Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 2 Issue 6
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A Taking of Stock
A JAMES FORREST Lecture on aeronautics is a noteworthy event which has not, we think, taken place since 1914 until this year, and it would be difficult to find a more suitable…
Altitude Control of Aeroplane Engines: A Practical Description of the Two Common Types with Notes on Operation and Testing
J. Pettitt‐HerriotWHILE articles have appeared in the technical press from time to time, dealing with the altitude control purely from a design point of view, very little has been written in…
The First Inflation of R100: Reasons for the Selection of the Silicol Process and Data Gained during the Making of the Gas
Major P.L. TeedWHEN in 1925 the Airship Guarantee Company entered into possession of the remains of the old R.N.A.S. Airship Station of Howden, this once spacious and well‐equipped aerodrome was…
Aeronautical Progress, 1914 to 1930: The Fundamentals of Aerodynamic Theory as Laid Down in 1914 with Notes on Development and Airship Design
R.V. SouthwellTHERE have been two previous James Forrest Lectures dealing with aeronautics. In 1912, Mr. Mallock addressed this Institution on “Aerial Flight,” and in 1914, Dr. Lanchcster took…
The Problem of Autorotation: A Brief Summary of Some of the Factors Affecting Stability and Aeroplane Control at Low Speeds
H.B. IrvingTHERE is little doubt at the present time as to the great advance in safety which the invention of the automatic slot has brought to the aeroplane. It has been the means of…
Heavy Oil Engines for Aircraft: A Hot Plate Device Combined with Special Diffusers for Use with Low Compression Engines
IT is but recently that high‐speed light‐weight heavy‐oil engines have been fitted to aeroplanes, the most promising being the Junkers engine, employing their well‐known opposed…
The First Modern All‐Metal Airship: Full Technical Details, and Description of the Construction and Erection of ZMC‐2
THE ZMC‐2 hull is 149 ft. 5 in. long from bow to stern, and 52 ft. 8 in. in maximum diameter. Its covering consists of 0•0095 in. thin Alclad alloy sheets sewn together by the…
Air Ministry Announcements: Official Notices of Importance to Aircraft Owners and Ground Engineers Issued during April and May
No. 8 of the year 1930. The attention of aircraft owners and ground engineers is drawn to the pins in connecting rod between control sticks for aileron control of the Blackburn…
Recent Technical Developments: Manufacturing the Townend Ring—Two Hundred Years of Weighing and Testing Machine Manufacture—German Aviation Subsidies—Bristol Engine Works
The Townend Ring Boulton & Paul, Limited, announce that they are the holders of all the Foreign and Dominion patents covering the device known as the Townend King, and that in…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstract of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Technical Notes of the U.S. National Advisory…
The Cabin Monoplane in France: The 600 Horse‐power Hispano‐engined Potez 38 has Accommodation for Eight Passengers
THE latest production of the Potez factory at Méaulte is a high‐wing cabin monoplane of mixed construction. The thick wing of the new machine is built into the top of the…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection from Important Aircraft and Aero Engine Specifications Published Recently
No. 325,041. Aircraft spars. —Chorlton, A. E. L., 55, Lower Belgrave Street; Haig, R. A. de H., 5, Clarendon Street, and Stieger, H. J., 76, Somerset Road, Wimbledon, all in…
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- Prof Phil Webb