Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 59 Issue 1
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Fibre Composites
PRE‐EMINENT in the manufacture of fibre‐reinforced composites for general use and in these particular applications, for aerospace purposes, the CIBA‐Geigy company has circulated…
The Manufacture of Composite Components and Mould Tools Using Low Temperature Moulding Prepregs
Chris RidgardTHE applications of advanced fibre reinforced composite materials for the manufacture of lightweight stable components have rapidly expanded in the aerospace and other industries…
Soaring Higher
Growing demands on the part of the aircraft industry, particularly in the field of light‐aircraft construction, have led in recent years to the increased use of carbon…
CFRP — Wing for the Alpha Jet
Dieter RoseThe end of the development chain of plane load bearing structures in CFRP‐technology after Air brake (series operation), vertical tail rudder (longtime evaluation during…
Bristol Composites: Advanced Composites Capability
BRISTOL Composite Materials Engineering Ltd (BCME), with over thirty years experience in composites, has become established as a leading supplier of advanced composites components…
Custom‐Designed CNC 5‐Axis Router for British Aerospace
DESIGN Technologies Ltd, the Wellingborough‐based manufacturer of advanced CNC profiling machinery, has supplied a custom‐designed, Desi‐tech CNC 5‐axis router to British…
Prototype Aircraft Access Door Manufactured With Ryton PPS Woven Carbon Fabric Prepreg: Novel Construction Designed and fabricated by Boeing Aerospace using sheeting developed by Phillips Petroleum
A prototype aircraft access door has been designed and fabricated by Boeing Aerospace Compny using Ryton polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) woven carbon fabric prepreg sheeting supplied…
Machining Carbon‐Based Materials for Aerospace
AN area of major development by the aerospace industry has been to obtain substantial weight savings in aircraft structures so that range and loading capacities are increased as…
MBB Develops New Tool for Production of CFRP Aircraft Components
THE use of automatic and flexible machines for production of plastic parts — especially those made of carbon fibre reinforced plastics — is an esesntial requirement in modern…
Safety Topics
MaydayChinook Accident ON the return flight to Sumburgh from Brent Field a Boeing Vertol 234 LR (Chinook) was only some four miles from the airport when the crew remarked on a…
Equipment, Materials and Services
A new aircraft windsheild cleaner is tough on dirt, but gentle to the delicate windshield finish.
News and Views
Following last month's successful first UK certification of the AS355F2 helicopter the engineering division of UK Aerospatiale distributor, McAlpine Helicopters Ltd, has now…
Contracts
A local company, Briton Electronics, have successfully completed and delivered a vital piece of equipment designed for use on flight simulators for the Royal Aircraft…
People
Ferranti Instrumentation Ltd has appointed Mr P K R Choudhuri as financial controller. Mr “Roy” Choudhuri was previously managing director of Ferranti Resin Ltd based in Peterlee.
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- Prof Phil Webb