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Article
Publication date: 1 November 1952

The largest Walking Dragline in the world has presented almost every branch of engineering with some difficult problems, but as most readers will know, this monumental machine was…

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The largest Walking Dragline in the world has presented almost every branch of engineering with some difficult problems, but as most readers will know, this monumental machine was completed last year to the order of Messrs. Stewarts and Lloyds by Messrs. Ransomes & Rapier Ltd., Ipswich. It was constructed in their works and erected on site at Northamptonshire, where it is engaged on stripping iron ore.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 4 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Publication date: 1 June 2000

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 72 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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Article
Publication date: 1 February 1934

IT will be remembered that the salient features of the Napier Rapier engine were described in AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING, Vol. II, July, 1930, p. 166, while some brief particulars of…

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IT will be remembered that the salient features of the Napier Rapier engine were described in AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING, Vol. II, July, 1930, p. 166, while some brief particulars of the Scries II type appeared in Vol. IV, November, 1932, p. 281. D. S. Napier and Sons, Ltd., now send full details of the Series II and Series IV types, both of which have passed the Air Ministry 100 hours' Type Test. The two engines, which both have a 6·0 : 1 compression ratio, do not differ except that the Series II is rated at 305 b.h.p. at 3,500 r.p.m. at 10,000 ft., and the Scries IV at 340 b.h.p. at 3,500 r.p.m. at sea level.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 6 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

Case study
Publication date: 12 November 2018

Stephen M. Rapier, Doreen E. Shanahan, Nancy E. Dodd and Jeffrey R. Baker

In the 1990s, Mike Flanagan foresaw video moving from analog to digital and developed an equipment rental business to meet the needs of the entertainment/media production…

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Synopsis

In the 1990s, Mike Flanagan foresaw video moving from analog to digital and developed an equipment rental business to meet the needs of the entertainment/media production industry. By 1996 he established a second company to offer training in the use of Avid, a digital video-editing program. Flanagan sold the rental business in 1998 and by 2002 expanded the training away from a business model to a full-fledged college business model. By 2014 what started as a successful training program developed into a negative interaction with the US Department of Education and Flanagan found himself being forced out of business.

Research methodology

This case was originally a client-based project conducted real time in an MBA-level marketing course at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.

Relevant courses and levels

The case is well suited for a variety of business and law courses that integrate ethical decision making in their curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The case allows for a greater understanding of the implications of managerial behavior tied to ethical beliefs and the possible outcomes that may result. It also allows for a stronger grasp of the integral nature of management, staff, consumers and outside organizations on the pervasive impact of non-ethical behavior. Last, this case creates a framework for students to assess how ethics influence managerial behavior that will affect an organization’s success.

Theoretical bases

What ethical duties and obligations does a business owe to its customers and other stakeholders? Is ignorance an excuse for failing to meet those ethical obligations?

Article
Publication date: 1 December 1933

THE firm of D. Napier & Son, Ltd., are probably best known as the manufacturers of the Lion series of aero‐engines. It is, however, interesting to record that they are the oldest…

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THE firm of D. Napier & Son, Ltd., are probably best known as the manufacturers of the Lion series of aero‐engines. It is, however, interesting to record that they are the oldest engineering firm engaged in the aero‐engine industry, having been established as long ago as 1808.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 5 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

Article
Publication date: 2 October 2009

Liu Jihong, Jiang Hongxia and Lu Yuzheng

The purpose of this paper is to deduce the thickness property of three‐dimensional (3D) composite produced by 3D woven enhancing fabric based on an academic model.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to deduce the thickness property of three‐dimensional (3D) composite produced by 3D woven enhancing fabric based on an academic model.

Design/methodology/approach

Thickness of 3D composite is determined by the important weaving parameter – the length of binder yarn. According to the shape of pile formed by binder yarn, curve function of pile is supposed. A rapier loom is modified for the 3D woven enhancing fabrics, and the composite is produced based on the fabric. The thickness of composite is produced and the theories results are validated.

Findings

The result of the analysis shows that the curve of pile formed by binder yarn can be expressed as sin function approximately, and there is linear relation between the thickness of composite and the length of pile of binder yarn.

Research limitations/implications

The results cannot be provided to study the relationship of thickness based on different technology of composite.

Originality/value

The paper provides an academic method of calculating the thickness of composite and the relationship between the thickness of composite and the length of binder yarn. The method can reduce the testing time.

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International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, vol. 21 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-6222

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Article
Publication date: 1 August 1974

BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION has current major programmes in transport aircraft, military aircraft, guided weapons and space. It is this width of technology, and the extent of the…

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BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION has current major programmes in transport aircraft, military aircraft, guided weapons and space. It is this width of technology, and the extent of the facilities which support it, which make BAC one of the major aerospace companies of the world. Currently, BAC has a record £686m on its order books, of which £440m is for export.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 46 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

Article
Publication date: 1 May 1975

APPLIED Technology, Middle East and European marketing and technical support representative of PF Industries Inc, will exhibit ground support equipment supplied to airlines…

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APPLIED Technology, Middle East and European marketing and technical support representative of PF Industries Inc, will exhibit ground support equipment supplied to airlines worldwide.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 47 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

Article
Publication date: 1 September 1980

It is to be regretted that, this year, hardly any information was received from the public relations department of SBAC despite numerous requests.

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It is to be regretted that, this year, hardly any information was received from the public relations department of SBAC despite numerous requests.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 52 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

Article
Publication date: 1 March 1982

As part of the V.10 F programme financed by Service Technique de la Production Aeronautique (STPA), AEROSPATIALE and DASSAULT — BREGUET have joined forces to produce a single…

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As part of the V.10 F programme financed by Service Technique de la Production Aeronautique (STPA), AEROSPATIALE and DASSAULT — BREGUET have joined forces to produce a single Falcon 10 wing entirely made of carbon fibre. This wing has just been sent from the AEROSPATIALE Company's Nantes factory to the Toulouse Aernautic Testing Centre. A second wing will also be built, but this time, by DASSAULT‐BREGUET Biarritz plant. The two wings will be used for static fatigue testing. The programme calls for another pair of wings, one to be made by each of the same firms. They will later be mounted to a Falcon 10 for flight testing.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 54 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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