Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 2 Issue 4
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The British Air Estimates
ALONE of the three services, the Air Estimates show an increase for the coming year, of over a million pounds, (gross, which is a truer figure than the net one). The actual…
The Reduction of Noise in Aircraft: A Discussion of the Physical Aspects of Measuring Cabin Noises Quantitatively as a Preliminary to Taking Steps Towards Their Elimination
H.E. WimperisTHE achievement of a reasonable degree of silence in aircraft cabins is chiefly difficult because of the amazing intensity of the noise made by the airscrew and engine. There is…
A Three‐Phase Automatic Pilot: Gyroscopically‐controlled Servo‐operated Mechanism for Maintaining an Aeroplane in Level Flight and on a Set Course
Waldemar C.A. BeckTHE automatic control of an aeroplane must stabilise in relation to the three axes. The ideal control must relieve the strain on the pilot's nerves and body throughout the flight…
A Three‐engined Farman Monoplane
FARMAN BROTHERS have produced a new three‐engined commercial cabin monoplane, designated the F‐300, which in general lines follows the design of the F‐190 and F‐200, two…
The Resistance of Engines: The Story of the Evolution of the Aerofoil‐section Ring applied to Radial Engines, with a Suggestion for its Wider Use
H.C.H. TownendTHE work which forms the subject matter of this paper relates to a device for reducing the air resistance of an air‐cooled radial engine. The device is one which can be added to…
Important Technical Publications: Protective Coatings to Metals dealt with in a British and an American Book, and a Standard Work on Aircraft Instruments
“Metal Spraying. The Origin, Development, and Applications of the Metal‐Spray Process.”. By T. Henry Turner and N. F. Budgen. [Charles Griffin & Co., London, 1926.] [This book was…
A Course for Ground Engineers: IX.—Hints on the Care and Inspection of Instruments for Applicants for “A,” “B,” “C,” and “X” Licences
R.W. SloleyAIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS THE instruments used in aircraft are of a highly specialised nature. They have to stand up to very severe conditions in service. They are subjected to…
The Latest Air‐Cooled Engine: A 500‐h.p. Development of the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar described and illustrated
MESSRS. ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY, of Coventry, have produced a new edition of the Jaguar engine, known as the Jaguar Major. While retaining the same overall diameter—46·75 in. (1·187…
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…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection from Important Recently Published Aircraft and Aero Engine Specifications
No. 321,074. Flying Boats. Fairey, C. R. Cranford Lane, Hayes, Middlesex. Nov. 17, 1928, No. 33807. [Class 4.]
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- Prof Phil Webb