Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 41 Issue 10

The Eleventh Anglo‐American Aeronautical Conference: Considerations in the Design of Large Twin Engined Transport Aircraft

J.P. Smith

THE requirement for a ‘big twin’ had been recognised at an early stage in Europe, and in the interests of securing a suitable home market on which to launch the project, a…

A Review of the Configuration Development of the U.S. Supersonic Transport

Walter C. Swan

IN October 1968 The Boeing Co. announced that the configuration of the U.S. SST had been changed from an integrated wing‐tail, variable‐sweep‐wing design to the fixed‐wing…

Advances in Engine Technology: Cooled Turbines

J.F. Barnes

ALTHOUGH numerous papers and lectures presented to the Royal Aeronautical Society have mentioned the upward trend in turbine inlet gas temperatures, there has been no review of…

The Use of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics: A review of the progress made in the practical application of CFRP to conventional commercial aircraft structures

D.M. McElhinney, A.W. Kitchenside, K.A. Rowland

THIS article considers the role of carbon fibre reinforced plastic as a reinforcement for conventional aircraft structural components. It is in this mode that we expect to see the…

The Apollo Lunar Module: A description of the construction of the lunar module used to make the first manned landing of a space vehicle on another planet

T.E. Ford

THE successful employment of the lunar module, the prime contractor being the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., in the recent Apollo 11 mission has emphasised the vital role…

The Library Shelf

A revised and enlarged edition of a book first published in 1962, this is an account of the development and service history of the German R‐planes. It contains information…

Ear‐to‐ground

The first Concorde prototype went supersonic for the first time during its 45th flight on October 1, 1969. It sustained a speed of Mach 1·05 for 9 min. in level flight at 36,000…

Auxiliary Equipment: Details of Some Components Used for Subsidiary Services in Aircraft, Missiles and Space Vehicles

The fully automated 90 Inertia Welder made by the Caterpillar Tractor Co. is now available in Europe. In the inertia welding process, the parts to be welded are placed directly…

New Materials

Brief Particulars of Recently Introduced Materials likely to have Aircraft, Missile or Space Vehicle Applications. A novel combination of chemically strengthened glass and…

Tools for the Industry

A Selection of Equipment of Use in the Production and Maintenance of Aircraft, Missiles, Space Vehicles and Components. A new class R rotary stationary air compressor range has…