Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 4 Issue 2
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The Problem of the Spin: The Present Position Reached by Investigators on the Subject
WE conclude in this issue the very exhaustive study of spinning contributed by Messrs. Irving and Stephens to that gold mine of scientific information—the transactions of the…
The U.S. Vertical Wind Tunnel: A Full Description with Details of Calibration Tests and Some Preliminary Experiments
Carl J. Wenzinger, Thomas A. HarrisSOME of the major problems under investigation by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics may be placed under the general heading of safety in flight. One of the most…
Drift Due to Engine Torque: Some Experiments Confirming Theoretical View of the Importance of the Effect on Navigation
L.J. WackettTHE air flow in the slipstream of an airscrew is helical in nature. It follows, therefore, that there is a torque reaction on the whole aircraft which must be overcome by an equal…
The Two‐Bladed Airscrew: A Discussion on Mathematical Lines of Certain Peculiarities and Disadvantages
J. MorrisAPPARENTLY two‐bladed airscrews are acro‐dynamically more efficient in traction than multi‐bladed varieties, and, moreover, are easier to manufacture. Furthermore, they are…
Gipsy Engines in the Making: High Standard of Finish Obtained by Good Design and Sound Production Methods
G.H. HandasydeTHE engine section of the De Havilland Company's works at Stag Lane, Edgware, forms a branch which is quite a separate unit, complete in itself, from the aircraft factory, the…
A Stainless Steel Amphibian: An American Adaptation of the Savoia‐Marchetti S.31 of All‐Metal Spot‐Welded Construction
THE Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Co. has completed successful test flights with a new type of aircraft, designed by the engineering staff of the American Aeronautical Corporation…
Safety in Spinning: A Summary of Recent Investigations, Model and Full‐Scale, and General Deductions to be Drawn
H.B. Irving, A.V. StephensExperiments with Modified Tail Units.—Experiments have been performed with 1/15th scale models of the original single‐seater fighter and 1/20th scale models of the Bristol Fighter…
The Determination of Load Factors: A Method Developed in America which is Theoretically Correct While Easily Applied
THIS study has been conducted by the engineering section of the Aeronautics Branch for the purpose of developing a method of load factor determination which will be as nearly…
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…
Air Ministry Official Notices: Instructions to Aircraft Owners and Ground Engineers Regarding Essential Modifications
No. 68 of the year 1931 Contains additions to the lists of approved airscrew designs given in Nos. 6, 9, 13, 15 and 54, 1931.
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection of the More Important Aircraft and Engine Specifications Published Recently
In regulating‐means for aircraft engines wherein the pilot's hand control and an aneroid control are arranged for simultaneous action on the throttle valve, or ignition‐timing…
Recent Technical Developments: A Ventilator for Cabin Aircraft—A Light Aeroplane Radio Set—Strip Production in Sweden
THE FLETTNER VENTILATOR Mr. Anton Flettner is well known for his system of rotors used in place of sails on ships, an adaptation of which to form the lifting surfaces of aircraft…
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- Prof Phil Webb