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Reports on German Science and Industry

Reports on German Science and Industry C.I.O.S. XXIII-14. Turbine Engine Activities at Ernst Heinkel Aktiengesellschaft. [Price 6s. 0d.] Reports on German Science Although not very large this is an extremely interesting report, since it traces the history of the Heinkel-Hirth engines during the ten years of their development. The types are illustrated by and Industry numerous sectioned drawings and half-tone illustrations, the latter being of limited value The following is a further selection of industrial reports of aeronautical interest that have so far been issued because of the very poor reproduction common to by the Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee and the British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee. these reports. In this respect the slightly better The reports are available at the major Public Libraries, Universities, Professional and Scientific Institutions and photographs of components in C.I.O.S. XXI-5 the Trade Associations concerned. A limited number of copies is available for public sale, and obtainable from are of help in obtaining a picture of the final H.M. Stationery Office at the prices stated. In order to assist readers to decide whether a particular report will be engine. of interest, a brief indication of the contents follows each title. Further selections will appear in 'Aircraft Engineering' from time to time. The earliest engine, the He S3b which was flown on August 27th, 1939, in the He 178, had B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 35. Report on Visit to B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 321. Steel Pro- an axial 'flow inducer' followed by a radial com­ Daimler-Benz A.G. at Stuttgart-Unterturkheim. pellor Blade Development at V.D.M., Hamburg. pressor. This general scheme was followed until [Price 3s. 0d.] [Price 1s. 6d.] the experimental He S11 (or 109-011 A-O) series A short, illustrated report on hollow steel which had the flow inducer followed by a diagonal This report is a concise analysis of production blades developed in 1943-44 when a light-alloy flow impeller and three axial stages. A very full during the war years at the eleven factories mak­ shortage was anticipated, but production was description is given of this final engine, together ing Daimler-Benz engines. The output in 1944 never put in hand. Plain hollow shells, blades with data for the variants of the series. was 28,669 compared with 3,681 in 1939. The with built-on leading and trailing edges and In addition to the main line of development effects of shortages (steel and small forgings were partially solid were tested—the latter proving a there was also a projected axial-flow scries and the most critical) and bomb damage are given. failure. Flw 1604, a chrome-manganese-vanadium ducted-fan piston engines that were of some German authorities interviewed were of opinion steel joined by 'Arccaton' welding was used on interest. A full history of the Heinkel-Hirth work that if engine factories had been attacked more all types. and a complete report on the He S11 is available than airframe ones the damage would have had in German. a more far-reaching effect, but in 1944 the engine B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 339. Visits to factories were dispersed underground causing a Targets connected with the German Plywood and drop in output. Wood Aircraft Industry. [Price 1s. 0d.] C.I.O.S. XXXII-66. Deutsche Forschungsanst- An unhelpful report on work at three small alt für Segelflug, Ainring. [Price 18s. 0d.] B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 272. Some Aspects of establishments. The D.F.S., Ainring, was an establishment German Work on High Temperature Materials. engaged in all forms of aerodynamic research, B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 361. Non-Metallic [Price 1s. 0d.] not glider flight alone. This report deals exten­ Materials for Aircraft: Visits to Research Estab­ sively with the work carried out, but its value is A brief account of an interview with Dr. Max lishments in Germany. [Price 4s. 6d.] limited because the translations are poor and Bentele, of Hirth Motoren Werke; Richard The misleading title covers seven reports on typing errors arc frequent. Walther of Montenwerke Walther, and Dr. the following visits: the Institute for Fuel Re­ At the D.F.S. gliders were used for the testing Schütte, assistant to Prof. Sorensen of M.A.N. search, D.V.L.; the Institute for Fuels and of airborne equipment free from vibration and on materials for turbine blades and combustion Lubricants, Oberlaugenstadt; the Institute of for meteorology. Particular attention was paid to chambers. Various ceramics, ceramic coatings Thermodynamics, D.V.L.; Institute of Chemical for metals, and metals are discussed in some de­ high-altitude gliding (11,400 m. was reached in Technology at the Technical High School, tail. An illustration shows the processing of hol­ 1940) and it was expected that 20,000 m. was Munich; the Institute of Materials Research, low turbine blades from a Krupp steel with a feasible. A special pressure-cabin sailplane was D.V.L.; the Institute for Plastics and Paint chemical composition of C 0·11 per cent, Cr 13 under development. Research of the Technical High School, Berlin; per cent, Mn 17 per cent, V 0·8 per cent, N Experiments in towing were extensive. Good and a porcelain factory at Kronach. 