Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 2 Issue 9
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An International JournalTable of contents
Owner‐Driven Aircraft
IN reporting the final result of the International Touring Competition, a German newspaper commented adversely on the fact that Captain Broad, flying a “Gipsy Moth,” who arrived…
Breguet All‐Steel Construction: The First Published Details of a New Series of Machines on “Tout Acier” Lines
R.J. De MarollesCONSTRUCTORS of metal aeroplanes since 1910, Messrs. Breguet have recently turned out a new machine which represents a complete breakaway from accepted practice. After acquiring a…
Seaplane Hulls and Floats: An Epitome of Present Knowledge with Suggestions for Future Research
H.M. Garner, L.P. CoombesIt is usual when carrying out tank tests on seaplane models to include measurements of the change in attitude when pitching moments of different amounts are applied. The…
The Pearson Rotary Aileron: Some Laboratory Results and Flying Tests of a Novel Type of Control
THE problem of low speed control, to which Professor Melvill Jones drew attention some years ago, has now become so urgent in aeroplane dynamics as to give special interest to any…
The Practice of Research: The Equipment Provided and Methods in Use at the Works of Messrs. Ricardo
J.F. Alcock, H.S. GlydeIT is the painful experience of all who engage in experimental work of a type to which they are not accustomed, that they may easily spend more time in rectifying faults in their…
The Development of Air Navigation: Notes on the Evolution of Instruments and other Aids and their Application in Practice
C.R. McMullinTHE practice of Air Navigation first began to be seriously considered in this country about the year 1910. Up to that time pilots had been content to follow roads and railways on…
A Review of the Helium Question: A Comprehensive Survey of its Properties, Sources of Supply and Possibilities for Use in Airships
Major P.L. TeedNOW that helium is exclusively used in the airships of the United States, whilst its employment in the craft of other Powers has been visualised by Dr. Eckener, it is interesting…
The Mechanical Handling of Airships: A Statement of the Problems to be Solved and a Method That is to be Tried
Major G.H. ScottTHE success of airship transport or any form of airship operation depends to a very large extent upon the efficiency of the ground organisation and equipment. In the past the lack…
Air Ministry Notices: Official Instructions to Aircraft Owners and Ground Engineers Including a List of Cancellations and Index
Examination boards will sit for the purpose of examining applicants for ground engineers' licences at the following times and places:—
Aircraft Engine Installation: An American View on a Neglected Subject of Perennial Importance to Reliability
Arthur NuttTHE subject of aircraft engine installation has not received as much attention during the past as it should have done, particularly from an engineering and service standpoint…
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
Surface Condensers; construction of wings.—In a cooling system for aircraft internal combustion engines, steam evolved from the cylinder jackets is admitted to the whole of the…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Phil Webb