Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 60 Issue 10
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An International JournalTable of contents
Farnborough 88 — Report
RECENT developments have high‐lighted the increasing growth in thrust requirements as airlines anticipate greater passenger loads over very long ranges. In the 1990's the major…
VFP Maintains a Better Service
RAF Tornado squadrons in the UK and West Germany benefit from an advanced concept in maintenance and servicing facilities known as the “Static Power Installation”.
Major US Contract for Fairey Hydraulics: U.S. Coast Guard Orders Decklock
A contract to supply a British deck landing system for helicopters of the United States Coast Guard has been won by Fairey Hydraulics in co‐operation with Grumman St. Augustine of…
High Accuracy Deadweight Pressure Testers
THERE is no mystery when it comes to Deadweight Pressure Testing, the only confusion is what product, from which company and to what accuracy
Advanced Software Module Allows Manipulation and Analysis of Analogue Data in High‐Performance Recording Systems
Last month saw the launch in the USA of three new products from Gould Electronics. The success of which appears to be assured, judging by reports of pre‐launch sales to two…
Lockheed Researchers Study Behaviour of Materials in Space Vacuum
LOCKHEED researchers are developing an improved method to characterise the outgas behaviour in the space vacuum of certain materials used for spacecraft and payloads.
Precision Sub‐Contractor Moves into Flexible Manufacturing
NINETY‐per‐cent spindle utilisation, reduced need for component inspection and faster response to customers' urgent orders are being achieved at Boreham‐wood precision…
CNC Tube Bender Boost Productivity at Flight Refuelling
ALTHOUGH dramatic productivity gains have been made at Flight Refuelling following the installation of a Magnum CNC tube bender, the main reason given for moving to CNC was the…
Safety Topics at Farnaborough
MaydayTHE new McDonnell Douglas MINI‐PAC II lightweight ejection seat was featured, having just completed a zero speed/zero altitude test in the USA. During the test the seat was fired…
Equipment, Materials and Services
Voltage measurement enhancements, AC and AC+DC, have been announced bny Schlumberger Instruments for its 7061 and 7062 high‐speed systems DVMs.
TechAlert —: (Research Reports)
Two corrosion preventive organic coatings have been developed for use on aluminium and specifically for application on Navy aircraft. The first coating can be applied directly to…
News and Views: from Farnborough
Shorts revealed that the FJX — the all‐new regional jet design from the Belfast‐based commuter market leader — has generated considerable interest in the marketplace during the…
People
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb