December 1, 1916

December 1, 1916

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Turnbuckles for Aircraft

By Arthur Orr19 min

Course in Aerodynamics and Airplane Design*

By Alexander Klemin13 min

Scientific Research Needed for Solution of Aeronautic Problems*

By Lieutenant-Colonel George O. Squier8 min

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Turnbuckles for Aircraft

This article discusses only turnbuckles used in aircraft. They are such small and inconspicuous parts of an airplane that their importance is usually overlooked, but no element in an airplane is more vital. In double wired machines the breakage of one turnbuckle may not have serious results, but in single wired machines one failure often means the loss of a plane and its occupants.

By Arthur Orr19 min

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Course in Aerodynamics and Airplane Design*

In the November 1 number of AVIATION, the reader will find a complete treatment of the aerodynamic properties of the triplane, with a complete record of the experimental results obtained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It remains for us only to summarize the main results, and to review recent constructional applications of the triplane prineiple.

By Alexander Klemin13 min

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Scientific Research Needed for Solution of Aeronautic Problems*

U. S. A. The following are some present problems connected with the developments of military aviation and aerostation: I. AERODYNAMICS. (a) Continue the development of the mathematical theory to explain the aerodynamic phenomena recorded in the aerodynamical laboratories, and to forecast further results.

By Lieutenant-Colonel George O. Squier8 min

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Construction of Kite Balloons

Types of military apparatus which are considered necessities today may be on the scrap heap tomorrow; and yet by a curious reversal of conditions the obsolete, the forgotten, often comes back to play again its part in a new generation. There have been many illustrations of this during the present war.

By R. H. Upson5 min

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The New Navy Dirigible, DN-1

The Navy dirigible DN-1, built by the Connecticut Aircraft Company at New Haven, Conn., was shipped recently to the Naval Aeronautical Station, Pensacola, Fla., for the final flying tests, the preliminary power plant and blower tests having been previously passed by the government inspector at the factory.

By Charles F. Smyth4 min

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Editorials

Editorials

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IT IS REPORTED THAT—

Two new instructors were added recently to the staff which is being recruited to handle the work of instructing applicants in the new government aviation school at Ashburn, I11. The latest addition to the force, which already included a number of flyers of note, are VICTOR VERNON and A. E. JOHNSON, the former a graduate of the Curtiss school.
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Harvard Undergraduate Aero Training Fund

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Bids for Army Hydroaeroplanes

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Perfect Starter Tests

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