Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 11 Issue 11
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An International JournalTable of contents
Aeroplane Development in U.S.S.R.: Progress in Recent Years after a Period of Stagnation
WE publish in this issue a survey of some of the principal types of aeroplane in use in the Red Air Fleet—as, we understand, the air force of the U.S.S.R. is officially described…
Mixture Distribution and Volatility: Some Tests Carried Out in Holland Which Gave Unexpected Results
L.A. Peletier, J.L. Tops, W.J. Baron van HeeckerenTHERE has recently been a marked tendency in aviation petrol specifications (particularly in the U.S.A.) to demand fuels of increasing volatility. The idea behind this is that the…
Types of the Red Air Fleet: Particulars of Some of the More Modern Russian Aeroplanes of which Details are Available
IT has always been difficult to obtain information regarding the progress of aviation in the U.S.S.R. and, in particular, reliable details of aeroplane types have been especially…
An Aeroplane for Survey Work: A Pusher Type with Twin‐Fin Tail and Tricycle Undercarriage
John H. WarnerTHE needs of modern aerial survey work become ever more exacting and it was felt that a high performance aeroplane, specialty designed to suit the particular requirements of the…
Shear Stress in Thin‐Walled Tubes: The Theory and Practice of the Calculations Involved, Taking into Account the Effect of Stringers
C.K. OvenstonTHE shear stress in thin‐walled tubes is often a design criterion and considerable weight economy can be effected by an exact stress determination. The problem has been…
Some Books Recently Received
The first volume is aerodynamics in words of one syllable. It is not a book for those who really want to learn aerodynamic theory, but for those who wish to become acquainted with…
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…
The Design of Welded Components: Hints for Designers on Planning for Production
W. RethelEVER since the beginning of aircraft construction sheet metal fittings have been made by means of oxy‐acetylene welding; usually in the form of fittings connecting parts of…
The Formation of Cracks after Welding: Empirical Data Evolved by a Polish Aeronautical Engineer
Bronislaw BochenekSOME kinds of chrome‐molybdenum steels widely employed in the construction of aeroplanes, the chrome‐manganese‐silicon steels introduced comparatively recently and even some…
Temperature‐Indicating Paints: Further Information Regarding the Paints Described Last Month
IN the article published under this heading in the October issue of Aircraft Engineering it was not possible to give the composition of the “Thermocolor” paints developed by I. G…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In combination, an aircraft, de‐icing mechanism including inflatable members on the surface of said aircraft for preventing accumulation of ice on said surface, means for…
Month in the Patent Office
In a variable‐pitch screw propeller each blade has a hollow root portion rotatably mounted over a spigot on the boss and a threaded sleeve member is located between them, one end…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb