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Redressing the Balance

Redressing the Balance Aircraft Engineering THE MONTHLY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ORGAN OF THE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSION MAY 1949 VOL XXI No 243 A Notable Feature An article we are particularly glad to be able to print in this issue HE first number of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING appeared in is that forming the first of a series by M R W. S. HEMP on the elemen­ March 1929 and we are taking the opportunity offered by tary theory of stressed-skin construction. We have long felt that the Tthe occurrence of the Paris Aero Salon—at which for the principles of modern aeroplane stressing were tending to become first time we are represented on a stand of our own—to make this an impenetrable wood lost in a forest of mathematical trees. With our anniversary issue. all respect to the authors, we get far too many articles sent us From the beginning we have stressed the international character dealing exhaustively in a highly involved mathematical manner of our appeal, and have in consequence drawn contributions from with some detailed—and often quite minor—matter of stressing many countries, and it must be rarely indeed that an issue has which should be capable of solution by the application of general appeared with no article written by a foreign contributor. In view methods of engineering analysis. We are aware that we have fre­ of the special nature of the occasion, however, we decided this quently been criticized for publishing articles of this nature and we month to depart from this customary practice and in consequence are indeed pleased to have persuaded MR HEMP to give our readers this anniversary number is devoted entirely to articles written by the fruits of his unrivalled knowledge of this highly important British subjects either in England or in the British Commonwealth. subject in so palatable a form. We feel that this is particularly desirable in view of the paucity of British representation on stands in the GRAND PALAIS and in the conference of lectures that is being held in Paris contemporaneously Other Contributions with the Salon. In our view the decision of the British Industry to We have, unfortunately, little space in which to notice the other hold itself almost entirely aloof from participation in this great contents of this issue, but we should like to call attention to M R international exhibition, but to reserve itself for its own S.B.A.C. C. G. I. GARDINER'S lucid exposition of the practical methods of Display in the autumn, is quite inexplicable and a grave mistake propeller fatigue testing in use at HATFIELD and MR C. V. MURRAY'S in policy. Apart from France, practically every aeroplane-producing comprehensive account of the development of the ARMSTRONG- country—including the United States of America—is strongly repre­ WHITWORTH tailless glider and aeroplane. MESSRS TAYLOR and sented, but England scarcely at all. One would have thought that HARPER'S paper on the bending of fuselage shells explains an here was an opportunity to prove the merit of British aircraft by admirably practical method of directly applying the results of showing them side by side with their foreign competitors so that laboratory tests on specimens to the stressing of full-scale aeroplane the engineers of the world could examine and compare them. structures; while MR PARKES puts forward a plea for a simpler method of designing a circular frame, involving the use of less mathematics than the procedure at present commonly adopted. Past, Present and Future However, a decision adverse to this policy was made, so we felt Ourselves Again that, as some attempt to counter the unfavourable impression in­ evitably, we believe, created, we would devote this particular issue For those interested in our anniversary we have prepared a special to the products of British brains, in order, so far as lay in our power, booklet, entitled 'Twenty Years of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING', in to redress the balance. which we recall the outlines of editorial policy we laid down for We lead off with a characteristically charming and provocative ourselves twenty years ago together with an indication of how closely we have succeeded in adhering to those promises in the years article by MR W. S. FARREN in which, with his usual unerring pre­ between. This, with our other booklet, '1929-1948', giving a classified cision, he puts his finger on the outstanding problems of the moment list of articles we have published in these pages since 1940—prefaced and points the way to the various exits. We need hardly say how by a chronological list of the more important of those that had proud we are to provide the opportunity for one of his all-too-rare incursions into print which have a habit of providing material for appeared prior to that year—provides a record of achievement in the dissemination of scientific and technical information which, we reference and quotation over long periods. We are equally grateful take leave to claim, is without rival in the annals of aeronautics or to MESSRS PARKIN and COOMBES for acceding to our request to pro­ any other branch of engineering. The list of names of those who vide an historical summary and current survey of the work done and have at one time or other contributed to these columns, either as at present proceeding in the special investigations into the peculiar problems caused by the climatic and geographical characteristics students and young recruits to the aeronautical profession or in their maturer years as recognized authorities, is truly remarkable of CANADA and AUSTRALIA respectively. Similarly, MR TYE has and we could desire no higher tribute to the position we have honoured us by agreeing to give a resume of the work of the AIR attained. We shall be glad to send a copy of each or either of these REGISTRATION BOARD, a body which has set an example of efficiency booklets to any reader who cares to write for them. and sound planning to other licensing authorities all over the world. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Emerald Publishing

