Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 35 Issue 1
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Plastics in Aircraft
THE recent arrival of the Beagle‐Miles M.218 light aircraft and the Rolls‐Royce RB.I62 lightweight lift engine has served as a further reminder of the growing importance of…
Today and Tomorrow: A Brief Review of the Current Scale of Application of Reinforced Plastics, their Properties and Potential Uses
A.J. BellworthyAERONAUTICAL engineers are constantly seeking materials with high strength/low weight ratios, particularly those who are associated with commercial aircraft design where this…
The Beagle‐Miles M.2I8: Design Philosophy of a Twin‐Engined, Low Cost, Light Aircraft Which Makes Extensive Use of Reinforced Plastics, and the Application of this Material to Radar Aerials and Towed Targets
G.H. MilesTHE concept of an ‘all‐plastics’ airframe has been possible of achievement since the early 1940s but, apart from some special applications, such as radar and radio transparencies…
Development of Synthetic Resin Adhesives: A Review of the Background to Adhesives for Metal‐to‐Metal Bonding and Honeycomb Sandwich Construction and Their Current Scale of Application
E.J. Catchpole, M.S. A.E. inTHE development of synthetic resin adhesives has proceeded very fast since about 1937 when the first urea formaldehyde wood glues were being produced on a pilot scale. The…
Testing of Reinforced Plastics at Elevated Temperatures: Description of a Test Programme Designed to Evaluate the Effect of Temperature Variation on Mechanical Properties
M.A. Denney, J.C. MartindaleWITH the development of supersonic aircraft there is an increasing requirement for structural materials operating at elevated temperatures. To ensure optimum utilization of…
Tooling for the Industry: Advantages of Plastics Tooling for the Aircraft Industry, Its Use for Press Tools and Stretch Forming, and Future Prospects
J.L. BranstonPLASTICS tooling has been accepted progressively in the aircraft industry, particularly during the past decade, mainly because of its elementary manufacturing equipment…
Professional Publications
Under this heading are given each month the principal articles of aeronautical interest appearing in the current issues of the Journals of the leading Professional Societies and…
An Introduction to P.T.F.E. Hose: A Description of the Development and Production of Palmer Fluoroflex Polytetrafluoroethylene Hose for Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
D.G. CollingwoodTHE introduction into both civil and military service of high‐speed, high‐altitude, turbojet‐powered aircraft has posed some particularly formidable problems for the manufacturers…
Electrically‐Heated Transparencies: Recent Developments in the Use of Plastics for Aircraft Windscreens and Canopies with Particular Reference to Transparencies Utilizing the Sierracote 3 Electrically Conductive Coating Produced by D. Napier and Son Ltd.
THE provision of suitable transparencies for both civil and military aircraft has posed some particularly difficult problems for windscreen and canopy designers during recent…
Products and their Applications
Review of a Broad Selection of Plastics Products being Utilized by the Aircraft Industry emphasizing the Importance of these Materials. The preceding seven articles have covered…
Trade Announcements
British Aircraft Corporation and Sud‐Aviation have agreed on plans for full co‐operation to implement the joint programme of the British and French Govern‐ments for the…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical search Council, Technical Reports and Translations of the United States…
British Patent Abridgments
These details of British Patent Specifications are taken by permission from ‘Abridgments of Specifications—Patents for Inventions’. Copies of the full specifications are…
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- Prof Phil Webb