Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 4 Issue 4
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The Importance of Details: An Echo of the Last Schneider Trophy Race
THE article published in this issue on the installing and installation‐testing of the Rolls‐Royce “R” engine fitted in the Supermarine S.6 B. seaplane, which made the Schneider…
Research Equipment in Canada: A Description of the Wind Tunnel and Seaplane Model Tank at Ottawa
J.H. ParkinIF the most effective use is to be made of aircraft in Canada in the future, adequate research facilities must be provided to assist designers and the industry to develop improved…
The Observation Type in France: The Potez 37R.2 Two‐Seater Monoplane with Oval Tubular Rear‐end of Fuselage
THE Potez 37 R2 monoplane is one of a number of new reconnaissance planes constructed by the French Industry for the “Concours des Avions de Reconnaissance” instituted by the…
Duralumin and Steel Construction: Essentially Practical Methods of Production Mark the Westland Works at Yeovil
G.H. HandasydeTHE Westland Aircraft Co., of Yeovil, is one of the firms whose entry into the aircraft industry dates back to the times when a few enthusiasts were trying to prove it possible to…
The Installation of a Racing Engine: An Account of the Problems Overcome During the Preparations for the 1931 Schneider Trophy Contest
J. Pettitt‐HerriotTHE issue of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING for October, 1931, contained descriptions of the Rolls‐Royce racing engine and the Schneider Trophy seaplane.
Drop Forgings and Stampings: The Technique of the Process Explained with a Description of the Plant Used
W.A. ThainTHE growth in recent years of drop forging and stamping is recognised as being fundamentally linked with the history of the development of high‐speed transport.
The Problem of Fire in Aircraft: An Examination of the Various Chemicals Employed and Description of Special Apparatus Evolved
R.A. DenneFIRE control has two phases; prevention and cure. Of these the first is obviously the most important, but serious attention must none the less be given to the second.
Recent Developments in Steels: Some of the Advances Made in the Last Eighteen Months Reviewed and Described
IN spite of the depression from which, in common with other industries, the steel trade has been suffering during the last eighteen months, research has not ceased and a good deal…
Research in the U.S.A.: A Review of the Work Done during the Past Year by the N.A.C.A.
DURING the past year the construction of the full‐scale wind tunnel and of the seaplane channel were completed. The new wind tunnel has an oval‐shaped throat, 60 ft. by 30 ft.…
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…
Recent Technical Developments: A Portable Hacksawing Machine—Oxy‐Acetylene Cutting and Welding—A Fuel Contents Gauge
Edward G. Herbert, Ltd., of Atlas Works, Levenshulme, Manchester, have recently added to their range of sawing machines the “Rapidor Minor” with a capacity of 3 in. by 3 in. This…
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- Prof Phil Webb