Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 65 Issue 2

Research into Materials Aspects of Aircraft Maintenance and Life Extension — Part 2

R.J. Chester, G. Clark, B.R.W. Hinton, A.A. Baker

Non‐destructive inspection. Safety‐by‐inspection There are several possible approaches to the safe extension of the useful service life of aging aircraft beyond the planned…

Aircraft Maintenance Management Part 3

D.H. Middleton

MAINTENANCE of military aircraft presents a different set of parameters, for example, the aircraft flying rate is much lower with only a few hundred hours per annum compared to…

New and Emerging Technology

Terry Ford CEng, MRAes

A recent ERA Technology conference considered the provision of affordable avionics systems in the civil, military and space sectors. Included in the presentations were…

Developments in Composites

STRUCTURAL composites which are load bearing materials in which fibres or particles have been introduced into a matrix, have been in use in aerospace for some time. Used more and…

Wind Sensor ML‐7327(V)2 or SV‐645.02

The Wind Sensor ML‐7327(V)2 or SV‐645.02 is a device for the measurement of direction and speed of the wind.

Fasteners, Adhesives & Sealants — Feature

Philip Absalom

Fasteners, adhesives and sealants are as important to aerospace production as the most sophisticated advances in engine design. Without the correct nuts and bolts, no aircraft can…

Symonds DMS Helps Lucas Aerospace Increase Efficiency

INSTALLATION of a Symonds DMS D.Log off‐line programming system and D.NeT DNC network to serve 33 CNC machine tools has allowed Lucas Aerospace Ltd.'s Power Systems Division at…

Kidde‐Graviner and the Halon Issue

The Halons have long been recognised as uniquely effective fire extinguishing agents, but are now known to contribute towards ozone layer depletion. In accordance with the latest…

Equipment

Zip‐Chem Products, a leading supplier of chemical products for aviation, announce the acquisition of the Calla Chemicals operations of Houston, Texas. Zip‐Chem also announce the…

Contracts

Collins Air Transport Division, Rockwell International Corporation continues its dominance for Boeing 777 satellite communications systems. Cathay Pacific has become the third…

News and Views

On the occasion of the 89th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' historic flight, Boeing's new president, Philip M. Condit, told an audience at the Royal Aeronautical Society that…