Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 20 Issue 9
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Clearing the Loft
THE article on the application of conics to the layout of air‐craft by MR CAMPBELL, which we publish in this issue, is the latest of a number, constituting in effect a series on…
SEA FURY in Production: An Outline by the Technical Editor of the Methods Used by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. in the Manufacture of the Royal Navy's latest Fighter
ALTHOUGH the Hawker Sea Fury is an individual design its structure has been developed step by step from its forebears. The Hurricane had a tubular fuselage and metal‐covered wing;…
Torsion of Thin Walled Multi‐Cell Boxes: Formulae for Torque Distribution and Angle of Twist of Types of Boxes found in Wings, Fins, Tail Planes, etc.
G.E.H. RiceTHIS article is concerned with the type of multi‐cell box found in wings, fins and tail planes, etc. It does not include the effect of axial constraint applied to the box root…
The Aviation Psychologist: His Place in Aeronautics to Aid in the Design of Equipment as well as in Selecting Personnel and Investigating Accidents
J.A.C. WilliamsAERONAUTICAL psychology has been haphazardly applied in the past, but the increased complexity of modern aircraft demands a scientific approach to the problems. Psychiatrists are…
Conics in the Lofting of Streamlines: Another Method of Approaching the Development of Body Lines in Aircraft by Means of Conic Sections
T.C. CampbellTHE increase in aircraft sizes which is envisaged in the next few years, raises the question of adequate lofting space where the traditional method by fairing by eye is still…
Recent Advances in Aircraft Ignition Systems: The Possibilities of a Low‐Voltage Ultra‐High Frequency Installation to Avoid Radio Interference
M.M. ComberWITH the introduction of airborne wireless equipment it became apparent, even with the low frequency and voltage ignition systems which were then used, that the prevention of…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council, Reports and Technical Notes of the United States National…
Trade Announcements
Under this heading are published monthly news of recent professional appointments, industrial developments and business changes, etc.
U.S. Patent Specifications
These details and drawings of patents granted in the United States are taken, by permission of the Department of Commerce, from the ‘Official Gazette of the United States Patent…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb