Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 8 Issue 1
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An International JournalTable of contents
Expansion and the Industry: An Anxious and Difficult Time for Heads of Firms
WE are signalising the start of our eighth volume by moving to new and better offices in a more accessible part of London. We hope our readers will forgive the domesticity of this…
Freezing In Carburettors: The Conditions under which Ice is Formed and the Means of Prevention or Removal
Andrew SwanICE formation in the carburettor or induction system of an aircraft engine may cause a serious loss of power, and if the ice continues to build up it will eventually cause…
Maintenance of Electrical Equipment: A Complete Guide for Prospective Ground Engineers Studying for an “X” Licence
W.E. CrookTHE ground engineer must be familiar with the ordinary sources of electrical energy used on aeroplanes. For the long‐distance distribution of power on a commercial scale…
Problems in Engine Research: Possible Developments Suggested by Recent Experience and Progress
R.S. CaponTHE aim of aviation engine research is to produce engines of higher power‐weight ratio, and of lower specific fuel consumption. To enable the full benefit of the power to be…
Retractable Undercarriages: A Historical Review with Descriptions of Examples of the Latest Practice
G.H. DowtyAMONG the many problems of drag reduction engaging the critical attention of aircraft designers to‐day, that parasitic appendix known as the undercarriage stands out, in more ways…
Proving Connecting Rods: The Avery Patent Machine for Balancing Engine Connecting Rods
THE Avery Connecting Rod Prover is designed for the balancing of both ends of a connecting rod simultaneously, the results being then compared with a standard rod previously…
Air Ministry Contracts
The following list of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during October, 1935, is extracted from the November issue of The Ministry of Labour Gazette:—
Some Books Recently Received
This is, the publishers tell us, the twenty‐fifth year of issue of this annual, which made its first appearance in 1911. Anyone who has a complete set of the volumes possesses a…
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
In hydraulically‐operated retractable wheels for aircraft the actuating member comprises a jack having a piston connected on one side with a motive pump and an exhaust, and on the…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb