Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 64 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
Composite Developments in Aircraft Structures — Part 1
D.H. MiddletonTHE first tentative steps in the use of composite materials for primary structures were taken in 1940 when, a Blenheim main spar was built of Gordon Aerolite, a material developed…
“Gore‐Shield Flying High”
Joe RowanAS in all Engineering activities, there lurks somewhere in the background — a compromise.
Fuel Cell Technology
MODERN air travel has produced a breed of passenger whose interest in the aircraft conveying them to their destinations are blase. To most of today's passensers, cabin comfort…
Out of Hardware to Open Systems in Record Time
LUCAS Aerospace Ltd. in Luton, Bedfordshire, has earned an outstanding reputation for quality that is reflected in its products, its award‐winning training programme, and its…
Flight Deck Development
Terry Ford, CEng. MRAesFOR its 1992 Technical Presentation the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators considered flight deck developments for the 21st century and gave indications of trends now being…
Pegasus‐Powered Harriers Join the Italian Navy
PEGASUS‐powered Harrier aircraft are set for an active first year of service with the Italian Navy, introducing this new Harrier customer to the operational benefits of fixed‐wing…
ILA '92: A New Gate to New Markets: International Aerospace Exhibition 15–21 June 1992 — Berlin
WITH its new “home” in Berlin‐Brandenburg, at the borderline between Eastern and Western Europe, the International Aerospace Exhibition — ILA — hopes to become the shop window and…
Safety Topics: Flap Actuation Gearboxes
MaydayTHE formal safety assessment of flying control actuation equipment is both an airworthiness requirement and a most powerful analytical tool for the definition of the equipment…
Dunlop Aviation Commitment to Quality Ensures Aircraft Reliability & Safety
“ALL employees of Dunlop Aviation Division are totally committed to providing products and services which meet the needs and requirements of the Company, it's customers and the…
Equipment
Aircraft Porous Media Europe Ltd. (APME) have been selected to supply the cabin air recirculation filters for the Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft. Together with the sister company…
Contracts
Air UK of the United Kingdom has announced it will acquire five Fokker 100 aircraft. The advanced jetliners will be delivered between June and December of this year. They will…
News and Views
Air Seychelles has become the latest addition to the Rolls‐Royce customer family by selecting an RB211‐535 powered Boeing 757 to increase the versatility of its fleet.
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- Prof Phil Webb