Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 2 Issue 3
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An International JournalTable of contents
The Métier of Gliding
THERE is a widespread movement towards a renewal of interest in gliding, a sport which has for some years been a prominent part of aeronautical activity in Germany. In spite of…
The Measurement of Accelerations: A Twenty‐Year‐Old Instrument for Road and Rail Vehicles Modified to Provide a Maximum Reading Accelerometer for Aircraft
H.E. WimperisIN order to study the relationship of load factors to the stresses which arise in the normal manoeuvring of aircraft, it is customary to employ recording accelerometers. These…
Claimed as Proof Against Spinning: Our German Correspondent Describes a Machine which is Claimed to be Proof Against Auto‐rotation
Waldemar BeckCOUNTLESS practical and theoretical proposals have been made for the prevention of auto‐rotation. Exact science has long been well acquainted with the actual aerodynamical…
Thermometry in Engine Research: The Advantages of Thermo‐Electric Type Instruments for Obtaining Temperature Readings Under Difficult Conditions
J.F. AlcockIN research or development work on aero engines there are many occasions when it is desirable, or sometimes essential, to obtain temperature readings under somewhat difficult…
Recent Technical Developments
Dobbie McInnes & Clyde, Ltd., of Glasgow, send a booklet describing the “Farnboro'” electric indicator which they are marketing. The booklet gives a very complete description of…
Compression Ignition Oil Engines: Full Description of Principles of Operation and Details of Construction of the Junkers “SL 1”
R. SchulzTHE development of the Diesel engine for aeroplanes in Germany was first taken up by the Junker works, in Dessau. Junkers began building oil engines more than twenty years ago…
Light Beacons for Night Flying: Visibility and Fog Penetration of Various Types with a Comparison between Neon and Incandescent Lamps
W.M. HamptonIT is sometimes suggested with regard to aerial light beacons that when the weather is clear they are unnecessary in populous country, and when the weather is foggy the lights…
The World's Aircraft Records
The following is a complete list of World's Records as officially homologated by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale up to December 31, 1929
Three New French Machines
The Brunet les Mureaux Reconnaissance Monoplane THE Ateliers des Mureaux, who are now using the old Kene Tarnpier works at Boulogne‐sur‐Seine, on the outskirts of Paris, have…
A Course for Ground Engineers: VIII.—Hints on the Inspection and Complete Overhaul of Engines for Applicants for “D” Licence
Major A.A. RossSMALL surface cracks in some cast pistons are often present from the date of manufacture, and are due to the casting stresses in the uneven sections. Provided the piston is not…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Hitherto, wing flutter has been investigated on the simplifying assumption that the fuselage is not set in oscillation by the flutter of the wings. Strictly, however, the fuselage…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
1929Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb