Design News - March 4, 1996
Cover Story
Alan R. Mulally, the ninth Design News Engineer of the Year, drew on his deep enthusiasm for airplanes to propel the biggest product design effort of this decade--the Boeing 777
- Design Applications
- From The Regional Editors
- Capacitance technique improves level measurement accuracy
- Particle velocity control places salt accurately
- New sealing system reduces diesel air leakage
- Near-infinite-life seal contains shaft lubricant
- Capillary-action base anchors surface-mount terminals
- Compact pumping inverter powers electroluminescent lamps
- Gearless transmission offers continuously variable speed
- Hydrostatic altimeter measures elevation directly
- Spacecraft airbag softens blow with Mars
- Gas pump compensates for temperature
- Extreme-range pressure sensor boasts 1% total error
- Electronics match vapor generation/recovery
- System makes precision farming practical
- Designer's Corner
- Feature
- Engineering Quality Award
- Lonely by design
- Special Achievement Award
- Magician behind a magic kingdom
- Guest Commentary
- Legal Forum
- Show Preview
- Noteworthy Technology On Display
- National Design Engineering Show
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