Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 67 Issue 4
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Flight deck avionics
Les CoombsAfter 20 years of evolution based on digital computers, electronic displays and data highways, the modern airliner cockpit and the systems with which it interfaces have reached a…
Flight deck developments
Terry FordUp until the 1970s the number of instruments on an aircraft's flight deck had been increasing over many years as technical developments made it possible to present more…
Peen forming — a look under the surface
Roger BrickwoodControlled shot peening is widely accepted in the aerospace industry for fatigue life enhancement of critical aeroengine and airframe components. Less well known and little…
How project management helped the B‐2 Stealth Bomber to take off
Gail BowenFor more than 15 years, 6,000 companies and over 40,000 people worked together to design, develop and produce the B‐2 Stealth Bomber, the United States' futuristic bombing machine.
Benefits of single sourcing for quality assurance
Jon HobdenContinuous improvement of manufacturing quality is the preoccupation of production management teams throughout the world. At least, it is within companies who hope to have a…
ERP: integrating enterprise‐wide planning functions for the aerospace and defence industry
Simon PhilpottPlanning is crucial to an organization whether it is required for the execution of manufacture, repair and overhaul, or another aspect of the engineering supply chain. It is…
Mini features
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace has successfully demonstrated the manned tactical reconnaissance capability of the F‐15 Eagle. During a recent flight, a variety of high resolution…
Space
Following the success of its exobiology radiation assembly (ERA), Sira is gearing up for a European Space Agency (ESA) experiment in the year 2001 on the international space…
Aerospace technology
Sifco Ireland is investing over £1.6 million in new plant to protect components from the very high temperatures experienced in the new generation of aero engines developed by…
Aerospace notes
Fan blades made of layers of graphite/epoxy coated with titanium reportedly enable the GE90 gas turbine engine from General Electric Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio, to deliver…
Safety topics
A summary of the UK Flight Safety Committee's recent Ramp Safety Seminar by Captain Harry Hopkins establishes some important trends and conclusions from the intensely interesting…
R&D update
Rolls‐Royce engineers and the School of Engineering at the University of Sussex recently launched an important technology research programme initially worth almost half a million…
Aerospace reports
1993 avionics conference and exhibition: integrated avionics — how far, how fast? — conference proceedings, London, 1–2 December 1993 ERA Report 93–0890, Leatherhead, January…
Equipment
Druck has introduced the aeronautical version of its recently announced DPI 145 digital pressure indicator, which is said to be capable of meeting test and measurement…
Contracts
Avro International Aerospace, the British Aerospace regional jet company, has welcomed the announcement from Swissair that the airline's subsidiary company, Crossair, is to…
Industry round‐up: News and views
Rolls‐Royce Tay 620 engines will power a new fleet of Fokker 70 airliners ordered by Alitalia. The value of the business to Rolls‐Royce is US$75 million (almost £50 million).
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb