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| 10.01.2005 |
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BRAWNY COMPUTERS Built for the Hangar
Like them or not, computers are becoming as much of a part of toolboxes as wrenches and sockets. And like most tools, there are many kinds of computers, namely those that have failed and those that will fail. “Statistics show that there’s a 35...
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| 10.01.2005 |
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Components - European Companies Can Make PMA Parts
A single, bilateral accord between the European Union’s EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) and the U.S.’s federal authorities is seen as the means by which full harmonization will eventually be achieved over the matter of PMA parts (parts...
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| 10.01.2005 |
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Lubrication - Study Shows Exxon Elite Oil’s Benefits
Black Gold, Texas Tea, or dinosaur juice, no matter what you call it, oil is truly the lifeblood of every piston engine. It cools, it lubricates, and it cleans. We all agree on that. But what everybody disagrees about is which oil is best? The experts at...
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NDT - Medical Technology Enhances GE NDT
When Genenal Electric saw a need to offer its customers more advanced NDT (non-destructive testing) solutions, it found many of the answers for such products within its own suite of businesses. Realizing that technologies developed and used in businesses such...
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| 10.01.2005 |
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Tool Crib
Airwolf Delivers Long-Lasting Wet Vacuum Pump Airwolf’s wet vacuum pumps use oil-mist lubrication from the engine crankcase, strong pump vanes, and computer-assisted machining and milling to ensure reliability. Airwolf Filter recently completed...
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| 09.01.2005 |
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Borescopes
In theory, borescopes are straightforward instruments. Using a combination of lenses, an eyepiece at one end, and some form of tube that can be inserted into tight spaces, "Borescopes allow users to look inside small, deep, or complex parts and...
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| 09.01.2005 |
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Hardware - Intevia Intelligent Fasteners Save Time, But Will It Lock Out MROs?
Software-controlled intelligent fasteners: that's what Textron Fastening Systems (TFS) has achieved with its new Intevia latching system. Using a powered, radio-controlled microprocessor electrically connected to a piece of shape memory alloy in a wire form...
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| 07.01.2005 |
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Tool Crib
SAMPE Show Highlights Security Trends Homeland security isn't a new topic in our world, but the panel discussion "Materials and Processes for Homeland Security" was relatively new fare at the annual International Society for the Advancement of...
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| 06.01.2005 |
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The Development of Dye Penetrants in Aviation
By Joseph E. Stump The application of dye penetrants for finding minute fractures in aircraft structural materials started in the U.S. aircraft industry in 1942. As with most developments that had a significant impact on aviation, this is a story of...
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| 05.01.2005 |
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Paint
Paint Keeps Wing Aviation Customers Coming Painting something with a spray gun isn't really all that hard, actually. A few hundred dollars worth of equipment, some paint, thinner, strainers, and a couple of hours and you're in business. Now, that might be...
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| 05.01.2005 |
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Piston Engine
Magnet in the Filter When Aero Accessories founder and owner Tim Henderson decided to enter the market for piston engine oil filters, he looked for simple ways to improve the product. The most innovative feature that Henderson and his engineering team added...
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| 04.01.2005 |
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Tool Crib
CompuCrib Automates Parts Storage ShelfPlus Automated Storage Concepts has combined CompuCrib automated parts storage with CribMaster software. This combination achieves efficiency, security, and accuracy in MRO parts management. There is no need to wait for...
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| 03.01.2005 |
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NDT
Honeywell Sensors to Detect Composite Failures Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) is currently working on a new type of sensor system that can provide non-destructive inspection information to maintenance personnel regarding the health of an...
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| 03.01.2005 |
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PMA Industry Facing Maturity Challenge
For many years, the people who created and built the PMA parts industry have been holding their collective breath, hoping that this day wouldn't come but knowing that it was inevitable. (PMA or parts manufacturer approval is an FAA regulation permitting an...
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| 02.01.2005 |
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Mid-Continent's Lifesaver Could do Just That
Mid-Continent's Lifesaver Could do Just That In the engineering department at Mid-Continent Instruments there is a plaque that has a quote by Albert Einstein. It says, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." This philosophy seems to blend...
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| 02.01.2005 |
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Lubricants
Piston Engine Oil Products There are a variety of choices of piston engine oil available now that BP has entered the market with its Castrol Aviator line of oils. And each company's marketing material claims that its oil is superior to the others. Most of the...
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| 12.01.2004 |
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2004 Editors’ Choice
Looking back at the year's most innovative products designed to make maintenance safer, faster, better. Clever companies were at it again this year, developing products that satisfy safety, productivity, and financial needs of the aviation maintenance...
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| 09.01.2004 |
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Corrosion/Chemicals
Corrosion Specifications, Where Do They all Come From? As the world's aircraft fleet gets older, more and more technicians are using a variety of corrosion-prevention or -in-hibiting compounds to help protect and prolong each airframe's useful life. So it's...
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| 09.01.2004 |
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Lubricants
Porta-Lube Brings Oil to the Engines A challenge for any maintenance organization is delivery of fluids such as oil and hydraulic fluid to the aircraft, plus billing for the correct amounts of fluids used during maintenance. Typically, fluids are stored in...
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| 09.01.2004 |
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Workplace
Talking Toolbox Tracks Tool Usage FOD costs the aviation industry significant sums every year and part of this is incurred through deficient tool control methods. Shadow boards and tagging systems help but are not infallible and while many see radio frequency...
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