Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 87 Issue 2

Guidelines for the development of the quality of aircraft bevel gears

Jadwiga Malgorzata Pisula, Mieczyslaw Plocica

– The purpose of this article is to present a method for the analysis of the quality of the bevel gear at the development level.

Analysis of possibilities for modification of drill bit geometrical parameters used to drill holes in composite materials of various composition

Piotr Tyczynski, Romana Ewa Sliwa, Robert Ostrowski

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the concept of new drill bit geometry adjusted to a given composite type. This paper explores the possibility of drilling in composites…

A DEA-based transport heliports’ efficiencies evaluation

Salvatore Amoroso, Francesco Castelluccio, Luigi Maritano

The purpose of the study is the evaluation of the efficiencies of a group of small Italian airports and the comparison with a set of transport heliports to show the difference in…

Cost analysis for a future helicopter for passenger transport

Francesco Castelluccio, Luigi Maritano, Salvatore Amoroso, Marco Migliore

– This paper aims to identify the parameters that influence the cost competitiveness of helicopter services for scheduled passenger transport on a regional area.

Powder recyclability in electron beam melting for aeronautical use

Vojislav Petrovic, Rubén Niñerola

The purpose of this article is to determine if the level of recyclability of atomized Ti-6Al-4V powder, used as raw material in electron beam melting (EBM), is in compliance with…

Advanced flexible automation cell control for aerospace manufacturing

Philip Webb, Seemal Asif, Susanne Hogger, Thomas Kosche, Paul Kiernan

– This paper aims to describe a new methodology for controlling highly flexible automated manufacturing cells for use in aerospace manufacturing and repair.

Preliminary evaluation of the fatigue behaviour of aluminium alloy in corrosive environment

Giacomo Frulla, Gianni Avalle, Vito Sapienza

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of fatigue life reduction of 2024 Al alloy for aerospace components due to the corrosive (exfoliation) environment. Both…

Powerful zero-point-energy converter – theory and experiment

Claus Wilhelm Turtur

– The purpose of this study is the development of the theoretical fundament of zero-point energy conversion, together with a description of its experimental verification.

A new method for producing magnesium alloy twin-rib aircraft brackets

Anna Dziubinska, Andrzej Gontarz

– The purpose of the present paper is to develop a new technology for producing magnesium alloy twin-rib aircraft brackets by the forging method.

Special issue devoted to AIRTEC “Supply on the Wings” conference

Richard Degenhardt , Leslie J. Cohen