Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 10 Issue 10
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An International JournalTable of contents
Our Workshop and Production Section: The Revival of an Old Feature of Increased Interest
WE are reviving in this issue a feature which regular readers will remember we originally instituted in AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING in November, 1932. This continued as a monthly…
The Vibration of Aircraft: An Instrument Developed at the R.A.E. to Obtain Quantitative Measurements
F.G. BarlowTHE structure of an aeroplane has several natural modes of vibration in flexure and torsion with frequencies within the le frequency range covered by possible forcing vibrations…
Modern Variable‐Pitch Airscrews: Descriptions of Three Prominent Types: The Rotol, D.H.‐Hamilton and Ratier
THE Rotol airscrew is the modern development of the Gloster‐Hele‐Shaw Beecham unit originally designed by Dr. Hele‐Shaw, developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company, and test flown…
The Theory of Torsion‐Bending: A Suggested Solution of a Problem on Which Few Data are Available
J. Lockwood‐TaylorIN these days of metal construction, the aircraft designer frequently uses the so‐called Batho theory of the torsion of thin shells. This simple and well‐known theory is a ecial…
Mechanical Tuning of Carburettors: Functional Tests of the Carburettor for a Supercharged Engine as a Separate Unit
W.W. TwelvetreesTHE problem of tuning and adjusting carburettors can well be remembered as a legacy from the earliest internal combustion engines and one which has hardly become simplified with…
The First Chinese Wind‐Tunnel: A Description of the Five‐Foot Tunnel Installed at Peiping University
F.L. WattendorfTHE 5‐ft. wind‐tunnel of the National Tsing Hua University in Peiping was the first wind‐tunnel to operate in China. The erection of the tunnel was a project of the Aeronautical…
Two U.S. Official Accident‐Reports: Conclusions arrived at which are of General Interest and Importance
Near Cleveland THE following is a summary of an official report on an accident to a Douglas aeroplane belonging to United Air Lines Transport Corporation published in the Air…
A German Low‐Powered Aeroplane: The Arado Ar.79, a Machine of Practical Construction and Performance
THE Arado Ar79 is a side‐by‐side two‐seater for ab initio civil or military training. It is yet another example of the trend towards lower engine powers which has been making…
Air Ministry Official Notices
It is proposed shortly to amend the Air Navigation Directions, 1936 (A.N.D. 13) in the following manner. The intention is that these amendments shall take effect from 1st April…
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…
Demarcation and the Industry
W.F. WatsonOF all industrial problems demarcation is probably the most baffling and, because its complexities are not always properly appreciated, none gives rise to more misunderstanding.
Churchill Hydraulic Precision Grinders
Operations in De Havilland Variable‐pitch Airscrew production
Air Ministry Contracts
THE following lists of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during August is extracted from the September issue of The Ministry of Labour Gazelle:—
Hydraulics in Production
WITH aeroplanes becoming daily more and more complex designers are finding it increasingly convenient to leave the detail planning of certain units to specialists in their design…
U.S. Patent Specifications
A joint structure for a curved surface in aircraft construction comprising intersecting and overlapping strips of sheet metal covering said curved surface and joined by a soft…
Month in the Patent Office
In aircraft wings or other aircraft bodies wherein the leading portion is covered with metal and the trailing portion is covered with fabric, the trailing edge of the leading…
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- Prof Phil Webb