Redressing the Balance

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology , Volume 21 (5): 1 – May 1, 1949
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Aircraft Engineering THE MONTHLY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ORGAN OF THE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSION MAY 1949 VOL XXI No 243 A Notable Feature An article we are particularly glad to be able to print in this issue HE first number of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING appeared in is that forming the first of a series by M R W. S. HEMP on the elemen­ March 1929 and we are taking the opportunity offered by tary theory of stressed-skin construction. We have long felt that the Tthe occurrence of the Paris Aero Salon—at which for the principles of modern aeroplane stressing were tending to become first time we are represented on a stand of our own—to make this an impenetrable wood lost in a forest of mathematical trees. With our anniversary issue. all respect to the authors, we get far too many articles sent us From the beginning we have stressed the international character dealing exhaustively in a highly involved mathematical manner of our appeal, and have in consequence drawn contributions from with some detailed—and often quite minor—matter of stressing many countries, and it must be rarely indeed that an issue has which should be capable of solution by the application of general appeared with no article written by a foreign contributor. In view methods of engineering analysis. We are aware that we have fre­ of the special nature of the occasion, however, we decided this quently been criticized for publishing articles of this nature and we month to depart from this customary practice and in consequence are indeed pleased to have persuaded MR HEMP to give our readers this anniversary number is devoted entirely to articles written by the fruits of his unrivalled knowledge of this highly important British subjects either in England or in the British Commonwealth. subject in so palatable a form. We feel that this is particularly desirable in view of the paucity of British representation on stands in the GRAND PALAIS and in the conference of lectures that is being held in Paris contemporaneously Other Contributions with the Salon. In our view the decision of the British Industry to We have, unfortunately, little space in which to notice the other hold itself almost entirely aloof from participation in this great contents of this issue, but we should like to call attention to M R international exhibition, but to reserve itself for its own S.B.A.C. C. G. I. GARDINER'S lucid exposition of the practical methods of Display in the autumn, is quite inexplicable and a grave mistake propeller fatigue testing in use at HATFIELD and MR C. V. MURRAY'S in policy. Apart from France, practically every aeroplane-producing comprehensive account of the development of the ARMSTRONG- country—including the United States of America—is strongly repre­ WHITWORTH tailless glider and aeroplane. MESSRS TAYLOR and sented, but England scarcely at all. One would have thought that HARPER'S paper on the bending of fuselage shells explains an here was an opportunity to prove the merit of British aircraft by admirably practical method of directly applying the results of showing them side by side with their foreign competitors so that laboratory tests on specimens to the stressing of full-scale aeroplane the engineers of the world could examine and compare them. structures; while MR PARKES puts forward a plea for a simpler method of designing a circular frame, involving the use of less mathematics than the procedure at present commonly adopted. Past, Present and Future However, a decision adverse to this policy was made, so we felt Ourselves Again that, as some attempt to counter the unfavourable impression in­ evitably, we believe, created, we would devote this particular issue For those interested in our anniversary we have prepared a special to the products of British brains, in order, so far as lay in our power, booklet, entitled 'Twenty Years of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING', in to redress the balance. which we recall the outlines of editorial policy we laid down for We lead off with a characteristically charming and provocative ourselves twenty years ago together with an indication of how closely we have succeeded in adhering to those promises in the years article by MR W. S. FARREN in which, with his usual unerring pre­ between. This, with our other booklet, '1929-1948', giving a classified cision, he puts his finger on the outstanding problems of the moment list of articles we have published in these pages since 1940—prefaced and points the way to the various exits. We need hardly say how by a chronological list of the more important of those that had proud we are to provide the opportunity for one of his all-too-rare incursions into print which have a habit of providing material for appeared prior to that year—provides a record of achievement in the dissemination of scientific and technical information which, we reference and quotation over long periods. We are equally grateful take leave to claim, is without rival in the annals of aeronautics or to MESSRS PARKIN and COOMBES for acceding to our request to pro­ any other branch of engineering. The list of names of those who vide an historical summary and current survey of the work done and have at one time or other contributed to these columns, either as at present proceeding in the special investigations into the peculiar problems caused by the climatic and geographical characteristics students and young recruits to the aeronautical profession or in their maturer years as recognized authorities, is truly remarkable of CANADA and AUSTRALIA respectively. Similarly, MR TYE has and we could desire no higher tribute to the position we have honoured us by agreeing to give a resume of the work of the AIR attained. We shall be glad to send a copy of each or either of these REGISTRATION BOARD, a body which has set an example of efficiency booklets to any reader who cares to write for them. and sound planning to other licensing authorities all over the world.

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