Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 57 Issue 11
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Influence of Rough Runways on Undercarriage Design
G.H. HainesA number of aspects of landing gear design are introduced in order to examine the design impact when providing a rough ground capability.
Garrett Airline Services Offers Condition Monitoring Program
‘CONDITION MONITORING.’ No, this isn't hospital jargon for an intensive care unit; the term actually refers to a specialized Garrett Airline Services Division (GASD) program to…
High Drag Rotating Parachute Developed and Tested
A new rotating parachute designed primarily for recovery of high‐performance reentry vehicles has been developed and tested by Sandia National Laboratories in the U.S.A.
THE RTM 322
THE RTM 322 is a new family of engines being developed jointly by Rolls‐Royce Ltd at its Leavesden site and Turbomeca SA in France. The project is being jointly funded by both…
Sidestick Control Evaluation Completed for Tilt‐Rotor Aircraft
THE NASA/Army XV‐15 Tilt‐Rotor Research Aircraft, with a sidestick controller installed, has been flown successfully with the aircraft's stability control system both operative…
Automated 360° ECM Cell for Rolls‐Royce Compressor Blade Manufacture
TWO automated 360° Electro Chemical Machine Cells, designed and built by John Brown Automation Ltd of Coventry, are being used by Rolls‐Royce, Bristol, for the manufacture of two…
Rotorcraft Trends Part 1. Technologies and Developments
Terry FordEMPHASIS on aspects of rotary wing design and operation and comments on many of the contributory factors were contained in the recommendations of the Helicopter Airworthiness…
New Magnesium Alloy for Tomorrow's Projects
MAGNESIUM Elektron Ltd featured a new Elektron magnesium casting alloy — Elektron WE54 — at the Paris Air Show. The result of several years' research and development effort and…
Equipment, Materials and Services
Souriau, has recently obtained Q.P.L. (Qualified Products List) approval for two of its range of circular connectors.
News and Views
Goodyear is consolidating its worldwide aviation products organisations to provide ‘one world’ customer service on a global scale, the company has announced.
Contracts
Westland Aerospace Division has won a major order worth £3.9M from the De Havilland of Canada aircraft company. The order is for 30 sets of engine nacelles for the De Havilland…
Contracts
LTV Aerospace and Defense Company has been awarded a $4.96 million increase to its contract for research and development on the Extended Long‐Range Integrated Technology…
People
The appointment of Mr Robert Hobbs (24) as Software Sales and Marketing Executive has been announced by Concentration Heat & Momentum (CHAM) Ltd, of Wimbledon, London.
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb