Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 1 Issue 10
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An International JournalTable of contents
Navigation and Air Route Flying: Knowledge and Experience Essential to the Pilot
THE publication of an article on the requirements in aircraft equipment and ground organisation, from the point of view of an air pilot, seems a suitable opportunity for…
British Water‐Cooled Aero Engines: The Rolls‐Royce “F” and “H” Engines with Full Details of the Latest Improvements Introduced
Lieut‐Col. L.F.R. FellFROM the very beginning of their career as aircraft engine builders in 1915, Messrs. Rolls‐Royce have held the view that any sacrifice of efficiency in the interests of expediency…
What the Pilot Really Needs: Machines, Equipment and Ground Organisation Necessary on Air Routes to Ease the Pilot's Work
A Long‐Distance PilotIN examining air route requirements from the Pilot's point of view they would seem, at first sight, to fall naturally under two main headings.
The Dornier Do.X. Seaplane: Full Technical Details of the Design and Construction of the Largest Flying Boat Yet Built
Claudius DornierTHE leading thought in the design of the Do.X. was that to lead to the desired goal only that which had been technically proved could be used. Every kind of “experimenting” was…
A Note on Production Steels and Alloys: Properties of New Tool Steels for Machining and a Group of Cutting Alloys with Remarkable Performances
IT is roughly twenty‐eight years since Taylor and White first startled the engineering world by the introduction of what are known everywhere now as high‐speed steels. The modern…
Fuels and Dopes for Aircraft Engines: A Review of the Requirements and Progress Made in the Past Six Years Towards Meeting Them
A.E. DunstanSIX years ago the present author contributed a paper on “Aviation Spirit: Past, Present and Future,” before the International Air Congress, London, 1923.
Airship Propulsion Methods: The Relative Merits of Petrol, Oil, Hydrogen, “Blaugas,” Separately or in Combination, Considered and Analysed
Major P.L. TeedTHE trials of R 100 and R 101, with the consequent revival of interest in airship technical matters, makes the present time not inappropriate for reviewing the alternative methods…
A Course for Ground Engineers: VII,—Hints on the Inspection of Aircraft from the Point of View of the “B” License Holder
S.G. YoungA CHECK will then be made of alignment and truth. The method of carrying this out has already been described in Article II of this series, and therefore need not be repeated here.
Recent Technical Developments Applying Metal Protective Coatings by the Spray Method—Light Aeroplane Wireless—Aluminium Castings
Spraying on Coatings A NEW method of applying a protective coating to materials, metallic or non‐metallic, as an alternative to the electrolytic, is being introduced into England…
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…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection from Important Aircraft and Aero Engine Specifications Recently Published
The height of aircraft above the earth is indicated by radiating towards the earth, from the craft, high‐frequency oscillations of varying frequency and combining the oscillations…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb