Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 31 Issue 10
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An International JournalTable of contents
The Future
DESPITE the official assessment of 1959 as another record year thus far for the British aircraft industry it is apparent that the years ahead will necessitate a bold, new policy…
Titanium and Aircraft Engineering: The First of a Series of Articles Describing the Materials Used in Aircraft Construction
A.J. Kennedy, A.R. SollarsTITANIUM, with a melting point of 1,660 deg. C, higher than that of nickel or iron, a density little more than one‐half that of steel, and a corrosion resistance in certain…
Structural Acoustic‐Proof Testing: A Discussion of the Techniques Employed to Determine the Effects of Noise on Aircraft Structure, and the Results of a Specific Test
H.C. SchjelderupWITH the introduction of high‐powered propulsion systems, and paralleling their continued development, an accompanying increase in acoustical problems has arisen.
Anti‐Vibration Mounting of Aircraft Power Plants: An Analysis of the Problems Associated with Turbo‐jet, Turbo‐Propeller and Reciprocating Engines
J.F. HarrimanUPON completion of the design for the engine mounting it is most desirable that some ground testing should be carried out before the mounting is flight tested. These tests will…
Blown Flaps for Stol Operation: An Examination of the Lift Increment due to the Deflexion of Propeller Slipstream by Large Span Blown Flaps
Milton A. SchwartzbergThere has been some speculation anions STOL aircraft designers (hat a net increase in lift might be realized from a combination of blown flap and slip‐stream deflexion. A recent…
Auxiliary Equipment
De Havilland Propellers Ltd., Hatfield, Herts, have developed a series of torque motors for applications where absolutely reliable operation, together with high torque output and…
S.A.E. Annual Meeting—I: Summaries of a Selection of the Papers Presented in New York, N.Y., U.S.A., on March 31‐April 3, 1959
Present day aircraft and engines impose conditions which necessitates their structures to be manufactured from ultra high‐strength thermal‐resistant alloys. Future aircraft will…
Commonwealth Spaceflight Symposium: Summaries of Papers given at the Symposium held at Church House, Westminster, London, August 27–29, 1959
Effect of rocket and launcher design parameters on the maximum height obtainable in vertical flight. Comparison of costs for single‐ and two‐stage rockets. If efficiencies of…
The Library Shelf
For many years prior to the second World War the two volumes of Fuchs and Hopf on Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics were standard text books in the German language. These books…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council, Reports and Technical Memoranda of the United States…
Month in the Patent Office
A wing for aircraft has an aerofoil section profile wherein the upper contour is formed from a radius of curvature R1 = 0·91071C drawn from the leading edge to the position N of…
U.S. Patent Specifications
In a high‐speed aircraft, a delta wing comprising: a frame structure for said wing having chord‐wise members extending from the leading to the trailing edge thereof; light gauge…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb