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FLIGHT, 2 February 1950 GAS-TURBINE KNOWLEDGE THE publication date of this issue of Flight is alsothat of the fifth and latest edition of Gas Turbinesand Jet Propulsion,* by G. Geoffrey Smith, M.B.E., Editorial Director of Flight. When the first edition of this work appeared—in December, 1942—it stood quite alone in its then novel and highly specialized field. There was, naturally enough, an immediate and large-scale demand for the book; so much so, in fact, that the second edition was issued only six months later. And so it has gone on through nearly a decade, and with the passing years have appeared new, larger, more comprehensive and better-produced editions —and second and even third reprintings of those editions. In each new issue, the standard set by the first edition has been enhanced and, as a result of this continued progress, it is as true to say of to-day's fifth edition as it was of the 1942 first edition, that in content, technical quality, comprehensiveness and lucidity, Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion is a pioneer work. In this connection, the world-wide recognition of its merit led to previous editions being printed in other languages, and now this fifth edition also is to be published in the United States, • France, Holland, Italy and Spain. ' 1 ' •• .* *•••''• •''-" •'—•' Traditions Established •• • '•-•••-•_-•••-..-:-- "- In his foreword to the new edition, Dr. H. Roxbee Cox, Ph.D., D.I.G., B.Sc, M.I.Mech.E., F.R.Ae.S., Past- President of the Royal Aeronautical Society and Chief Scientist to the Ministry of Fuel and Power, states that '' gas-turbine history is so short that one does not expect to find traditions in it. One that seems firmly established is this book." He also notes how each successive edition has given additional information, building up an ever- more-complete picture of the possibilities of the gas turbine as applied to aircraft. This is especially true of the new edition for, apart from revision and expansion of existing chapters, no fewer than five entirely new chapters have been included. Among these additions, those dealing with rocket propulsion and with turbines for road vehicles will doubtless prove to be extremely rich hunting-grounds for * Published for " Flight" by Iliffe and Sons, Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street. London, S.E.i. Price 21s. postage gd). The Picture Up- to-date : Additions to a Standard Work The difference in thick- ness between the first (1942) and latest editions is visual evidence of the speed of gas-turbine progress. all readers of the book, the technician, designer, student and business executive alike. It is, of course, the extraordinary comprehensiveness of its coverage that makes the new edition such an invaluable source of reference to engineering executives, airline opera- tors and civil and military authorities in all countries, as well as making it a cardinal textbook for universities, tech- nical academies and Government establishments. In its 386 pages are included over 350 illustrations and, over and above the discussion of turbine design and manu- facture, an exhaustive appraisal of every known aircraft gas-turbine unit is given, together with all essential particu- lars of every known aircraft employing turbojet or turbo- prop propulsion. The views of leading designers and technologists on vari- ous relevant aspects of turbine propulsion and aircraft, as expressed in papers delivered before learned societies, are collected in the copious appendix for convenient reference. The contents include: — Propulsion by Jet Reaction; Thrust and Performance ; Early Projects; Jets or Airscrews; Gas-turbine Compo- nents ; Combustion Systems and Equipment; Metallurgical Problems; British Gas Turbines ; American Gas Turbines; Germany : Aircraft and Turbines; Canadian and European Turbines; Testing and Maintenance; Turbine-propelled Aircraft; Aerodynamic Problems; Tailless Aircraft and Flying Wings; Compounded Units; Ramjets and Pulsejets; Rocket Propulsion ; Closed-cycle Gas Turbines; Turbines for Road Vehicles; Adoption and Progress; Appendix :* Notable Views on Turbine Propulsion; Index. TWO THOROUGHBREDS FROM THE EASTLEICH STABLE Continued progress with the Cierva Air Horse is emphasized by this recent photograph showing the first and second machines. The latter, which can be seen "ground running," is expected to make its maiden flight within the immediate future.
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