Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 47 Issue 8

Rolls‐Royce RB.211 power for the Boeing 747

ROLLS‐ROYCE has been working with Boeing since late 1973 on the development of a version of the Boeing 747 airliner with RB211 engines. It will be powered by the 50 000 lb thrust…

3rd International Airport Construction and Equipment Exhibition

The £122 700 freight baggage loading system illustrated was supplied by APL‐Atel Products and comprises: of: 2 off Super Hylo 15 double platform cargo‐loaders (shown centre left…

Canadian Exhibitors

CANADA brings to the 3rd International Airport Construction and Equipment Exhibition in Brussels, Belgium, September 15 to 18, 1975, a display of the capabilities, products and…

Safe Access for Maintenance — Aero‐Docks Technique

D. Williams, I.R. Bristow

IN the early days of aviation aircraft were, by present standards, very small, and it was therefore not necessary to give much thought to the method of access to the aircraft. But…

A Summary of Airport System Requirements

A. Chrysandreas

AIRPORTS are large and complicated establishments where efficient operation and security are mandatory requirements. These qualities can only be obtained by the careful study of…

New Stockholm Airport will have Fixed 400Hz Ground Power System

IN the new terminal building of Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, now under construction, a fixed 400 Hz Ground Power System with a centralized power source will be installed to serve…

New Developments in Information & Display Systems

THE modern airport is confronted with the multiple problems of staffing, increasing costs, and continuous change. Staffing difficulties extend not only to finding suitable people…

UK Firm Wins Jigs Contract for ‘Heron’ Variant

POSSIBLY the greatest tribute ever paid to the highly successful de Havilland Heron was embodied in the decision by Saunders Aircraft Ltd of Manitoba, Canada to build an enlarged…