Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 56 Issue 8
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An International JournalTable of contents
Jetstream 31
British Aerospace announced the launching of the Jetstream 31 light turboprop transport on December 5, 1978 and the development aircraft, converted from an earlier model, made its…
Harrier II
T.E. FordProgress of the joint Anglo‐American Harrier II programme will be marked in 1985 by the formation of the first US Marine Corps (USMC) operational squadron of AV‐8Bs and the first…
Cardboard Model Aircraft Trainers
G.J. Stanley, F.H. Stanley, CEng, FIMechE, Les PrattSince the days of Lilienthal and the Wright Brothers, aircraft structural design and materials have changed dramatically. The early wire braced wooden frames have given way to…
MBB Uses Screen, Light Pen and Computer for Airbus A320 Design
Aircraft are no longer designed at a drafting board but with the aid of a screen, light pen and computer. This new development in the history of European civil aircraft…
Safety Topics
MaydayRecent discussion and review of information on rejected take‐offs by the UK Flight Safety Committee seems to indicate that a strong case can be made for taking advantage of…
Equipment, Materials and Services
The AM1435 from Datel is an ultra‐fast settling wideband operational amplifier that is directly inter‐changeable with devices having the same type number.
News and Views
The first development six‐bladed propeller hub assembly designed for the new British Aerospace Advanced Turboprop (ATP) airliner has been built and delivered to United…
People
Joseph L. Mallardi has been elected executive vice‐president and chief operating officer of Howmet Turbine Components Corporation, effective July 1, 1984.
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- Prof Phil Webb