Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 65 Issue 5
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Ireland's Aerospace Industry
THE popular image of Ireland is of a land where one can enjoy the perfect holiday. If you are a golfer, fisherman, rambler or if you just enjoy good food and of course the black…
Shannon Move into the Video Age With the Photophone
SHANNON Aerospace of Co.Clare, Ireland, have installed ImageBase Technology's PC‐Photophorle systerm. The system consists of a Compaq 486 PC and the Photophone PC Upgrade Kit…
Workload Assessment and Aviation Safety
Terry FordTHIS conference had as its theme the measurement and effect of workload on pilots and air traffic controllers and the consequences for safe air transport operations. Held at the…
Ultralite UL40 — Low Density Commercially Available Aluminium Alloy
UL40 is an aluminium‐lithium alloy containing 4% Li, produced by Cospray Advanced Aluminium materials. The alloy is cast using the spray deposition process, which allows this…
Textron Lycoming Dedicates new Engine Support Centre
TEXTRON Lycoming's increasing commitment to offer the best engine support to its customers was underlined recently with the formal dedication ceremony for its new Engine Support…
The ARNAV FMS 7000 Flight Management System
ARNAV Systems, Inc. announces the installation and successful flight performance of the FMS 7000 Multi‐sensor Flight Management System. First installed in a Cessna Citation V by…
Infrared Testing of Aircraft Transparencies Ensures Total Quality at Lucas Aerospace
Engineering and Heating Systems Unit of Lucas' aerospace portfolio has been using infrared temperature measurement techniques to test the de‐icing performance of aircraft…
New Acid Gels Keep Selective Aluminium Anodising Under Control
The development by SIFCO Selective Plating of special Chromic and Phosphoric Acid in gel form is set to revolutionise the surface treatment of Aluminium, especially for its…
Electro‐Pneumatic Converters Assist With E.F.A Canopy Tests
ELECTRO‐PNEUMATIC converters, supplied by Watson Smith of Leeds are helping British Aerospace Defence to complete sophisticated tests on the cockpit canopy of the new single…
Aerospace Notes
A new device, produced by Rosemount Inc., is said to be the only FAAcertified, primary ice‐detection system. A primary system is one that automatically initiates de‐icing instead…
Safety Topics: Type Inflation by Inert Gas
MaydayA final rule has been issued by the FAA that mandates what is already an existing industry practice, as required by airworthiness directive. This amendment to FAR's is based on…
Patent abstracts
In UK patent 22555 537 Peter John Croft Phillips describes an aerodynamic servo system for assisting in the control of the ailerons, elevator or rudder of an aircraft. It…
Equipment
Originally developed to meet the stringent durability requirements of aerospace and military projects, the latest range of ruggedised, two‐part PCB connectors from Hypertac Ltd is…
Contracts
Gould Alloys Ltd, the specialist aerospace and industrial metals stockholder, has won a prestigious order with Swedish car, truck and aircraft manufacturer, SAAB‐SCANIA.
News and Views
Production at Westland Industrial Products Limited, the Weston‐super‐Mare based subsidiary of Westland Group, passed a significant milestone with the delivery of the 100th…
People in the news
FLS Aerospace Engineering, one of the world's leading independent aircraft maintenance organisations, has appointed Chris Styles as commercial director. Based at the Company's…
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- Prof Phil Webb