Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 63 Issue 8
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An International JournalTable of contents
Rubber a ‘Natural’ for V‐22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft
J.L. PotterThe ability to rise like a helicopter, tilt its rotors forward and fly like an airplane puts unusual demands on tiltrotor bearings, links and springs. Add to this stringent…
Vertical Flight: A Solution for the Nineties
THE Helicopter Association International (HAI) recently released a 26‐page White Paper which gives an overview of the important ways in which civil helicopters benefit communities…
Helitech '91: International Helicopter Technology & Operations Exhibition 24th‐27th September 1991, Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey, UK
Soviet, Polish, European, American and British civil and military craft will be displayed — and flying — at Helitech 91, the international helicopter technology and operations…
Arcontrol Provides Aircraft 400Hz Fixed Ground Power Supplies
A sophisticated aircraft 400Hz fixed ground power supply system, designed, built and installed by switchboard and variable speed drive specialist Arcontrol, has come on line at…
Meeting the Need — The A330/A340 Programme
Terry Ford CEng, MRAeSUNDERGOING structural and vibration tests at Airbus Industrie's Toulouse facility is the A340 which is being prepared for its first flight in the autumn. It is the first European…
Erratum
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/eb037057. When citing the article, please…
Seeing Into the Future Part 1
Observation, either for defence or navigation, has been an objective for man down the centuries. Prehistoric man and medieval lord built settlements and castles on high ground for…
U.K. Patent Abstracts
In U.K. patent 2223729 Autoflug GmbH & Co. describes a military target air drogue. It comprises a flexible hollow body having a front towing gear consiting of individual cards…
Contracts
Japan Airlines has ordered up to 68 Pratt & Whitney PW4000 propulsion systems to power its new fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD‐11 aircraft. The value of the engine order is nearly…
News and Views
Sixty‐year‐old engineer and businessman, former minister of state and air force officer Ozires Silva has been inaugurated as Embraer's new chief executive officer in a ceremony…
People
One of the regions most experienced aircraft engineers, Bryan Sharpe, has recently taken up the post of chief inspector at Knight Air Engineering based at Leeds Bradford Airport.
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- Prof Phil Webb