Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 1 Issue 7
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The Uses of Metal: The Now almost Universal Material Brings many Improvements
IN a branch of engineering that has only been born just over twenty‐five years, nine years is a long time. The Seventh International Aero Exhibition held in London this year was…
The All‐Metal Blackburn “Bluebird” Mark IV: Design, Care and Maintenance of a “Sociable” British Light Aeroplane with Side‐by‐Side Seating
A.E. PettyTHE experience gained with the previous models of the “Bluebird” type has enabled the Bluebird IV to be produced embodying all the requirements essential in a light aeroplane for…
Wrought Alloys of Aluminium in Aircraft: A Survey of the Various Classes of Aluminium Alloys, with Detailed Considerations of their Properties and Methods of Treating Them
George MortimerTHROUGHOUT the history of the advance of aviation the development of light alloys occurs and recurs as a silver thread, lightening the pattern. From the very first the possibility…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading will be published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Technical Notes of the U.S. National…
Aircraft Design Tendencies: A General Review followed by a Detailed Consideration of the Machines Exhibited at the International Aero Exhibition, 1929
Major R.H. MayoIN setting out to study the exhibits at a great international exhibition such as that recently held at Olympia, one is naturally inclined in the first place to walk round the…
Aeronautical Progress in Great Britain
H.E. WimperisTHE application of scientific principles to the design of aircraft and aircraft equipment during the post‐war years has yielded results which are becoming increasingly apparent…
The Development of Aeronautical Research in Holland in Recent Years
Ir. H.J. Van der MaasIndustry Foreign machines were used in Holland at the outbreak of the war (type Farman). In the beginning of the war some machines were built by the Spyker Works, which later on…
Recent Progress of Aeronautical Science in France
P. FranckTHE main objectives of French aeronautical progress have been safety in flight, development of commercial aviation, and metal construction. In every part of aeronautical science…
Aeronautical Research Work in Sweden
Tord. K. AngostromTHIS paper contains a report on the principal aeronautical reseach work carried out by the Aeronautical Committee of the Royal Swedish Institute for Scientific Industrial Research.
An Historical Survey of Atalian Aeronautics
R. GiacomelliIN the development of Italian Aeronautics four periods can be distinguished: A first period, covering the fifteenth, sixteenth and seven‐teenth centuries, in which the first idea…
Tendencies in Engine Design at Olympia: Present Lines of Progress Examined and Criticised and Suggestions Made for Development in Directions Most Likely to Prove Fruitful
ENGINEERS and designers often adopt a somewhat lofty attitude towards exhibitions, decrying them as public shows and therefore not meriting serious consideration. But, actually…
A Course for Ground Engineers: IV.—Hints on the Inspection and Treatment of Metallic Materials from the point of view of the “B” or “D” Licence Holder
J.J.A. GilmoreIN the previous instalment of this article the composition, structure, and treatment of various metallic materials employed in aircraft construction were considered. It is now…
Education and the Aircraft Industry: Suggesting that the Time has Arrived for Seeing that Training is on Right Lines with a Measure of Specialisation
N.A.V. PiercyTWENTY years ago, engineering youth emerging from apprenticeship often had reason for regarding the possession of a university degree as an invidious distinction, on the whole…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection from Important Recently Published Aircraft and Aero Engine Specifications
Planes and wings, construction of.—An aeroplane wing is composed of a number of indeformable sections which are threaded on a spar or spars and are connected together on assembly…
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