Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 7 Issue 7
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An International JournalTable of contents
Tribute to a Pioneer: The Early Trials and Evolution of the Blériot Monoplane
IT is always pleasant to see an enthusiast justified of his ardour. No man has more reason for gratification over the outcome of his early tenacity than has M. Louis Blériot in…
My Early Experiments: The Trials and Disappointments which led up to the First Channel Crossing by Aeroplane
Louis BlériotWHEN I succeeded in crossing the Channel on July 25, 1909, no one obviously believed that it was simply a matter of good luck. I do not say, especially after so long an interval…
The Rolls‐Royce Kestrel Engines: A Full Illustrated Description of This Famous Range in its Latest Form
ROLLS‐ROYCE, LIMITED, have now been building aero‐engines for twenty‐one years, the original “Eagle” having been produced in 1914 when the late Sir Henry Royce was requested by…
Skin Friction Drag: The Practical Importance of Reduction in Profile and Fuselage Drag
H.F. VesseyDURING the past year the increase in performance shown by certain American and Continental aircraft has merited the attention of all aircraft technicians. The performance is, of…
An American Amphibian: The Unconventional 650 Horse ‐ Power Eight‐Passenger Fairchild Machine
A SINGLE‐ENGINED amphibian aeroplane has recently been completed for Pan American Airways by the Fairchild Airplane Corporation, of Hagerstown, Md., the first machine of the type…
Welding in Aeroplane Construction: A Review of the Conditions in which Welding is Permissible under British Regulations
H. SuttonWELDING has been employed in the manufacture of aircraft parts in Great Britain for some considerable time, and the use of welding has in recent years increased both as regards…
An Acoustic Height Indicator: A French Instrument Designed to Give Rapid and Accurate Readings when Actually Landing
CONSTRUCTIONS Electro — Mécaniques d'Asnières, of 236 Avenue d'Argentières, Asnières, Seine, France, have produced an interesting acoustic sounding gear which, it is claimed…
Air Ministry Official Notices: Instructions to Aeroplane Owners and Ground Engineers on Essential Modifications
No. 11 of the year 1935 Amendment List No. 43 to the Airworthiness Handbook for Civil Aircraft (Air Publication 1208) has been issued, and copies can be obtained, price 2d. net or…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Technical Notes of the U.S. National Advisory…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection of the More Important Aircraft and Engine Specifications Published Recently
In means for controlling aircraft, slot‐forming slats 12 situated one at each end of the wings 11 are controlled by means interconnected with the rudder, or the actuating means…
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- Prof Phil Webb