Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 11 Issue 3

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An International Journal
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1929–1939: Progress Made During The Last Ten Years

IN the life of a man ten years is a comparatively short period, but in aeronautics it is an epoch.

Aerodynamic Design: Some Reflections on Present and Possible Future Developments

F.G. Miles

A PHYSICIST addressing an informal gathering recently was asked by one of his audience if lie could put Einstein's relativity theory in a nutshell. The task of covering in one…

Flight Research in Aerodynamics: Some of the Matters Investigated and Methods Used in Flight‐Testing

R.P. Alston

THE purpose of these notes is to discuss the part played by flight‐testing in some of the more topical branches of aerodynamic research and to describe some of the experimental…

Factors Controlling Airscrew Design: A Résumé of Airscrew Characteristics for the Aeroplane Designer

H.L. Milner

THERE are many aeronautical engineers whose specialised knowledge does not include that of airscrews, and who nevertheless have occasion to make preliminary estimates in which…

Recent Aero‐Engine Research Work: A Survey of Investigations which have Led to Improved Performance and Reliability

H.C. Mansell

DURING the past few years the aeroplane has increased in performance to such an extent that normal machines of to‐day have speed, climb, load capacity, economy, and reliability…

Some Drag Problems of the Moment: A Review of Existing Knowledge with Some Important Matters Still Requiring Attention

E.F. Relf

THE great advance in aerodynamic efficiency of aircraft achieved during the last few years has largely been due to the continued efforts that have been made to reduce drag to a…

The Use of Plastics in Aircraft: An Examination of the Materials Available, with Results of Tests on Their Suitability

E.P. King

BEFORE proceeding to the consideration of the present uses and future possibilities of plastic materials in aircraft construction, a brief survey of the basic resins, their…

Modern Aluminium Alloys: A Survey of the Materials to Various Specifications Available for Use

J.R. Handforth

IN replying to the discussion on one of his many excellent papers to the Institute of Metals, the late Dr. Rosenhain once made a statement to the effect that it took industry…

The Development of Liquid Cooling: A Historical Summary of Progress to the Present‐day Methods

W.N. Twelvetrees

FOR many years the basic design and construction of aircraft has been closely linked with the cooling system employed for the power plant which it is desired to utilise and as a…

An Elementary Study of the Spin: A Review of Existing Knowledge on a Problem of Ever‐Present Difficulty

J.H. Crowe

The rolling inertia moment can be obtained by substitution of liquation (1) in liquation (9). Thus:

The British Aircraft Industry: The Present Organization and Financial Arrangements Necessitated by the Expansion Programme

C.W. Holroyd‐Sergeant

IN the post‐war era, an era marked by rapid political, economic and financial change, a large part of the structure of British industry has been refashioned. To the aircraft…

Lists of Selected Translations: English Translations of Articles in the Foreign Press Obtainable from the Air Ministry

LIST No. 6 APPLICATIONS for the supply of copies of translations mentioned below should be addressed to the Under‐Secretary of State, Air Ministry (R.T.P.), Berkeley Square House…

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 Advisory…

Aeroplane Design For Production

S.D. Davies

THE last five years have seen enormous changes in the size and national importance of the British aircraft industry. From the position of Cinderella we have jumped overnight to…

Design of Aero‐Engines for Production

Frank Nixon

AIRCRAFT production is so much in everyone's mind at the present time that inevitably much discussion has arisen around its relationship to design. Schools of thought range from…

The Manufacture of Tubes for Aircraft: An Outline of the Workshop Processes from the Raw Material to the Finished Product

W. Hackett, Jun.

THIS article is representative of tube manufacturing practice in general, but mainly deals with the tube range of Accles & Pollock, Limited, and its application to aircraft.

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Air Ministry Official Notices

No. 1 of the year 1939. Civil Specification Memorandum No. 21 Civil Specifications No. 19 (Accumulator Cutouts or Reverse Current Relays), No. 20 (Absolute Atmospheric Pressure…

Air Ministry Contracts Placed in January

THE following list of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during January is extracted from the February issue of The Ministry of Labour Gazette:

U.S. Patent Specifications

In aircraft construction, a strut, a fairing, bracket means attached to the said strut, and expansible screw means adapted to attach said fairing to said bracket means by…

Month in the Patent Office

In rudders and like control surfaces consisting of a fixed forward and a movable rear portion there is placed in the open chamber at the rear of the fixed portion a hinged member…

Cover of Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

ISSN:

0002-2667

Online date, start – end:

1929

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Phil Webb