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The Library Shelf 38 AIRCRAF T ENGINEERING October 1966 BOOKS RECEIVED Books received from Publishers are listed under this heading. Extended reviews of a selection appear later. Inclusion in this list, therefore, neither precludes nor implies further notice in any particular instance. British Flying-Boats and Amphibians 1909-1952 An Introduction to the Longitudinal Static Stability of Low Speed Aircraft The Engineer Buyers Guide 1965 [The Engineer, 28 Essex Street, Strand, London, W.C.2. 10s.] Aeromarine Origins Practical Aerodynamics. A. K. Martynov [Pergamon Press, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford. 80s.] Exotic Metals. R. N. Rickles [Noyes Development Corporation, 16-18 Railroad Avenue, Pearl River, British Flying-Boats and Amphibians 1909-1952 which was on a sheet that unfolded so that it New York, U.S.A. S20.] by G. R. Duval. Putnam & Co. Ltd., London. could be consulted without difficulty whenever 50s. one had the book open. Strength and Deformation in Nonuniform Temperature Fields. Ed. Prof. Ya. B. Fridman. [Consultants Following chapters develop the theory of It is sad but true that to most young aircraft Bureau Enterprises, Inc., 227 W. 17th Street, New longitudinal static stability in what is, initially, enthusiasts the words 'flying-boat' only call to York, U.S.A. $25.] the usual manner. However, as theory is unfolded, mind the recollection of cocooned monsters at we see that some of the usual simplifying assump­ Tools for the Job. L. T. C. Rolt. [B. T. Batsford Ltd., Calshot, whose fate occasionally produces a 4 Fitzhardingc Street, London, W.1. 42s.] tions are omitted. By doing this, not only are the short paragraph in the daily press. An older mathematics rendered more precise, but also one Variational Techniques in Electrotnagnetism. Cairo and generation will remember the hey-day of is able to see more clearly the physical principles Khan. [Blackie and Son Ltd., 5 Fitzhardinge Imperial Airways in the thirties, when the involved. The author's approach is to define the Street, Portman Square, London, W.1. 27s. 6d.] regular air routes to the Empire were opened up static margin and neutral point in terms of the with flying boats. In a valuable addition to the Industrial Isotope Techniques. L. G. Erwall, H. G. tailplane lift curve slope of the aircraft. The Putnam Aeronautical Series Mr Duval traces Forsberg and Knut Ljunggren. [Munksgaard, 47 advantage of this method is that if we can define Prags Boulevard, Copenhagen S, Denmark. 120 the development of the species in Britain, the tailplane lift curve slope for any particular Dan. kr.] covering over one hundred types, including many configuration (e.g. stick-fixed and stick-free which never passed the prototype stage. Speci­ Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Stress cases, fixed or moving tailplanes) then we can fications, performance, photographs, and in Analysis. Ed. B. E. Rossi. [Society for Experimental immediately obtain the neutral point. Stress Analysis, 21 Bridge Square, Westport, many cases three view drawings are included, and Conn. 06882, U.S.A.] Throughout the book we are reminded of the each type is described with as much detail as is effect of various aspects of static stability upon available, covering design and construction Behind the Scenes in an Aircraft Factory. J. D. Storer. the pilot of the aircraft so that the theory does not features and the revisions and modifications to [Phoenix House Ltd., 10-13 Bedford Street, appear, as so often happens, to be merely a succeeding variants. Histories of many individual Strand, W.C.2. 11s. 6d.] mathematical exercise. It is clear that Mr Irving aircraft are given and an Appendix lists serial Exercices de Mathematiques. J. Bass. [Masson et Cie, has more than a theoretical interest in this numbers and registrations. Éditeurs, 120 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, subject. He is, in fact, closely involved in the VIe. 58F.] An authoritative source defines a flying-boat design and flight testing of Slingsby gliders and as a 'form of seaplane in which a boat serves as Dissociating and Ionizing Gases in Engineering. [The a very experienced glider pilot. One of the appen­ Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage both fuselage and float.' This being so one would dices adds greatly to the interest of the book by Walk, Westminster, S.W.I. £3 10s.] not expect to find accounts of British seaplanes demonstrating how some of the equations are in this book. Nevertheless a reader starting at the Practical Solution of Torsional Vibration Problems Vol. used in calculating the longitudinal control beginning might be forgiven for wondering, as the III, Third Edition—Strength Calculations. W. Ker characteristics of a semi-mythical glider. second type described, the Burney Xs, are Wilson. [Chapman and Hall Ltd., 11 New Fetter The only criticism of this book is the price Lane, London, E.C.4. 120s.] undoubtedly seaplanes with floats rather than which is a little on the high side for a relatively hulls. Thereafter however the book bears out its High Temperature Materials—Thermal Radiative small book. However, the treatment of the title and is a unique record of a facet of British Properties. W. D. Wood, H. W. Deem and D. F. subject (within the limitations implicit in the aviation that has hitherto been neglected by Lucks. [Plenum Press, New York, U.S.A. $17·50]. title) is so clear and comprehensive, that this book aviation historians. Its appearance fourteen Biological Effects of Magnetic Fields. Ed. M. F. is still a well worthwhile purchase for those years after the building of the Princesses, when Barnothy. [Plenum Press, New York, U.S.A. $16.] interested in this fascinating subject. C.B.E. their final fate is still uncertain, and when the Space-Age Acronyms Abbreviations and Designations. siting of new airports presents a constant R. C. Moser. [Plenum Press, New York, U.S.A. headache, underlines the demise of the species $17·50.] in Britain at a time when serious consideration is Aeromarine Origins by H. F. King. Putnam & Handbook of Analytical Design for Wear. Ed. C. W. being given to the building of a new flying-boat Co. Ltd. 30s. MacGregor. [Plenum Press, New York, U.S.A. by at least one European nation. J.M.G. $12·50.] This book is an absorbing and informative Pathfinder. Edward Goodrich Acheson's Autobio­ account of the history of aeromarine transport, An Introduction to the Longitudinal Static graphy. [Acheson Industries Inc.] tracing its development from the earliest ideas Stability of Low Speed Aircraft. By F . G. Irving, Flight to the Stars. James Strong. [Temple Press Books and research, and bringing to light the value of International Series of Monographs in Aero­ Ltd., 42 Russell Square, London, W.C.I. 25s.] this work in context to present technological nautics and Astronautics, Division II, Aero­ studies. The bridge is spanned between present- Space Probes and Planetary Exploration, by William dynamics Volume 5. Pergamon Press, 30s. day complex aeromarine transport in operation Corliss, [D. Van Nostrand Co. Ltd., 358 Kensing­ ton High Street, London, W.14. 60s.] Most books on the stability and control of air­ and the first movements in this dual region, and craft deal with static stability very briefly, merely the pioneers are given due credit for their Machine Tool Vibrations. S. A. Tobias. [Blackie and as a prelude to the more general theory of ingenious, if impracticable, ideas. Historical fact Son Ltd., 5 Fitzhardinge Street, Portman Square, dynamic stability. Until now there was no book is peppered with anecdotes of the struggles of London, W.1. 65s.] devoted solely to static longitudinal stability. these individuals, and some fascinating channels Handbook of Satellites and Space Vehicles. R. P. Mr Irving has filled this gap in an exceptionally of thought and achievement are followed which Haviland. [D. Van Nostrand Co. Ltd., 358 Kensing­ clear and interesting fashion. hitherto have received little attention in literature. ton High Strep, London, W.14. 122s.] The book is aimed mainly at students in the The book provides a background of detail to a Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion. Philip second year of a three-year degree course in wide range of interests within the subject, from G. Hill, Carl R. Peterson. [Addison-Wesley Pub­ Aeronautics and at those engaged in the design flight over water to the hydrofoil boat and air lishing Co. Inc. 113s.] and flight testing of light aircraft and gliders. cushion vehicles, and it is interesting to note the Building Aeroplanes for 'Those Magnificent Men'. The first chapter deals with the concept of ancestral birth of ideas now being developed in Air Commodore Allen Wheeler, C.B.E. [G. T. static stability, and a little of the history of the hovercraft. Foulis and Co. Ltd. 15s.] subject. It is interesting to note that the Wright Mr King puts forward a convincing case for Mastery of the Air. Sir Graham Sutton. [Hodder and brothers were inclined to think that static further experiment using this 'half-and-half Stoughton Ltd., St. Paul's House, Warwick Lane, stability was unnecessary, perhaps even undesir­ medium. This is more than a dry presentation of London, E.C.4. 35s.] able. As Mr Irving points out, they must have facts; it is obviously the work of an enthusiast, The Stability of Frames. M. R. Home and W. unknowingly increased their difficulties! and Mr King has succeeded in communicating Merchant. [Pergamon Press, Headington Hill Hall, Chapter Two introduces some preliminary the fascination of the subject in a well-written, Oxford. 70s.] considerations and some definitions, and in this authoritative work which should, with followers Flight Test Instrumentation, Vol. 3 . Ed. M. A. Perry. context, one of the little details that impressed in two spheres, command a wide appeal. There [Pergamon Press, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford. me was the list of symbols at the back of the book, are 60 photographs and diagrams. £5.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Emerald Publishing

