Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 70 Issue 1
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An International JournalTable of contents
The optimisation of wing structures ‐ theory or practice?
Richard ButlerComputer programs which model the static, dynamic and aeroelastic response of wing structures, and which permit optimisation of such structures, have been under development for…
Continuing wing production
Terry FordReviews the evolution of British Aerospace’s wing production facilities at Chester and Filton in the UK and on the design of the wings for the Airbus series of aircraft, from the…
Supersonic man is fifty
Ray WhitfordThe Bell X‐1, which was the first aircraft to break the “Sound Barrier” 50 years ago, did so because of sheer determination. It was a workable, sturdy design, with a powerful…
First realistic simulation of effects of electromagnetic coupling in commercial aircraft wiring
Jean‐Philippe ParmantierReports on a new software package which has demonstrated for the first time the ability to simulate the effects of the internal electromagnetic radiated fields (such as EMP pulses…
VXI solutions for avionics testing
Antii SivulaIntegrated test solutions based on the VXI instrumentation standard are ideally suited to the requirements of the aerospace industry and its suppliers. Details the varying…
Head up designing with today’s technology
Tom InglesbyReports on the design and installation of a Head Up Display unit from Flight Visions, the FV‐2000 HUD, which has been fitted into Beachcraft’s King Air for private and commercial…
Surface finish measurement is now an exact science for everyday use
Graham WykesDefines the list of parameters which can be derived from roughness profiles and the unfiltered profiles. Describes instruments capable of measuring these parameters and their use…
Effective strategic management in the aerospace industry
Mike W. Papin, Brian H. KleinerThis research paper was written in the Summer of 1995 in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Management 524 within the MBA program at California State University at…
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- Prof Phil Webb