Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 65 Issue 12
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An International JournalTable of contents
Progress and Applications
Terry FordAMONG the recent developments that have occurred among US companies is the agreement between Honeywell, a leader in integrated avionics systems, and Apple Computer. A electronic…
Computervision Executives Say Design Technology Advances Promise Significant Productivity Gains by 1996
ADVANCES in computer‐aided design and engineering could increase productivity 10‐fold in the next three years as a result of new developments such as realistic application of…
Technical Training Conference: Helicopter Survival 93
AN International Rotary Wing safety and life support symposium and exhibition was held recently in London which dealt with topics of vital interest to civil and military…
Component Repair Automated
TNC306, with which the user can program the machine to orbit an infinite range of hole diameters.
Marshall Invests in Vertical Machining Centre
AS one of three divisions within the privately‐owned Marshall Group of companies based in Cambridge, Marshall Aerospace specialises in aircraft manufacture, assembly…
Boss Flying Ahead at Monarch
WHEN you ask John Courtney, the hangar maintenance superintendent at Monarch Aircraft Engineering at Luton Airport, why he has a Boss SX50 five‐tonne capacity lift truck, he…
Airport Crash Fire: Are you firing the right foam?
Ulf MeyerIN the first few frightening moments of an aircraft on fire on the runway, there is only one thing that matters — rapid knockdown and extinguishment of the fire to save lives.
What Happens When A Standard Bearing Won't Fit?
THE aerospace industry does use standard bearings, but there are also many circumstances where space restrictions, load carrying requirements or mass limitations dictate that the…
Control Systems and Software for Aircraft Maintenance Platforms
PLC‐based motor control systems for ‘747’ aircraft maintenance jacking platforms have been designed by Saftronics Ltd of Leeds for GEC ALSTHOM Engineering Systems Limited. They…
Low NOx Emissions Combustor Begins Tests at P&W
A new, two‐stage combustor designed to significantly reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) initiated engine testing at Pratt & Whitney's main facility to evaluate its…
H‐Elix Milling Cutters: Exotic Materials Machining Tasks Solved
STELLRAM's first introduction in a new series of tooling ranges is the H‐Elix milling programme specifically developed for the machining of exotic, heat‐resistant materials such…
Aerospace Notes
A severe breakage problem has been solved at Precision Propeller, Indianapolis, by using AerMet 100 alloy to make a shaft that holds propellers in place for straightening. The…
British Standards
BSI announces publication of: BS 2M 59: 1993 23 August 1993 Specification for interface of metric couplings, 24° cone, for aerospace fluid systems Supersedes BS M 59: 1986
Equipment
Dale Power Systems introduce a new mobile diagnostic test unit for all power generation systems. The unit enables quick and easy diagnostic testing of static and mobile 400Hz…
Contracts
AAR CORP, have announced that its AAR Cadillac Manufacturing unit has been awarded a contract for the overhaul and repair of cargo pallets by the U.S. Air Force. The contract…
News and Views
THORN EMI Electronics (TEE) and IBM Aerospace Systems Integration Corporation (IBMASIC) have signed a teaming agreement to bid for the UK Ministry or Defence ASTOR Programme. An…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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- Prof Phil Webb