Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 3 Issue 9
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The Efficiency of the Aeroplane: Reasons for Reconsidering Present Tendencies in Design
BY a coincidence, which is purely accidental, the same lesson is indicated in three separate articles published in this issue. The occurrence is rendered even more striking by the…
Free Model Spinning Researches: Experiments in the Balloon Shed at Farnborough and a Description of the Vertical Wind Tunnel
A.V. StephensTHE problem of the spinning nose dive has been the subject of much experimental work in recent years. These researches have been chiefly prompted by the fact that the spin has…
Aeroplane Performance Prediction: A Description of an Empirical Chart from which Approximate Characteristics may be Estimated
Andrew J. FairbanksWHEN still unversed in the science of aero‐dynamics, and seeking to learn all that was possible about the subject, I happened upon the foundation of what later developed into an…
Building Light Aeroplane Engines: The Design and Manufacturing Processes of the Cirrus‐Hermes Engines Examined and Described
G.H. HandasydeTHE Cirrus‐Hermes Engineering Company's products derive a special interest from the fact that they were the first to be produced to meet the demand for the light type of…
The Fifth Air Congress: The Report of the Papers Read and Discussions During the Proceedings at the Hague
N.A.V. PiercyThe two volumes recording the work of the Congress together run to some 1,700 pages. The presentation is good, and several lecturers have graciously met our peculiar national…
Aircraft and Naval Technique: A Study of the Relationship Existing Between the Two in Design and Operation
L. KahnPHYSICISTS are well acquainted with the relationship which exists between naval and the aeronautical problems. Although the specific gravity of water is a thousand times greater…
A Novel Seaplane Installation: All‐Metal Monocoque Floats with Longitudinal Flutes and an Aerofoil Section Spreader‐Bar
AN interesting feature of the Lockheed Sirius used by Colonel Lindbergh on his flight via Alaska, the Behring Straits and the Aleutian and Keurile Islands to Japan, is the…
A New Light Aeroplane Engine: The 60‐h.p. Four‐Cylinder Inverted Air‐Cooled Hirth with Coil‐Ignition Described
FOR many years, Helmut Hirth, the well‐known pre‐war pilot and engine‐constructor, has been working on the construction and design of a new cheap engine for touring aeroplanes…
Fabrics in Aviation: The Characteristics and Methods of Testing of Various Textile Materials Examined and Explained
Charles J. ClearyTO attain the maximum in design and performance of a fabricated article requires familiarity with the characteristics and properties of the materials employed. That there is a…
Air Ministry Official Notices: Instructions to Aircraft Owners and Ground Engineers Regarding Essential Modifications
No. 33 of the year 1931. Several engine failures have been caused by the carburettor float mechanism breaking down, due to failure of the locking wire in the needle valve toggle…
Design Tendencies in U.S.A.: An Authoritative Examination Showing Reduction in Power Loading and Increase in Wing Loading
Clarence M. YoungAEROPLANE designers in the past four years have been striving for greater speed, with the result that the average speed of models receiving approved type certificates from the…
Research Work in England: A Guide to the Work Carried out by the Aeronautical Research Committee
Kite Balloons and Kites 247. Two models of Caquot kite‐balloons. Tests on. Nov. 1916. (3d.).
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
One or more streamline struts forming part of the undercarriage of an aircraft are adapted to be turned about their longitudinal axes from a position in which the minor axis of…
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