Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 13 Issue 9
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A CALL FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
THROUGH the enterprise of the Research and Technical Publications Section of the Ministry of Aircraft Production, to whom our thanks and acknowledgments are due, we are enabled in…
A German View on Allied Engines: An Enemy Report on Five English, Three French and Two American Types Captured
P. KötzschkeSince the outbreak of war, a number of enemy aircraft have fallen into German hands, either shot down, forced to land, or captured in occupied territory. Thus, in addition to the…
A Complete Treatise on Vibrations
REVIEWED BY C. WHITTINGHAM To write a book dealing adequately with the whole subject of vibration, demands either a volume of tremendous proportion or great discernment in the…
Performance of a Jettison System: An Investigation of the Hydraulic Performance, in which the Importance of Adequate Venting is Stressed
M.J. BrennanIN the design of long range aircraft, the high percentage weight of fuel carried lias always tended to necessitate the provision of a system by means of which this fuel could be…
New R.A.F. Types IX: The Short Stirling Four‐Engined Long‐Range Heavy Bomber
THE Stirling is the first of the new British heavy bombers, mentioned by Sir Archibald Sinclair, of which any details have been released. It is a very large aeroplane, carrying an…
War Damage Insurance of Machinery: The Position as Between Buyer and Seller in Regard to “Fixed” and “Movable” Plant
WHERE machinery and plant is sold, usually on the terms that the seller is to carry out the work of installation, difficult questions have arisen, under both the War Risks…
The Beaufort and Beaufighter: The Bristol Bomber‐Reconnaissance General‐Purpose Machine and its Two‐Seater Fighter Development Described
THE Bristol Beaufort (Type 152) is a twin‐engined, mid‐wing monoplane designed to carry out the duties of combined bomber, general reconnaissance, torpedo bomber, and general…
Automatic Riveting in Aeroplane Construction
C.H. PlockIN airframes of all‐metal construction an exceedingly important part is played by the riveting; e.g. no fewer than 250,000 rivets arc needed for the construction of a Focke‐Wulf…
Machining of Aluminium Alloys
THE considerations involved in the successful machining of aluminium and its alloys have sprung into particular prominence during the last year or so with the greatly increased…
Welding Jigs
E. ChristieIT is no exaggeration to say that jigs are largely responsible for the production of automobiles at a price within the reach of persons who normally would never have entered the…
A Universal Precision Tool Grinder
WE have recently received details of a new tool grinder which is of general interest to those operating a machine shop of any size. This tool, like so many of the new machines…
U.S. Patent Specifications
An airfoil including a frame comprising a plurality of straight interlocking ribs having a width substantially equivalent to the thickness of the airfoil, said ribs being…
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- Prof Phil Webb