Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 44 Issue 11

Strapline:

An International Journal
Subjects:

Table of contents

Horizon

“If we are to bear the ever increasing cost of engine and airframe development and meet the competition from the United States and elsewhere, we must move from ad hoc…

Experimental investigation of fatigue damage accumulation

ROBERT W. BALDI

IN 1945, M. A. Miner presented his approach for cumulative damage in metal fatigue to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In this approach, the expended life of a…

Saab‐MFI 17—Army co‐operation and trainer aircraft

THE SAAB‐MFI 17 is intended for primary flight training (pre‐selection) and army co‐operation including Forward Air Control (FAC) and Light Close Support.

Smoke emission properties as a criterion for the selection of plastic materials for interiors

M.A. API DENNEY, D. BROADLEY

DURING the period 1965 to 67, a number of aircraft accidents occurred in which fires contributed significantly to the loss of life.

Reducing the smoke hazard in small transformer failures

J. RAMSAY BELL

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS over the last 25 years have shown a remarkable extension in their average working life and much laudable development work has been carried out by…

Microstructural changes that drilling and reaming can cause in the bore holes in DTD 5014 (RR58 extrusions)

P.J.E. AIM FORSYTH

HOLED FATIGUE SPECIMENS, both untested and tested, were received from structures department, RAE for metallurgical examination to determine the causes of certain observed…

Airport Installations

Recognising the ultimate limitations of their analog engine life recorders, investigations have been made into alternate methods of generating the required transfer functions to…

Extension of a portable tactical instrument approach and landing system

MADGE III, Microwave Aircraft Digital Guidance Equipment, is a logical extension of MADGE I which won the NATO portable tactical instrument approach and landing system competition…

Equipment and materials

The series 7458 small square‐case counter provides a compact, ½ oz counter with good figure legibility. Extensive use of precision moulded acetal resin in the construction ensures…

Books and literature

This falls — heavily — into the category of coffee table book; lavish in size, including thickness, and in the number of illustrations. It is divided into two sections.

Personalities in the news

ARTHUR E. SMITH has been appointed chairman of United Aircraft on the retirement of William P. Gwinn, and HARRY J. GRAY to be chief executive officer. EDWARD L. HENNESY Jr has…

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ISSN:

0002-2667

Online date, start – end:

1929

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Phil Webb