Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 20 Issue 3
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WE make no apology for reproducing here, through the kindness of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and the Institute of the Aeronautical Services, the paper on the development of…
The Annual Meeting of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences: Impressions by Dr Alexander Klemin of the Principal Papers Presented during the Sixteenth Meeting of the Institute, held in New York, January 26th‐29th, 1948
THE setting of the Institute's annual meetings is a splendid stage that never changes and where the play is performed only once. This year, more than ever before, it was a play…
The Identification of Aircraft Timbers: The Use of Timber in Aircraft is Still Considerable and These Notes Have Been Prepared With a View to Assisting the Inspector to Recognize the Usual Varieties
G. Fitzgerald‐LeeEXAMINATION of the cross‐section of a tree‐trunk shows the following details of structure: Covering the trunk is the corky bark, the outer layers of which serve to protect the…
Professional Publications
Under this heading are given each month the principal articles of aeronautical interest appearing in the current issues of the Journals of the leading Professional Societies and…
Development of the Lockheed Shooting Star
A Paper, describing the Research work and flight testing that went into the first American jet‐propelled fighter aeroplane, prepared by Mr Clarence L. Johnson, Chief Research…
Choice of Fin Area and Dihedral: A mathematical exposition of the working rules for the choice of nv and —lv for a new aeroplane, taking the 33½ per cent fin and rudder margin, the low‐speed rate of roll requirement and the damping of lateral oscillation rate as criteria
F.B. BakerTHE choice of nv and — lv for a new aircraft is not simply a matter of chance; nor can it be decided entirely by considerations of stability. Below are given certain working…
Disk Brakes for Aircraft: A Review of Disk Brake Development with Examples of Modern Designs
R. Waring‐BrownTHE various systems of braking are still undergoing intensive investigation, particularly covering schemes of control, methods of operation and design of brake units. While…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading arc published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Technical Notes of the United States National…
Trade Announcements
The Fairey Aviation Company Limited, of Hayes, Middlesex, England, announces, in conjunction with the Clyde Engineering Company of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that…
Tools for the Workshop
The universal worm gear testing machine made by the David Brown Tool Co. provides an accurate yet rapid means of checking all dimensions upon which the performance and…
U.S. Patent Specifications
These abstracts 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 Office’…
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