0·28 per cent, Fe A. results were achieved with 'rigid' towing by a short The reports are brief, but clearly presented and coupling for safe blind towing. Later experiments a very full bibliography is appended. The proper- • included the coupling and uncoupling' of aircraft B.I.O.S. Final Report N. 283. Precision ties of fuels and lubricants are the main items, in flight, which was also successful. Suggestions Machine Tools and Gauges. [Price 1s. 6d.] together with some notes on materials and were made for a long-range bomber towing a A brief report on the products of Friedrich paints. fighter, and tests were made on a Me 262 towing Deckel, Munich; Ultra-PrazisionswerkG.M.B.H. B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 365. German Air­ a small wing capable of carrying fuel or bombs. Aschaffenburg; Adam Opel, Russelsheim; and Composite aircraft were also studied; one of the craft Paints. [Price 4s. 6d.] Ernst Grob, Munich. The P.F.S.3 optical form tests being the flying of a Fw Stoesser mounted A detailed report on a visit made at the end grinding machine and the Pee-Wee thread-rolling on a D.F.S. 230 glider—this led to the Ju 88/ of 1945 to many German paint firms which gives machine arc recommended for study. Fw 190 composite. Another method was the a very comprehensive survey of German dopes, towing of a glider above the aeroplane to give paints and sealing compounds. Formulae are B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 292. German Air­ extra lift for take-off. included. craft Development as Applicable to Civil Trans­ A great deal of work was carried out on port. [Price 1s. 6d.] B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 376. Recovery of diffusers and ram jets, including the testing of the Aluminium Alloys from Aircraft Scraps. [Price Notes on visits made on behalf of B.O.A.C. to original Schmidt-Argus unit for the V-1. The 8s. 0d.] Arado, Hanover; Blohm and Voss, Hamburg; translation of a report by Dr. Sanger on the use A detailed analysis of German scrap recovery and Messerschmitt, Augsburg. Only the two of coal in athodyds is interesting. Some results, methods complete with costings and illustrations latter factories yielded points of interest. The with illustrations, of the testing of Lorin ducts is of equipment. Comparison is made with British ground handling equipment for large flying boats given which include the flight testing of a 1 m. methods and it is pointed out that while we early (which is illustrated by poorly reproduced photo­ dia. duct mounted on a Do. 217. developed a careful system for the refining of graphs) is of interest. The views of designers arc Other work of the D.F.S. included investigation high-grade scrap the Germans only developed given: those relating to the Bu. 238 hull bottom of instruments for the control of pilotless air­ somewhat makeshift methods when their supplies design, and the Me 1107P are of interest. craft, blind-landing systems, infra-red intercep­ of raw material appeared to be in danger late in tion gear, etc., together with tests on surface the war. B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 316. German Light roughness and laminar flow. The whole field was Alloy Foundry Industry. [Price 2s. 0d.] very wide, but only an indication of the many C.I.O.S. No. IV-7 and V-16. Aircraft—Paris facets can be gained from this report because it is Zone. [Price 2s. 6d.] A short report on the major light alloy found­ so badly presented, being ambiguous and repeti­ This short report is mainly of historical interest, ries which outlines methods and results. In tive to a degree. general, equipment and processes were not out­ since it lists the aeroplanes built by French com­ standing, but the laboratory equipment for panies and except for notes on the FW 300A, the metallurgical control and X-ray examination He 274 and an air-discharge high-lift device pro­ F.I.A.T. Final Report No. 676. German was better than in Britain. posed for the Me 109 contains little that is not Scientific Literature Published During the War. common knowledge. [Price 10s. 6d.] B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 317. German Glass C.I.O.S. XXI-5. Heinkel-Hirth TL Gas Tur­ This is a bibliography, together with some Manufacture as Applied to Lumination with bine Engine. [Price 2s. 0d.] abstracts, prepared by the U.S. Army Signal Particular Reference to Aviation Lighting. [Price This is a short, but carefully prepared, descrip­ Corps of some 600 books on electricity, electrical 4s. 6d.] tion of the Heinkel-Hirth engine from an incom­ communications, photography, meteorology, A fairly detailed report covering the production plete set of components. The engine is most physics, chemistry and engineering published of lighthouse glass and German aerodrome equip­ unusual, both in the form of the compressor and since 1939. All publications of Julius Springer ment. There appeared to have been little or no the combustion chamber. There arc good photo­ over that period are listed and a number of books progress during the war. graphs of a number of the major components. on electronics are reviewed. Aircraft Engineering http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Emerald Publishing

