Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 12 Issue 5

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An International Journal
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Table of contents

Editorial Policy in War Time: A Statement of the Ethics of the Matter as they Appear to Us

IT seems desirable that we should make clear to our readers, both in England and abroad, exactly what policy we are following as to what we are, and are not, publishing while this…

Radiator Research in the U.S.S.R.: Some Russian Investigations into the Problem of Wing Radiators

THIS article is a summary of certain Russian tests on the fitting of radiators inside an aerofoil with some comments on the work carried out.

Solid Organic Materials: A Survey of the Characteristics of a New Class of Materials for Use in Engineering

N.A. de Bruyne

THE life of an engineer is largely a life spent in solving problems of a practical kind; and so his attitude to nature differs from that of the scientist. Confronted with a…

Rotary‐Wing Aircraft: The Fifth Article of a Series Summarizing the Current State of Knowledge

J.A.J. Bennett

THE flow of air relative to a blade element during translational flight of a sustaining rotor periodically varies, the speed normal to the blade tip being Rω + V sin ψ, i.e., Rω …

The I.Ae.S. Annual Meeting: A Summarized Report of the Principal Papers Read During the Conference

Alexander Klemin

Howard W. Barlow, assisted by Henry S. Stillwell and Ho‐Shen Lu of the University of Minnesota, in their paper “Strength Investigations of Thin Stainless Steel Sections,”…

Optimum Climb to Height: The Quickest Method of Attaining Height at a Point Distant Horizontally from the Base

J. Corner

TWO distinct types of climb arise in aviation. In the first, it is necessary to climb to a given height without attaching any importance to horizontal distance covered. An example…

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…

Engineering Experimental Aeroplanes: Designing Prototype Machines for Manufacturing Economy

Walter A. Hite

EXPERIMENTAL, engineering may be considered as the cornerstone of the aeronautical industry, regardless of the fact that the very nature of the work involved often calls for large…

Welding Technique in Aircraft Construction: Gas and Electric Welding of Light Alloys

Karl Krieger

FOR the welding of light alloys, the flame should be adjusted to a fairly distinct cone having a light aura which indicates a small excess of acetylene. Under no circumstances…

Tools for the Workshop

A NEW type of dynamic balancing machine capable of handling small test bodies up to a maximum weight of 6½ lb. has recently been introduced to the British market.

U.S. Patent Specifications

The method of making a ring‐like flexible valve seat element for an internal combustion engine of the poppet valve type which comprises providing a suitable frusto‐conical shaped…

Month in the Patent Office

A coupling device particularly adapted for use in steering apparatus in aircraft to give a displacement of a driven member in accordance with the displacement and rate of…

Cover of Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

ISSN:

0002-2667

Online date, start – end:

1929

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Phil Webb