ltd, Winchester, has plunged straight into complex subcontract work by fitting a full…
Seminar Report — Aircraft Maintenance and Operation
ORGANIZED by the Aerospace Industries Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, this seminar addressed the airworthiness concepts with the views of regulatory…
Aerospace Corrosion Control
Mention golf and most people will think of Gleneagles. But, earlier this month, to over 100 visitors from 18 countries the name Gleneagles was associated with the Aerospace…
Safety Topics: Propeller Failure
MaydayA Max Holste Broussard with a P & W R985 AN‐4 piston engine was prepared for a local flight, the purpose of the flight being to familiarise a prospective purchaser with the…
Equipment, Materials and Services
RE Components, a subsidiary of Dunlop's Precision Rubber Division, is manufacturing small rubber parts colour‐coded red, yellow, green and orange for ease of identification in…
TechAlert — (Research Reports)
Advanced propfans were selected to be used throughout the family of commuters. These propulsion systems offer a 25 to 28 percent fuel savings over comparably sized turbofans…
Contracts
It has been announced that Litton's Precision Gear division has been awarded £84.2 million by Boeing Helicopters division for the production of gears and transmission housings for…
Industry
Following a successful audit visit on 21st December 1988, Torvac Services, Waterbeach, have been awarded systems and processes approval by British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft…
People
Auto Diesels Edghill Limited and HML (Engineering) Ltd, designers and manufacturers of aircraft ground support equipment, have appointed Mike Lavache to be their director of…
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- Prof Phil Webb