Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 7 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
Research and Development: An Important Reorganisation at the Air Ministry
A CHANGE of the greatest importance has lately been made in the organisation of the British Air Ministry. Although the announcement of it passed almost unnoticed and was received…
The Functions of the Exhaust Valve: Size, Lift and Timing in Relation to Engine Displacement and Speed
R.J. CousinsEVEN a superficial examination of the size, lift and timing of the exhaust valves of a number of engines suggests that this important member is rather a Cinderella, and has in…
An Ocean‐Going Commercial Boat: The Latécoère 521 Flying Boat Compared with Other Similar French and American Machines
ON April 7, a three‐engined Wibault monoplane took‐off from Le Bourget, the Paris airport, for Toulouse, with a consignment of mail for South America. This flight marked the…
Ferrous Metallurgy in Aeronautics: A Complete Survey of the Qualities and Characteristics of Modern Steels for Aero Work
W.H. HatfieldNEARLY twenty years have passed since the author had the pleasure of giving a paper on the same subject to this Society. Progress in the meantime as regards the means and art of…
Some Books Received: An Important German Book on Aerodynamics—Proceedings of the Applied Mechanics' Congress
Together with the second volume Theorie der Luftkrafte, by R. Fuchs, this forms the second edition of the authors' earlier work Aerodynamik (1922), completely rewritten and…
Air Ministry Contracts: A List of Orders Placed during the Months of February and March, 1935
PLACED DURING FEBRUARY Aircraft Conversion: Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil. — Aircraft Repairs and Alterations: Short Bros. (Rochester & Bedford), Ltd., Rochester.—Aircraft…
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 rotary‐winged aircraft, wherein the control in roll is effected by operating on the rotor either by tilting it bodily or by controlling the pitch angles of the rotor blades…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb