Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 23 Issue 12
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An International JournalTable of contents
The Dawn of Reason
AN announcement appears on page 360 of this issue of the appointment of Mr J. S. MACLAY as Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, signifying the end of the Ministry of Civil…
Electronic Flash Photography: Applications in the Development, Instrumentation, and Operation of Aircraft
R.L AspdenTHE last decade has seen great progress in the development of the electronic flash tube and there are today few scientific or engineering projects which do not employ the tube as…
Standardization of an Aircraft Type Record: Some Suggestions for Simplifying the Recording of an Aircraft's History
I.M.K. MalikTHE preparation of a Type Record for an aircraft, if not carefully planned, could become tedious and expensive and a general layout is described in this article, which, if…
Longitudinal Stability Fundamentals: The Theory of this Important Design Factor Derived from First Principles
M.L WisniewskiThis study aims at presenting one of the most important problems of aeroplane design, Static Longitudinal Stability, in a possibly complete but easy way.
Aero‐Engine Oil Systems for Cold Climates: A Study of the Problems of Lubrication in Arctic Weather Conditions
N. SharpThe various factors affecting the proper functioning of both piston and gas‐turbine engine oil systems, intended for use in cold climates, are not always appreciated during the…
The Library Shelf
R.AG.K.With a book of the weight and calibre of Adhesion and Adhesives it is of more than passing interest to know its intended purpose. The editors, N. A. De Bruyne of Aero Research…
The S.A.E. National Aeronautic Meeting: Summaries of Papers Presented at the Meeting held on October 3–6, 1951, at Los Angeles, California
656. Design and Manufacturing Techniques with Titanium. O. A. Wheelon. The author's company undertook a project in which weight was an extremely critical factor, and it was found…
Torque and the Flexural Stability of a Cantilever: Extension of the Bernoulli‐Euler Theory of Bending to Cover the Whirling of Shafts Transmitting Power
J. Morris1. Introduction THE effect of torque is usually neglected in the Bernoulli‐Euler treatment of the flexure of thin rods. In practical cases the torque will rarely have any…
KELVIN MEDAL 1950
It is announced that the Kelvin Medal Award Committee, consisting of the Presidents of:
Letters to the Editor: A Reply by the Author to Mr Cleaver of the British Interplanetary Society— Further Correspondence on Flow through Convergent‐Divergent Nozzles
L.N. ThompsonTo the Editor, DEAR SIR, In a letter, which has just come to my notice, published in your October 1951 issue, Mr A. V. Cleaver advocates the use of sub‐orbital refuelling…
Research Reports and Memoranda
Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council, Reports and Technical Memoranda of the United States…
Month in the Patent Office
These abstracts of British Patent Specifications are taken, by permission, from the officially prepared abridgments classified in Groups. Sets of Group abridgments can be obtained…
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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- Prof Phil Webb