Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 42 Issue 11

Variable Frequency Electrical Generating Systems for Aircraft: A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of variable frequency main generators for aircraft and possible research areas

D.O. Burns

THE term ‘mixed frequency generation’ is of American origin and refers to an electrical generating system for an aircraft where the main generators are directly coupled to the…

Inlet Flow Field Simulation Techniques for Engine/Compressor Testing

J.L. Younghans, M.T. Moore, T.P. Collins, J.G. Direnzi

DEVELOPMENT efforts in both the B‐70 and F‐111 programmes have demonstrated that steady‐state pressure distortion considerations are no longer sufficient to determine if the…

Preliminary Design of Structural Components in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics and Metals

A.S. Henney

A review of CFRP dealing with its processing, properties and some of the ways in which it could be used in conjunction with conventional materials. The importance of the…

A Reliable High Temperature Transducer for Engine Vibration Measurement: A discussion of the design problems involved in the production of transducers suitable for vibration monitoring in the difficult environment of modern jet engines

R. Hatschek, G. Schofield

EARLY in 1963, a project was initiated in co‐operation with an European airline with a purpose of starting development work for a new transducer for engine vibration monitoring…

Development Testing of the RB.211 Turbofan Engine: An account of the test programme for the development of the RB.211 advanced technology turbofan for the Lockheed L‐1011 airliner

THE Rolls‐Royce RB.211 advanced technology turbofan for the Lockheed L‐1011 TriStar has been designed from the outset for case of maintenance by the embodiment of modular…

Auxiliary Equipment

Details of Some Components Used for Subsidiary Services in Aircraft, Missiles and Space Vehicles. Minutes after the first scheduled Boeing 747 had landed at Heathrow Airport from…

Tools for the Industry

A Selection of Equipment of Use in the Production and Maintenance of Aircraft, Missiles, Space Vehicles and Components. A new industrial stethoscope has been produced by Airflow…