Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 5 Issue 10
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Commercial Aeroplanes of the Future: A Stimulating Article on Possible Developments Discussed
IN this issue we publish, in the first of two instalments, an article by a well‐known German authority on the long‐range transport aeroplane.
Commercial Aeroplane Design: An Examination of the Possibilities of the High‐Speed Long‐Range Transport Aeroplane
Alfred Richard WeylONE of the most important tasks of present‐day aeroplane manufacture is the design of economical high‐speed commercial aeroplanes to provide regular and safe services.
A Simplified Scheme of Records: A Criticism of the Present F.A.I. Classification, with a Suggested Scheme of Simplification
E. EverlingWhile we must not be taken as agreeing in toto with the views expressed in this article, there is no doubt that there is considerable room for criticism in the present system of…
A Successor to the Puss Moth: The New De Havilland Leopard Moth Three‐Seater Light Aeroplane Described
IT is common knowledge that the De Havilland Aircraft Company's new product, the Leopard Moth, is designed to replace the Puss Moth. In view of the reputation of this aeroplane…
U.S. Airworthiness Requirements: The Theoretical Considerations on which the Revised Structural Requirements of the Bureau of Commerce are Based
A CONFERENCE between manufacturers and representatives of the Aeronautics Branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce was held on September 14 to discuss certain proposed changes in…
Extensometers for Strip Steel: Some Critical Notes, with a Description of a New Instrument on Novel Principles
E. SkerryIT may reasonably be said that the extensometer was, until a comparatively short time ago, employed chiefly in the laboratory. Such extensometers as were used in commercial…
More Practical Points in Design: Alternative Methods of Making Fittings, such as End Plugs, Sockets, Bushes, Etc.
IN the following notes, alternative methods of construction are submitted for certain specified details. There is not always a best method of designing a particular fitting and…
Improved Salt Baths for Duralumin: Calorised Steel Sheets with Metallic Iodide Paints for Temperature Control
DURALUMIN and its related alloys require little introduction in respect of light forgings, sheets, etc., for aeroplanes and motor‐car construction, and it is doubtful if any…
Air Ministry Official Notices: Instructions to Aeroplane Owners and Ground Engineers on Essential Modifications
No. 32 of the year 1933. Amendment List No. 33 of the Airworthiness Handbook for Civil Aircraft (Air Publication 1208) has been issued, and copies can be obtained from H.M…
Books Recently Received: An Important Text‐Book on Air Navigation—Timber Nomenclature—Official Handbooks
Aerial Navigation has not yet conic into its own. It is a little doubtful if it ever will during this generation. Man is by nature prone to accept, and use, the line of least…
Month in the Patent Office: A Selection of the More Important Aircraft and Engine Specifications Published Recently
Tubular aircraft members have their ends shaped to the form of a fork with two oppositely disposed partly flat tapering prongs stabilised by a bridge‐piece having flat ends lying…
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…
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0002-2667Online date, start – end:
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- Prof Phil Webb