THE problem involved in obtaining satisfactory surface contours for assemblies such as are required in modern aircraft development demands for its successful solution the co-ordinated, concentrated efforts of all those concerned with both the design and manufacturing processes. Even the casual observer can see that, if optimum performance is to be realized, the external skin or covering, whether made of thin sheet stock or precision machined from heavier plate stock, must be continuously smooth.


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    Title :

    Conic Lofting of Streamline Bodies


    Subtitle :

    The Basic Theory of a Phase of Analytic Geometry Applicable to Aircraft


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1947-07-01


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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