Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 45 Issue 7
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An International JournalTable of contents
Horizon
Willard F. Rockwell Jnr, who declared at the Paris Air Show the interest of Rockwell International in the stretched version of Concorde, was asked what form he thought the…
VAK 191B construction
THE AIRFRAME comprises fuselage forward section including ‘noseboom’. This section contains cockpit and forward electronics compartment. The fuselage centre section extends from…
Landing gear
THE QUADRICYCLE CONFIGURATION landing gear chosen by the aircraft designers consists of a single wheel steerable nose leg, a twin wheel main leg, and two fully castoring single…
Aerodynamic design
THE AERODYNAMIC DESIGN of the VAK 191B is a logical output of some basic design requirements.
The MTU RB 193–12 engines and RB 162
THE VAK 191B was conceived as a low level, high subsonic strike aircraft. The low level operation dictated a very high wing loading to minimise ‘g’ loadings during high speed…
Power plant controls
THE ESSENTIAL CONTROLLABILITY under hover conditions of the VAK 191B is achieved with hot air ducted from the engine compressor tapping through hot air efflux nozzles. Since the…
Advanced powered flying controls
THE ADVANCED POWERED FLYING CONTROLS by AP (Automotive Products Ltd) comprise a highly sophisticated duplex input servo, five of which are fitted to each aircraft, all power…
The main hydraulic components
The main hydraulic components, contracted to Sunstrand Corporation in 1967 were carried out in two phases. First there were the rig units, so designated because they were used for…
Electrical generating system
The main Electrical generating system is a two channel non‐parallel system, designed and manufactured by the Electrical Group of Lucas Aerospace Ltd. One generator is driven by a…
Airport Installations
The Informex Data system being installed to supply information to passengers in the Moscow Airports will incorporate a DS4 Datasystem, which will be the electronic message…
Improving airport communications
COMMUNICATION is so vital that new and improved systems are constantly being installed and two particularly interesting examples have been designed for London Heathrow. One is a…
Increasing efficiency
A world wide search was launched by Boeing Co for a better and more cost‐effective way of producing PCB and backplane layouts than the time consuming trial and error methods of…
Equipment and materials
Loctite Superfast adhesive cures to handling strength in 15min and to ultimate strength in three hours. It hardens without primers, even on passive metals and difficult surfaces…
Books and literature
An iterative method for calculation of the loading on a thin upswept wing by C. C. L. Sells of the Aerodynamics Dept, RAE Farnborough is issued as R & M No. 3719 in the scries of…
Personalities in the news
The following appointments are announced by Rolls Royce (1971) Ltd: D. A. HEAD, acting managing director, Derby Engine Division, is confirmed in his position as managing director;…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb