Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 19 Issue 4
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THERE can be few instances of a monthly magazine running a serial, however popular, over twenty‐two issues. Even the earlier stories of Charles Dickens, long though they are by…
Air‐Cleaning intakes for Aero‐Engines
F.J. BiggSAND is very harmful to engines. During recent tests conducted by me in the North African Deserts, as much as half a pound of sand has been collected in ten minutes in each air…
Joints in Flat Panels Subjected to Shear and Combined Shear and Tension
F.W. David, J. SolveyTHIS paper deals with semi shear‐resistant panels (incomplete tension fields) subjected to pure shear—as well as combined shear and tension loads. It establishes the stresses in…
Stresses in Streamline Shells Due to Unsymmetrical Loading
A.M. BinnieTHE bending stresses in thin shells can often be neglected. If the loading on the shell is, for example, due to normal pressure or to gravity forces, the stresses due to strain in…
Letters to the Editor: Assisted Take‐Off in Relation to Transport Aeroplanes, Wing Sections Without Layouts and Power‐Plant Efficiencies
DEAR SIR, We were pleased to notice the reference to Air Refuelling in the article entitled ‘Assisted Take‐off in Relation to Transport Aeroplanes’, by L. L. Th. Huls, v.i. in…
The Compressive Strength of Short Circular Tubes
I.G. BowenDOUGLAS and Carmichael (REF. 1) have suggested formulae relating the compressive strength at failure of short circular tubes with their ultimate tensile strength and…
A Note on Axial Flow Fans for Aircraft Ventilation
J.A.C. WilliamsAXIAL flow fans were originally developed from aircraft airscrews and therefore can be claimed as children of aeronautical science. Their use has been confined in aeronautics to…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council, Reports and Technical Notes of the United States National…
An Instrument Test Box: Field Testing of Aircraft Engine Installation Systems and Instruments
AS aircraft engines have increased in size and power in recent years, the instruments associated with them have multiplied; while a host of gadgets have found their place in the…
The British Industries Fair: Some of the principal items of aeronautical interest shown by exhibitors on their stands in London and Birmingham
Chester Street, Aston, Birmingham, 6. The ‘Donald’ Patent Barrel Lifter Truck and Stand, the three‐in‐one appliance. Barrels up to 7 cwts. lifted and transported by one man…
Trade Announcements
Under this heading are published monthly news of recent professional appointments, industrial developments and business changes, etc.. Mr. R. E. Bishop, the Chief Designer of the…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In combination with a releasable torpedo carried by an airplane, glider wing and an empennage forming a unit for application to said torpedo, a harness adapted to clamp said wings…
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- Prof Phil Webb