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C.I.O.S. XXIII-14. Turbine Engine Activities at Ernst Heinkel Aktiengesellschaft. [Price 6s. 0d.] Reports on German Science Although not very large this is an extremely interesting report, since it traces the history of the Heinkel-Hirth engines during the ten years of their development. The types are illustrated by and Industry numerous sectioned drawings and half-tone illustrations, the latter being of limited value The following is a further selection of industrial reports of aeronautical interest that have so far been issued because of the very poor reproduction common to by the Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee and the British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee. these reports. In this respect the slightly better The reports are available at the major Public Libraries, Universities, Professional and Scientific Institutions and photographs of components in C.I.O.S. XXI-5 the Trade Associations concerned. A limited number of copies is available for public sale, and obtainable from are of help in obtaining a picture of the final H.M. Stationery Office at the prices stated. In order to assist readers to decide whether a particular report will be engine. of interest, a brief indication of the contents follows each title. Further selections will appear in 'Aircraft Engineering' from time to time. The earliest engine, the He S3b which was flown on August 27th, 1939, in the He 178, had B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 35. Report on Visit to B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 321. Steel Pro- an axial 'flow inducer' followed by a radial com­ Daimler-Benz A.G. at Stuttgart-Unterturkheim. pellor Blade Development at V.D.M., Hamburg. pressor. This general scheme was followed until [Price 3s. 0d.] [Price 1s. 6d.] the experimental He S11 (or 109-011 A-O) series A short, illustrated report on hollow steel which had the flow inducer followed by a diagonal This report is a concise analysis of production blades developed in 1943-44 when a light-alloy flow impeller and three axial stages. A very full during the war years at the eleven factories mak­ shortage was anticipated, but production was description is given of this final engine, together ing Daimler-Benz engines. The output in 1944 never put in hand. Plain hollow shells, blades with data for the variants of the series. was 28,669 compared with 3,681 in 1939. The with built-on leading and trailing edges and In addition to the main line of development effects of shortages (steel and small forgings were partially solid were tested—the latter proving a there was also a projected axial-flow scries and the most critical) and bomb damage are given. failure. Flw 1604, a chrome-manganese-vanadium ducted-fan piston engines that were of some German authorities interviewed were of opinion steel joined by 'Arccaton' welding was used on interest. A full history of the Heinkel-Hirth work that if engine factories had been attacked more all types. and a complete report on the He S11 is available than airframe ones the damage would have had in German. a more far-reaching effect, but in 1944 the engine B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 339. Visits to factories were dispersed underground causing a Targets connected with the German Plywood and drop in output. Wood Aircraft Industry. [Price 1s. 0d.] C.I.O.S. XXXII-66. Deutsche Forschungsanst- An unhelpful report on work at three small alt für Segelflug, Ainring. [Price 18s. 0d.] B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 272. Some Aspects of establishments. The D.F.S., Ainring, was an establishment German Work on High Temperature Materials. engaged in all forms of aerodynamic research, B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 361. Non-Metallic [Price 1s. 0d.] not glider flight alone. This report deals exten­ Materials for Aircraft: Visits to Research Estab­ sively with the work carried out, but its value is A brief account of an interview with Dr. Max lishments in Germany. [Price 4s. 6d.] limited because the translations are poor and Bentele, of Hirth Motoren Werke; Richard The misleading title covers seven reports on typing errors arc frequent. Walther of Montenwerke Walther, and Dr. the following visits: the Institute for Fuel Re­ At the D.F.S. gliders were used for the testing Schütte, assistant to Prof. Sorensen of M.A.N. search, D.V.L.; the Institute for Fuels and of airborne equipment free from vibration and on materials for turbine blades and combustion Lubricants, Oberlaugenstadt; the Institute of for meteorology. Particular attention was paid to chambers. Various ceramics, ceramic coatings Thermodynamics, D.V.L.; Institute of Chemical for metals, and metals are discussed in some de­ high-altitude gliding (11,400 m. was reached in Technology at the Technical High School, tail. An illustration shows the processing of hol­ 1940) and it was expected that 20,000 m. was Munich; the Institute of Materials Research, low turbine blades from a Krupp steel with a feasible. A special pressure-cabin sailplane was D.V.L.; the Institute for Plastics and Paint chemical composition of C 0·11 per cent, Cr 13 under development. Research of the Technical High School, Berlin; per cent, Mn 17 per cent, V 0·8 per cent, N Experiments in towing were extensive. Good and a porcelain factory at Kronach. 