Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 11 Issue 5
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An International JournalTable of contents
The Production of Military Aeroplanes: An Estimate of the Relative Positions of Germany and England
IN recent months there has been considerable speculation as to the size of the German Air Force and—perhaps even more important—the production capacity of the German industry…
Estimation of Aeroplane Noise Level: Some Empirical Laws with an Account of the Present Experiments on which they are Based
A.W. MorleyAIRSCREW noise, engine noise and aerodynamic noise combine to produce the high noise level of an aeroplane. Much information has been obtained experimentally concerning these…
Some Aspects of Engine Wear: Examples of Wear Caused by Abrasion, Seizure and Corrosion as Opposed to the Effects of Impact
H.H. JacksonOF all modern engineering constructions, it is difficult to imagine a unit the components of which are more liable to general wear than the present‐day internal combustion and…
Surface Defects in Engine Parts: A Polish Engineer's Views on the Effect of Surface Finish upon the Life of an Aero‐Engine
Konrad KornfeldAN exceedingly careful control of the surface of aero‐engine parts has beyond doubt become an excellent habit both with manufacturers and those who are to use the engine. A crack…
Simultaneous Equations: An Approximate and Successive Approximation Method Based on Iteration
J. MorrisMANY problems in engineering science resolve themselves into the solution of simultaneous linear equations. In general when more than three variables are present these equations…
The German Air Force: An Independent Estimate of its Present Strength and Expansion Potentiality
The size, striking power and general quality of the German Air Force are the dominating facts in the present position of European diplomacy. Statements made about Germany's…
An Elementary Study of the Spin: A Review of Existing Knowledge on a Problem of Ever‐Present Difficulty
J.H. CroweThere are several methods available for either preventing autorotation or reducing the autorotation speeds. There are special devices available such as slots or Schrenk slits, or…
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…
The Manufacture of Metal Airscrew Blades
H. CastaingIN the construction of their airscrews the Hispano Suiza Company use principally aluminium alloys—duralumin, alfcrium, avional—with a mean density of 2·8, and with mechanical…
The Practical Application of Explosive Rivets
Otto ButterTHE most common joining medium in aircraft construction, ship construction, coachwork, steelwork and the construction of reservoirs generally is the rivet. As, by this means, the…
Multi‐Tooling for Aero‐Engine Production
MULTI‐TOOLING has for many years been widely used, particularly for turning operations on components, in motor‐car construction and the Maxicut lathes of Drummond Brothers, Ltd.…
Air Ministry Contracts Placed in March
THE following list of contracts placed by the Air Ministry during March has been extracted from the April issue of The Ministry of Labour Gazette:—
U.S. Patent Specifications
An aircraft tail‐support mounting comprising in combination a support‐carrying element, a mounting element carrying said support‐carrying element, shock absorbing means operative…
Month in the Patent Office
A structural element of an aeroplane comprises a sheath of thin sheet metal and a wooden core fitting closely within and completely filling the sheath, the core being held under…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb