Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 66 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
Synthetic Vision Systems
Terry FordVarious systems for enhancing visibility for civil aircraft have been proposed and a recent Royal Aeronautical society conference chaired by Captain Harry Hopkins sought to…
Aerospace Corrosion Control: Part 2
The second day of the Aerospace Corrosion Control Symposium, held at the Rai, Amsterdam, commenced with a paper presented by Aydin Akdeniz of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group…
Mini features
Turbo Expo '94, conference and exhibition, was held on 13–16 June at The Netherlands Congress Centre, The Hague. Organized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and…
Farnborough '94
Unlike the exhibition of two years ago, Farnborough '94 exuded an air of optimism and enthusiasm for the industry's future. Walking around the exhibition halls, one was struck by…
Power plants
Based on the outstanding results achieved to date in highly successful flight and ground test programs, GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) will accelerate certification of the first GE90…
Space projects
Two scientific and technology demonstration spacecraft, launched from the Arrianne space shuttle in French Guyana recently, have been dynamically balanced by Lewis Group and…
Helicopters
Making a quiet helicopter even quieter is the aim of a new technology being developed by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems.
Maintenance
Interleaf has launched Intellecte, the first fast‐track solution to the aerospace industry's increasingly complex document‐based information management needs.
Aerospace Notes
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University in University Park have been analysing commuter aircraft accident data to improve designs and make aircraft safer.
Patent abstracts
In UK patent 2241179 Glaverbel describes glass microbeads having a coating. This coating comprises particles of metal compound of refractive index greater than two distributed in…
British Standards
The British Standards Institution (BSI) announces the publication of: BS EN 2089: 1994. Aluminium Alloy AL‐P2014A T6 or T62. Sheet and Strip 0.4mm ≤a≤ 6mm. No current standard is…
Contracts
The Bombardier Aerospace Group — North America has selected Sextant Avionique of France to supply the complete flight control system for the long‐range, high‐speed Bombardier…
News and Views
Textron Lycoming turbine engine division and Russia's Aero Engine Scientific Technical Complex Soyuz (AESTC Soyuz) have announced their intention to co‐operate on a variety of…
People
Leading British aerospace figure Charles Masefield was recently instituted as president of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He succeeds Dr Geoffrey Pope, recently retired deputy…
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- Prof Phil Webb