Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology:
An International journal
Volume 71, Number 1, 1999
Contents
2 Access to Aircraft Engineering and
Aerospace Technology: An International
Journal online
3 Abstracts & keywords
5 Contributors
Contributed papers
6 Crashworthiness of helicopter
subfloor structural components
Chiara Bisagni
12 Numerical simulation of
crashworthiness with an implicit
finite element code
D. GrailletandJ.-PPonthot
Articles
21 Vibration reduction and monitoring
Terry Ford
25 Composite design software reduces
engineering time on Eurofighter
parts
Tony Williams) Brian Birchall and
Julian Rishton
29 Lockheed Martin: an industry
leader with a compelling vision
achieves software superiority and
competitive edge
Tani Haque
31 Touchscreen technology -
breakthrough for hardness testing
Trevor Sidaway
33 Boeing enters new era in military
aircraft production
Western Data Systems
39 Ultrasonic analysis of plastics,
rubbers and composites by
non-contact analyzer - the NCA
1000
Mahesh C. Bhard'lvaj) lan Neeson and
Leon Vandervalk
42 Tiltrotor progress
Terry Ford
Case study
48 Jet engine compressor blade
50 Mini features
59 The aerospace world
• Software
• Aerospace technology
72 Patent abstracts
73 Equipment
81 Materials
82 Industry news
93 Contracts
95 Appointments
100 Information file
103 Bookshelf
104 Diary
105 Author and title index to Volume 70,
1998
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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology An International Journal
Volume 71, Number 2, 1999
110 Access to Aircraft Engineering and
Aerospace Technology: An International
Journal online
115 The weight of aircraft
Major T.M. Barlow
129 A new method for predicting rotor
wake geometries and downwash
velocity field
Yihua Cao
136 UK education's support for its
aerospace industry
John H. Barnes
143 Fluid flow and surface heat transfer
analysis in a three-pass
trapezoidal blade cooling channel
C. Cravero) C. Giusto and A. E Massardo
15 4 Hybrid problems of determining
unknown shape ofbladings in
compressible S2-flow in mixed-flow
turbomachinery via variational
technique
Ji-Huan He
Features
160 Touchscreen technology -
breakthrough for hardness testing
Trevor Sidaway
162 NASA saves significant development
costs by using commercially
available field computer
Harold Huber, KendallJunen and
David Pinkleton
165 Automotive development has major
implications for aerospace
manufacturers
Maurice Hanley
167 Conference report
175 Minifeatures
185 The aerospace world
• Software
• Aerospace technology
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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology:An International Journal
VOL. 71, NO. 3, 1999
226 Access to A ircraft Engineering and
Aerospace Technology: An International
Journal online
227 Abstracts & keywords
Contributed papers
228 Anodizing of aluminium alloys
G.E. Thompson) H. Habazaki)
K. Shimizu) M, Sakairi, P Skeldon,
X. Thou and G.C. Wood
239 Accelerated corrosion tests for
aerospace materials: current
limitations and future trends
K.R. Baldwin andC.J.E. Smith
245 Conductive gel gaskets for aircraft
antennas reduce installation costs,
corrosion and downtime
Ben Sitler and Ken Lo
249 Corrosion detection and control
Terry Ford
255 Sharpening the problem-solving
skills of aerospace engineers
GaryJ. Vroman
Features
259 Torrington upgrades its Fafnir
airframe rod end bearings
263 Warning of unseen corrosion to
stored components
264 Mini features
269 The aerospace world
Aerospace notes
Aerospace Europe
Aerospace technology
Software
Safety topics
296 Equipment
302 Materials
303 Industry news
312 Appointments
315 Bookshelf
315 Information file
316 Diary
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AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
Volume 71, Number 4, 1999
318 Access to Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal online
319 Abstracts & keywords
321 Contributing authors
322 Literati awards for excellence
325 The military aircraft cockpit - time for a rethink?
John Parley
329 Winshear recovery using thrust vectoring
H,G. Visser
337 The future use of gamma titanium aluminides by Rolls-Royce
Wayne Voice
341 The Boeing flight deck
Terry Ford
346 Simulation driven design helps solve C5 cargo door problem
Alan Pinnick
349 Shot peening
David Kirk
362 Increased awareness
Terry Ford
365 Conference report
372 Mini features
384 The aerospace world
405 Equipment
410 Materials
411 Industry news
422 Appointments
425 Information file
427 Aeroweb
430 Aerospace abbreviations
431 Diary
432 Internet Research Register