Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 13 Issue 1
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An International JournalTable of contents
THE TRICYCLE UNDERCARRIAGE
WITH typical Teutonic thoroughness the article which we publish in translation form from Luftwissen this month, contains as complete data as is probably possible on the evolution…
Carburettor Tuning and Testing: Factors to be Considered and Methods used in Testing a Carburettor for a Type Engine
D. RamsayWHEN designing a carburettor for a given engine two main factors must be taken into consideration—the pressure drop over the carburettor and the metering characteristics. The…
Tricycle Undercarriage Development: A German Engineer's Review of the Evolution of this Component in the U.S.A.
W. WernitzIN the U.S.A. the development of the tricycle undercarriage has made very rapid progress. Low‐powered aeroplanes fitted with a nose‐wheel have exhibited remarkable properties and…
Oscillation of Castoring Wheels: A Simple Investigation of the Damping Required to Overcome “Shimmy” in Tricycle Undercarriages
J. Lockwood TaylorA PROBLEM which has attracted some attention since the advent of the tricycle undercarriage is that of the tendency to oscillate or “shimmy ” sometimes shown by the nose‐wheel…
The Design of Jigs for Metal Aeroplanes: A German Engineer's Notes on the Development of Jigging
F. GriebschfWHEN, in recent years, the German all‐metal aircraft industry entered a new stage of development, the problems concerning the arrangement of jigs had to be examined anew or pushed…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In a rotating wing aircraft, a rotating wing with variable incidence blades, hand operated means for positively setting the incidence angle of said blades to cither of two…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb