Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 35 Issue 9
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An International JournalTable of contents
Short Brothers and Harland Belfast C. Mk. 1
WITHIN the next two weeks, the first Short Belfast strategic freighter will be rolled out from its hangar preparatory to engine ground runs, vibration tests and taxi trials. The…
Evolution and Design Philosophy
A Description of the Origins of the Short SC.5 Belfast Strategic Freighter and its Preliminary Design. THE Belfast C, Mk. 1 is a large and important aircraft by any…
Aerodynamic Design
A Description of the Design Philosophy as it Applies to Wings, Engine Nacelles, Flaps, Fuselage, Tail Unit, Control Surfaces and Aircraft Performance. The aerodynamic design of…
Structural Design: An Account of the Design Philosophy Pursued for the Principal Load Carrying Structures and the Materials Employed
The Belfast is primarily a freighter aircraft for the carriage of heavy vehicles and palletized cargo but it also has an emergency troop carrier rôle. As a freighter, the…
Power Plant: A Description of the Rolls‐Royce R.Ty.12, Mk. 101, Tyne Turboprop Engine and its de Havilland 4/7000/6 Propeller, with an Account of their Mode of Operation in Flight and on the Ground
In selecting the power plant for the Belfast it was considered imperative that the engine and propeller should each have an appreciable background of experience behind them at the…
Aircraft Systems: Details of the Fuel, Electrical, Hydraulic, Air Conditioning and Pressurization, Ice Protection and Oxygen Systems and their Mode of Operation
TEN THOUSAND AND NINETY gallons of usable fuel are carried in six integral type tanks, three in each wing, the individual tank capacities per wing being: No. 1 Tank (Inner) 2,865…
Interior Arrangements: Describing the Flight Deck Layout, Including Positioning of Instrumentation, and the Freight Hold Dimensions with Typical Vehicle and Passenger Loads
The large fuselage cross‐section has made it possible to provide a particularly spacious flight deck which handsomely exceeds that of the previously notable Stratocruiser in the…
Flying Controls and Automatic Landing: Details of the Primary Control Surfaces which are Aerodynamically Similar to those of the Bristol Britannia, and a Description of the Smiths Automatic Flight Control System Mark 29
THE primary control surfaces of the Belfast are aerodynamically similar to those of the Britannia which also float freely and are actuated by full span servo‐tabs mechanically…
Reliability, Quality Control and Maintenance: Background to the Reliability and Quality Control Philosophy Pursued during Design and Production of the Belfast, and Some Aspects of Maintenance and Servicing
THE decision to appoint specialist Reliability Engineers for the Belfast programme was taken during its early phases, even though there were no specific military or civil…
Auxiliary and Ancillary Equipment: Brief Details of Materials, Components and Equipment Produced by a Number of Companies in Support of the Short Belfast Programme
THE evolution and basic design philosophy, aerodynamic design, structural design, power plant, systems, interior arrangements, flying controls and automatic landing, reliability…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb