Aerospace

February 06, 1995

Aerospace Rivals Form Joint Design Team How well will design engineers at Boeing mesh with those at McDonnell Douglas? For decades they have been fierce rivals. Now they are teaming up to compete against other firms for initial contracts to build a next-generation space shuttle. In announcing the...

Jetliners' future: BIG vs FAST

January 23, 1995

Automation & Motion Control

Aerospace

DN Staff

It's crunch time in the airliner business. Positive economic trends in Asia foreshadow an imminent boom in transpacific and trans-Eurasian travel. With their long lead times, aircraft manufacturers will have to decide very soon on airplane designs to meet the demands of the next decade. As with any...

Redesign enhances shuttle turbopump reliability

January 23, 1995

Automation & Motion Control

Aerospace

DN Staff

West Palm Beach, FL -- Consider a rotating mechanism, turning at about 24,000 rpm, with an end-to-end temperature differential of 1,300 degrees to 1,500 degrees F. Consider further that it carries a shaft horsepower rating exceeding 25,000 and pumps some 7,400 gallons of liquid oxygen per minute...