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38 AIRCRAF T ENGINEERING October 1966 BOOKS RECEIVED Books received from Publishers are listed under this heading. Extended reviews of a selection appear later. Inclusion in this list, therefore, neither precludes nor implies further notice in any particular instance. British Flying-Boats and Amphibians 1909-1952 An Introduction to the Longitudinal Static Stability of Low Speed Aircraft The Engineer Buyers Guide 1965 [The Engineer, 28 Essex Street, Strand, London, W.C.2. 10s.] Aeromarine Origins Practical Aerodynamics. A. K. Martynov [Pergamon Press, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford. 80s.] Exotic Metals. R. N. Rickles [Noyes Development Corporation, 16-18 Railroad Avenue, Pearl River, British Flying-Boats and Amphibians 1909-1952 which was on a sheet that unfolded so that it New York, U.S.A. S20.] by G. R. Duval. Putnam & Co. Ltd., London. could be consulted without difficulty whenever 50s. one had the book open. Strength and Deformation in Nonuniform Temperature Fields. Ed. Prof. Ya. B. Fridman. [Consultants Following chapters develop the theory of It is sad but true that to most young aircraft Bureau Enterprises, Inc., 227 W. 17th Street, New longitudinal static stability in what is, initially, enthusiasts the words 'flying-boat' only call to York, U.S.A. $25.] the usual manner. However, as theory is unfolded, mind the recollection of cocooned monsters at we see that some of the usual simplifying assump­ Tools for the Job. L. T. C. Rolt. [B. T. Batsford Ltd., Calshot, whose fate occasionally produces a 4 Fitzhardingc Street, London, W.1. 42s.] tions are omitted. By doing this, not only are the short paragraph in the daily press. An older mathematics rendered more precise, but also one Variational Techniques in Electrotnagnetism. Cairo and generation will remember the hey-day of is able to see more clearly the physical principles Khan. [Blackie and Son Ltd., 5 Fitzhardinge Imperial Airways in the thirties, when the involved. The author's approach is to define the Street, Portman Square, London, W.1. 27s. 6d.] regular air routes to the Empire were opened up static margin and neutral point in terms of the with flying boats. In a valuable addition to the Industrial Isotope Techniques. L. G. Erwall, H. G. tailplane lift curve slope of the aircraft. The Putnam Aeronautical Series Mr Duval traces Forsberg and Knut Ljunggren. [Munksgaard, 47 advantage of this method is that if we can define Prags Boulevard, Copenhagen S, Denmark. 120 the development of the species in Britain, the tailplane lift curve slope for any particular Dan. kr.] covering over one hundred types, including many configuration (e.g. stick-fixed and stick-free which never passed the prototype stage. Speci­ Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Stress cases, fixed or moving tailplanes) then we can fications, performance, photographs, and in Analysis. Ed. B. E. Rossi. [Society for Experimental immediately obtain the neutral point. Stress Analysis, 21 Bridge Square, Westport, many cases three view drawings are included, and Conn. 06882, U.S.A.] Throughout the book we are reminded of the each type is described with as much detail as is effect of various aspects of static stability upon available, covering design and construction Behind the Scenes in an Aircraft Factory. J. D. Storer. the pilot of the aircraft so that the theory does not features and the revisions and modifications to [Phoenix House Ltd., 10-13 Bedford Street, appear, as so often happens, to be merely a succeeding variants. Histories of many individual Strand, W.C.2. 11s. 6d.] mathematical exercise. It is clear that Mr Irving aircraft are given and an Appendix lists serial Exercices de Mathematiques. J. Bass. [Masson et Cie, has more than a theoretical interest in this numbers and registrations. Éditeurs, 120 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, subject. He is, in fact, closely involved in the VIe. 58F.] An authoritative source defines a flying-boat design and flight testing of Slingsby gliders and as a 'form of seaplane in which a boat serves as Dissociating and Ionizing Gases in Engineering. [The a very experienced glider pilot. One of the appen­ Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage both fuselage and float.' This being so one would dices adds greatly to the interest of the book by Walk, Westminster, S.W.I. £3 10s.] not expect to find accounts of British seaplanes demonstrating how some of the equations are in this book. Nevertheless a reader starting at the Practical Solution of Torsional Vibration Problems Vol. used in calculating the longitudinal control beginning might be forgiven for wondering, as the III, Third Edition—Strength Calculations. W. Ker characteristics of a semi-mythical glider. second type described, the Burney Xs, are Wilson. [Chapman and Hall Ltd., 11 New Fetter The only criticism of this book is the price Lane, London, E.C.4. 