Professional Engineering

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Going it alone

By PE, .

In 1929 Griffith reported that Whittle's proposal had insufficient merit to warrant further investigation

Metro-Vick played an important role

By PE, .

Ministry of Aircraft Production ordered a back-up design, similar to the Avon, and this engine - the Saffire - proved to be highly successful

Testing the Comet

By PE, .

It is now known that the previous static testing had relieved the stress concentrations around the various cut-outs in the cabin

Learning from past mistakes

By PE, .

As I remember it Comet's failure originated at the corner of a rectangular astrodome cutout in the roof of the fuselage

Acknowledging mistakes

By PE, .

I will admit my comments were rather sweeping, probably provoked because the truly innovative feature on the Comet was ignored

Definition of capable

By PE, .

The carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter was described as more capable than the short take-off and vertical landing variant

Material fault

By PE, .

I would like to set the record straight regarding the DH Comet. It was a wonderful aircraft and not an engineering disaster

An inspiration to the young

By PE, .

Come on engineers, put your hands in your pockets and at least keep one Vulcan in the air

More than a toy

By Lana Bozovic, .

There are numerous active and retired engineers, including myself, who are Meccano enthusiasts

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