Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 6 Issue 8
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Private Flying and the State: The Responsibilities and Privileges of the Private Owner
THE Committee appointed by the British Secretary of State for Air a year ago to inquire into and make recommendations on the control exercised by the State over private flying has…
Aluminium Castings for Aircraft: A Review of the Alloys now in Use, with Notes on Methods and Technique
N.F. BudgenALUMINIUM in various forms is used very considerably in the aeronautical industry—even so far back as the end of the war it was computed that in the year 1918 the allied…
Experimental Instruction in France: The Mechanics Laboratory of the École Nationale D'Arts et Métiers at Châlons‐sur‐Marne
M.A. TenotTHE Mechanics Laboratory of the Arts et Métiers School of Châlons‐sur‐Marne fulfils a threefold object:—
Aluminium Alloy Pistons: Some Practical Hints on their Casting and Machining by Modern Methods
A.G. ArendTHERE are probably more practical points in the successful casting and machining of aluminium alloy pistons than in most other branches of light engineering.
Private Flying in Great Britain: Important Recommendations of Lord Gorell's Committee with the Air Ministry's Decisions
IN the issue of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING of August, 1933 it was announced that the Secretary of State for Air had appointed an independent committee to consider the regulations at…
A New British Fighter: The Armstrong‐Whitworth Single‐Seater Scimitar with a Panther or Tiger Engine
THE A.W. Scimitar (Type XXXV) is a high performance single‐seater which, when suitably equipped, can be used as a day and night fighter, an interceptor fighter or a ship fighter.
The Applied Mechanics Congress: Summaries of Papers of Aeronautical Interest Read at the Fourth International Meeting
THE Fourth International Congress for Applied Mechanics was held this year at Cambridge from July 3rd to July 9th, under the Presidency of Professor C. E. Inglis, O.B.E., F.R.S…
A Design for an Air Port: A Full Description of the Winning Design in a Competition for a Complete Aerodrome Layout
H.G. CousinsIT has been considered essential to segregate the various types of aircraft using the aerodrome from the beginning of its development. In view of this and the number and size of…
A U.S. Government Specification: Details of Requirements in a 100 Horse‐Power Two‐Seater Aeroplane for Inspectors' Use
AS no doubt most readers of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING are aware, during the past year or so, discussion, originated by the Aeronautics Branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has…
Air Ministry Contracts: A List of the Principal Orders, etc., Placed During the Months of May and June
Armstrong, Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd., Coventry.—Aircraft, Reconditioning of: Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers), Ltd., Woolston. Aircraft, Spares: Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor…
Air Ministry Official Notices: Instructions to Aeroplane Owners and Ground Engineers on Essential Modifications
No. 14 of the year 1934. Owing to rapid wear of the old pattern valve‐rocker adjusting screw, Part No. 822, on Pobjoy “R” type engines, there is a danger of the valve clearance…
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
In an aircraft fuselage or motor gondola wherein all the stresses occurring are taken up by a spatial skeleton structure a, an outer covering is provided formed by individual…
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- Prof Phil Webb