Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 52 Issue 3

Airworthiness — A Systems Approach

E.R. MAJOR, BSc(Eng)

This article is written by Mr. Major at the invitation of the publishers of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING as an introduction to the series that is being published during 1980, (as was said…

Flight Recording in the UK: 1. Evolution

TERENCE E. FORD

Methods of recording data in flight have been in existence for many years, but it was not until the potential of a recording medium together with electronic systems came to be…

The Energy Problem — Its Effect on Aircraft Design: PART 1 — SUPPLY AND DEMAND

WALTER TYE

This is the first of a series of articles which examine the problem of future energy supplies and the likely effects on aircraft design. The energy problem is clearly a major…

Engineering — Our Future: The Engineering Profession; The Finniston Report

H.W. FRSA PAYNE, Hon. FSLAET

This is the title of the summary of the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Engineering Profession, and since the Committee was chaired by Sir Monty Finniston, it has now…

Engine Failure in Light Twin‐Engine Aircraft

A study of accidents following engine failure in light twin engine aircraft showed that the most common factor in the accidents over a five‐year period was the apparent lack of…

Chicago DC‐10 Accident Findings

The National Transportation Safety Board reported on 21st December 1979, that the American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC‐10 stalled, rolled and crashed after takeoff in Chicago…

Assessing Rocket Motor Materials

There can be few applications of engineering materials which are more demanding than the construction of rocket motors. Even by aerospace standards their life is short, while the…

News and Views

The Federal Aviation Administration has said that a six‐month study shows the DC‐10 pylon is fundamentally sound and can serve 25 years without failure unless damaged during…