Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 62 Issue 11
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An International JournalTable of contents
A Technology Challenge
Terry Ford CEng, MRAeSTHE title of this report comes from the Keynote Address to the recent International Powered Lift Conference organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society. Attention at this…
Water Jet Cutting in the Aircraft Industry
Paul EtchellsENHANCEMENTS in the cutting of materials such as composites and metals can provide manufacturers in the aerospace and aircraft industries with the improvements they require in…
McDonnell Douglas MD‐11
The Seventh MD‐11 has flown — Wearing the colors of Delta Air Lines, the big McDonnell Douglas trijet accomplished a flawless first takeoff on September 5, 1990, from Long Beach…
Transporters Uprated to Accommodate Latest Engine Type
HOVAIR Systems Ltd, specialists in air film load handling equipment has uprated a number of Transporters specifically designed for the movement of large engines used on the latest…
Computer Integrated Manufacturing Demo Opens in Stuttgart
THE problems of interconnecting production equipment controlled by different computer systems have been largely solved by an international team of development engineers, headed by…
NASA Stress Analysis Software from Matra Datavision
A new finite element analysis (FEA) package has been added by Matra Datavision to its ‘EUCLID‐IS’ suite of computer‐aided engineering software.
TransInstruments Lightweight Transducer for Aerospace
BASINGSTOKE based TransInstruments has announced the launch of new lighter weight versions of its BHL‐4250 and BHL‐4240 range of high stability pressure transducers. The new…
Safety Topics: Failure of Fan/Hub Assembly
MaydayAn Optica aircraft commenced its take‐off roll from approximately one third along the runway (due to the activities of a gliding club). The take‐off and initial climb were normal…
British Aerospace Selects Mentor Graphics' Documentation Tools for Concorde, Airbus Fleets
BRITISH Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Airbus Division has announced a multi‐year partnership with Mentor Graphics' Context Division. The company selected Context's technical…
Pullmax P211 Gives Aircraft Fabricators Flying Start in CNC
Aircraft component fabricators SPD Fabrications, of Moseley, Lancashire, made a flying start in automated manufacturing, thanks to Pullmax's P211 CNC punching and nibbling machine.
World's Largest Vacuum Precision Casting System
A highly advanced, computer‐controlled vacuum casting system for manufacturing precision cast components for aircraft turbines is now in full production.
Equipment
The benefits of recombination electrolyte technology, which is well‐established in land‐based battery applications, are now available for civil and military aircraft. Chloride…
Contracts
Brazil's fastest growing airline TAM has taken delivery of two Fokker 100 fanjet airliners and at the same time increased its order. Initially TAM signed a contract with GPA…
News and Views
The first wing to be manufactured by British Aerospace for its new Airbus A340 made its public debut recently at the company's Airbus Division in Broughton, near Chester.
People
Brent Europe Ltd, Aerospace Systems Group, a subsidiary of Brent Chemicals International plc, has engaged Reg Taylor as consultant to the Non‐destructive Testing sector of its…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb