Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 55 Issue 11
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An International JournalTable of contents
The Fairey Memorial Lecture: Aero Engine Development — The Next Generation
Brian H RoweThe subject of my talk is “Aero Engine Development—The Next Generation.” To understand where we are going, it is essential to understand where we are today, and to trace the…
SIA Looks to the Future
Airline House, Singapore Airlines' new corporate headquarters, was recently officially opened before an audience of over 4,500, including the Editor of Aircraft Engineering, by…
World‐wide Operation of Twin Jet Aircraft
Concerned with the increasing use of twin jet aircraft over longer ranges, this paper by Richard W. Taylor of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company put the present level of…
Precision Single Set‐up Machining
Squareness to within 4 microns on faces 360 mm apart is the sort of accuracy which Rolls‐Royce, Marconi Avionics and British Aerospace demand from Avionic Components, a…
GE(USA) NASA Term E3 Fuel Efficiency Performance
The General Electric Company of the USA NASA Energy Efficient Engine (E3) has completed an extensive test programme in which it is said to have proved itself to be the world's…
Low‐load Hardness Tester
When a component is machined, surface effects may be induced which alter the physical properties and, in particular, the hardness of the material. It is vital to know when these…
Materials and Equipment
VAW Hannover, the specialist aluminium producer, is offering a range of semi‐wrought aluminium products for the aircraft industry in the UK through its British subsidiary, VAW…
News and Views
The deck‐landing qualification test series on Aerospatiale's Dauphin SA 365N (naval version) helicopter have just been successfully completed off the coast of Brest.
People in the News
RFD Ltd., manufacturer of aircraft recovery systems and lifesaving equipment for both the aviation and marine industries, has announced an important management appointment.
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- Prof Phil Webb