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1950
1950 - 0853.PDF
\Vo \oS 555 EMIGH TROJAN A2 •fT71TH an eye on economy and strength, the Trojan's * " designer has employed simple, although partly uncon- ventional, all-metal construction. Not only the wings but also the tail components are interchangeable. Otherwise, the general formula of the Trojan follows straightforward practice. The aircraft has side-by-side seating for two and room for a child in the luggage compartment. The nose- wheel undercarriage is fixed. Handling characteristics are reported to be unaffected by the external wing ribs. The 90 h.p. Continental engine drives a fixed-pitch metal airscrew. Top speed of the Trojan is quoted as 126 m.p.h.; cruising and landing speeds are, respectively, 115 m.p.h. and 48 m.p.h. Twenty-eight gallons of fuel are carried in centre-section tanks, giving a range of 600 miles. With its generous one-piece windscreen and large semi-circular canopy, the Trojan cockpit offers excellent visibility. FOR THE AERONAUTICAL BOOKSHELF "Airplane Performance, Stability, and Control," by Court- land D. Perkins and Robert E. Hage. Chapman and Hall, 37, Essex Street, London, W.C.I. Price 56s. AS may be gathered from the spelling in the title, thisbook is of American origin; Professor Courtland D. Perkins holds the Chair of the Aeronautical Engineering Department of Princeton University, and his co-author, Robert E. Hage, is Senior Engineer of the Preliminary Design Department, Boeing Airplane Co. The authors give it as their purpose to present those elements of applied aero- dynamics that bear directly on the problem of aircraft design, and state that the book has been written to meet the needs of the practising aeronautical engineer as well as to cater for the requirements of class instruction. The subject-matter is divided into two sections, in the first •of which is presented the classical methodsv of estimating aircraft performance, and substantiation by modern aircraft data is given within the limitations of security. Performance in the subsonic, transonic and supersonic speed ranges is dis- cussed, as well as the effects on aircraft performance of various types of reaction power-plants. In the second part of the book, attention is paid to what the authors state to be the comparatively new art of designing the aircraft for adequate flying qualities. "National Air-Race Sketchbook," by Buehl and Gann. Pub- lished by Floyd Clymer, 1268, S. Alvarado St., Los Angeles, California. Price J2.00. HE authors of this history of America's National Air Races, from 1929 up to the present day, are to be congratulated on getting together drawings of the most amazing series of winged wonders ever packed into one book. There are " sawn- ofi'' Corsairs and Airacobras, Mustangs minus their familiar belly-radiator, and dozens of enormous engines with tiny air- frames tacked on behind, and graced with names like Chief Oshkosh, Goon and Eightbaii. The result is a book of undoubted value to the collector and model-maker, as it contains also the results of every race in tabulated form, notes on the more outstanding per- formances and more than a dozen large three-view drawings of such famous racing aircraft as the Gee-Bee and Cook Cleland's modified Corsair. For any youngster with a favourite aunt in the States, this is about the finest value in aviation books obtainable for her money! BOOKS RECEIVED The Science of Flight, by O. G. Sutton. Pelican series (Penguin Books, Ltd., West Drayton, Middlesex). Price is 6d. America Latina: Un Pats. Libreria Y Editorial Perlado, Rivadavia 1731, Buenos Aires. Price $12. Mecanique de VAviation; Propulsion et Performances, by Pierre de Valroger. Librairie-Imprimerie Gauthier-Villars, 55, Quai des Grands-Augustins, Paris, 6e. Price 2,500 fr. Rapid Navigation Tables, by W. Myerscough and W. Hamilton. Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., Parker Street, London, W.C.2. Price 17s 6d. The Aeroplane Directory, 1950 Edition. Temple Press, Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, London, W.C.I. Price 7s 6d. Physics, by C. L. Boltz. George G. Harrap and Co., Ltd., 182, High Holborn, London, W.C.i. Price 10s 6d. Aerials for Centimetre Wave-lengths, by D. W. Fry and F. K. Goward. Cambridge University Press, 200, Euston Road, London, N.W.i. Price 18s. Aircraft Maintenance and Service, by Col. R. H. Drake. Macmillan and Co., Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London, W.C.2. Price 42s. The Complete Air Navigator, by D. C. T. Bennett. Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., Pitman House, Parker Street, London, W.C.2. Price 25s. The Theory and Design of Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, by E. T. Vincent. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., Aldwych House, London, W.C.2. Price 64s. Between Earth and Sky, by August Piccard. The Falcon Press, Ltd., Crown Passage, Pall Mall, London, S.W.i. Price 15s.
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