Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 69 Issue 4
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An International JournalTable of contents
Selection of copper alloys for aircraft engineering
Keith C. BendallCopper alloys offer the properties needed for long‐term safe aircraft operation. The design of an alloy to provide a closely targeted optimum property combination has become an…
Modern sandwich core materials offer new attractive design possibilities
Bruno ImhofActivities in trying to make the airplane interiors more attractive to passengers increase the demand for complex, three‐dimensional sandwich structural parts. The realization of…
Aerospace composites
Terry FordDetails the development of composites, in particular carbon fibre reinforced plastics, for use in aerospace structures. Describes a wide range of products manufactured by various…
Advances in the testing of high integrity aerospace steels at British Steel Engineering Steels
Frank MellorThe improvements in quality of advanced aerospace steels have brought new challenges for the materials testing and inspection teams. Looks at the advances of this type of testing…
Increasing productivity and enhancing in‐use performance
Marianne Morgan, Ian GriffithsCompetitive pricing is dominating the commercial aircraft market, and greater cost efficiency is a key demand on designers, providing in particular an emphasis on metal to plastic…
Heat exchangers play a key role in today’s sophisticated avionics systems
David Gosling, Keith UptonWolverhampton‐based IMI Marston, a wholly owned subsidiary of IMI plc, employs over 500 personnel in five product groups. Its highly successful Aerospace Heat Transfer Group…
A review of reliability prediction
Heiner Düpow, Gordon BlountA general review has been conducted to emphasize the increasing concern with reliability in the engineering industry. The latest books and publications available to the authors…
The Prototrak system
Nigel AthertonAutomation first made an impact in the automotive and other mass production markets. This was followed by developments such as computer numerical control that introduced…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb