Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 5 Issue 6
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A Question of Nomenclature: Names for Commercial and Private Aeroplanes
A NEW feature will be found in this issue which we hope will prove interesting to readers. If it does, it is one which we propose to repeat from time to time. We are publishing…
The German Research Institute: The Development, Organisation and Work of the D.V.L. Described and Illustrated
Carl WittmannTHE Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luft‐fahrt—known for short as the D.V.L.—at Berlin‐Adlershof, is the central establishment for aeronautical research in Germany. Hitherto the…
The New Speed Record: Details of the Italian Macchi Castoldi Seaplane and Fiat Engine
R. GiacomelliON April 10 Warrant‐Officer Francesco Agello of the Italian Air Force set up a new speed record of 682–403 k.p.h. (424 m.p.h.) over a 3‐kilometre course at Lake Garda in a Macchi…
The Record‐Breaking Seaplane
A very important characteristic of the aeroplane, constituting an absolute novelty, is the double airscrew, composed of two airscrews in tandem rotating in opposite directions…
Anti‐Knock Qualities in Fuels: A Discussion of the Tests required for Rating Fuels According to Anti‐Detonation Properties
A.W. MorleyA PRECISE value cannot be given to the anti‐detonation property of a fuel unless very exact conditions of test are specified. A method of rating is required which will apply with…
Two‐Row Engine Development: The Evolution of the Pratt and Whitney Twin‐Wasp Series
AS a result of an extensive development programme, carried out with the co‐operation of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, and the U.S. Army Air Corps, The Pratt & Whitney…
The Phenomenon of Knocking: An Extension of Ricardo's Theory that Removes a Contradiction and Provides an Explanation
E.S. TaylorRECENT researches by Withrow and Boyd (reference 1) and by Schnauffer (reference 2) each using a different technique, have shown that the phenomenon of knocking is accompanied by…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Technical Notes of the U.S. National Advisory…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection of the More Important Aircraft and Engine Specifications Published Recently
In a compression‐ignition engine of the type in which substantially the whole of the air charge is forced into a spherical offset combustion chamber F during the compression…
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