Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 22 Issue 2
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An International JournalTable of contents
For Reference Only
THE subject of our Reference Sheet this month is of particular interest on account of its unusual type—amphibians being, in these days, rarae aves indeed—and also because it is…
A High‐Power Two‐Cycle Sleeve‐Valve Engine for Aircraft: A Description of the Development of the Two‐Cycle Petrol‐Injection Research Units Built and Tested in the Laboratory of Messrs Ricardo & Co. Ltd.
G.F. Hiett, J.V.B. RobsonThe first part of this section deals in general with considerations of engine design, and the latter part with the effects of engine operating conditions.
Servicing and Design: Some Thoughts on the Way in which Maintenance can be Aided at the Design Stage
LAST month's article dealt with the problems and work associated with the preparation of Royal Air Force Maintenance Schedules, while this continuation of it is in the nature of a…
Two Aspects of Rocket Flight: Stabilizing Finless Rockets by Spinning and the Potentialities of Multi‐Stage Rocket Projectiles
R.H. MacmillanTHIS article presents some results of theoretical research carried out by the author, based on work begun in 1946 when he was, for a time, concerned with rocket ballistics. It…
Linear Simultaneous Equations: Some Practical Aspects of their Solution in Respect to the Time Involved with a Series and the Relative Accuracy of the Results
E.W. ParkesIN the three major fields of aeronautical study—aerodynamic, aeroelastic and structural—the technician is often concerned with large numbers of linear simultaneous equations. The…
Aircraft Engineering Reference Sheet: 6—Short Sealand
T. TonkinThe Sealand is an amphibian accommodating 5 passengers in the standard version, with others permitting up to 8 seats in the cabin and a folding seat beside the pilot. A mail…
Thermodynamics and Engineering: An English Edition of a Fundamental Work that is Essential to the Aero‐Engine Designer
N.S.M.This is an excellent book. Coming as it does from the pen of a scientist who is also an experienced teacher it fulfils all that the author set out to accomplish. Of the existing…
Notes on Machining Stainless Steel: Some of the Practical Problems that are to be met with in the Workshop when using Chromium and Chromium Nickel Alloys
R.H. KingTHE machining characteristics of the straight chromium and chromium nickel alloys depend upon:
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…
Ratings of Categories of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers' Licences
The Council of the Air Registration Board announces the issue of Notice to Licensed Aircraft Engineers and to Owners to Civil Aircraft, No. 10, Issue 4, dated January 1, 1950…
Trade Announcements
Air Chief Marshal Sir Guy Garrod, G.B.E., K.C.B., M.C., D.F.C., LL.D., F.R.Ae.S., has been elected Chairman of the Air League of the British Empire in succession to Major R. H…
U.S. Patent Specifications
These details and drawings of patents granted in the United States are taken, by permission of the Department of Commerce, from the ‘Official Gazette of the United States Patent…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb