Automobile Engineer: 1964/02
Note: This is a sub-section of the Automobile Engineer
CONTENTS
- Editorial. Whither the Disc Brake? 41
- Fuller Twin-countershaft Gearboxes. New 10-speed and 15-speed units which, because of their floating mainshafts, are of great interest 42
- Imp Engine Cooling Fan. An interesting solution to the problems of fan design with plastics P. B. H. MOORE 45
- Improved Air-springs. Radically improved compliance to shock obtained with air springs filled with fibrous heat-sink material or with one of the group of low-gamma gases T. A. O. GROSS 46
- International Forum. Readers' views, and contributions from their experience in respect of subjects of articles we have published recently. G. Czike and S. Czike. F. D. Hales 48
- Rotary Combustion Engines Part 111: Some of the developments on the lines of the Wankel engine and brief comments on other units that have been announced since Part I of this article was prepared R. F. ANSDALE 52
- Dowty Rotol Vibration Equipment. A range that includes compact hydraulic vibrators and a comprehensive electronic programming unit 57
- Books. Brief comments on recent publications relevant to automobile engineering 60
- Irvin-Norris Dynalock. Forces that are initiated by motions of the vehicle — not the occupant — actuate the mechanism that locks this seat harness 62
- Land Navigation Equipment. A new aid to the navigation of land vehicles that is independent of radio transmission 64
- Estimating the Acceleration of Sports Cars. A method of predicting performance from the weight and frontal area of the car and the maximum power and torque of the engine P. J. BOURKE 66
- European Machine Tool Exhibition Part HI: Details of various standard, special-purpose and high-production machines 68
- Low Temperature Welding. A process suitable for making joints with nickel and its alloys and other metals G. FITZGERALD-LEE 74
- New Plant and Tools. Recent interesting developments in production equipment 76
- Current Patents. Selected abstracts of recently issued specifications 81
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