Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 47 Issue 1

Materials of the future need grasping now

I.H.G.

MANY parameters have to be considered in the application of new materials in aircraft design and today, perhaps, the economic situation is such as to make it even more important…

Developments in Metals for Aircraft

L. Sanderson

EVEN the technical press is inclined to devote more space to developments in aircraft and their component parts than to the metals and materials employed in their construction. In…

Advance Materials & Processing Techniques

S.J. Ashton, J.F. A.l.M. Cleave

FROM the materials viewpoint, there are two major areas from which significant economic benefits may be derived in the next generation of aircraft. These are in the fields of…

High Temperature Alloys for Gas Turbines

H. Gaytor

THE wide range of creep resistant nickel‐base alloys now available has been developed primarily for use at elevated temperatures in the gas turbine engine. These products replaced…

Ceramics take to the Air

E.R. Danks

THE aircraft industry, in common with other engineering industries, is constantly searching for new materials. As developments take place and technology advances, materials with…

Advanced Materials in Future Aircraft Design

R.G. Dabbs

As Professor Joad used to say — “It all depends what you mean by…” In this instance it all depends what you mean by future aircraft designs. There are many parameters which must…

New High Strength Aluminium Alloy

H.A. Holl

THE highest strength wrought aluminium alloys currently available are based on the aluminium‐zinc‐magnesium‐copper system, and such alloys offer considerable potential for weight…

Development of an Improved Elevated Temperature Aluminium Alloy Alcan GBX158

ALTHOUGH of many years standing the development of Alcan GBX 158 has not yet reached commercial availability. The object of this project is to produce an improved elevated…

Titanium in Aerospace

PRODUCTION of titanium in the USA during 1974 has been estimated at 15 000 tons, with the aerospace industry taking 75 per cent of the output. This is a considerable increase in…

Specialised Rubber Moulding at Weybridge

W.J. Bird, E.E. Cox, P. Paull

THE increasing demand for specialised rubber mouldings for advanced aircraft application in recent years has resulted in the development of a unique facility and expertise at…

In tehnical perspective

A bonded, dry lubricant coating containing molybdenum disulphide and corrosion inhibitors in a thermo‐setting binder is being used to reduce galling and fretting of compressor hub…