Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 58 Issue 12
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An International JournalTable of contents
Safety and Emergency Services
With particular reference to the seven airports administered by the British Airports Authority (BAA), the high standard of safety and operational efficiency is maintained wherever…
Tristar Jet Recovery Success
A highly successful aircraft recovery operation was recently carried out by Trakway Division of Eve Construction Ltd. They were the main contractors for British Airtours at the…
Preventing Permanent Damage to Tarmac
Airport authorities should give greater priority to ensuring that they have sufficient stocks of safe cleaning materials for both day to day and emergency use.
Fastening Composite Structures With Huck Fasteners — Part 2
Joseph L. PhillipsD. Electrical Continuity and Lightening Strike Protection In metallic structure aircraft, much of the structure is often interconnected electrically via special grounding straps…
Hole Peener Sets New Standards of Precision
A new hole peening system, specially designed by Vacu‐Blast Ltd for Alfa Romeo Avio, Naples, southern Italy, sets new standard of high‐precision in its extremely critical task…
Rosemount Digital Air Data Systems (DADS)
Next generation commercial and civil aircraft will require a de‐centralised system of obtaining and employing air data. Rosemount has capitalised on its massive experience in…
Image Transmission System Aids Fault Diagnosis
AN image transmission system, for sending still‐picture TV via the ordinary telephone lines, has been developed by British Telecom and is expected to find wide application in the…
Developing Controlled Airflow Technology for Airbus Wing
AIRFLOW over an aircraft wing gives lift — but also produces drag. For this reason the aerodynamicist always tries to improve the lift‐to‐drag ratio — a value which quantifies the…
Rolls‐Royce Commissions £3.7 Million Facility
A £3,700,000 computer‐controlled machining facility has been commissioned by Rolls‐Royce, Derby.
Propfan Propulsion System Tested
RECENT tests have demonstrated to NASN and the aerospace industry how well the components of the new propfan propulsion system work together. The profan, engine and nacelle are…
Safety Topics
MaydayIncluding speakers from the Civil Aviation Authority, Cranfield Aviation Safety Centre, Accident Investigation Branch of the Department of Transport, the Air Transport Users…
Omniplan Simulator
To obtain the maximum value from any training a realistic environment is necessary and where emergency procedures are being taught this becomes vital. It is obviously impossible…
Equipment, Materials and Services
An important new development in the calibration of aircraft landing systems and navigational aids has been announced by McAlpine Aviation.
Contracts
McAlpine Aviation, who operate executive jets, have recently commissioned a new aircraft hangar at Luton Airport. For the approximately 600 sq. metre hangar floor they chose…
News and Views
The Helicopter Division of West‐land plc have recently acquired two Dermitron D‐9 digital thickness measurement instruments from Q.C. instrumentation company, ATL (Applied…
People
John Kemp has been appointed to the newly created post of group marketing manager at the H R Smith Group of Companies, Street Court, Kingsland, Leominster, Hereford.
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- Prof Phil Webb