Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 17 Issue 12
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An International JournalTable of contents
Removing the crust
THANKS to the initiative of POWER JETS LIMITED, and the enthusiastic co‐operation of members of the firm's staff, we publish in this issue the first part of a full description of…
The Junkers Jumo 004 Jet Engine
NOW that the Air Ministry has released information on German power plants it is possible to give a detailed description and critical examination of the Jumo 004 jet engine. Most…
Modern Aeroplane Types: The Lockheed Shooting Star
THE Lockheed P‐80 represents in effect an adaption of the original Whittle installation in the Gloster E 28/39 with the necessary modifications to include military equipment and…
A Buckling Problem: The Case of an Elastically Supported Beam
J. RatzersdorferLET us consider a continuous beam with an even number of spans. The spans are each of length l, a constant cross‐section of area A with a constant moment of inertia I about the…
The Specification of Test Loads: Loading Conditions for Strength Tests on Aeroplane Structures
A.G. PugsleySTRUCTURAL engineers have always been accustomed to think of the strength of a structure in terms of gradually applied, or “static”, loading. It was natural, therefore, that when…
The Stresses in the Wall of a Duct
W.G. WebberWITH the advent of auxiliary blowers and the fashion for wing entry air intakes, the designer of the modern aircraft power plant has been set the problem of duct design. The…
Termites and Timber
G. Fitzgerald‐LeeTERMITES, or as they are commonly and erroneously called, “White Ants”, belong to the zoological class “Insects”. Insects are characterized by having in the adult state three…
Aeronautical Research Committee Reports
This investigation was undertaken to find a method of modifying ailerons so that a machine may be more responsive in roll.
Instructional Courses on Aero‐Engines
DURING the war the Air Ministry established a number of large schools all over the country to provide technical instruction for R.A.F. personnel and these have fulfilled their…
Design and Production Technique: IV. Principles Involved In Drawing
A.J. SchroederTo ascertain the various diameters of drawing (d1, d2 … dn=d) for round bodies to be produced by several operations (Fig. 73) (22)
Tools for the Workshop
The Avery 64/1416 Brinell hardness testing machine has been designed to meet the dual demands of modern process control and scientific investigation. Other tests requiring a high…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In combination with an aeroplane having a wing for sustaining purposes, an aileron pivotally supported adjacent the wing and adapted to float freely, and a hinged tab associated…
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- Prof Phil Webb