Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 7 Issue 4
Strapline:
An International JournalTable of contents
A Perplexing Phenomenon: Is “Ground Looping” Chiefly An American Peculiarity?
THE phrase “Ground Loop” is one that is frequently met with in American literature, and it is apparently a phenomenon commonly encountered and the cause of considerable trouble…
The Phenomenon of Ground Looping: Uncontrollable Fast Turns on the Ground when the Rudder is Ineffective
Alexander KleminIN the following notes the phenomenon of ground looping (which may be defined as an uncontrollable fast turn on the ground) is briefly analysed by semi‐technical methods. The…
Building the Breguet 413 Twin‐engined Fighter
An Interesting Series of Photographs Taken in the Breguet Workshops
Slightly Curved Struts: An Easy Method of Determining the Strength of Awkwardly Shaped Beams or Struts
E.H. AtkinALTHOUGH, in general, curved members are “anathema” to the designer of structures, there are occasions on which they are desirable. For instance, curved members in the sides or…
The Wright Cyclone Engine: A Full Description of the Latest Series F 700 Horse‐Power Types
THE Wright (Series F) Cyclone is an advanced type of nine‐cylinder, fixed radial, air‐cooled engine, with a displacement of 1,823 cub. in. The Cyclone was developed for the…
Colloidal Graphite in Oils: An Institution of Automobile Engineers Paper on this Substance as an Adjunct Lubricant
H. HiginbothamIN order to discuss the manner in which colloidal graphite aids lubrication it is necessary to consider a piece of metal, the surface of which has been recently finished by some…
Some Books Received
This monograph is the second of the series on the general subject of Aerodynamic Theory which is being prepared by recognised authorities under a grant from the Guggenheim Fund…
A New Oleo‐Pneumatic Strut: An Improved Version of the Undercarriage Strut produced by Vickers (Aviation) Ltd.
MESSRS. Vickers (Aviation) Ltd., of Weybridge, Surrey, have recently brought out a new type of oleo‐pneumatic shock ‐ absorbing undercarriage strut. This strut is an extremely…
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
An aircraft wing has upper and lower booms extending in the direction of the span at the deepest portion of the wing, and two systems of intersecting bracing members arranged with…
ISSN:
0002-2667Online date, start – end:
1929Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Phil Webb