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In 1997 it was reported that carbon-fibre reinforced PEEK had replaced aluminium in the fuel pump suction manifold of the Airbus. For this application the product has to withstand pressure thrusts of up to 30 bar and resist kerosene at operating temperatures in the range 40-200°C. The ventilation wheel for cooling the electric motor in the same application has also been converted from aluminium to PEEK. 

It IS estimated that more than 80 percent of the American population has flown at least once if that is true, it is effectively a fully mature market. Outside the United States, the demand for air travel is expanding as well, although it has been tempered by economic dotvnturns, particularly in the Asian market. These factors are leading Airbus and Boeing to the conclusion that there will exist a need for an aircraft larger than any now flying. They differ, however, on the question of when that aircraft will be needed and what form it should take. 

Airbus Industries is staking its plans on the assumption that the market now exists for 1,300 aircraft that can each seat 550 to 650 passengers. Their marketing experts point to the heavily traveled North Atlantic route, particularly that between New York and London, as well as several high-density routes in the Asia-Pacific region as evidence for this new market and are assuming a steady 5 percent growth in... 

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Lynn, M. (1997). Birds of Prey Boeing vs Airbus—A Battle for the Skies. New York Four Walls Eight Windowis. 

Solids and liquids are collected in special lightweight tanks. The number and size of the tanks will depend on the size of the aircraft, typically 220 litre for an Airbus A320/321 and 700-1100 litre for an Airbus A330/340 (2-3 tanks). Similar to the recirculation toilet, tanks are charged with 25% of their total volume with the requisite amount of water and sanitiser. 

The average cost of developing a new drug is estimated to be about US 1-1.2 billion, including expenditures on failed projects. This amount is about four times the price of an Airbus A380 at US 270 milhon, or hve times that of a Boeing B-787 Dreamliner at US 200 milhon. 

Sources. (1) PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) Press Release dated November 14, 2006. http //www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/ index.html [accessed April 19, 2007], (2) CNN.com. Largest Passenger Jet Unveiled, January 18,2005. http //www.cnn.eom/2005/BUSINESS/01/18/airbus.380/ [accessed April 19, 2007], (3) Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, http //www.bizjournals.com/ sanfrancisco/stories/2006/12/04/newscolumn3.html [accessed September 26,2007]. 

Airbus interior components, bow-shaped luggage compartment retainers. .. 

Airbus A380 structure uses 25 % of advanced composites. Carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) are used for about 22% of the airframe. 

Airbus A340-500/600 glass fibre reinforced PPS for 3-metre-long components, carbon fibre reinforced PPS and honeycomb for inboard lower access panels. 

CRYOPLANE "Liquid Hydrogen Fuelled Aircraft-System Analysis". Coals A large consortium of companies, research institutions and universities of 11 European countries, co-ordinated by Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace Airbus CmbH, in which the Spanish participation was held by CASA and the Polytechnics University of Madrid, run this project. The project objective considered liquid hydrogen as the only known fuel suitable for aviation to be produced from renewable energy sources and offering extremely low pollutant emissions. 

Scott, F.N. Personal Communication (1995) British Aerospace Airbus Ltd., Bristol, England... 

Marenco, A., et al. (1998) Measurement of ozone and water vapor by Airbus in-service aircraft The MOZAIC airborne program, an overview, J. Geophys. Res. 103, 25631-25642. 

Generally, it is the unreactive metals that we find the most uses for for example, the metals iron and copper can be found in many everyday objects (Figure 10.4). However, magnesium is one of the metals used in the construction of the Airbus A380 (Figure 10.5). 

Aircraft engines Ceramic turbine nozzles in the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit Engine). Seals runners installed in different business jets such as Falcon, Citation and Learjet. Ceramic oil pump spacer enhance engine could start capability on APUs on Boeing 777 and 737 and all Airbuses. Cutter pins, which are used as a safety feature for air turbine starters. Ceramic wear indicator on Airbus APU starter brushes since 1997... 

Nurcombe, C. (2005) Airbus cabin air quality-still the best Airbus Technical Magazine FAST-Flight, Airworthiness, Support, Technology 37, pp. 7-10. 

There are other transportation applications of hydrogen fuel for fuel cells to supply electricity to railway trains, marine vessels, and aircraft, and for jet engines to propel aircraft (Airbus, 2003). If the application of hydrogen to jet engine aircraft occurs in the future, nuclear-produced hydrogen is the best suited for its supply at hub airports for its features of no C02 emission and bulk supply capability. 

Airbus Deutschland GmbH (2003), Liquid Hydrogen Fuelled Aircraft CRYOPLANE - System Analysis. Final Technical Report of the Project Funded by the European Community, AirBus Industries. 

The DLC market is expected to grow rapidly to reach the billion dollar size. Hundreds of millions of small size DLCs (IF, 5V) are used in the consumer electronic market for more than 20 years. Millions of larger size DLCs (350F, 2.5 V) have already been installed in industrial applications, like wind turbine pitch systems, since 2002. Today DLCs are already used in the car industry, as for example in the breaking actuator system of the Toyota Prius hybrid car, and in the aircraft industry, as for example in the door opening system of the Airbus A380. 

For example, Airbus Industries ABD 0031 and Bombardier SMP 800-C are industry specifications that place limits on the amount of toxic gases that may be generated in the NBS smoke chamber by materials used in aircraft and ground transportation vehicles, respectively. Part 2 of Annex 1 to the IMO FTP Code places limits on the amount of toxic gases that may be generated in the ISO 5659-2 single smoke chamber method by materials used in ships. ISO 5659-2 specifies the same chamber and smoke meter as ASTM E 662, but uses a scaled-down version of the cone calorimeter heater. The gas concentration limits for these three methods are given in Table 14.1. 

ABD 0031 Airbus Directives (ABD) and Procedures for Fire-Smoke-Toxicity (FST). Airbus Industries. 

GKN Aerospace Services/Cowes, UK is fabricating wing trailing edge panels for the new (present count) 350-seat A380 Airbus. It will be made from glass and carbon fiber RP using GKN s resin fusion process 47... 

V. J. Lopata, D. R. Sidwell, E. Fidgeon, F. Wilson, D. Bernier, R. Loutit, W. Loutit, Preliminary Test Results for a Type-Trial Repair on Air Canada Airbus Aircraft Fleet 43rd International SAMPE Symposium, 1998 C. J. Janke, G. F. Dorsey, S.J. Havens, V. J. Lopata, M. A. Meador, Electron Beam Cured Epoxy Resin Composites For High Temperature Applications, Proceedings of the PPM and Other Propulsion R T Conference, NASA Conference Publication 10193, Cleveland, OH, May 1, 1997. Ref. lA. 

Airbus Industries, Toulouse/Hamburg http //www.airbus.com/dynamic/ about/index h.asp... 

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