Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 54 Issue 1
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An International JournalTable of contents
The User's Point of View on Aircraft Efficiency
RICHARD P. BOTWOODTo the average traveller, airports represent the unwanted part of air travel. Nobody wants to go or pass through an airport; it is something that you have to do before flying.
FMS Achievements
TERRY FORDDuring the time that the Lockheed Flight Management System (FMS) has been in service in TriStar aircraft since certification by the FAA in 1977, sophistication and capability have…
A New Concept in Life Support Systems The NGL Molecular Sieve Oxygen Generator
FRANK HAIGHAncient and Modern The ability of zeolite granules to act as a molecular sieve has been known to science for many years: now NGL have adapted this age‐old process and by…
British Airways 757
TERRY FORDScheduled to enter service on the airline's routes early in 1983, the Boeing 757–200 aircraft for British Airways will be operating in a single class, 189‐passenger configuration…
A310 Technology
TERRY FORDDesigned to serve short to medium ranges (up to 3,300 nm), the Airbus Industrie A310 achieves optimum performance on routes requiring a capacity of 200–265 passengers. It is…
Electronic Flight Information Display
TERRY FORDDemonstrations undertaken in flight of the Smiths Industries Electronic Flight Instrumentation System (EFIS) at RAE Bedford; at Toulouse for Airbus Industries; and for a variety…
News and Views
A Conference at Southampton University concerned with the latest developments, experiences and future thinking on dynamic vibration isolation and absorption applicable to…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb