Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 62 Issue 2

Development of HST MK 16 MoD

M.E. Freer

AT the last Aerotech Conference and exhibition held in October 1987, Mr Roger Moore of the Ministry of Defence Procurement Executive, delivered a paper entitled “Military Ground…

Applications of A.C. Field Measurement Techniques for the Aircraft Industry

M.C. Lugg

THE a.c potential drop (acpd) technique has been used for many years for non‐destructive evaluation in a wide range of applications. The technique relies on the generation of a…

Flow Measurement: Attaining the Ideal flowmetering system

Luciano Calzavara

Attaining accuracy FLOW measurement is stated to be one of the main problems confronting todays test engineer.

Canadian Helicopters New Multi‐Million Dollar Helicopter Repair and Overhaul Facility

CANADIAN Helicopters, formed in 1987 through the amalgamation of Okanagan Helicopters, Sealand Helicopters and Toronto Helicopters, recently announced plans for a new repair and…

General‐Purpose Tester: Cuts Defence Maintenance Costs

RAF Third‐line maintenance depot, UK Maintenance strategies for military electronics equipment are changing fast. Defence organisations are now, almost universally, looking for…

Digital Storage Oscilloscope Offers Eight Channels, Independently Isolated Inputs and Hard‐Copy Output Facilities

THE Instrument Systems Division of Gould Electronics at Hainault, Essex, has developed a new digital storage oscilloscope which offers the unique combination of eight channels…

Instron Digital Test Systems Installed at Alcan International

LAST year Instron Ltd announced major moves towards a full digital product range with the introduction of the 8500 series servo‐hydraulic and the 4500 Series electro‐mechanical…

Aircraft Ageing and Noise

Terry Ford, CEng, MRAeS

RELATED to a degree and overlapping in their effects on the world's airline fleets, the issues of ageing and noise were addressed at a recent Avmark conference which was sponsored…

Safety Topics: Emergency Evacuations

Mayday

COMMISSIONED by the Civil Aviation Authority, the Cranfield Institute of Technology has reported on a programme of research into passenger behaviour in aircraft emergencies. The…

Contracts

Biman, the flag carrier of Bangladesh, had ordered three Advanced Turboprop (ATP) regional airliners from British Aerospace Commercial Aircraft.

News and Views

Sira, the UK independent applied research and technology company, is expanding its presence in North America with the formation of two new companies: Sira Inc and Sira Holdings…