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The aircraft used were mostly Spitfires, flown by Wing Commander Wilson, the chief test pilot at Farnborough, who was happy to hold the aircraft in a steep (but never vertical) dive

Broadband Wireless Systems. Background. Internet access is of growing economic and political importance.

The first of Whittle's test jet engines took to the skies on 15 May 1941, powering an aircraft that had been specifically designed for the purpose: the Gloster E28/39. ... This aircraft was conceived and built in only 15 months. Take-off for the test

and then test it out," explains Dr Allan McRobie.

of power plants, chemical processes, to aircraft stability, engines, even applications in economics and biology), happened in the late 1930s and 1940s.

By setting up small scale tests using the centrifuge, for instance, the rate of spread of a plume of pollution from a landfill site which would occur over a period of

1997a). Figure 1 shows in detail the test section and heated test plate. ... Figure 1. Encapsulated cholesteric liquid crystals were used to visualise the process of wake-induced transition on the test surface.

The measurements of soot distribution across test low sooting methane flame show good agreement with results using laser-induced incandescence (LII) in the range from around 20 ppb to 15 ppm.

11 Sep 2006: Economic: What things cost and how to make a business out of providing infrastructure and goods. • ... ESD Skills Developed:. Impact of Engineering on the Environment (4.1.2) The impact of engineering on the environment, social, knowledge and economic

Royce tests. ... The rig used for these tests incorporated a wake generator to simulate the presence of a single upstream blade row.

31 Jan 2002: Describe and Match. A classic problem in all Test Your Own IQ Books is that of geometrical analogy: A is to B as C is to? ,

6 Oct 2004: An elimination procedure at the end of each game tests how well the children have learnt the material.

To determine the effects of pitch and yaw, the test probe is rotated about its axes. ... The calibrations are normally carried out using the Transonic Cascade Test Facility of the Whittle Laboratory.

Comparison of Hot Wire and Pressure Probe. A test for evaluation of the pressure probe and the application of the Least Squares method was conducted in a large scale radial inflow

As well as the direct economic costs of aircraft noise brought about by increased landing charges and reduced operating hours, substantial indirect costs are incurred by noisy aircraft such as the ... If there is a strong economic as well as

Test programme. The actual research programme involves the construction and testing of a 12m span of an almost full-scale section of bridge (see photo) which will be tested under various ... The test programme will provide new information on this aspect

Facilities at CMMPE. Located in the heart of the West Cambridge expansion site, the CMMPE is located in the state-of-the-art CAPE facility. CMMPE's research activities are diverse and spanning the fields of chemistry, physics and engineering.

27 Jun 2000: calibration tests in the engineering laboratory. ... B. M. E. P. when engaged in supercharging tests in the 1930s.

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11 Dec 2003: A series of tests are currently being done to investigate the influence of high tip loading as opposed to high hub loading.