Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 15 Issue 4
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STATISTICAL CONTROL OF QUALITY
IN this issue is brought to a conclusion the series of three articles on “ Quality Control in Production Engineering ” by MR. H. RISSIK who is one of the pioneers of the use of…
Disposition of Fighter Armament: Firing Error Due to Installation in the Wings
D.I. HuskWHEN the fixed, forward‐firing guns of a fighter aircraft are installed in such a position that the recoil forces have an effective moment about the Centre of Gravity, then the…
Electrical Indicator Drives: Methods of Synchronizing Cathode Ray Oscillograph Engine Indicators
J.G.G. HempsonTHESE notes are concerned only with the aspect mentioned in the title, and no attempt is made to add to the vexed and controversial subject of types of indicating unit.
Enemy Aeroplane Weapons 1939–1943: Cannons and Machine Guns Fitted in Axis Machines
THE standard weapons of the Luftwaffe at the beginning of the Battle of Britain were the M.G.15, the M.G.17 and the 20 mm. (Oerlikon) M.G. F.F. The M.G.15 was a free gun firing…
New R.A.F. Types
THE three Martin medium bombers used by the R.A.F., the Maryland, Baltimore and Marauder, represent interesting stages in the development of this class of aeroplane. The earliest…
Electrical Measurement of Stresses: Determination of Deformation by Variations of Electric Resistance
A. TheisECONOMY in the use of engineering materials calls for a very accurate knowledge of the stresses arising in machinery and structural parts. The forces acting on the part are…
Stressed‐Skin Wooden Construction: Weight and Strength Compared with Aluminium Alloys
W. StepniewskiIN discussing possibilities of new uses for wood and plastics in aircraft construction, emphasis is often laid on production problems and economic questions—shortage of aluminium…
Foreign Research Progress: Translations issued by the N.A.C.A
Having accumulated various wind‐tunnel data on suction‐flap aerofoils, the A.V.A. decided to test the theory on an actual aeroplane in flight.
Quality Control in Production Engineering
H. RissikThe second part of this article, published in last month's issue of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING, described some of the practical applications of the quality control method to machine…
Precision Instruments for Engineers
WHEN Continental supplies of mechanical and optical precision instruments for measuring and inspection were cut off at the outbreak of war, British manufacturers of instruments of…
British Standard Specifications
B.S. 4. V.2.—Casein Glue for Aircraft. The revision of this specification became necessary owing to the difficulty in obtaining walnut test slips which were specified for carrying…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In an airfoil system tapered spanwise in thickness, a fixed airfoil having a substantially flat trailing edge normal to the airfoil chord plane, hinge means defining two hinge…
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- Prof Phil Webb