Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 65 Issue 8
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Setting a Standard
OF the three new Airbus aircraft demonstrated at Paris this year, the first to enter the flight test phase was the A340 which achieved JAA and FAA certification in 1992 and early…
New Capabilities From High Voltage Connectors
Bert SimsonTHE trend in high voltage connectors is towards miniaturisation, while providing the same degree of voltage handling and anti‐corona discharge performance as conventional designs…
Smiths Industries Double Award
TWO navigation display systems, developed to meet the contrasting conditions found in aircraft cockpits and river boats, have each earned the Queen's Award for Technological…
VXIbus Switching Modules for Digital, RF and Microwave Applications
RACAL Instruments has launched several additions to its 1260 range of VX1bus switching modules. The series now consists of a range of units in configurations from matrices, trees…
Reducing Nox Emissions in Supersonic Aircraft
LARGE fleets of supersonic commercial aircraft will only fly the airways when engineers control engine emission of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) into the stratosphere. The technology…
High Performance Composites
Terry FordAEROSPACE applications demand the ultimate performance out of every material used and at this year's Paris Show, Du Pont highlighted the significance of new developments in…
Milling Machine Processes Aluminium Swarf Efficiently
ALUMINIUM swarf is produced in a machine tool much faster than steel swarf, and its removal is often a headache for manufacturers. One sub‐contractor which has this problem firmly…
MTR390 — The Power of the Tiger
THE first flight of the prototype Tiger took place, on schedule, on 27 April 1991 and launched the flight programme of this new twin‐engined Franco‐German anti‐tank and…
Credit Card Sized GCAT Helps Solve Mylar Tape Shortage
Tony SmithWhat do you do when Mylar tape is becoming unavailable, there are no suitable replacements and your sophisticated multi‐million pound 5 axis milling machines are controlled by…
EMB‐312H Super Tucan Makes its Public Debut
THE first EMB‐312H Super Tucano prototype made its public debut recently at the Embraer facilities in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
The Route to Realtime Third Octave Analaysis on a PC
Andy RumbleTHE vast majority of noise specifications, rating indices, requlations and working procedures are based around overall levels and/or octave or fractional octave frequency…
Aerospace Notes
Research workers in the U.S. are developing new radar absorbing materials that can be sprayed on transparent surfaces such as cockpit canopies and sensor ports to blunt detection…
Leading Aerospace Company Creates New Operation in North Wales
THE shareholders of Welsh specialist engineering company, John Curran Limited are set to invest £750,000 and create a new manufacturing facility in Deeside, North Wales. The…
Contracts
AAR CORP. announced recently 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…
People in the news
Gareth C. C. Chang joined Hughes Aircraft Company on May 10, 1993 as senior vice president of marketing and president of Hughes International. Chang comes to Hughes after 20 years…
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- Prof Phil Webb