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Volume 55, Issue 1

1933

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Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ISSN 0097-6822

Aeronautical Engineering

Research Papers

Progress in Aeronautical Engineering

B. D. Foulois, William A. Moffett, Archibald Black, F. C. Hingsburg, C. P. Burgess, Richard M. Mock, C. F. Taylor, Elton W. Miller

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 1–11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022224

View articletitled, Progress in Aeronautical Engineering

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Topics: Aerospace engineering

Lightning Investigation as Applied to the Airplane

A. O. Austin

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 13–21. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022225

Abstract

View articletitled, Lightning Investigation as Applied to the Airplane

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Topics: Aircraft , Lightning , Hazards

Photogrammetric Measurement of Airplane Landing Speeds

V. C. Finch

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 23–26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022226

Abstract

View articletitled, Photogrammetric Measurement of Airplane Landing Speeds

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Topics: Aircraft , Wings , Governments , Stress , Weight (Mass)

Pressure in Airships

W. A. Klikoff

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 29–33. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022229

Abstract

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Topics: Pressure , Design , Pressure control , Maintenance , Power stations , Safety

Air Compression With Temperatures Above Adiabatic, With Special Reference to Airplane Superchargers

Sanford A. Moss

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 35–42. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022230

Abstract

View articletitled, Air Compression With Temperatures Above Adiabatic, With Special Reference to Airplane Superchargers

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Topics: Aircraft , Compression , Superchargers , Temperature , Cooling , Compressors , Gases , Heat , Water

The Mooring and Ground Handling of a Rigid Airship

C. E. Rosendahl

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 45–52. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022232

Abstract

View articletitled, The Mooring and Ground Handling of a Rigid Airship

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Topics: Mooring

Heating and Ventilating of Cabin Airplanes

M. Gould Beard

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 53–60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022233

Abstract

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Topics: Aircraft , Heating , Automobiles , Buses , Design , Engineers , Engines , Motors , Railroad passenger cars , Railroads

Artificial Pay Load for Coming Commercial Airships

T. L. Blakemore

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 61–64. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022234

Abstract

View articletitled, Artificial Pay Load for Coming Commercial Airships

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Topics: Stress , Vessels , Oceans , Water

Combustion Processes in Aircraft Engines

H. K. Cummings

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 65–72. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022235

Abstract

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Topics: Aircraft engines , Combustion , Explosives , Oxidation , Radiation (Physics) , Absorption spectra , Combustion chambers , Cylinders , Flames , Gases

Developments in Aluminum Alloys in Relation to Economies in Aircraft Construction

C. F. Nagel, Jr., G. O. Hoglund

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 75–77. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022238

Abstract

View articletitled, Developments in Aluminum Alloys in Relation to Economies in Aircraft Construction

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Topics: Aircraft , Aluminum alloys , Construction , Corrosion protection , Corrosion resistance , Gears , Mechanical properties , Power stations , Wings

Relation of Quality to Economics of Manufacture of Aviation Gasoline

G. G. Oberfell

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 79–87. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022241

Abstract

View articletitled, Relation of Quality to Economics of Manufacture of Aviation Gasoline

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Topics: Aviation , Economics , Gasoline , Aircraft engines , Displacement , Engines , Fuels , Gasoline engines , Ignition , Weight (Mass)

Stainless Steel in Aircraft Construction

E. J. W. Ragsdale

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 89–95. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022242

Abstract

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Topics: Aircraft , Construction , Stainless steel , Commercial air transport

Recent Developments in Grading Fuels for Aeronautical Use

W. W. White

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 97–99. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022243

Abstract

View articletitled, Recent Developments in Grading Fuels for Aeronautical Use

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Topics: Fuels , Aircraft , Aviation , Engines , Flight , Gasoline

National Air-Tour Formulas and Other Methods of Handicapping

P. Altman

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 101–110. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022245

Abstract

View articletitled, National Air-Tour Formulas and Other Methods of Handicapping

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Topics: Aircraft , Bearings , Design

Mechanical Equipment for Handling Large Rigid Airships

C. M. Bolster

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 113–118. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022250

Abstract

View articletitled, Mechanical Equipment for Handling Large Rigid Airships

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Topics: Cables , Girders , Mooring , Ships , Trucks , Wheels , Wind

The Economics of Air Transport

Louis Breguet

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 121–128. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022253

Abstract

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Topics: Commercial air transport , Economics , Flight , Transportation systems

Shaft Drives for Airship and Airplane Propellers

J. L. Goldthwaite

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 129–132. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022256

Abstract

View articletitled, Shaft Drives for Airship and Airplane Propellers

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Topics: Aircraft , Propellers , Design , Couplings , Gears , Power stations , Splines , Stress , Vibration , Weight (Mass)

Torsional Vibration of Aircraft Engine Crankshafts

W. G. Lundquist

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 133–139. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022257

Abstract

View articletitled, Torsional Vibration of Aircraft Engine Crankshafts

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Topics: Aircraft engines , Vibration , Engines , Design , Failure

Survey of Problems of Thin-Walled Structures: I—The Problem of Elastic Stability

L. H. Donnell

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 141–149. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022258

Abstract

View articletitled, Survey of Problems of Thin-Walled Structures: I—The Problem of Elastic Stability

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Topics: Stability , Thin wall structures , Failure , Buckling , Analytical methods , Compression , Construction , Stress , Struts (Engineering) , Weight (Mass)

Survey of Problems of Thin-Walled Structures: II—Strength of Thin Metal Structures Beyond the Stability Limit

E. E. Sechler

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 151–153. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022259

Abstract

View articletitled, Survey of Problems of Thin-Walled Structures: II—Strength of Thin Metal Structures Beyond the Stability Limit

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Topics: Metalwork , Stability , Thin wall structures , Stress , Buckling , Sheet metal , Deformation , Design , Aircraft , Elasticity

Survey of Problems of Thin-Walled Structures: III—Analysis of Some Typical Thin-Walled Structures

Th. von Kármán

Trans. ASME. January 1933, 55(1): 155–158. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4022260

Abstract

View articletitled, Survey of Problems of Thin-Walled Structures: III—Analysis of Some Typical Thin-Walled Structures

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Topics: Thin wall structures , Structural analysis , Aircraft , Compression , Cylinders , Failure , Spar platforms , Stability , Torsion , Trusses (Building)