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Publication date: 1 May 1978

Captain J. A. Beadon, MSc, BSc (Eng), CEng, MIMechE, MRAES, RN, joined the Royal Navy as a graduate engineer and was commissioned as an Air Engineer Officer from the Royal Naval…

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Captain J. A. Beadon, MSc, BSc (Eng), CEng, MIMechE, MRAES, RN, joined the Royal Navy as a graduate engineer and was commissioned as an Air Engineer Officer from the Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, in 1945.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 50 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 1 July 1978

L.F. Bateman, CEng and MRAes

This paper discusses a programme of work being carried out jointly by the British Aircraft Corporation and Hawker Siddeley Aviation, into the design of flight decks for future…

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This paper discusses a programme of work being carried out jointly by the British Aircraft Corporation and Hawker Siddeley Aviation, into the design of flight decks for future civil transport aircraft. The programme is aimed at exploring all aspects of flight deck design, in sufficient depth to enable decisions to be made as to whether or not significant changes could, or should be introduced into aircraft scheduled to enter service in the 1980s. Some of the information now presented has been published previously by my colleagues engaged on the programme. I make no apology for this, since any story worth telling is also worth repeating — and perhaps embellishing in the process.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 50 no. 7
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ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 1 July 1990

Terry Ford CEng and MRAeS

MAINTAINING older aircraft to conform to a continuing standard of structural airworthiness has become a major part of any civil or military operator's activities. Emphasised by…

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MAINTAINING older aircraft to conform to a continuing standard of structural airworthiness has become a major part of any civil or military operator's activities. Emphasised by recent events, achievement of this level of maintenance has become more rigorous as knowledge of the behaviour of aircraft structures has progressed. Many of the issues involved were discussed at a recent Royal Aeronautical Society conference where operators, manufacturers and regulatory bodies made their views known.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 62 no. 7
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ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 1 May 1991

Terry Ford, CEng and MRAeS

MORE power is continuously being demanded from aero‐engines and a leading feature of the Rolls‐Royce RB 211 series of turbofans is the progressive development of this unit from…

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MORE power is continuously being demanded from aero‐engines and a leading feature of the Rolls‐Royce RB 211 series of turbofans is the progressive development of this unit from its original design rated at 42,000 lb thrust to the Trent which in its fully developed form, will be able to deliver 95,000 lb thrust. The RB 211 initially powered the short range TriStar and the latest model has already been ordered for the MD‐11 and Airbus A330 and is being considered for the so‐called MD‐12X and the Boeing 777.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 63 no. 5
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Publication date: 1 March 1988

Terry Ford CEng MRAeS

IN March Air France becomes the first airline to take delivery of an Airbus A320. Two more will follow in April and a fourth in September with all of the 25 ordered gradually…

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IN March Air France becomes the first airline to take delivery of an Airbus A320. Two more will follow in April and a fourth in September with all of the 25 ordered gradually replacing the earlier Boeing 727's over the next few years. British Airways will also receive its first A320 during March and others will be delivered during the year.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 60 no. 3
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ISSN: 0002-2667

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Publication date: 1 May 1992

Terry Ford and CEng. MRAes

FOR its 1992 Technical Presentation the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators considered flight deck developments for the 21st century and gave indications of trends now being…

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FOR its 1992 Technical Presentation the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators considered flight deck developments for the 21st century and gave indications of trends now being realised and portents for the future. From NASA assumptions for the next generation cockpit and aircraft's physical, fiscal and operating environment were stated, based on the concept that the design has its genesis in the environment in which it must be productive and efficient.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 64 no. 5
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Publication date: 1 November 1985

Terry Ford

EMPHASIS on aspects of rotary wing design and operation and comments on many of the contributory factors were contained in the recommendations of the Helicopter Airworthiness…

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EMPHASIS on aspects of rotary wing design and operation and comments on many of the contributory factors were contained in the recommendations of the Helicopter Airworthiness Review Panel (HARP) Report issued by the CAA in 1984. A great deal of data had been consulted and since the report further studies have amplified the findings and indicated the directions in which development is necessary.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 57 no. 11
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Publication date: 1 September 1985

Terry Ford

Currently undergoing NASA flight testing is the Grumman X‐29 forward swept wing (FSW) demonstrator aircraft which was built under a contract sponsored by the Defence Advanced…

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Currently undergoing NASA flight testing is the Grumman X‐29 forward swept wing (FSW) demonstrator aircraft which was built under a contract sponsored by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and funded through the Air Force. The FSW aircraft first took to the air in December, 1984 and after four flights with the manufacturer was handed over to NASA for a verification programme involving all the benefits of this design. Advanced technology features which will be demonstrated are the forward swept wing for improved aerodynamic efficiency and good control at high angles of attack; tailored composite wing structure that resists the tendency towards structural divergence inherent in this configuration; thin supercritical aerofoil for improved transonic performance at high lift coefficients; variable camber trailing edge to reduce drag at all lift coefficients and avoid supersonic drag associated with aerofoil camber; canard longitudinal control for efficient trimming of variable camber pitching moments and favourable canard‐wing interactions; highly relaxed static stability for very low trim drag at all Mach numbers; and a digital fly‐by‐wire flight control system.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 57 no. 9
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Publication date: 1 June 1992

Terry Ford, CEng and MRAeS

MANY significant characteristics of the development of aero engine design together with likely trends for the future were addressed at a recent Seminar sponsored by the…

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MANY significant characteristics of the development of aero engine design together with likely trends for the future were addressed at a recent Seminar sponsored by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Royal Aeronautical Society. Environmental effects play an important part together with advanced technology features and the requirement that an operator would always like to see high reliability and trouble‐free maintainability.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 64 no. 6
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Publication date: 1 January 1989

Terry Ford, CEng and MRAeS

PRECISE and carefree handling and control are the qualities to be achieved in future helicopter designs and a great deal of study has been devoted to ways of achieving them…

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PRECISE and carefree handling and control are the qualities to be achieved in future helicopter designs and a great deal of study has been devoted to ways of achieving them. Recent conferences and reports of work undertaken on behalf of the civil and military authorities have produced evolving techniques and in some cases revolutionary ones in the ever‐more demanding environment of safe and more efficient rotary‐wing operations. It has been emphasised recently that the time is ripe for radical new approaches in the search for a reduction in the number of accidents and incidents caused by pilot error.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 61 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0002-2667

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