Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 34 Issue 7
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An International JournalTable of contents
Changes on the Slipways
IT was a strange coincidence that took us last month to the geographical ends of the British aircraft industry, to the homes of two former stalwarts of the flying boat era. With…
Aerodynamic Design Problems of Jet Lift V.T.O.L Aircraft: Selection of a Suitable Stability and Control System and Effects of Flow Interaction
J. FletcherThe stability and control systems adopted by the Bell Aircraft Corporation and for the Short S.C.1 are discussed with reference to efficiency, and the importance of low loss…
Aeronautical Development in Brazil: Some Aspects and Implications of the Growth of the Aviation Industry in Brazil With Reference to the Possibility of British Co‐operation
K.L.C. LeggThe author has recently returned from Brazil after completing a four‐year contract with the Brazilian Air Ministry. This paper presents some views and developments resulting from…
Metal Joining Laboratories: Details of the Facilities Available at the Delaney Gallay Ltd. Metallurgical Laboratories With Emphasis on the Recently Installed Vacuum Furnace and Aluminium Salt Bath
A RECENT visit to the Cricklewood works of Delaney Callay Ltd. revealed what must surely be a unique combination of metal joining facilities including an aluminium salt bath and a…
Stability of Jack‐Type Aircraft Power Controls: An Analysis of the Characteristics of Hydraulic Jacks With Particular Reference to Inherent Damping and Non‐Linearities in the Valve Flow Equation
R.K. ThomassonTHE simplest type of aircraft power control is probably that shown in FIG. 1. The dynamics of this type of servo have been discussed in papers by Harpur and others, and it is…
Bristol Siddeley BS 75 Turbofan: Technical Features of the BS 75 Which Has a By‐Pass Ratio of 1·75 to I
THE Bristol Siddeley 75 turbofan, which has been designed primarily for civil applications, has a maximum sea level thrust of 7,550 lb. and is suitable for twin‐engined short to…
Vacuum Melting of Special Alloys: Details of the Plant Installed by Jessop‐Saville Ltd. for the Large Scale Production of Their Special Alloys
THE firm of Jessop‐Saville Ltd., which dates back to 1774, has become well established as a supplier of special steels and alloys. Their progress in this field has been maintained…
Protective Coatings for the Heat Treatment of Special Alloys: Details of the Berkatekt Coatings Which Were Developed By Rolls‐Royce Ltd.
MANY of the creep‐resistant and heat resistant metals used in the aircraft industry, such as the nickel‐based alloys, titanium and its alloys, stainless steels and high…
The Library Shelf
This book is a paperback republication of the original edition published in 1950. (Reviewed in Aircraft Engineering, Vol. 22, p. 243). It opens with a section on Fundamental…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council, Technical Reports and Translations of the United States…
Tools for the Workshop
Vero hydraulic copiers in use in the Leavesden factory of the de Havilland Engine Company reduce the time taken to machine mild steel turbine blades by 40 per cent.
Research and Test Apparatus
Automatic controls are incorporated in a new high temperature test rig at Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd., Filton, which simulates flight heat conditions in ramjet engines at up to…
Auxiliary Equipment
A new reducing valve for aircraft high‐pressure missile gas systems, where a high outlet controlled pressure is necessary, has been developed by The Hymatic Engineering Co. Ltd.…
New Materials
A British firm has developed a new glass which will be incorporated in windscreens for Mach 2 supersonic aircraft. The glass will also be suitable for other supersonic projects…
Aviation Electronics
A system, which uses electricity instead of push rods or wires to operate aircraft flying controls, is being developed by the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough.
British Patent Abridgments
A joint connects the centre section of a tapered thickness wing or wing portion 1 to the corresponding section of another wing of tapered thickness 2 or to a wing portion of…
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