Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 76 Issue 5

Measurement and control in aviation

Introduces the issue, outlining the contribution that the scientific disciplines of measurement and control make to the operational success of all aircraft and how these are…

Flight control system reconfiguration for “locked and centred” and “non‐neutral position” control surface failures

The research work presented in this paper deals with the design of a reconfigurable flight control system (RFCS) based on the control distribution concept (CDC). The work…

“Free lessons” in aviation safety

The aviation industry has traditionally been good at learning from its accidents: a global network of government run accident investigation organizations and the high media…

Runway incursions and prevention systems

Some aircraft runway collisions are described first to illustrate some common features of a runway incursion (RI) incident. Then, using the FAA definition of runway incursion…

Passenger safety and very large transportation aircraft

Future very large transport aircraft (VLTA) represents an exciting and important development in civil aviation. The emergency evacuation of VLTAs in the event of a survivable…

The safety of shipborne helicopter operation

The helicopter has been in existence, in its present form for over 50 years and it possesses a wide variety of operational use. This paper focuses on the development of the…

Impact of aircraft performance differences on fuel consumption of aircraft in air traffic management environment

Performance differences between the aircraft types are natural and they inevitably cause problems in the air traffic system, particularly when slower aircraft types are followed…

Erratum

This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/00022660410545483. When citing the…

Vulnerability, failure and protection of printed circuit boards in aircraft

This paper focuses on the importance of printed circuit boards (PCBs) as components in aircraft and how their failure, either by corrosion or in electronics, can result in…

US $48 million acquisition in homeland security

ATC China 2004

Air traffic volumes in Ireland increase by 10 per cent

A continuing challenge

Military helicopter sales will spur increase in turboshaft engine orders

Jet pioneers – gloster and the birth of the jet age

Airbus and Boeing pursue divergent strategies

Computation of the flow and heat transfer in a high-pressure compressor stage

“Off-the-shelf” radiation-tolerant DC-DC converters for low earth orbit satellites and launch vehicles

Rapid response metallurgical testing services

Rapid prototyping machines builds layer upon layer

Test capabilities for embedded systems

The competitive edge

Rapid HMI prototyping using virtual instrument panel saves project costs, time and aids documentation

Sub-contractor win major contract

Airbus UK toolroom redevelopment project

Radar system designed to detect runway debris

Airbus rewards safety research

Flight-deck security panel features sunlight-readable annunciator

Rolls-Royce celebrates 100 years of innovation in its centenary year

Ageing structures programme

Aircraft Control and Simulation

EADS expected to lead growing military trainer market

Filtration system eliminates pitting from hard chrome plating

New estimation tool gives GKN aerospace services the winning edge

EuroPac CMC control retrofit package speeds up CMMs

Working smarter... and harder!

Diary

Oxygen meter for SS or titanium tube and pipe welding

Spark erosion and dielectrics – much too involved to be a commodity decision!

New display developed for AWACS

Kissing spindles give T6MS users “one-hit” five-axis mill/turning solution

Anti-corrosive box

Awards for Excellence

Aerofoil machining and polishing combined into a single automated process