Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 9 Issue 5
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The Velocity of Down Gusts: A Plea for the Collection of Precise Data
IN an article in this issue, Mr. Crowe raises the question of the adequacy of the present British strength requirements for cases of up‐and‐down gusts and puts forward a plea for…
Down Gusts: An Examination of the Down Gust Structural Strength Requirement at Lightly Loaded Weight
J.H. CroweIT is shown that the down gust requirement is open to the objection that heavier loads may be taken by the front spar at lightly loaded weight than those for which the spar was…
The Effect of Initial Curvature: The Stressing of Frames, Such as Monocoque Rings, Embodying Curved Members
J. Morris, W. TyeTHE method given in “The Stressing of Rigid‐Jointed Frames” published in the Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society for June, 1936, may be applied to the case of frames…
The Art of Dynamometry: With Particular Reference to the Measurement of Engine‐Power in Flight
N.S. MuirIT is sale to say that in no branch of applied science have the difficulties been greater or the process of development more rapid than in aeronautics. By far the largest factor…
A Seaplane for the Atlantic: The Big Four‐Engined 2,400 h.p. Twin‐Float Sixteen‐Ton Hamburger Seaplane
THE Hamburger Ha‐139 is an all‐metal, four‐engined, twin‐float seaplane recently built in Hamburg to meet the requirements of the Deutsche Lufthansa for transatlantic mail…
Lapping and Honing Machines: Machine Tools for Obtaining a High Standard of Finish at Reasonable Cost
LAPPING is one of the oldest arts connected with the working of metal parts; yet, until recently, it was confined to the laboratory, the manufacture of scientific instruments and…
Air Ministry Contracts
THE following list of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during February is extracted from the March 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…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In an aircraft, a main supporting surface, auxiliary pilot aerofoil means, and propeller means adapted to produce a slipstream substantially immersing a portion of said main…
Month in the Patent Office
In airscrews in which each blade root has an annular flange adapted to be secured to the hub, a clamping ring is provided which is secured by bolts parallel to the blade axis. The…
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- Prof Phil Webb