Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 6 Issue 4
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An International JournalTable of contents
Taste in Engine Cowlings: Some Reflections on an Apparently Controversial Subject
THE subject of air‐cooled engine cowling is one in which we have taken a special interest ever since the inception of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING. In our first issue, in March 1929, we…
A Note on Interference: The Effects of Interference Phenomena on Drag, Lift, and other Qualities of the Aeroplane
E. OwerTHE term interference in its aerodynamic sense is generally associated with an effect that spoils the performance of an aeroplane mainly by increasing its drag at a given lift…
Assembly in the Open: A Description of the Short “Scylla” Landplane Erected on Rochester Aerodrome
WITH the recent acquisition of an aerodrome by the Rochester Corporation a wider field has been opened up for the firm of Short Brothers. Hitherto the firm has tended to…
Air‐Cooled Engine Cowling: A Historical Survey with an Account of the Latest Work on the Townend Ring
J.D. NorthIN the earliest stages of the development of the aeroplane the speed range obtainable was small, flight occurred only at fairly high lift coefficients, and induced drag was the…
The Testing of Metallic Materials: An Explanation of the Methods in Common Use, with Description of Some Standard Machines
E. SkerryTHE Rockwell hardness number is based on the additional depth to which the penetrator is driven by a heavy load beyond the depth to which the same penetrator has been driven by a…
Air Ministry Official Notices: Instructions to Aeroplane Owners and Ground Engineers on Essential Modifications
No. 5 of the year 1934 The Air Navigation Directions, 1932 (A.K.D.11), paragraphs 63 (1) (iii) (e) and 99 (1) (f), require aircraft to be equipped with landing lights (lamps or…
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
A variable‐pitch airscrew includes a differential screw mechanism connected with two skew gear‐wheels of opposite sense, mounted coaxially of the airscrew shaft, said skew wheels…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb