Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 2 Issue 11
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An International JournalTable of contents
The Airship Disaster
BY tracing the history of the “R.101” since her launch a year ago and detailing the information regarding her last flight and the circumstances of the crash, so far as this has…
The Causes of Noise in Aircraft: An Analysis of the Principal Sources of Sound with Suggested Remedies and Palliatives
A.H. DavisTHE advantages which arise from the directness and speed of aircraft, and the high record for safety held by Air Lines like Imperial Airways, contribute to the increasing…
Aerodynamics for Engineers: II.—The Theory and Practice of Wind Tunnel Experiments with Models
N.A.V. PiercyExamination in Article I of the nature of the force arising on a body in steady motion through the atmosphere, showed it to depend upon the shape and size of the body, the density…
The Accident to “R.101”: A Recapitulation of the Airship's History and the Circumstances of the Last Flight
THE fact that (pending the holding of a Court of Inquiry by Sir John Simon, with Lt.‐Col. J. T. C. Moore‐Brabazon and Professor C. E. Inglis as assessors, which is only starting…
Fifth International Air Congress: Summaries of Some of the Important Papers read at the Recent Meetings at the Hague
Hydrodynamic theory is usually occupied with the problem of motion of a fluid round a body, or a system of bodies, immersed in it: in other words, on seeking to ascertain a motion…
American Views on Spin Phenomena: Three Papers Read before the Eighteenth National Aeronautic Meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers
Fred E. WeickTHE phenomenon of spinning has apparently been known to some extent since the first days of flying, but for many years it was considered a dangerous evolution from which no one…
Army Air Corps Experiments on Tail Spins
Harry A. SuttonTHE serious nature of difficulties which might be encountered in tail spins, was brought forcibly to the attention of the Material Division of the U.S. Army Air Corps, in the…
Keystone‐Loening Spinning Experiments
Paul E. HovgardTHE spinning tests conducted at the Keystone plant were started in a frantic effort to find an easy cure‐all for flat spins, in the same manner that the alchemists of old tried…
The Atlantic Flight of “R.100”: Some Notes on the Navigation and Meteorological Conditions met with during the Journey
E.L. JohnstonAS the result of a considerable amount of investigation over a period of some months prior to the flight to Canada, six alternative routes were selected for the England‐Canada…
Non‐Ferrous Metals for Aircraft: The First Instalment of a Complete Survey of the Properties of Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys
D. HansonTHE rapid development of the social structure of the world during the past century is due, in no small measure, to improvements in communication. In certain ways we have…
Air Ministry Official Notices: Instructions to Aircraft Owners and Ground Engineers Including Cancellations and Corrigenda
The Air Navigation Directions, 1928 (A.N.D. 7) stipulate that the certification of an aircraft, in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule II of the Air Navigation Order, shall be…
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…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection of the More Important Aircraft and Engine Specifications Published Recently
Darby, M. O., Regent House, Kingsway, London, and Sidney, A. A., 22, Lodge Road, Croydon. Mirch 23, 1929, No. 9425. [Class 7 (iii).]
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- Prof Phil Webb