Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 13 Issue 7
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An International JournalTable of contents
JIGGING FOR PRODUCTION
IN this issue is concluded a series of articles on jigging for aeroplane production which has been running in AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING since October last year, with the exception of…
Tricycle‐Undercarriage Take‐off: An Analysis of the Forces Acting on the Aeroplane and other Phenomena
E. John AndrewsTHE take‐off of a tricycle‐undercarriage aeroplane has been carefully analyzed and the effects of slipstream included. Wheel position relative to the C.G. is shown to have an…
The Szydlowski‐Planiol Supercharger: Theoretical Considerations Leading to the Design of an Interesting French Supercharger
Albert MétralTHE adaptation of aero‐engines to high altitude flight raises serious problems in connexion with the supercharger. This article is not concerned with a justification of the…
Aeronautical Education in Germany: An Elaborate Government Organization for Students Chosen by the D.V.L.
G. Doetsch, J. SeidelTHE five principal divisions of aeronautical science—military aviation, research, production, operation, and air transport—afford the aeronautical engineer all possible…
Research Reports and Memoranda
From X‐ray studies of iron‐nickel‐aluminium alloys a new phase a′ was discovered. Although, in the surface layers of these alloys an unstable γ‐phase is observed in the early…
Flutter at Altitude: The Effect of True and Indicated Air Speeds at Altitude on Flutter Speed
J.C.K. ShippIN the 1940 Wilbur Wright memorial lecture on the future of British Civil Aviation Dr. Roxbec Cox has stated that the study of passenger convenience leads to consideration of over…
The Purchase Tax: An Explanatory Note for Manufacturers and Retailers Affected
THE Purchase Tax is in essence a tax which is payable by the consuming public, although the tax will generally be levied at some stage in the history of the goods, prior to their…
The Jigging of Modern Airframes: A Review of Some of the Methods used by British and Foreign Manufacturers
The Henschel standard section jig as used for tail surfaces is in its simplest form. Unfortunately no details of its application to other parts have been published, but the…
Precision Engineering Instruments and Gauges
The firm of A. C. Wickman Ltd. has recently put on the market a number of special instruments for the accurate measurement of tools and gauges. Some of these instruments are…
Reducing Wastage of Timber
R. MaskewTimber is one of the essential products which has to run all the risks attendant upon shipment from overseas; but, even after surviving all these dangers, on arrivalat the…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In an aircraft, a revoluble thrust‐producing system including a hub, a generally radially disposed airfoil blade pivotally secured to and carried by said hub by a corresponding…
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- Prof Phil Webb