Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 29 Issue 9

Strapline:

An International Journal
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Table of contents

Transport Prospects

AS the time of the S.B.A.C. Display at Farnborough approaches the tempo of events in the aircraft world accelerates. At last some firms have been allowed to show something of…

Guided Weapon Engineering: An Introduction to Guided Missile Design and Development

Brigadier J. Clemow

THE purpose of a guided weapon is to destroy the enemy. Therefore the success of a guided weapon design must be measured by the efficiency with which it achieves this aim…

Fitting Curves to Experimental Data by Least Squares: An Examination of the Method of Plotting Experimental Results

J.W. Head, G.M. Oulton

IF a number n of readings are taken of a dependent variable y for various values of the independent variable x we frequently need to determine a reasonably satisfactory curve to…

Measurement of the Moment of Inertia of Missile‐type Bodies: A Modified Bifilar Torsion Pendulum Formula

A.B. Schwartz, S. Malick, J.R. Friesen

THE experimental determination of the moment of inertia of a body is frequently required to confirm a calculated value or to eliminate the tedious work involved in the…

Stability and Control Problems of Supersonic Aircraft: Reprinted from Part 3 (July 1 to September 30, 1956) of the Quarterly Bulletin of the National Aeronautical Establishment, Ottawa, Canada

O.E. Michaelson

IN the past, the required amount of directional stability was dictated mainly by asymmetric power considerations and by the maximum angles of sideslip in manoeuvres permissible…

S.A.E. National Aeronautic Meeting: Summaries of Papers Presented to the Meeting Held on April 2–5, 1957, at New York

Aerial refuelling, which was introduced operationally as a temporary means of extending the range of the U.S.A.F.'s long‐range bomber force is now an accepted and important part…

The Library Shelf

This booklet, available free of charge from Inspection Equipment, 19 Broad Court, Drury Lane, London, W.C.2, is a condensed report of the proceedings of the Second Conference on…

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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…

Auxiliary Equipment

A 24‐volt Dagenite battery with a capacity of 25 Ah, produced by Peto & Radford of 137 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1, is being fitted as initial equipment on the Viscount 800…

New Materials

A new departure from their normal range of products is being made by Fothergill & Harvey (Sales) Ltd, who are now marketing a mat of chopped glass strands designed for use in…

Research and Test Apparatus

On the Douglas DC7C's which are coming into service extremely sensitive pressurization equipment is fitted—made by the Kollsman Instrument Corporation—ensuring that all variations…

Tools for the Workshop

A new interference microscope has been introduced by C. Baker of Holborn Ltd, 244 High Holborn, London, W.C.1, to meet the stringent modern demands in assessment and control of…

Month in the Patent Office

These abstracts of British Patent Specifications are condensed, by permission, from the official specifications. Copies of the full specifications are obtainable from the Patent…

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…

German Patent Abridgements

Copies of the full Specifications are obtainable under the name ‘Deutsche Auslegeschrift’ from the Deutsches Patentamt, 1 Museumsinsel, Munich, Germany, price 1,30 DM.

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