Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 19 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
An Epitome
AS we write, industrial—to say nothing of office and domestic—life in England is largely at a standstill, or at any rate considerably dislocated, owing to the surprising failure…
Aero‐Engine Injection Carburettors
R.A.S. ReidTHE following article is an attempt to provide those unfamiliar with the subject with a review of the working principles and the reasons for the use of so‐called ‘injection’…
The Arsenal de l'Aéronautique VB‐10 C1: Constructional Features of this Novel French Twin‐Engined Fighter Which is Now in Production
THE Arsenal VB‐10 C1 has already been briefly described in AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING, but it was felt that the whole approach to the structural problems was so unusual as to warrant…
The de Havilland Hornet Wing Spar: Notes on the Design Considerations Which Led to a Unique Form of Construction
R.H.T. HarperIN the following article an outline is given of the design reasons which led up to the type of construction adopted for the Hornet wing spars; together with a description of part…
Dornier Structural‐Strength Test‐Equipment and Methods
A.W. HotsonThe writer was sent from the Royal Aircraft Establishment as a member of C.I.O.S. Party No. 641 which visited the Dornier Works, Friedrichshafen, during the period July 21–27…
Wing Sections Without Layouts
C.F. AllenIN the preliminary stages of the design of a wing it is sometimes necessary to obtain sections before the drawing office or lofting departments have had time to make layouts. The…
The Stresses in Cylindrical Vessels
H.D. ConwayUSING the general theory of cylindrical shells, expressions have been derived for the maximum bending moment and shearing force in vessels closed at one end and subjected…
Adiabatic Flow in Pipes: An Outline of Present Knowledge of the Flow of Perfect Gases in Ducts of Constant Cross‐Section
J. Lukasiewicz, M Inz.THE graphical methods of one‐dimensional gas dynamics are reviewed and developed to obtain a complete representation of adiabatic flow of perfect gases in ducts of constant…
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 United States National…
Flying Boat Repairs: An Account of Some Repairs to the Sunderland Carried out by the Short Repair Organization
I.W.G. ReynoldsREPAIRING aircraft for Imperial Airways, led, at the beginning of the war, to the setting up of a repair organization with its headquarters at Rochester. All the work carried out…
Servicing the Miles Aerovan: Part I—The Aerovan from the Engineer's Viewpoint
F/Lt. S. CooperSERVICING plays no small part in the successful operation of an aircraft, since, apart from reliable running, an aircraft which is easily maintained offers a considerable saving…
Tools for the Workshop
The tractor shown in FIG. 1 is one of the latest of those manufactured by David Brown to be made available to civilian users. It has a 2,523 c.c. four‐cylinder engine with the…
Trade Announcements
In a joint statement, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, and Mr. W. A. Harriman, United States Secretary for Commerce, announced recently additional…
U.S. Patent Specifications
A self‐contained jet thrust motor unit for use in an airplane comprising a thrust motor, a plurality of tanks for containing liquid propellants for said motor, fluid feed…
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- Prof Phil Webb