Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 6 Issue 3

Some Fine Tools of Research: Reflections on New Equipment in England and America

IT does not often happen that it is possible to publish simultaneously a description of two pieces of research apparatus designed and installed in two different countries for the…

The Farnborough Seaplane Tank: The New Equipment for Seaplane Research and Development Fully Described

L.P. Coombes, W.G.A. Perring

IT is probable that the earliest recorded results of model experiments conducted for the express purpose of determining the water resistance of a body relate to the tests made by…

The N.A.C.A. Seaplane Tank: The High‐Speed Tank at Langley Field, with Some of the Results Obtained

Starr Truscott

A SURVEY of the information available regarding the application of the results of tests of models in towing basins to the design of floats for seaplanes was made by the National…

More Practical Points in Design: Selection of Materials and Design of Component Parts for Ease of Repair

A PRACTICAL feature of a successful aeroplane design, whether for civil or military duties, is the ease with which its component parts may be inspected, maintained and repaired.

Paints for Recording Temperatures: Further Details of a Simple Method Previously Described, with Results of Some Researches

THE original application of specially prepared paints for the purpose of recording temperature changes dates back some thirty years.

The Testing of Metallic Materials: An Explanation of the Methods in Common Use, with Description of Some Standard Machines

E. Skerry

BEFORE discussing the machines and methods used, it is necessary to understand the fundamental laws which govern the testing of materials.

Air Ministry Official Notices: Instructions to Aeroplane Owners and Ground Engineers on Essential Modifications

No. 54 of the year 1933. Amendment List No. 36 of the Airworthiness Handbook for Civil Aircraft (A.P. 1208) has been issued, price 3d. net, or 4d. post free.

Research Reports and Memoranda

This report, in two volumes (text and tables and diagrams), gives the results of an attempt to determine the relative values of the principal factors governing the power of…

Month in the Patent Office: A Selection of the More Important Aircraft and Engine Specifications Published Recently

A retractable divided‐axle typo undercarriage comprises a landing‐wheel supported by a triangular frame, one of the members of which is provided between its ends with a breakable…