Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 58 Issue 8
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An International JournalTable of contents
Experience of One UK Electronic Equipment Supplier With Bite on Engine/Flight Control Systems Over the Past Ten Years — Part 1
Raymond de GayeThis paper traces the history of Dowty Electronics' involvement in B.I.T.E. over the last ten years; it describes the techniques used, successes and failures, and customer…
Developing Maintenance Programmes
ONE of the topics discussed at a recent conference on European Aviation focussed attention on the beneficial effects that effective maintenance programmes will have on an…
747 Improvements
Terry Ford CEng, MRAesTHE first of 60 Rolls‐Royce RB 211– 524 C2 turbofans to incorporate modifications bringing it up to—524 D4 upgrade standard was recently completed and tested by British Airways at…
Rotortuner Dash 5
THE monitoring of helicopter components and the detection of trends are vital parts of maintenance, vibration analysis plays an important part in the successful continuation of…
IAC Mobile Helicopter Engine Test Facilities Feature Two Levels of Noise Supression
WITH ITS enormous versatility in performing reconnaisance, troop‐carrying and attack roles, the helicopter is essential to defence forces all over the world.
Diamond Milling Means Cheaper Windows for Swissair
DIAMOND milling in place of conventional orbital sanding has yielded around 80% cycle time reduction in one of Swissair's regular aircraft maintenance operations.
Cossor Uses Fibre‐Optic Links Between Control Computer and Factory Machining Centres
A flexible manufacturing system which uses fibre‐optic links between a supervisory Prime minicomputer and factory‐floor workcentres has been installed by Cossor at its plant at…
Bostomatic 5 Axis Precision Contouring System for Turbo Machinery
BOSTON Digital founded in 1965 has become a major supplier of CNC Precision Profiling systems to many leading aerospace companies.
Machine Tool Re‐Build Means Massive Savings for British Aerospace
British Aerospace, Bristol, has achieved savings in the region of £100,000 by having one of its vital machine tools rebuilt instead of buying new. The machine concerned is a…
News and Views
First phase static engine test running of the two RB‐199 Mk.104D engines, which power the EAP (Experimental Aircraft Programme) demonstrator, were successfully completed at…
News and Views
In a joint funding arrangement with the University Grants Committee, Lucas Aerospace is to establish a Chair of Aerospace Systems Engineering at the University of Southampton, to…
Contracts
Pratt & Whitney's newest large turbofan engine, the PW4000, has been selected to power Singapore Airlines' new fleet of Boeing 747–400 and Airbus Industrie A310–300 jetliners.
People
Gerald Padley has been appointed marketing manager of the Seaton Wilson Division of Systron Donner Corporation. Seaton Wilson is based in Burbank, California and specialises in…
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- Prof Phil Webb