Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 27 Issue 7
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An International JournalTable of contents
Taking Stock
THIS month we publish an article by Mr B. R. Noton based on a thesis describing an investigation he made while a student at the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield.
A Swept Cantilever Box Beam with Two Spars and Skew Ribs: An Article based on a Department of Aircraft Design thesis prepared by the Author while studying at the College of Aeronautics
B.R. NotonA two‐spar cantilever box beam with forty‐five degrees sweep and oblique ribs placed parallel to the root clamping section was the subject of a series of static tests. Stress and…
Fusion Welding Unalloyed Titanium Sheet: An Account of Improved Methods of Welding without Filler Rod
Alan V. Levy, Robert WickhamThe great fluidity of titanium metal in the molten condition lends itself to fusion welding without the addition of filler metal. The resulting welds are flush with the base metal…
Servomechanism Performance: Determination of the Best Values of the Parameters when Rotating a Large Mass through a given Angular Distance
J. Morris, G.G. Gouriet, J.W. HeadThe problem of rotating a single large mass through a given angular distance so that the performance shall meet given specifications is considered. Initially it is assumed that…
Rationalizing Aircraft Secondary Controls and Systems: A Plea for More Thought in Early Design Stages
W.S. HollyhockIT is an accepted principle that primary controls should have full consideration during the initial design of an aircraft but there is a general tendency to ignore secondary…
The Brooklyn Conference on High Speed Aeronautics: A Report on the Conference Held as a Feature of the Centennial Year of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and Organized by the Department of Aeronautical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
W.H. HortonTODAY aviation is a most influential factor in our lives and Brooklyn a most influential factor in aviation. This was clear to all who attended the very successful conference on…
Fifth Anglo‐American Aeronautical Conference
This paper covers British European Airways' experience with the operation of turboprop aircraft and concludes with some thoughts on their future possibilities.
Non‐Destructive Testing and Inspection: An Account of Recent American Experience with Various Techniques
ON June 2 a small group of people interested in non‐destructive testing assembled in London to hear an informal and most informative lecture on the use of such methods in the U.S…
The Library Shelf
There can be few scientific and engineering subjects which have progressed as rapidly as the theory and practice of high‐speed aerodynamics and jet propulsion during recent years…
Research and Test Apparatus
Milliard Ltd. have produced a machine for ‘fatiguing’ a metal test specimen by means of sound waves instead of the more conventional mechanical strains. Ultrasonic power is…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council, Reports and Technical Memoranda of the United States…
Month in the Patent Office
A pair of wing‐tip control surfaces each consisting of a nose section 5 with hinged upper and lower rear sections 1,2 may be operated as ailerons by bodily rotation about nose…
U.S. Patent Specifications
For use with a turbine providing coolant for the blading, a nozzle vane comprising a root portion, a neck portion joined thereto, and a blade portion extending from said neck…
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- Prof Phil Webb