Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 1 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
Air Transport Statistics: An Important Precedent from Germany
THROUGH the enterprise of our German correspondent and the courtesy of the author we publish this month a lengthy extract from a small book recently published in Germany by Herr…
Regularity in Transport Aviation: The Results of Three Years' Working of the Commercial Air Lines of the Deutsche Luft‐Hansa
Erhard MilchTHE question of safety is of primary importance in all forms of transport and, of course, particularly in aerial transport, This plain fact is stressed over and over again in all…
Light Aeroplane Progress in France: Five New Examples of Machines in this Class Recently Produced Are All of Interesting Monoplane Type
THE Farman F.200, is a two‐seater monoplane with dual control, having a folding seat for a third person. The wing is raised above the fuselage, which is of normal wooden…
Servicing the Aircraft Engineer: Up‐to‐date British Iron and Aluminium Foundry of 35 Acres Area Handles All Types of Aero Engine Work
A.C. HardyEARLY aircraft relied for propulsion and for speed upon small, low‐powered internal‐combustion engines. During the course of the last fifteen years the technique of aircraft…
The Farina Aero Engine: A Famous Italian Motor Car Firm Produces a Radial Air‐Cooled Light Aeroplane Unit with Novel Features
THE “Farina” Firm, of Turin, has entered the aeronautical field with a low‐power engine, known as the 100‐h.p. “Algol,” a second version of which, known as “Alioth,” differs only…
Aiding Archæology from the Air: Photographs of Ancient Sussex Earthworks Illustrate Indispensability of Aircraft and Air Survey To The Excavator
O.G.S. CrawfordFOR some years now air‐photography has been acknowledged as a most valuable accession to archaeological research. It has often been said, and with justice, that for the excavation…
Flying and Landing in Fog: Science as an Aid to Aerial Navigation Materially Reduces the Risk of Casualty and Irregularity
A.P. RoweTHE need for providing means which will enable a pilot to fly and land an aeroplane in fog arises from the fact that aeroplanes depend for their sustentation on translational…
A Course for Ground Engineers: III.—Further Hints on the Inspection and Top‐Overhaul of Engines for the Holder of a “C” Licence
W.P. SavageIF a test bed is available the test should be preferably carried out on this, where the power given out by the engine may be more easily measured. If, however, this equipment is…
A Note on Magnesium Alloy for Castings: The Properties and Practical Processes in the Production of Magnesium Alloy Castings with Special Reference to Elektron
E. PlayerIN recent years several interesting and excellent papers have been read before various Societies, dealing with magnesium and its alloys.
Research Reports and Memoranda
The tests form part of a wind‐tunnel investigation of autoslots on wings of various sections.
Servo Control for Ailerons and Triple Rudders: Important and Novel Control Features Characterise the Newest and Largest Air Liners for British Routes
AN interesting feature of the new Armstrong‐Whitworth “Argosy” machines shortly to be delivered to Imperial Airways Limited is a novel type of servo‐control for ailerons and…
The Bréguet “Tout Acier”: A New Military Two‐seater in which the French Designer Has Embodied Strikingly Novel Features
AIR technicians in France have for some time been waiting for the appearance of the successor to the well‐known Bréguet XIX, and this newest creation of Louis Bréguet was recently…
Designed for Aerobatics in Germany: Raab‐Katzenstein Firm at Cassel Produces Cantilever Biplane with One‐Piece Wings for Stunt Flying
Waldemar BeckOWING to the various competitions in Germany last year one type was neglected, a moderately high‐powered machine for stunt flying. The Raab‐Katzenstein firm has now filled the gap…
British Standard Specifications
This specification gives complete tables of standard sizes of bolts and nuts (steel, brass and east iron). It also provides for the anti‐corrosion coating of all finished parts in…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection from Important Recently Published Aircraft and Aero Engine Specifications
Framework.—For connecting together rods or tubes, particularly in aircraft framework, the rods or tubes are surrounded at the connecting points by sleeves having flat parallel…
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- Prof Phil Webb