Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 13 Issue 10
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An International JournalTable of contents
AIDS TO PRODUCTION
THERE appears in our “Workshop and Production Section” this month a page of photographs illustrating the type of work on which women are being employed at the works of the…
The Mercedes‐Benz DB‐601A Engine: The Results of an American Examination of a Specimen Captured by the Allies
Raymond W. YoungTHE Mercedes‐Benz Model DB‐601A aero‐engine is a development of the Daimler‐Benz Aktiengesellschaft of Stuttgart, Germany, a firm which lias been engaged in the manufacture of…
New R.A.F. Types X: The Consolidated Catalina Long‐Range Reconnaissance Flying Boat
The Catalina has been in service with the U.S. Navy, under the number PBY‐5, for many years. The first example for the R.A.F. was flown across the Atlantic in July, 1939.
Buckling Strength of Duralumin Columns: A Simple Graphical Method of Predicting the Behaviour of a Long Columnar Strut in this Alloy
Leslie P. DudleyTHE uses of high‐tensile aluminium alloy compression members in aircraft construction may be divided into two main classes: (1) That in which the members are employed as…
Choosing a Carburettor: Points to be Considered in Deciding Make and Type and Determining Size
D. RamsayTHE choice of a carburettor to suit a particular aero engine lies firstly in the choice of a make and type, then in the determination of the correct size. The choice of make…
The Ryan Monoplanes: Two Primary Trainers, a Private Owner's and an Army Co‐Operation Type
THE Ryan monoplane trainer is to the United States what the dc Havilland Tiger Moth or the Miles Magister is in this country. As in the case of the British aeroplanes a primary…
Designing for Machinability
James E. ThompsonDRILLING, REAMING, COUNTERBORING, THREADBORING, ETC. THROUGHOUT the design of every machined part the designer should follow the practice of visualizing the machining involved…
Drop Stamping Small Parts
H. HuttonTHE drop stamp has been used extensively and with considerable success in aircraft construction for the forming of large panels. But its use on smaller components has been…
Fabricating Fittings by Bronze Welding
E. ChristieTHE need for skilled workers in Aircraft Production is a source of continual difficulty, and a severe strain has been put on the Ministries of Labour and Aircraft Production to…
U.S. Patent Specifications
An assembly of an internal combustion motor together with its cooling and ventilating equipment all faired within the normal contour of an aeroplane wing in such a way that no…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb