Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 44 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
Internationalism and choice
REPORTS of the speech Sir George Edwards, chairman of BAC, made to the American Chamber of Commerce, were mainly concerned with the renewal of his offer to the United States to…
Fuel tight fastening by automatic machine
T.H. SPELLER, J.A. RANDOLPHCONTROLLED EXPANSION has an important implication in the mechanical fastening of high performance structures. The technique provides that a cylindrical fastener expands…
Civil compound helicopter
THE SIAI MARCHETTI SV‐20‐A is the first of the SV‐20 series of medium‐weight twin‐engined winged helicopters for commercial and utility applications.
The C band pulse beacon ranging system: Collision avoidance
THE YG‐1081 COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM (CWS) introduced by Honeywell Inc. operates on a cooperative basis with other aircraft with like equipment. The system is, in effect, a C‐band…
Quick estimation of wing structural weight for preliminary aircraft design
E. TORENBEEKA COMPILATION of formulae and data from the article on the same subject in the July 1971 issue of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING is presented to enable weight engineers to make a quick…
Airport Installations
Two speedwalk systems, 285 and 210 ft long, are being installed at Toronto International airport. They will be separated midway through the tunnel by a short corridor which…
Runway fog dispersal system
THOUGH FLYING without visibility has been practical for some time, fog still causes severe restrictions on both landing and take off. Every year numerous airports find their…
Elevators aid reclamation
The recovery, in 1966, of a DC 8 at Heathrow, was one of the first examples of using two prototype 25 ton pneumatic elevators. They provided the main lift while the airport's own…
Increasing efficiency
If the rotors in the new test chambers designed by Aer Lingus for testing pneumatic and pressurisation of components, strike droplets of water or particles of dust, rust or grains…
Equipment and materials
A hygrometer calibration unit consists of a large water reservoir, a diffusion tube and a cell through which the gas is passed. It operates at moisture levels up to 1,000ppm and…
Books and literature
When this book is filmed, as assuredly it must be filmed, Sir Barnes will take his rightful place as a household name along with R. J. Mitchell after “The First of the Few” and…
Ear‐to‐ground
Shorthaul air transportation in the 'Eighties is the subject of a preliminary assessment being made by the Government. This covers quiet conventional aircraft, STOL and VTOL. It…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb