Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 63 Issue 7
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Passive Fire Protection Success
Alan SealeyTESTS recently conducted by the Fire Research Station on behalf of the CAA to assess the effectiveness of onboard water sprinklers involved the construction of a test rig based on…
Breakthrough Means “Instant” Aircraft Fuel Venting
A company which designs, manufactures and installs pollution control systems has developed a breakthrough in the venting of aviation fuel from wing and fuselage fuel cells.
Stocksbridge Engineering Steels — A Leader in Aerospace Steels
STOCKSBRIDGE Engineering Steels (SES) was established in 1842 and grew rapidly to become one of the world's first major steel manufacturers.
British EDM Subcontractor Wins Overseas Jet Engine Work
JOINT owners of Lancashire‐based Wirex Precision, Michael Higson and Dave Marsden, personally carry out all the programming and planning for their six wire‐cut electric discharge…
Subcontract Service Calibrates Robots Using Kern ECDS
PRECISION measurement of large machined or fabricated structures, and calibration of dynamic positioning systems to high levels of accuracy are among projects carried out by…
Noble & Lund Take Wraps off Turning Centre
WHEN the wraps came off the new vertical turning centre from Noble & Lund, it was easy to see the design influence that came from the FMT Group as a whole.
Hitachi Seiki Boosts Machining Efficiency on Rocket Motor Components
DURING the past 18 months, BAJ (part of Meggitt Aerospace) has spent over £1 million on advanced CNC machine tools for its Avon‐based factory. And for the precise machining of…
Ipeco Gets to the Seat of Small Turned Parts Production
INSTALLATION of a Warner & Swasey WSC‐6 mill‐turning centre at Southend‐based Ipeco Europe Ltd, one of the world's leading civil aircrew seat manufacturers, has rationalised…
Paris Air Show '91: Review
THE most important characteristics of any air show are often the portents for the future and at Paris there were plenty of these. Despite the combined effects of the recession and…
News and Views from Paris
Federal Express Corporation and Airbus Industrie announced that the world's largest express transportation company has placed 25 firm orders for Airbus A300–600 freighters, 25…
Equipment
Ceramabond™ 668, a viscous single component alumina based adhesive system with temperature resistance to 2500 degrees F used to bond, fill and encapsulate sections up to ½”, is…
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- Prof Phil Webb