120s.] undoubtedly seaplanes with floats rather than which is a little on the high side for a relatively hulls. Thereafter however the book bears out its High Temperature Materials—Thermal Radiative small book. However, the treatment of the title and is a unique record of a facet of British Properties. W. D. Wood, H. W. Deem and D. F. subject (within the limitations implicit in the aviation that has hitherto been neglected by Lucks. [Plenum Press, New York, U.S.A. $17·50]. title) is so clear and comprehensive, that this book aviation historians. Its appearance fourteen Biological Effects of Magnetic Fields. Ed. M. F. is still a well worthwhile purchase for those years after the building of the Princesses, when Barnothy. [Plenum Press, New York, U.S.A. $16.] interested in this fascinating subject. C.B.E. their final fate is still uncertain, and when the Space-Age Acronyms Abbreviations and Designations. siting of new airports presents a constant R. C. Moser. [Plenum Press, New York, U.S.A. headache, underlines the demise of the species $17·50.] in Britain at a time when serious consideration is Aeromarine Origins by H. F. King. Putnam & Handbook of Analytical Design for Wear. Ed. C. W. being given to the building of a new flying-boat Co. Ltd. 30s. MacGregor. [Plenum Press, New York, U.S.A. by at least one European nation. J.M.G. $12·50.] This book is an absorbing and informative Pathfinder. Edward Goodrich Acheson's Autobio­ account of the history of aeromarine transport, An Introduction to the Longitudinal Static graphy. [Acheson Industries Inc.] tracing its development from the earliest ideas Stability of Low Speed Aircraft. By F . G. Irving, Flight to the Stars. James Strong. [Temple Press Books and research, and bringing to light the value of International Series of Monographs in Aero­ Ltd., 42 Russell Square, London, W.C.I. 25s.] this work in context to present technological nautics and Astronautics, Division II, Aero­ studies. The bridge is spanned between present- Space Probes and Planetary Exploration, by William dynamics Volume 5. Pergamon Press, 30s. day complex aeromarine transport in operation Corliss, [D. Van Nostrand Co. Ltd., 358 Kensing­ ton High Street, London, W.14. 60s.] Most books on the stability and control of air­ and the first movements in this dual region, and craft deal with static stability very briefly, merely the pioneers are given due credit for their Machine Tool Vibrations. S. A. Tobias. [Blackie and as a prelude to the more general theory of ingenious, if impracticable, ideas. Historical fact Son Ltd., 5 Fitzhardinge Street, Portman Square, dynamic stability. Until now there was no book is peppered with anecdotes of the struggles of London, W.1. 65s.] devoted solely to static longitudinal stability. these individuals, and some fascinating channels Handbook of Satellites and Space Vehicles. R. P. Mr Irving has filled this gap in an exceptionally of thought and achievement are followed which Haviland. [D. Van Nostrand Co. Ltd., 358 Kensing­ clear and interesting fashion. hitherto have received little attention in literature. ton High Strep, London, W.14. 122s.] The book is aimed mainly at students in the The book provides a background of detail to a Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Propulsion. Philip second year of a three-year degree course in wide range of interests within the subject, from G. Hill, Carl R. Peterson. [Addison-Wesley Pub­ Aeronautics and at those engaged in the design flight over water to the hydrofoil boat and air lishing Co. Inc. 113s.] and flight testing of light aircraft and gliders. cushion vehicles, and it is interesting to note the Building Aeroplanes for 'Those Magnificent Men'. The first chapter deals with the concept of ancestral birth of ideas now being developed in Air Commodore Allen Wheeler, C.B.E. [G. T. static stability, and a little of the history of the hovercraft. Foulis and Co. Ltd. 15s.] subject. It is interesting to note that the Wright Mr King puts forward a convincing case for Mastery of the Air. Sir Graham Sutton. [Hodder and brothers were inclined to think that static further experiment using this 'half-and-half Stoughton Ltd., St. Paul's House, Warwick Lane, stability was unnecessary, perhaps even undesir­ medium. This is more than a dry presentation of London, E.C.4. 35s.] able. As Mr Irving points out, they must have facts; it is obviously the work of an enthusiast, The Stability of Frames. M. R. Home and W. unknowingly increased their difficulties! and Mr King has succeeded in communicating Merchant. [Pergamon Press, Headington Hill Hall, Chapter Two introduces some preliminary the fascination of the subject in a well-written, Oxford. 70s.] considerations and some definitions, and in this authoritative work which should, with followers Flight Test Instrumentation, Vol. 3 . Ed. M. A. Perry. context, one of the little details that impressed in two spheres, command a wide appeal. There [Pergamon Press, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford. me was the list of symbols at the back of the book, are 60 photographs and diagrams. £5.]

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