The HVLOG 4100-RGB is a ruggedized PCM Telemetry Digital Recorder. It decommutates two PCM data streams and records the decommuted words to a digital, 8-mm. tape. Data are recorded in an ANSI standard file that is compatible with commercial tape backup devices. The unit is shipped with software that allows data to be recorded in a variety of PCM formats to allow easy movement to other platforms. An IRIG-B serial input allows time stamping. The recorder also has an internal, 1-millisec. time generator. The unit measures 6.75 X 10.19 X 15.38 in. It consumes 70 w.
The enhanced Dassault Aviation Falcon 50EX business trijet will fly in early 1996. First delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 1997. The 8-9-seat 50EX will be equipped with three 3,700-lb.-thrust AlliedSignal TFE731-40Cs. Engine flight tests will begin during the first quarter of 1996 and certification should follow six months later. Specific fuel consumption of the new engine version is 7% below the TFE731-3s currently powering the Falcon 50.
These precision carburized spiral bevel gears are available in diameters of up to 16 in. The gears are used for power transmission, especially in gear boxes. They are made of AMS 6265 alloy and meet requirements of MIL-I-45208A and comply with tolerances of AGMA 12. Heat treating is done in house. Aero Gear, Inc., 1050 Day Hill Road, Windsor, Conn. 06095.
This new Equotip hardness tester is available with a variety of tips for testing materials in various areas such as at the base of slots or bores or on the inside of cylindrical machined components. Tips also are available for materials with irregular or rough surfaces, such as gray cast iron. Test results are displayed on a large, LCD display. Values also can be printed or stored for transfer to a computer at a later time. Proceq S.A., Riesbachstr. 57, CH-8034 Zurich, Switzerland.
Paul Lippe has been promoted to vice president-business development and legal services from general counsel/corporate secretary of Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif.
AN EASY AND INEXPENSIVE way to help subdue or better control concentrated transport wake vortex hazards could lead to expanded use of winglets. Aviation Partners, Inc., of Seattle has demonstrated its blended and spiroid winglet technologies to FAA as a potential solution to wake vortex dangers. More testing--as yet unfunded and unplanned--is needed.
Russ Henke has received the Tour de Force Award for his leadership in the development and implementation of the Fluid Power Engineer Certification Program from the International Organization for Fluid Power and Motion Control Professionals. He is president of Russ Henke Associates.
One of four 2.5% scale models of Japan's HOPE unmanned winged space vehicle is tested at Boeing's supersonic wind tunnel during a 120-hr. test program. HOPE is to be launched on a derivative of Japan's H-2 booster and will deliver payloads into low-Earth orbits, including resupply of the international space station.
U.S. MANUFACTURERS captured more than 50% of orders for new transport aircraft in 1994, according to the Aerospace Industries Assn. Builders garnered orders for 79 large commercial transports out of a net total of 150, and shipped 309 of the 423 large commercial aircraft produced last year. Of the 155 airline aircraft shipped to U.S. customers, 120 (77%) were produced by U.S. airframe makers.
Gary J. Hedges has been appointed vice president/general manager of human resources and international communications for Douglas Aircraft Co., Long Beach, Calif. He was vice president-personnel and public relations for the Sundstrand Corp.
McDonnell Douglas has joined the forward and aft sections of the first F/A-18E, keeping the aircraft on track for its first flight in December. The work, which was completed on May 8 at the company's suburban St. Louis facility, employed a laser-guided technique first used for the C-17.
CLINTON GAINED ONLY A PARTIAL CONCESSION on Russian civilian nuclear reactor exports to Iran, failing to make good on his pledge to stop them. Yeltsin did yield to Administration pressure to drop the export of a gas centrifuge to Tehran that could be used to produce nuclear weapons. He also agreed to delay the light water reactor sales temporarily. An existing commission chaired by Vice President Al Gore and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin will review the transaction.
Magnavox has developed a suitcase-sized portable satellite Earth station that can transmit high-speed data over Inmarsat-B satellites at 56-64 kilobits per sec. It can also connect a user to publicly switched telephones for voice and data communication.
Dana Skaddan has been named senior vice president-marketing and strategic business development of Grimes Aerospace Co., Columbus, Ohio. He was president of Clarostat Sensors and Controls.
RAYTHEON HAS COMPLETED its $2.3-billion acquisition of E-Systems, Inc., at $64 a share in cash. More than 96% of E-Systems' common shares were tendered on a fully diluted basis. The combined enterprise has $12 billion in annual sales. With virtually no overlap between the two companies, Raytheon expects to integrate all of E-Systems into its operations.
NASA ADMINISTRATOR Daniel S. Goldin vows to fight a Republican proposal to slash more than $10 billion from the agency's budget over the next seven years. Under the House Budget Committee plan unveiled last week, NASA would get $13.7 billion in Fiscal 1996, $850 million less than proposed by the Clinton Administration. The long-term savings would come largely from privatizing the space shuttle and cutting $2.7 billion from the Earth Orbiting System.
The SLP 120 portable laser light source is designed for testing fiber-optic cables. It provides stable output within 1% regardless of temperature over a temperature of 5-45C (41-113F) for up to 72 hr. and within 0.2% for a 20-min. period. A microprocessor controls the device, using information stored in its electronic programmable read-only memory. The SLP 120 can be equipped with any light emitting diode or laser that does not require thermoelectric cooling.
The Model 131040 General Purpose Fiberscope Kit is designed to fit the needs of customers who need such equipment but do not use it on a regular basis. It comes with a standard 4-mm.-dia., 18-in.-long scope. Field of view is 50 deg. It also features a battery-operated light source. The cable is nonarticulated but flexible and allows sharp focus and bright fiber-optic illumination. A 90-deg. right-angle adapter is optional. Instrument Technology, Inc., P.O. Box 381, Westfield, Mass. 01086-0381.
The Boeing Airborne Surveillance Testbed 767 transport performs a simulated refueling from a McDonnell Douglas KC-10 tanker near Edwards AFB, Calif. Both aircraft flew a series of test conditions duplicating both probe-and-drogue and boom-type refueling systems during a recent 90-min.-long flight. Marks indicating potential locations for refueling receptacles were painted on the modified 767's 88-ft.-long cupola.
The FAA is about to begin field trials with the only explosives detection system certified for use on checked baggage and plans to decide in mid-1997 whether to mandate deployment of the equipment at U.S. airports. An announcement on where the trials will take place and which U.S. airlines will be involved is expected within days. The InVision Technologies CTX-5000 was certified by the FAA in January for screening luggage (AW&ST Jan. 2, p. 17).
David G. Matthews, 3rd, has been promoted to Washington-based vice president-government and international operations from vice president-legislative operations for E-Systems, Inc., of Dallas. He succeeds William R. McClain, who has retired.
TWO CNES FRENCH space agency technicians, Luc Celle, 50, and Jean-Claude Dhainaut, 43, were killed on the Ariane 5 launch pad at Kourou, French Guiana, May 5. They were asphyxiated by nitrogen gas while inspecting the Ariane 5 umbilical mast. Nitrogen gas is used to maintain an inert environment to prevent a potentially explosive buildup of rocket propellant gases. The investigation is focusing on ``an abnormal nitrogen leak'' from plumbing on the pad, European Space Agency officials said.
Rakash Agrawal has been elected chairman of the Separations Div. of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for 1995. He is principal engineering associate for process cycle development at Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, Pa.
