Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 51 Issue 3

Rolls‐Royce Adour

T. FORD

Available with and without thrust augmentation by afterburning, the Adour turbofan was first produced for the Anglo‐French Sepecat Jaguar. For this aircraft, the engine entered…

Aircraft Engine Emissions are Under Continuing Surveillance

L.F. MORTIMER

Although not a known serious problem now, ICAO and Member States are watchful for potential future harmful effects on the environment …

Aerodynamics of Engine Air Intakes

MANFRED NATTER DIETER WELTE, WOLFGANG SCHMIDT

At present, intensive preliminary technological work is being carried out in the Federal Republic of Germany on the development of a new tactical combat aircraft (TKF). Among…

The Dash 7 — After One Year's Service

C.D. WICKES

From the blowing snows of the Canadian Arctic and the blasting sands of the Saudi Arabian desert to the high of the Colorado Rockies and the wind swept plains of Spain, the de…

Use of Plastics Increasing in Aircraft

The percentage of plastic materials used in the construction of transport, military and sport aircraft is continually increasing. Because of their specific characteristics, some…

Flameless Furnace Produces Cheap Power from Garbage and Other Rubbish

A British engineer, Mr. Arnold Pearce, has developed a world‐beating process to obtain cheap power from burning domestic garbage, industrial wastes and other low grade materials…

A New Concept: Single Signature Vibration Monitoring Throughout the Lifetime of an Engine

Engine vibration monitoring (EVM) has been an established jet‐engine research, production, and maintenance tool for nearly four decades. EVM “signatures” have been used to qualify…

Design‐to‐Cost and Aerospatiale's Aircraft Division

ANDRE ETESSE

Design‐to‐cost (DTC), a new American design control method, was almost unheard of in Europe only a few years ago. Since 1976, Aerospatiale's Aircraft Division has set up the means…