Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 8 Issue 3
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Catering for the Practical Man: Some Matters of Interest to Managers and Engineers
THIS issue of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING might without excess of exaggeration almost be described as a special number for inspectors and ground engineers—for, indeed, that elusive…
Engine Test Equipment: Some of the Apparatus Used, with Notes on Care and Maintenance
J. Pettitt‐HerriottTEST bed equipment plays no small part in the comparatively high standard of efficiency of the modern aero‐engine, and a lot of time has been given to the careful study of engine…
Maintenance of Electrical Equipment: A Complete Guide for Prospective Ground Engineers Studying for an “X” Licence
W.E. CrookIN the previous section it was explained how the terminal P.D. of a shunt dynamo can be adjusted manually by means of a field regulator. Although such a device may find a place…
Elevator Trimming Tabs: A Graphical Method for their Design Derived from Actual Tunnel Results
G.V. Lachmann, R.S. StaffordMR. SERBY'S article on trimming and balance tabs gives a very concise theoretical explanation of the working of trimmer and balance tabs, and explains certain characteristics…
Research on Model Airscrews: A Paper Read at the Volta Congress Summarising the Results of Recent Work
G.P. DouglasI WISH to thank the President and the Royal Society of Italy for the honour they have conferred by inviting me to read this paper before the 5th Volta Congress as part of a…
Torsional Oscillation of Shafts: Describing a Procedure for Analysing Harmonic Elastic Distortion
J.L. BeilschmidtTHE force couples, including moments due to inertia masses, which acting at different points on a crankshaft cause an elastic distortion, as a result of which points disposed in…
Accumulators for Aeroplanes: A New Type Designed for Ease of Maintenance of Interest to Ground Engineers
AS in most other forms of transport, the lead‐acid secondary accumulator has exercised a considerable influence on the development of aviation.
Some Books Recently Received
This volume is the fifth of a series on the general subject of Aerodynamic Theory, prepared under a grant from the Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics. The earlier…
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
In a retractable aircraft undercarriage having a plurality of points of application of operative force constrained to move at varying rates, a differential device, adapted to…
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- Prof Phil Webb