Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 44 Issue 5
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Hoist the critics
THE LATEST CONCORDE‐OBSERVER newspaper fracas suggests that the aircraft industry still does not appreciate the methods and effect of that loose‐knit bunch of strange bedfellows…
Structural features
THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS — hydraulic, electrical electronic, environmental control, and auxiliary power systems — are separated into localised centres to allow simultaneous…
Planning and development
TRISTAR WAS initially to operate over short to medium haul as well as transcontinental airline routes with a passenger payload larger than any commercial jet transport except the…
Development and modifications of the RB211 engine
THE ROLLS‐ROYCE RB 211 three‐shaft turbofan was certificated by the Air Registration Board and the Federal Aviation Administration in February. This advanced engine, rated at…
Adhesive bonding of large fuselage panels
AS DEVELOPED, the TriStar body is a conventional semimonocoque shell construction with a constant cross‐section of 235in diameter along most of its length. Bonding is utilised…
Maintenance of the 747: First of an airline series:—PAN AM
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS was the first airline to receive Boeing 747 aircraft, and is the largest user with a fleet of 30 and two more on order. As the airline with the first…
Airport Installations: 747 Maintenance choices
BOAC were in need of some kind of raised platform to reach the air conditioning, insulation and other overhead services in the 747. It had to be easily erected and dismantled…
Plant and Equipment
Hollow plastics balls known as Allplas, normally used to blanket the surface of heated liquids in open tanks to prevent heat and evaporation losses, now form the key to a simple…
Equipment and materials
Kerodex 51 is a water soluble cream. It protects the skin against the effects of dry chemicals, powders, petrochemical solvents and greases. It is greaseless, stainless and…
Books and literature
Three books published this month have birds on their frontispiece and whilst, for instance, the mute swan is shown with uncanny resemblance to Concorde, the most relevant is the…
Ear‐to‐ground
The problem of standardisation and improvement of the US Air Force communications systems throughout the world is now a major preoccupation of a team combining the brains of the…
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- Prof Phil Webb