Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 62 Issue 10
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Engine Test Facilities
Terry Ford CEng., MRAeSCURRENT technological developments in aircraft engines demand highly sophisticated test cells and equipment. Research and development at an engine manufacturers plant is the…
F R Aviation Invests in In‐House Engine Testing
F R AVIATION has awarded a contract to Industrial Acoustics Company (IAC) of Staines, Middx to build an engine test facility at its premises at Bournemouth International Airport…
Rolls‐Royce Trent Makes First Test Bed Run
ROLLS‐ROYCE has run its new Trent engine, the world's most powerful turbofan at the company's Derby, UK, facility.
GE Enlists Advanced Technology to Make Jet Engines Cleaner, Quieter
JET engines today are vastly cleaner and quieter than 20 years ago, and GE (USA) Aircraft Engines intends to make them yet better neighbours.
Farnborough ‘90
A number of new aircraft and evidence of considerable developments in many areas of the aerospace industry, were characteristics of the Show. Highlighting the Soviet presence was…
CNC Requirements for the Aerospace Industry Into the 21st Century
Peter AdamsDURING the last 3 years, aerospace companies within the UK have undertaken extensive modernisation of their machine tool inventories. This included an evaluation of sort of CNC…
Plantrac II Flies High
IN the space of just one hour, it is possible to fly a Boeing 747 through low level cloud to a perfect night‐time touchdown in Hong Kong, to fly through a snow storm and make a…
Safety Topics: Drive Train and Main Gearbox Failures
MaydayTHIS accident occurred shortly before a Sikorsky S‐16N helicopter was due to depart Sumbrugh on its first flight of the day. The crew of 2 and 16 passengers were embarked. Normal…
Laser Tracer for Diameter Measurement
THE Laser Tracer LT4400 uses a non‐contact method to measure edge position and small diameters up to 2mm. With two instruments shaft diameters and widths up to 500mm can be…
Contracts
EVENDALE, Ohio — CFM International's CFM56–5 engine has been selected by Gulf Air to power 12 firm, 6 option Airbus Industrie A320 aircraft in an engine order valued at more than…
News and Views
Dowty Aerospace is preparing itself to meet the global challenge of the coming decades by restructuring the present site based organisation.
People
R.M. (Bob) McKinlay is appointed managing director, British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Ltd. in succession to Dr. Maurice Dixson, who is leaving the company to take up a…
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