Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 6 Issue 6
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Radial Engine Cowlings Again: The Matter Carried a Stage Further by the Latest American Work
THE inter‐related matters of the cowling and cooling of radial engines have been the subject of a great deal of investigation and research lately. There is no doubt that together…
The Cowling of Radial Engines: An Extended Series of Experiments by the Chance Vought and Pratt and Whitney Group
R.B. Beisel, A.L. MacClain, F.M. ThomasTHE trend of design in the modern aeroplane has been toward improved performance realised through external cleanness. It is apparent that the number of essential units comprising…
Rotary Wing Aircraft: A Comparison of the Various Gyroplane, Helicopter and “Paddle‐Plane” Types
J. de la CiervaFLIGHT is the result of displacing air by surfaces and utilizing the reactive forces so created to lift, propel and control the craft.
Aeroplane Doping Schemes: A Review of Development with an Account of the Tests Called for in Modern Specifications
J.J.A. GilmoreTHE use of fabric as a wing covering introduced the problem of tautening the fabric. The history of aeroplane dope may be said to date from 1911. Prior to that date attempts to…
American and British Terminology: A Review of the National Advisory Committee's New Report on Nomenclature for Aeronautics
THIS new official glossary of American aeronautical terms replaces Report No. 240, which was published in 1926. It is a fortunate coincidence that it should appear so soon after…
Two French Radial Engines: Description of Two of the Wide Range Hispano‐Suiza Air Cooled Type
THE Société Française Hispano‐Suiza, whose factory is situated in Bois‐Colombes, outside Paris have, of course, for many years been well known for their water‐cooled aero‐engines…
The New N.P.L. Wind Tunnels: An Account of the Evolution of Two Interesting Tunnels Ingeniously Designed to Replace One
A.R. CollarA PROPOSAL to replace the 7‐ft. No. 1 wind tunnel at the N.P.L. by two new tunnels of the open jet type, housed in the old tunnel building, was put forward in 1930, and one of the…
Obtaining Petrol from Coal: Some Details of Production by the Low‐Temperature Carbonisation Process
IN his speech introducing the Air Estimates in the House of Commons on March 8, 1934, the Right Honourable Sir Philip Sassoon, Under Secretary of State for Air, recalled that one…
More Practical Points in Design: Possibility of Emergency Repairs with Inadequate Facilities should be borne in Mind
MUCH has been written for and against welded construction, but it must be admitted that for field repair work it is easier to renew a strut or longeron which may be riveted or…
Air Ministry Contracts: The Official List of Orders Placed During the Month of March, 1934
The following list of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during March is extracted from the April issue of The Ministry of Labour Gazette.
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 tube or other structural member particularly for use in aircraft is made from one or a number of lengths of sheet metal rolled, drawn or pressed to shape and having outwardly…
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