Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 12 Issue 2
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The Designer and Production: The Need for Co‐operation and Co‐ordination in all Departments
IN the paper of which we publish a translation in this issue HERR RITTER, the chief engineer of the JUNKERS company, lays particular stress on what may be called the “human…
Design and Production: A German Production Engineer's Views on the Need for Co‐ordination of Effort and Suggestions for its Attainment
Oberingenieur E. RitterTHE construction of an aeroplane is directed by aerodynamic considerations, calculation of mechanical strength, production methods and various other factors.
Rotary‐Wing Aircraft: The Second of a Series of Articles Summarizing the Current State of Knowledge
J.A.J. BennettTHAT the rotaplane rotor is essentially a windmill has hitherto been regarded as self‐evident. It will be shown in the following analysis that, when the profile drag is…
The Prospects of CI. Engines: A Letter from a French Correspondent Advocating the Two‐Stroke Cycle
DEAR SIR,—I have read with great interest Mr. A. W. Morley's article in your October issue, as also Mr. G. S. Kammers reply.
Aerofoil Sections and Torsion: Geometrical Properties of Symmetrical N.A.C.A. Aerofoils for use in Torsional Calculations
F. DavidThe chart accompanying this note refers to symmetrical aerofoils of the N.A.C.A. family, but the ordinary magnitude of the mean camber will have no practical influence on the…
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…
Modern Precision Grinding Methods: Finishing Operations as Carried Out in Hispano Suiza Production
R. BruléIN modern machining practice, precision grinding (the operation known in France as “rectification” is carried out on a limited number of parts and the use of the term immediately…
Welding Technique in Aircraft Construction: Some Practical Hints on the Welding of Fittings and Sub‐Assemblies
Kurt QueitschTHERE are certain non‐technical factors which may govern the production technique to be adopted for the manufacture of welded fittings. For production in series it is, of course…
U.S. Patent Specifications
Lateral control means for an aeroplane embodying (a) an aerofoil, (b) a wing tip at each end thereof, each wing tip comprising a nose‐piece, a fixed body portion and an aileron, (c…
Month in the Patent Office
An aircraft alighting‐gear in which nose and main ling elements 11, 12 are disposed on opposite of the centre of gravity of the aircraft so during alighting' the tail structure is…
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- Prof Phil Webb