Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 64 Issue 1

Inspection — A Vital Necessity

Terry Ford CEng, MRAeS

MODERN aircraft inspection methods are a combination of practices evolved over the years combined with advanced technology introduced as new materials and processes are developed…

First Laminar Flow Flight Tests Prove Drag Reduction Potential: ELFIN project leads the way for European laminar aircraft

AN important step towards a European laminar aircraft has been made by flight testing of a modified wing on a Fokker 100. During the tests which started on 12 November, laminar…

Olympus OES Videoimagescope System: The New Generation from Olympus‐KMI

IV83 — the new generation of Olympus OES Industrial Videoimagescopes from Olympus‐KMI meets the demands of engineers and maintenance teams for smaller diameter, more versatile…

Safety Topics: Helicopter Flight Safety

Mayday

THE problems peculiar to the operation of rotating wing aircraft have always posed additional tasks related to control, vibration and the difficulties of ensuring adequate load…

Equipment

Manual tool changes in flexible machining operations are now even faster following the introduction by Krupp Widia of a new rapid‐action locking system for its ‘Widaflex UTS’…

Contracts

Rolls‐Royce plc and Douglas Aircraft Co have reached agreement for Rolls‐Royce to provide the Trent engine to power the new McDonnell Douglas MD‐12 airliner.

News and Views

Specialist surface treatment subcontractor, Impact Finishers Limited, has been awarded BS 5750 Part II, and is believed to be the first company of its kind to receive this coveted…