Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 10 Issue 7
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Training for Ground Engineers: The Need for Aid from an Endowment Fund
FROM time to time we are asked to advise as to the course to be followed by individuals desiring to fit themselves for positions in the aircraft industry. Inquirers are frequently…
Measurement of Detonation: A Description of the R.A.E.‐Mulliard Detonation Unit and Meter
F. PostlethwaiteMETHODS in general use for assessing detonation in the cylinders of internal combustion engines depend upon training the ear of the engine operator. For single‐cylinder…
Estimating Thrust Horse‐Power: Some Practical Charts and Data for the Design Office
J.G. WillisAIRSCREW data for performance estimation, in practical form, is generally acceptable in the design office, and the present charts and notes have been found useful and convenient…
Synthetic Rubber‐Substitutes: Some Properties of the Various Types of Material Available
T.L. GarnerSOME time ago a series of tests were described in these columns on synthetic rubber‐like materials in certain oils, including one to DTD.44B specification. Since that time there…
Aeroplane Undercarriages: A Review of Current Practice with Some Notes on Design
E. Jones, F.G.R. CookPerformance Calculations for Oleo‐Pneumatic Shock Absorber Struts Various types of oleo‐pneumatic shock absorbers are shown diagrammatically in Fig. 19. The equations of motion…
A New Piston‐Ring Tester: The Amsler Type K337, which Exerts a Constant Bending Moment over the Entire Circumference
PRESENT‐DAY piston‐ring testing methods have been based on the principle of measuring the force required to close the ring, but the means used for doing this vary.
Pilot's View in Cabin Aircraft: The Principles of Satisfactory Windscreen Design to Give Clear Vision and Wide Field
J.E. SerbyTEN years ago most aeroplanes, certainly nearly all those of the R.A.F., had open cockpits and pilot's view was not the problem it is to‐day. Occasionally a pilot would be heard…
Torsion in Rectangular Spar‐Boxes: With Special Reference to the Case of a Box Interrupted Near the Root
H. DaviesTHE general problem of the torsion of a rectangular spar‐box has received repeated attention in recent years, the subject having an obvious bearing on the design of a large number…
Some Books Recently Received
Although the subject matter of this book is rather remote, it should prove of value to aeronautical engineers who are interested in the development of metals. The authors open…
A Polish Medium Bomber: The P.Z.L. 37, a Monoplane with a Large Useful Load
COMING from the company which produced the famous range of “gull‐wing” fighters, something unconventional was to be expected from this new bomber. The lay‐out follows, in general…
Air Ministry Official Notices
The Notices to Aircraft Owners and Ground Engineers issued during the years 1920–1937 and remaining in force on 28th February, 1938, have been reprinted in booklet form.
Air Ministry Contracts
THE following list of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during May is extracted from the June issue of The Ministry of Labour Gazette:—
Research Reports and Memoranda
The influence of the slipstream on the longitudinal stability of aircraft is examined in two separate sections, namely, its effects on lift and those on the efficiency factor of…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In an aircraft in combination, a wing or supporting plane, a pair of ledges arranged at the underside of said wing and extending substantially transversely to the direction of…
Month in the Patent Office
Skin‐stressed aircraft bodies, hulls, or floats comprise a shell composed of a number of channel section strips assembled in sets with the channel flanges projecting inwardly…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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- Prof Phil Webb