Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 1 Issue 8
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The Schneider Trophy Contest: Some Retrospective Thoughts and Prospective Suggestions
IT cannot be denied that, in spite of the popular interest and enthusiasm and the high speed attained, the Schneider Trophy contest was in many ways a failure. It is a regrettable…
Structure Weights of Rigid Airhips: An Elementary Consideration of the Variations of Structure Weight with Gross Volume
H. Roxbee CoxA STUDY of the economic design and operation of the rigid airship must take account of many variables; power, speed, range, useful load, volume and structure weight—to cite the…
German Light Aeroplane for Private Owners: The Albatross Company Produce the “L.82” with Special Features Designed for the Private Owner
THE “L.82” has been designed as a result of close study of existing light machines in Germany and other countries. With the exception of the wing spars the whole construction is…
Restoration of Sea‐Level Power at Altitude: Supercharging in General and, in Particular, some of the advantages of Positive Displacement Blowers
IN opening this subject, it is perhaps in order to point out that the term “Supercharging” is applied where we are concerned with restoration of sea‐level power at altitude. The…
Schneider Trophy Reflections: Personal Opinions Formed from Observation and Some Talks with Others
Lt.‐Col. W. Lockwood MarshUNFORTUNATELY, there is an almost complete absence of technical information about any of the machines built for this year's Schneider Trophy Race. The two Governments concerned…
Some Novelties in Aero Engine Design: Series of Italian Engines has Integral Variable‐Pitch Device and Centrifugal Compressor with Parabolic Crankcase
R. GiacomelliTHE Società Anonima Officine Meccaniche Fuscaldo of Brescia has recently produced a series of four aero‐engines, and will soon be starting a second series.
An American Machine in Europe: The Ford Trimotor Compared with Current Practice in English and Continental Passenger Machines
A.C. HardyAIRCRAFT designers and operators were, lately, given an opportunity of inspecting and testing the flying qualities of the first American transport machine to be seen on this side…
Magnetic Compasses with Remote Control: Details of an Important Contribution to the Science of Aerial Navigation by a Leading German Firm
Friedrich HauptmannTHE basis of all navigation is the compass. It will therefore be readily understood that for years the greatest efforts have been made to improve the compass, to make it come up…
Airscrew Body Interference: An Examination of a Method of Calculating the Mutual Effect of Airscrew and Body by the Strip Theory
C.N.H. LockASSUMING that the resultant pressure on the nose is zero in the absence of the screw, which is roughly true of a number of shapes, then the resultant P of the pressure over the…
A Course for Ground Engineers: VI.—Notes on the Non‐Metallic Materials Used in Aircraft Construction for Holders of Air Ministry “B” Licences
G. RudorfTHE non‐metallic materials used in aircraft construction consist of a large number of different substances, to enter into any detailed discussions of which would occupy a volume…
Notices to Ground Engineers: Recent Important Air Ministry Announcements
No. 12 of the year 1929.—The attention of all owners of and ground engineers concerned with the undermentioned “Avro” aircraft is called to Leaflet D. 3, paragraph 6 (ii) of A.P…
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 Recently Published Aircraft and Aero Engine Specifications
Planes, construction of; propelling.—Aircraft engines with air‐cooled cylinders in line are arranged with their lines of cylinders perpendicular to the line of flight and enclosed…
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- Prof Phil Webb