Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 1 Issue 4
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An International JournalTable of contents
The International Outlook: Some Further Words on Our Policy
THIS month, in our series of articles on popular light aeroplane engines, we print a specially written description of the Czechoslovakian Walter N.Z. 60 engine. We wish to make it…
Italy Spends £7,583,000 on Aviation: Summary and Details of Air Estimates for the Financial Year, July 1, 1929, to June 30, 1930
The following tables show the net amount as distributed among the various sections for the coming year. The increase in the money allocated to civil aeronautics at the expense of…
A 430‐h.p. Fast Seaplane Fighter: The “Macchi M 41 bis” Flying Boat is a Single‐Seater designed for “Pursuit” Work with the Italian Navy
THE Fiat A.20 single‐seated “M 41 bis” biplane has recently satisfactorily passed the official tests. It is of mixed wood and steel construction in three sections: forward in…
The Theory of Aerodynamics: A Survey of some of the Problems Still Awaiting Solution on Mathematical Lines
H. LevyTHE equations governing the motion of a viscous fluid were first obtained by Navier more than 100 years ago (“Memoire sur les Lois du Mouvement des Fluides,” Mem. de l'Acad. des…
Long‐Distance‐Aircraft Headlights: By Means of Specially Fitted Powerful Electric Lamps the Air Liner can Pick its Landing Ground at Night
AVIATION development, stimulated already to a considerable extent by radio and the invention of instruments which make it possible to fly without being able to see the earth, is…
1300 lbs. All‐up Weight: Details of the Latest German Light Aeroplane Afford an Interesting Comparison with Those of Other Countries
ONE of the youngest of the German Aircraft Construction Works is displaying a great deal of activity. This is the “Focke‐Wulf” firm, of Bremen, which, hitherto mainly restricted…
A Record Making British Light Aeroplane: The Popular Avian, in Its Latest Form, Has an All‐Metal Fuselage Constructed Throughout of Low Carbon Steel
THE “Avian” is now so well known that little need be written of its growth to popularity. The first experimental “Avian” fitted with an Armstrong‐Siddeley “Genet” engine made its…
The 5‐Cylinder Walter N.Z.60 Engine: Interchangeability of Parts Characterises a Popular Czechoslovakian Group of Engines with a 60–240 h.p. Power Range
THE Walter N.Z. 60 engine is the holder of several records and is familiar in Europe through its use in the Avia B.H10 and B.H.11 and Dutch Pander light aeroplanes and is being…
Germany and Olympia: A Note on the German Firms Exhibiting at The British Aero Show to be Held during July: From Dr. Waldemar Beck
IT is the intention of the German Aircraft Industry to reciprocate the visit of their friends of the British Industry to the Berlin Exhibition last year and a number of firms…
Aeroplane Wing Flutter: A Detailed Discussion of Measures for the Avoidance of Unstable Oscillation of Aeroplane Wings
R.A. FrazerFOR all stiffness ratios, there is clearly a marked increase of critical speed when the centre of inertia is as far forward as the flexural centre.
A Course for Ground Engineers: III.—Hints on the Inspection and Top‐Overhaul of Engines for the Holder of a “C” Licence
W.P. SavageTHE syllabus issued by the Air Ministry stipulates that the qualifications required to be held by the candidate for a ground engineer's licence in “C” category are: (1) an…
Research Reports and Memoranda
The investigation arose in connection with fitting an autoslot system to the “Atlas,” and includes the development of a system of interconnecting the slot with the ailerons.
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection from Important Recently Published Aircraft and Aero Engine Specifications
Planes, construction of.—Aircraft wings are made of symmetrical cross‐section or symmetrical in outline and design and provided with attachment means to enable port and starboard…
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- Prof Phil Webb