Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 65 Issue 9/10
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An International JournalTable of contents
Advancing Helicopter Technology
CURRENT rotating wing aircraft undergoing flight testing or about to go into service incorporate airframe, engine and systems developments produced to answer the needs highlighted…
Airborne Observation System
FOLLOWING recent sales to the Hampshire and Thames Valley Police Forces, AGEMA Infrared Systems and IRENCO will now formally launch the new LEO‐400‐SPIR/TV Airborne Surveillance…
AEM —Aviation's Total Accessory Service
ACCESSORY repair and overhaul is a significant factor in any airline's/helicopter operator's direct operating costs. Like many operators and manufacturers, AEM sees it as the…
Instrumentation Recording Enters New Era
STOREPLEX has been designed with the user in mind, integrating all of the years of application experience gained with previous products.
First Preproduction Fire Control Radar for AH‐64D Longbow Apache Arrives at McDonnell Douglas
The first preproduction fire control radar (FCR) for the AH‐64D Longbow Apache has arrived at McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., signaling the beginning of a new stage in the…
MD520M Enter Hawaii Tour Service
A new, super‐quiet McDonnell Douglas MD 520N helicopter, operated by Papillon Hawaiian Helicopters, is out to silence residents' concerns about helicopter noise in the Hawaiian…
Lucas Aerospace Heat Treatment Investment Wins Energy Award
HERTFORDSHIRE‐based Lucas Aerospace has won Eastern Electricity's PEP (Power for Efficiency and Productivity) Award for its recent investment in energy‐efficient heat treatment…
ATR Composite Wing
Terry FordTHE ATR consortium manufactures a range of transport aircraft for which Aerospatiale supplies the wings and associated structure and Alenia of Italy manufactures the fuselage and…
Trent Builds on Experience in Certification Programme
DEVELOPMENT of the Rolls‐Royce Trent is on schedule for engine certification later this year and first flight in January 1994.
EJ200 is Ready to Fly
TWO more EJ200 flight engines for the Eurofighter 2000 were handed over recently
Equipment
Ion Vac Technology Ltd., Manchester, UK, is currently offering vacuum coating services of Cadmium on aircraft parts for corrosion protection. The coating is carried out according…
Contracts
FLS Aerospace Engineering Limited has been awarded a contract to refurbish to a VIP standard the interior of a Tupolev 134B aircraft and recoat the aircraft to an executive paint…
News and Views
NASA has exercised a launch vehicle option under the Medium Expendable Launch Vehicle services contract, and a McDonnell Douglas Delta II expendable launch vehicle will carry the…
People in the news
Helicopter pilots carrying out search and rescue missions in zero visibility or a force eight gale rely totally on their electronic flight control systems. Few of those pilots…
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- Prof Phil Webb