Trend towards control of airfoil assembly from skin surface rather than from internal structure; at Westland Aircraft, Ltd, system of construction affords high degree of accuracy in profile of forward portion of airfoil of Wyvern aircraft; aim is to obtain tolerance band of order of 0.005-in., measured between page points 3 in. apart.
Smooth skin-surfaces
Aircraft Production
Aircraft Production ; 12 , n 136
1950
2 pages
Illustrations
Article (Journal)
English
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