Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 38 Issue 1

Plowden reports on the industry

THE industry has now entered the post‐Plowden era, and at first sight there is little difference to discern, except that we are no longer waiting for Plowden. There has been the…

Aerospace Propulsion Equipment—Mach 2 to 5: A review of the Mach 2 plus aircraft and missiles now in being or under development

Already in service or under development are over a dozen or more aircraft and missiles in the general Mach 2 to 5 bracket using air breathing propulsion systems. Other major high…

A Review of Propulsion for High Mach Number Aircraft: A survey of the types of engine that will be used in the next generation of supersonic and hypersonic aircraft

R.J. Lane

THE problem of providing engines suitable for high Mach number aircraft is a fascinating study which at the moment has only been taken to the stage where many solutions look…

A Review of Problems and Research on Components for Hypersonic Air Breathing Engines: A description of some of the problem areas involved in the engine structure of a high speed ramjet

Roy Hawkins

IN modern aeronautics each generation of aircraft is aimed at higher goals of performance and capability. To achieve these technical advances more refined techniques have to be…

Materials Research for the Hypersonic Air Breathing Engine: A discussion of the materials to be used and a description of the methods and test machines used in high temperature materials research

N.R. Hemming

The temperatures which will typically be encountered by various parts of a hypersonic air breathing engine at different Mach numbers are indicated in FIG. 1. A limited gain can be…

Really High Speed Propulsion by Scramjets: A description of the scramjet and an analysis of its performance in the high hypersonic speed range

E.T. Curran, J. Swithenbank

A quiet revolution is currently taking place in the field of propulsion, as engineers begin to appreciate the remarkable capability of the scramjet. The scramjet, or supersonic…

Personalities in the news

The former Minister of Aviation, Mr Roy Jenkins, announced the appointment of Mr George Chetwynd as a part‐time member of the Board of the British Overseas Airways Corporation for…