0·28 per cent, Fe A. results were achieved with 'rigid' towing by a short The reports are brief, but clearly presented and coupling for safe blind towing. Later experiments a very full bibliography is appended. The proper- • included the coupling and uncoupling' of aircraft B.I.O.S. Final Report N. 283. Precision ties of fuels and lubricants are the main items, in flight, which was also successful. Suggestions Machine Tools and Gauges. [Price 1s. 6d.] together with some notes on materials and were made for a long-range bomber towing a A brief report on the products of Friedrich paints. fighter, and tests were made on a Me 262 towing Deckel, Munich; Ultra-PrazisionswerkG.M.B.H. B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 365. German Air­ a small wing capable of carrying fuel or bombs. Aschaffenburg; Adam Opel, Russelsheim; and Composite aircraft were also studied; one of the craft Paints. [Price 4s. 6d.] Ernst Grob, Munich. The P.F.S.3 optical form tests being the flying of a Fw Stoesser mounted A detailed report on a visit made at the end grinding machine and the Pee-Wee thread-rolling on a D.F.S. 230 glider—this led to the Ju 88/ of 1945 to many German paint firms which gives machine arc recommended for study. Fw 190 composite. Another method was the a very comprehensive survey of German dopes, towing of a glider above the aeroplane to give paints and sealing compounds. Formulae are B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 292. German Air­ extra lift for take-off. included. craft Development as Applicable to Civil Trans­ A great deal of work was carried out on port. [Price 1s. 6d.] B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 376. Recovery of diffusers and ram jets, including the testing of the Aluminium Alloys from Aircraft Scraps. [Price Notes on visits made on behalf of B.O.A.C. to original Schmidt-Argus unit for the V-1. The 8s. 0d.] Arado, Hanover; Blohm and Voss, Hamburg; translation of a report by Dr. Sanger on the use A detailed analysis of German scrap recovery and Messerschmitt, Augsburg. Only the two of coal in athodyds is interesting. Some results, methods complete with costings and illustrations latter factories yielded points of interest. The with illustrations, of the testing of Lorin ducts is of equipment. Comparison is made with British ground handling equipment for large flying boats given which include the flight testing of a 1 m. methods and it is pointed out that while we early (which is illustrated by poorly reproduced photo­ dia. duct mounted on a Do. 217. developed a careful system for the refining of graphs) is of interest. The views of designers arc Other work of the D.F.S. included investigation high-grade scrap the Germans only developed given: those relating to the Bu. 238 hull bottom of instruments for the control of pilotless air­ somewhat makeshift methods when their supplies design, and the Me 1107P are of interest. craft, blind-landing systems, infra-red intercep­ of raw material appeared to be in danger late in tion gear, etc., together with tests on surface the war. B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 316. German Light roughness and laminar flow. The whole field was Alloy Foundry Industry. [Price 2s. 0d.] very wide, but only an indication of the many C.I.O.S. No. IV-7 and V-16. Aircraft—Paris facets can be gained from this report because it is Zone. [Price 2s. 6d.] A short report on the major light alloy found­ so badly presented, being ambiguous and repeti­ This short report is mainly of historical interest, ries which outlines methods and results. In tive to a degree. general, equipment and processes were not out­ since it lists the aeroplanes built by French com­ standing, but the laboratory equipment for panies and except for notes on the FW 300A, the metallurgical control and X-ray examination He 274 and an air-discharge high-lift device pro­ F.I.A.T. Final Report No. 676. German was better than in Britain. posed for the Me 109 contains little that is not Scientific Literature Published During the War. common knowledge. [Price 10s. 6d.] B.I.O.S. Final Report No. 317. German Glass C.I.O.S. XXI-5. Heinkel-Hirth TL Gas Tur­ This is a bibliography, together with some Manufacture as Applied to Lumination with bine Engine. [Price 2s. 0d.] abstracts, prepared by the U.S. Army Signal Particular Reference to Aviation Lighting. [Price This is a short, but carefully prepared, descrip­ Corps of some 600 books on electricity, electrical 4s. 6d.] tion of the Heinkel-Hirth engine from an incom­ communications, photography, meteorology, A fairly detailed report covering the production plete set of components. The engine is most physics, chemistry and engineering published of lighthouse glass and German aerodrome equip­ unusual, both in the form of the compressor and since 1939. All publications of Julius Springer ment. There appeared to have been little or no the combustion chamber. There arc good photo­ over that period are listed and a number of books progress during the war. graphs of a number of the major components. on electronics are reviewed. Aircraft Engineering

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