Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 71 Issue 4

Strapline:

An International Journal
Subjects:

Table of contents

The military aircraft cockpit – time for a rethink?

John Farley

Despite 80 years of military aircraft development producing remarkable differences between early cockpits and those of today, the function of the cockpit has yet to change. Before…

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Windshear recovery using thrust vectoring

H.G. Visser

This study presents a preliminary evaluation of the application of Thrust Vectoring (TV) technology for improving windshear recovery of civil aircraft in microburst windshear…

The future use of gamma titanium aluminides by Rolls‐Royce

Wayne Voice

Gamma titanium aluminide is a material essential for meeting military and civil engine performance targets in the future and potentially it could be used throughout the engine…

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The Boeing flight deck

Terry Ford

Describes how the Next Generation (NG) Boeing 737‐600/700/800/900 flight deck uses either of two instrument panels. One is based on the 737‐300/400/500 series and the other on the…

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Simulation driven design helps solve C5 cargo door problem

Alan Pinnick

Simulation driven design helped Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems solve a fatigue‐related problem on the cargo door of the C5 transport plane. Cracks in the area of the door’s…

Shot peening

David Kirk

Discusses the use of a corporate Internet in a geographically‐spread consulting firm, James Martin & Co., to share ideas, vision, client information and results. Illustrates with…

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Increased awareness

Terry Ford

Shows how the technology developed for military Head Up Displays is now adopted for civil aircraft. Marconi Electronics with the HUD 2020 has used the ability to present…

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ISSN:

0002-2667

Online date, start – end:

1929

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Phil Webb