An investigation into the potential use of Psychometric Instruments for the selection of Firearms Officers

Starting in 1946 as the College of Aeronautics, the Cranfield Institute of Technology was granted university status in 1969. In 1993 it changed its name to Cranfield University.

Passenger Knowledge of Airline Safety Information

Five hundred passengers participated in an investigation into their knowledge of the pre-flight briefing and the safety card information. Although general knowledge was good (78%), a tendency was observed for passengers to overestimate their ability to recall some aspects of the pre-flight briefing and safety card. Males had a higher score on...

The Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Dispersion of Unguided Missiles

A technique for calculating the dispersion of unguided missiles due to strong turbulent wind is presented. The three components of turbulent wind velocity are simulated along a trajectory by means of a moving average process according to Box and Jenkins. Variations of the statistics of turbulent wind with height are taken into account. A six...

Leadership on the Flight Deck: The Influence of Crew Social Relations and Crew Member Experience on Leadership Style Effectiveness in Civil Aviation Flight Crews

Effective leadership is now recognised as a major influence of flight crew performance. However, little empirical research has centred on what constitutes effective leadership style on the flight deck. Following research on other work groups, this study examined the proposition that, rather than one leadership style being "universally ideal",...

On the large-deflexion vibrations of elastic plates

An exact large-deflexion analysis is given of the free vibrations of unsupported elliptical plates of lenticular section, whose middle surfaces may be flat or uniformly curved. The solution is confined to the three "fundamental modal components", two bending and one twisting, for these are the most susceptible to large-deflexion effects....

Supersonic flutter derivatives for a series of swept and cropped delta wings

A programme for the experimental and theoretical determination of flutter derivatives for a series of swept and cropped delta wings was initiated in 1954 by the Ministry of Aviation Flutter and Vibration Committee. This report gives values of the pitching and heaving derivatives for a number of these planforms in the intermediate supersonic...

The calculation of generalised forces on oscillating wings in supersonic flow by lifting surface theory

A numerical method of solving the integral equation connecting the lift and downwash on a wing oscillating harmonically in a supersonic flow of any Mach nurnber is described. The integral equation is replaced by a matrix equation connecting the values of the lift and downwash at sets of points on the wing, and the generalised aercdynamic forces...

Mercury programmes for lifting surface theory calculations on wings oscillating in supersonic flow

Programmes for lifting surface theory calculations on wings oscillating in supersonic flow are described. The computation falls into two parts, one finding the complex influence matrices connecting lift and downwash, and the other finding the generalised forces when the influence matrices are given as data. The numerical method is described and...

A dynamic store utilising capacitor memory

The composition of a dynamic store is discussed in terms of its basic elements, this being succeeded by a description of the practical translation illustrated with schematic diagrams and waveforms. The requirements of an associated pulse generator are then propounded, followed by a delineation of the circuit function of a generator designed to...

Statistical parameters in planning aero-engine production

The College of Aeronautics was founded in 1946 and was granted university status in 1969 becoming the Cranfield Institute of Technology. In 1993 it changed its name to Cranfield University.

Some tests on a circular ground effect machine

The College of Aeronautics was founded in 1946 and was granted university status in 1969 becoming the Cranfield Institute of Technology. In 1993 it changed its name to Cranfield University.

Pressure probes in free molecule flow

When the mean free path becomes a significant fraction of a characteristic dimension of a pressure probe, the usual continuum formulae relating the measured pressure to the free-stream pressure and Mach number are no longer valid. The present paper treats the case where the mean free path is so large compared with the probe diameter that...

Pressure probes in free molecule flow

Subsonic drag and pitching moment characteristics of slender cambered bodies

The College of Aeronautics was founded in 1946 and was granted university status in 1969 becoming the Cranfield Institute of Technology. In 1993 it changed its name to Cranfield University.

The effect of transition wires on the pressure distribution over a N.A.C.A. 63A215 aerofoil section

The College of Aeronautics was founded in 1946 and was granted university status in 1969 becoming the Cranfield Institute of Technology. In 1993 it changed its name to Cranfield University.

The measurement of the derivative zw for an oscillating aerofoil

The College of Aeronautics was founded in 1946 and was granted university status in 1969 becoming the Cranfield Institute of Technology. In 1993 it changed its name to Cranfield University.