Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 17 Issue 9
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An International JournalTable of contents
A plage for research
NEWS that is gradually filtering through as a result of the visits of various missions of investigation to Germany show that in that country notable developments have been made in…
Aeroplane Weight Analysis
W.I.M. NightingaleEVERYBODY connected with the design of aeroplanes appreciates the importance of weight and C. G. position, yet it seems to be the one subject about which very little has been…
Letters to the Editor
Chief Project Engineer (Propellers).Dear Sir, In his interesting article, “Appreciation of Landing Problems”, in the July 1945 issue of Aircraft Engineering, Mr. G. W. Drury makes…
The Geometry of a Structural Joint
C.F. AllenTHE author makes no claims of originality in the following article. It is written with the idea of assisting students when doing the preliminary layouts of a structural joint with…
The Origin of the Mustang
THE following resume of the manner in which the best American single‐seater fighter was designed and developed has been issued by the Ministry of Supply. We print it substantially…
Wing Tips for Tailless Aeroplanes
A.R. WeylTHE study of the flight of birds has provided and will still provide much valuable information for tiie progress of human flight. Many suggestions for the improvements of wings by…
Research Reports and Memoranda
This report describes a second method of designing airscrew type fans with straighteners. The first method of design aimed particularly at obtaining a high efficiency and it was…
A.C. Power and Aeroplane Accessories
J.D. MinerIT is slightly over two years since the U.S.A.A.F. asked some of the leading electrical manufacturers of the country to undertake the development of a wholly new…
U.S. Patent Specifications
A transportable test stand for testing hydraulic appliances on aircraft which comprises a transportable frame, a reservoir for fluid under normal pressure mounted therein, three…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb