Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 5 Issue 8

The Language of Aeronautics: The British Standard Glossary of Aeronautical Terms

IT is a common failing for the ignorant to mock at what they call the “jargon” of the professional or technical man. The reason for this is, of course, obvious. There is nothing…

The Effect of Turbulence: An Investigation of Maximum Lift Coefficient and Turbulence in Wind Tunnels and in Flight

C.B. Millikan, A.L. Klein

THE extensive series of investigations to be discussed in the present paper has its origin in an attempt to clarify the reason for certain discrepancies, which have long plagued…

The Stipa‐Caproni Monoplane: Data from Model Experiments and Full‐Scale Tests of the Tubular‐Fuselage Aeroplane

R. Giacomelli

SIGNOR L. STIPA, of the Italian Air Ministry, started in 1927 an examination of a Venturi tube fuselage with an air‐screw placed at the mouth of the tube, which was so shaped…

The Knock‐rating of Fuels: The Application of Results Obtained in a Test Engine to Aviation Fuels

D.R. Pye

This paper was read before the World Petroleum Congress on July 19, 1933. Mr. Pye acted as chairman of a committee set up by the Institution of Petroleum Technologists to…

The Long Range Dragon: Details of the Differences between the Mollison “Seafarer” and the Standard D. H. Dragon

MR. AND MRS. MOLLISON left Pendine Sands, Carmarthenshire, Wales, at 12.0 noon (B.S.T.) on Saturday, July 22, in their modified D.H.84 Dragon, “Seafarer,” with two 130 h.p. Gipsy…

Books Recently Received: Standard Aeronautical Terms—Stressing in Germany Materials Used in Aeroplane Production

This is a revised, and considerably enlarged edition of the glossary which was originally, issued in 1923. The technical committee entrusted with its preparation, under the…

Variable Pitch Airscrews: A Statement of the Case, with Particular Reference to the Gloster‐Hele‐Shaw‐Beacham Type

H.P. Folland, H.C. Milner

IN conception, the conventional airscrew is an extremely simple transformer of energy and when constructed with skill can be, under certain conditions, a highly efficient means of…

Research Reports and Memoranda

Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Technical Notes of the U.S. National Advisory…

Month in the Patent Office: A Selection of the More Important Aircraft and Engine Specifications Published Recently

An aeroplane adapted to remain controllable at low speeds and high angles of incidence has automatically moving slot‐forming planes along the leading edge of each wing…