Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 20 Issue 10
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An International JournalTable of contents
In the Eyes of the World
AMID all the welter of previews, reviews and post‐mortems on the S.B.A.C. Display we felt that if we were to enter the lists with still another domestic write‐up of the exhibits…
L'Exhibition de Farnborough Vue par un Francais: An Appreciation of the Recent Display Organized by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors at Farnborough During the Week September 7th—12th
André CharriouI HAD the great pleasure of visiting for several days the excellent display organized by the S.B.A.C. at Farnborough.
A Graphical Determination of the Flow in Nozzles: A Study by the Service du Documentation et d'Information Technique of the French Air Ministry By Pierre Richard, Ancien Eléve de I'Ecole Polytechnique, Ingenieur Civil de l'Aeronautique
Lionel MoteTHE flow of gases in nozzles has been considered by many authors. The results are usually shown in the form of curves or tables of figures. Practical use of these diagrams or…
The Stresses in Closed Cylindrical Vessels: An Extension of a Previous Paper Deriving Expressions for Bending Moment and Shearing Force in Cylindrical Vessels subject to Gas Pressure
H.D. ConwayIN a previous paper (AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING, Vol. XIX, February 1947, pp. 52–4) expressions were derived for the maximum bending moment and shearing force in vessels closed at one…
Aircraft Manufacture in the Netherlands: An Account by the Technical Editor of the Activities of the Reconstituted Aircraft Industry, with Particular Reference to the Manufacture of the Fokker Promotor
WE have already given particulars of the post‐war organization of the Netherlands aircraft industry in Aircraft Engineering: how the types to be produced are decided upon by a…
The Library Shelf
W.S. HempTHE ‘Theory of Limit Design’ is a theory whose philosophy and methods will be familiar to most aeronautical engineers. The term ‘Limit Design’ may not be familiar and so it is…
Undercarriages for Deck Landing: Special Design Features with Particular Reference to the Vertical Velocity of Descent at Touch‐Down
J.W. BlinkhornFOR landing on aerodromes, aircraft under‐carriages are now designed to give a certain safety factor on strength for specified conditions. These conditions have been determined…
An Analysis of Range for Aircraft Project Design: A Rapid Method for the Estimation of Still Air Range When Operating on Constant Power
A.H. StratfordTHE various flight procedures for medium and long range operation of transport aircraft are described, and the constant power basis is shown to be advantageous for…
A Russian Notebook: Some General Observations on the Form and Organization of the Aircraft Industry of the U.S.S.R.
Charles W. CainFOR some years the writer of this article has carefully studied the scanty and conflicting information available on the aircraft of the U.S.S.R. and the organization of both…
Spun Glass Blankets for Press Stretching: A New Technique Developed at the Glenn Martin Factory at Baltimore to Overcome Difficulties in the Hot Forming of Magnesium Sheets
SPUN glass, woven into thin blankets, is being used by the Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, in the stretch forming of magnesium sheets as a successful substitute for other…
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…
Trade Announcements
Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd., of Coventry, announce that Mr W. F. Saxton, chief engineer, has been appointed a director of the Company.
U.S. Patent Specifications
These details and drawings of patents granted in the United States are taken, by permission of the Department of Commerce, from the ‘Official Gazette of the United States Patent…
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- Prof Phil Webb