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1944
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NOVEMBER I6TH, 1944 53i ar fiBPi Report of Inter - departmental Committee Under Chairmanship of Sir Roy Fedden report, as follows, with examining the nautical) College. We granted. Nevertheless, we Principal's Wing. Annexe. Great Hall. V. (xiii) The scale of the equipment lies between that appropriate to a university and that for a major research establish ment, (xiv) The estimated capital cost of the permanent College is £2,610,000. The net annual expenditure to be. met by the Exchequer is £360,000. The capital cost of the temporary scheme is £400,000 and the net annual expenditure £200,000. (xv) The establishment of the College is a matter of urgency. Mr. G. Geoffrey Smith, M.B.E., managing editor of Flight, has been a protagonist in the crusade for an aeronautical centre of learning for a considerable time, and^the views ex pressed by him on so many occasions are emphasised by the committee in their BOARD OF GOVERNORS ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OR PRINCIPAL STAFF. SALARIES e PENSIONS CAREERS ADVKORV COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT. nsEKTSTATsncs TEACHING AND RESEARCH HALLS OF RESIDENCE T we were not charged ase for such a (Aero- have taken it for wish, first of all, to record our sense of its urgency. Although in our deliberations we have had inevitable differences of opinion, none of us questions the need for the College. Now that Air Power has taken its place with Sea Power, the sustained and comprehensive development of the science and practice of aeronautics is vital. ..." The primary function of the proposed College is to provide efficient up-to-date teach ing over a comprehensive range of advanced subjects, and the recommendation is made that the curricula should include post-graduate courses in subjects of fundamental importance to design, research, and development, together with courses at an appropriate level in other subjects vital to design, manufacture and"main tenance. For the two-years' course the annual intake of students is estimated at about 77, whilst for the shorter courses the annual intake is estimated at 130-135, with an average student population at any one time of 300. Instruction is to be at a high level such as is best described as post-graduate, although this does not, of course, mean that a University degree is necessary for admission. Research is recommended as having a very important part to play although this field should not over lap the work done by the existing Research Establishments On the subject of Technology the report states : '' Although the problems of production in aeronautical engineering are to some extent common to other branches of engineering, the Industry is peculiar in that a much lower factor of safety has to be accepted in the product, which entails special attention to methods of production, inspection and testing. It is, moreover, an advantage to recognise the mutual dependence of the scientist, the designer and the production engineer, by giving a place hi the College to all of them. In the past, the production engineer has too often had a lower status than the others and it would be unfortunate if the relative importance of his subject in the College's curriculum were in any way to cause this false impression to persist. A similar gap seems to exist between research and SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES, ENGINEERING t DESIGN 33T AIRFRAME | STRUCTURES | AERODYNAMICS APPLIED MATHEMATICS AIRFRAME DESIGN THEORETICAL AERCOYNAMK5 ENGINES & SYSTEMS OF PROPULSION PRODUCTION, ADMINISTRATION £ MAINTENANCE STRUCTURAL UjRODYNAMC! PROPULSIVE HERCOYNAMG THERMO DYNAMICS POWER UNIT DESIGN ADMMsmcnct STRESS AHMVSIS PHWC3PLES Of DESIGN INSTRUCTION! DETAILS MAINTENANCE DESIGN INFLUENCE OF EQUIPMENT \i ON DESIGN -frfJEOBMANCE"! ARMAMENT RADIO t 0OMMUNJCAT" FLUID MECHANICS a STABILITY t CONTROL FLUTTER t J OTHER AEBO- ELASTIC PROBLEMS CONTROL SURFACES THEORY Of PROPELLERS C ROTORS AEROFOIL THEORY REACTION PRCPELLANTS JETS. ROCKET! DUCTS ETC THEORT Of MODEL EXPERIMENT -|HEAT TBAN5KBJ WEIGHT ANALYSIS COMBUSTION FKCPROCATK . ENGINES -JGAS TURBINES] EJOWJGd fSTEMS I CAT SYSTEMS METHODS Of SUPEROWOC C. CARBURATIO COOLING SYSTEMS .FUEL C OH. TECHNOLOGY INSTALLATIONS E ENGINEER* •| CONTROLS I LANDING GEAR RECIPROCATNC ENG1NE5 PROPELLERS t ROTORS STRESS t WT ANALYSIS ALTITUDE KOUMMENT! APPLIED "(MATHEMATICS t ELASTICITY MAINTENANCE DESIGN PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION tCUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION PLANNING COSTING C ESTIMATING IMANAGEME* FACTORY PLANNING bOMMERCU LAW UCT.LLOCKAW FOUNDRY t HEAT TREAT MECHANICAL TESTING CORROSION t -|METHCOS OF PROTECTION PLASTICS C SYNTHETICS CULTURAL SUBJECTS PROTECTIVE H FINISHES DOPES ETC VIBRATION TESTING ENGLISH EXPRESSION JIG C. TOOL DESIGN LOFTING C ALLIED METUCCI PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AIRFRAMESC. OOMPONENTS SHEET METAL WORK POWER UNITS ACCESSORIES WFLUEMCE ON PRODUCTION PRACTICAL PROBLEMS MACHINE SHOP INSPECTION •j t QUALITY CONTROL ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE
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