Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 64 Issue 6

Aero Engine Design

Terry Ford, CEng, MRAeS

MANY significant characteristics of the development of aero engine design together with likely trends for the future were addressed at a recent Seminar sponsored by the…

Under Pressure

Accurate pressure measurement is an essential element in many of the systems and subsystems fitted to civil and military aircraft. Dave Maundrell, Product Manager with…

Garuda Maintenance Facility Ready to Service International Airlines

THE Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF) is an integral part and the backbone of the maintenance of its fleet of planes as they provide domestic, regional and international air…

Förster Probes

Three Förster probes revive “ROSAT”, the X‐ray satellite that had already been reported dead

1992 Turbo Expo

This year's conference, organised by ASME, covered a diversity of subjects presented over a four day period. The following are precis of two papers we considered to be of…

Aircraft Engine Test Facility

AIRCRAFT manufacturer, Deutsche Airbus has placed a contract worth £1.8 million with Industrial Acoustics Company (IAC) of Staines, U.K., for a new aero engine test facility. The…

Safety Topics: Concorde Rudders

Mayday

AFTER three major failure of rudders, these components are to be replaced on all seven of British Airways' Concordes. It is intended that manufacture and fitting of the rudders…

Rolls‐Royce Ships Aircraft Demonstrator for US Tour

ROLLS‐ROYCE has delivered to the United States an engine maintenance demonstrator to support this month's tour by T‐Bird II, one of the leading JPATS contenders that was rolled…

Equipment

Dowty Aerospace Los Angeles, in conjunction with General Electric Aircraft Control Systems, has been chosen to supply a prototype electrohydrostatic actuator (EHA), which may be…

Contracts

Houchin ground power units have been ordered by Egyptair and D.N.A.T.A., the sole ground handling agent at Dubai International Airport.

News and Views

Rolls‐Royce has received certification for the RB211‐535 to be used for test flights on Russia's Tupolev Tu‐204 airliner.