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Manufacturing and Consulting Services (MCS) is signing dealers and value‐added resellers for ANVIL‐5000pc™, the company's newest CADD/CAM software package for mechanical engineering.

TWO more EJ200 flight engines for the Eurofighter 2000 were handed over recently

DEA (UK), the Swindon based co‐ordinate measuring machine (CMM) specialist, has secured orders worth £500,000 for the inspection of complex munition and aerospace components. As part of each contract, DEA (UK) has written and developed the sophisticated part programs at its Swindon Metrology Centre.

THE achievement of higher thrust‐to‐weight ratios and the realisation of thrust vectoring and reversing engine nozzles were among subjects highlighted at Le Bourget. Prominent among the former was the Pratt & Whitney F100‐PW‐229 engine which is a growth version of the F100 rated at 29,000 lb thrust and providing up to 35% more power than its predecessor, the −220. It is scheduled to replace existing engines in F‐15 and F‐16 aircraft without modification and without increasing the size of the inlet. Flight testing of the new engine began in 1988 and production is scheduled for later this year. Much of the technology incorporated represents adaptation or refinement of that derived from previous F‐100 models and an 8:1 thrust‐to‐weight ratio is achieved. The airflow is increased by reducing the size of the fan hub while retaining the same overall dimensions. A new compressor is incorporated which still retains capacity for futher growth, there is an improved durability combustor and the LP turbine is designed to match the increased power requirements of the higher airflow fan.

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 applicable to next generation tactical military aircraft.

The Hanover Air Show, being held at the end of this month and into early May, once again brings to mind the importance and the urgency of European co‐operation in aviation activities.