Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 80 Issue 6

Safety risk assessment on communication system based on satellite constellations with the analytic hierarchy process

The purpose of this paper is to develop an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method in safety risk assessment on communication system based on satellite constellations through…

Model predictive control approach to global air collision avoidance

Most of the existing approaches for flight collision avoidance are concerned with local traffic alone for which the separation is based on the pairwise analysis of aircraft…

Passenger life‐saving in a badly damaged aircraft scenario

The purpose of this paper is to suggest and research a method for passenger life‐saving in a badly damaged aircraft scenario.

A simulation environment for design and testing of aircraft adaptive fault‐tolerant control systems

The purpose of this paper is to present the development of a Matlab/Simulink‐based simulation environment for the design and testing of indirect and direct adaptive flight control…

A conception of voice guided general aviation aircraft

The purpose of this paper is to present the generic conception of the aircraft control system with the voice command interpretation interface. The paper's intention is also to…

Linear and nonlinear simulations of aircraft dynamics using body axis system

The purpose of this paper is to present a comparison of nonlinear and linear simulations of aircraft dynamics to determine the divergence of the linear solution from the nonlinear…

A knowledge‐based conflict resolution tool for en‐route air traffic controllers

The purpose of this paper is to develop a knowledge‐based decision support tool used for assisting en‐route air traffic controllers by generating resolutions for dual aircraft…

Comparison of turbulence methods in CFD analysis of compressible flows in radial turbomachines

The purpose of this paper is to show the superior turbulence method in CFD analysis of radial turbo machines and to introduce the best way to choose turbulence parameters whenever…

Miniature relief valve ensures zero leakage

Smalley springs

Wear reduction on flying parts

Aerospace machining centre added to subcontractor’s FMS

Ceramic coating allows composites to be used in high-temperature environments

Programming system dedicated to citizen machine tools

Storm SV 700-5x creates 5-face machining capability

Agreement to develop second generation biofuel with Chinese consortium

Update on 767 cargo aeroplane fire

Successful first test of penetrator for future planetary research

British youngsters fly high with EADS at Farnborough Airshow

LMT’S free-of-charge compendium of 30,000 tooling items spans 1,400 pages

NRC hosts Learjet 85 Aircraft for wind-tunnel testing

CFM engines make easyJet 25 per cent cleaner

EADS Test & Services installs test systems at GTRE

Elbit Systems and ATK to develop laser guided advanced tactical rocket system

Boeing 787 Dreamliner structure test a success

NRC acquires Aerobatic Aircraft for aerospace physiology research

Global shift to new, more efficient aeroplanes

High-speed analog-digital converter

Five-year agreement for Aerospace Research and Technology Development

CMAPS successfully detected, tracked and targeted UAVs in recent test

Phasec 3 Series eddy current flaw detectors

What you cannot do with a jet of water

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company debuts Russia’s first paperless aircraft

Diary

Ultrasonic measurement ensures mechanical joint integrity

Titanium machining times halved at aerospace subcontractor

“State of the art” alloys

Fast purchase of quick tools leads to business turn around

Commercial and military aircraft coatings

Citizen's A32 delivers exceptional cutting performance

Recommendations to AFA to inspect all Eclipse 500 throttle quadrants

Zeroshift wins double at Bright Sparc technology awards

NTSB Safety Recommendations

Research centre to develop supermaterlals for the aerospace industry

British students win US-UK rocket contest at Farnborough

Saab’s maiden flight with Gripen Demo

Partnership on connectors for the Aerospace market

Future navy and RAF fighter flies for the first time

Moog wins ten-year test equipment supply agreement with Airbus

CASSIOPE small satellite bus

Vacuum tubes still rule the roost in high-performance radar

Specialised space components

Alternative fuel trial

Charles Day Steel invest in second Water Jet Sweden machine in space of 12 months

Innovative emergency battery system

Major facilities to be operational in Abu Dhabi by 2010

Boeing tailored arrivals ATM concept cuts fuel, emissions in initial deployment