Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 58 Issue 5
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Metal Developments
PROGRESS in the design of aerospace structures has necessitated the production of alloys that will enable the vehicle to have a long, trouble‐free life with all that this implies…
Machining of Aerospace materials
Many materials employed in aerospace industries combine high strength, good corrosion resistance, and low specific weights but are difficult to machine. In this article, carbide…
Specialist Cutting Inserts Solve Aerospace Machining Problems
STELLRAM Ltd, the carbide cutting tool specialists, produce a number of cutting tool inserts that are particularly suited for machining aerospace materials, including titanium…
Machining to ±25 Microns Over Three and a Half Metres
AN inspection fixture for checking aircraft wings during production at a leading aircraft factory was recently manufactured to very high accuracy by subcontractor Nelson Tool Co…
Yamazaki Multi‐Pallet Machining Centre Reduces Lead Time by 75 Per cent
A Yamazaki H22 power centre has reduced overall lead time for the production of certain aero engine components from 20–24 weeks using conventional methods, to just six weeks.
Automatic Inspection of Turbine Blades
100% INSPECTION on critically toleranced parts for the aero‐industry, can be very time consuming and costly.
Dowty in Airbus Programmes
DOWTY Group Aerospace Division companies are deeply involved in the Airbus programmes. These commitments represent major investments in both capital equipment and engineering by…
Space Station's Seventh Astronaut
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's next major achievement, the Space Station, will start with a six‐person crew. But a Boeing Aerospace Company engineer foresees…
Prototype Digital Flight Control Computer
IN June Allied Bendix Aerospace will deliver a digital flight control computer (DFLCC) prototype for the F‐16 C/D single‐engine, high performance air‐to‐air combat fighter. The…
First A340 Model in the High‐Speed Wind Tunnel
HIGH lift, minimum drag and good controlability are among the aerodynamic requirements imposed on modern passenger aircraft. These performance characteristics are particularly…
IAC Noise Control Technology Solves Potential Problem for Propeller Makers
IN the age of the Jet and the Rocket, propeller driven aircraft still play key roles in virtually every field of aviation. The means of propulsion may be as old as powered flight…
Fibre Optic ‘Nerve Systems’ make Composite Materials Transparent
EXTREMELY fine optical glass fibres only three‐hundredths of a millimeter in diameter are being used as ‘nerves’ which can make the interior of a composite component structure…
Fighter Aircraft to Get a Jump on Takeoffs
MILITARY fighter aircraft that ‘jump’ into the air during takeoff from short runways are the aim of a joint study being conducted by Lockheed‐California Company and the U.S. Air…
Terrain Aided Navigation System Combines with Moving Colour Maps
A terrain‐aided navigation system, developed by Sandia National Laboratories about 10 years ago to guide a weapon to its target, has found a new use. It has been combined with…
Safety Topics
MaydayA BAC One‐Eleven aircraft departed Stansted for Gatwick on its first flight subsequent to a B2 Maintenance Check. On selection of landing gear up after take‐off, the red…
Equipment, Materials and Services
Since its introduction in 1983, the Sonatest Masterscan 310 portable ultrasonic flaw detector using pulse echo technology has, it is claimed, proved more than capable of meeting…
Equipment, Materials and Services
Just as with conventional electrical cables, signals passed down optical fibres will not reach their destination if a break or improper connection is present in the fibre optic…
Contracts
Leading US regional carrier, AirCal, recently commenced scheduled services with its first two newly ordered BAe 146–200 jetliners.
News and Views
Advanced Composite Components Ltd, parent company of the Advanced Composites Group at Heanor, Derbyshire, has recently been approved to Ministry of Defence Standard 05–21, in…
People
The Select group of metrology companies based at Torpoint, Cornwall, has appointed Jonathan S. Kiernan, as general manager.
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- Prof Phil Webb