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Guest editorial enhancing the understanding of test cell and control instrumentation sensors and the requirements and problems associated with transitioning the technology; providing a forum to allow users to discuss best practices and new technology procedures of use; informing the wider community of the technologies that Special issue dedicated to the NATO applied are currently being transitioned to On-Wing applications; vehicle technology research specialists’ meeting and AVT-RSM-306 “transitioning gas turbine allowing “End Users” an opportunity to identify other on- instrumentation from test cells to on-Board wing needs. applications” A number of presented instrumentation technologies have The harsh high-temperature environment of a gas turbine potential to be used in novel on-board applications with high engine presents a significant challenge to the instrumentation degrees of success and could unlock new opportunities and community, requiring robust and dependable technologies for better trades. Beyond simply replacing existing sensors with sensing and monitoring vibration, mass flows, fuel properties, newer technologies, there is a possibility to sense previously exhaust gas composition and gas path debris. On-board unmeasured parameters such as gas composition, burning sensors are expected to operate for thousands of hours, as pattern factor, fuel properties, real-time turbine blade opposed to test-cell instrumentation running tens of hours, temperature measurement and tip clearance. It is with great and their reliability has to be much higher than the pleasure I thank and congratulate the authors of nine accepted components of which they are monitoring the health. Many of manuscripts who successfully revised their conference papers an engine’s functional parameters cannot be measured directly to be published in this peer-reviewed special issue. due to the adverse internal environment. This challenge can be I also wish to thank Dr Veronika Gumpinger from AVT addressed by the usage of high temperature materials, non- Executive Office and William Stange, the AVT-306 technical contact measurement techniques and gas path models. evaluator, senior expert in gas-turbine instrumentation and This issue of the Journal Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace testing for their involvement and hard work associated with Technology reviews advances in gas-turbine instrumentation and the specialists’ meeting papers. Furthermore, the invited recommends routes to transition onto engine platforms. The reviewers deserve praise and appreciation for their insightful articles present different sensors and measurement technologies critique and suggestions, which contributed directly to that can be readily transitioned into on-board applications. improving the technical content of the journal articles. Their implementation will enable safe and efficient operation of I would like to express my gratitude to Dr Askin T. modern gas turbine engines throughout their life and adapt to changing internal and external environments by providing Isikveren, the Editor-in-Chief of the Aircraft Engineering and “optimum” achievable performance based on operation mode Aerospace Technology Journal for offering a possibility to and current condition. publish a number of AVT-306 papers and for his continuous The special issue includes nine selected papers presented during support in preparing this special issue. I would also like to the NATO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel AVT-306 thank Raymond Harvey Niska, the senior gas-turbine Research Specialists’ Meeting on Transitioning Gas Turbine instrumentation specialist and AVT-306 co-chair, for his Instrumentation from Test Cells to On-Vehicle Applications, held valuable support and advice. in Athens, Greece, 10-12 December 2018. The event was sponsored by NATO Science & Technology Organization and Hellenic Ministry of National Defence. The programme covered advanced sensing technologies grouped into the following gas- turbine applications: engine controls, inlet systems, Blade Health Monitoring, transitioning methodologies, hot section technologies, exhaust systems and fuel systems. Compelling keynotes and papers were presented by speakers from universities, government Radoslaw Przysowa research centres and industry from six nations. Department for Aero-Engines, Instytut Techniczny Wojsk, The meeting was thoroughly successful in achieving its Lotniczych, Warszawa, Poland goals of: Thecurrent issueand full text archiveofthisjournal is availableon Emerald Insight at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/1748-8842.htm Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology 92/1 (2020) 1 © Emerald Publishing Limited [ISSN 1748-8842] [DOI 10.1108/AEAT-01-2020-320] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Emerald Publishing

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enhancing the understanding of test cell and control instrumentation sensors and the requirements and problems associated with transitioning the technology; providing a forum to allow users to discuss best practices and new technology procedures of use; informing the wider community of the technologies that Special issue dedicated to the NATO applied are currently being transitioned to On-Wing applications; vehicle technology research specialists’ meeting and AVT-RSM-306 “transitioning gas turbine allowing “End Users” an opportunity to identify other on- instrumentation from test cells to on-Board wing needs. applications” A number of presented instrumentation technologies have The harsh high-temperature environment of a gas turbine potential to be used in novel on-board applications with high engine presents a significant challenge to the instrumentation degrees of success and could unlock new opportunities and community, requiring robust and dependable technologies for better trades. Beyond simply replacing existing sensors with sensing and monitoring vibration, mass flows, fuel properties, newer technologies, there is a possibility to sense previously exhaust gas composition and gas path debris. On-board unmeasured parameters such as gas composition, burning sensors are expected to operate for thousands of hours, as pattern factor, fuel properties, real-time turbine blade opposed to test-cell instrumentation running tens of hours, temperature measurement and tip clearance. It is with great and their reliability has to be much higher than the pleasure I thank and congratulate the authors of nine accepted components of which they are monitoring the health. Many of manuscripts who successfully revised their conference papers an engine’s functional parameters cannot be measured directly to be published in this peer-reviewed special issue. due to the adverse internal environment. This challenge can be I also wish to thank Dr Veronika Gumpinger from AVT addressed by the usage of high temperature materials, non- Executive Office and William Stange, the AVT-306 technical contact measurement techniques and gas path models. evaluator, senior expert in gas-turbine instrumentation and This issue of the Journal Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace testing for their involvement and hard work associated with Technology reviews advances in gas-turbine instrumentation and the specialists’ meeting papers. Furthermore, the invited recommends routes to transition onto engine platforms. The reviewers deserve praise and appreciation for their insightful articles present different sensors and measurement technologies critique and suggestions, which contributed directly to that can be readily transitioned into on-board applications. improving the technical content of the journal articles. Their implementation will enable safe and efficient operation of I would like to express my gratitude to Dr Askin T. modern gas turbine engines throughout their life and adapt to changing internal and external environments by providing Isikveren, the Editor-in-Chief of the Aircraft Engineering and “optimum” achievable performance based on operation mode Aerospace Technology Journal for offering a possibility to and current condition. publish a number of AVT-306 papers and for his continuous The special issue includes nine selected papers presented during support in preparing this special issue. I would also like to the NATO Applied Vehicle Technology Panel AVT-306 thank Raymond Harvey Niska, the senior gas-turbine Research Specialists’ Meeting on Transitioning Gas Turbine instrumentation specialist and AVT-306 co-chair, for his Instrumentation from Test Cells to On-Vehicle Applications, held valuable support and advice. in Athens, Greece, 10-12 December 2018. The event was sponsored by NATO Science & Technology Organization and Hellenic Ministry of National Defence. The programme covered advanced sensing technologies grouped into the following gas- turbine applications: engine controls, inlet systems, Blade Health Monitoring, transitioning methodologies, hot section technologies, exhaust systems and fuel systems. Compelling keynotes and papers were presented by speakers from universities, government Radoslaw Przysowa research centres and industry from six nations. Department for Aero-Engines, Instytut Techniczny Wojsk, The meeting was thoroughly successful in achieving its Lotniczych, Warszawa, Poland goals of: Thecurrent issueand full text archiveofthisjournal is availableon Emerald Insight at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/1748-8842.htm Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology 92/1 (2020) 1 © Emerald Publishing Limited [ISSN 1748-8842] [DOI 10.1108/AEAT-01-2020-320]

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