Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• Foreword by Dr John Green
• Introduction
• Prologue About Wind Tunnels
• Chapter 1 Experimental Supersonic Aerodynamic Research in Britain
• 1.1 Early Days
• 1.2 The 10x7 High Speed Wind Tunnel
• 1.3 Post-War Development
• 1.4 The Equipping of NAE Bedford
• 1.5 The Gestation of the NAE Wind Tunnels
• 1.6 The 3-inch and 4-inch Wind Tunnels
• 1.7 The 9-inch Wind Tunnel
• 1.8 Concluding Comment
• Chapter 2 The German Connection
• Chapter 3 The 3x3 Subsonic, Transonic and Supersonic Wind Tunnel
• 3.1 Early Construction Work
• 3.2 The Main Electrical Drive Plant
• 3.3 The Observation Room
• 3.4 The Hydraulic Ram
• 3.5 The Parking Bays
• 3.6 The Cooling Plant
• 3.7 The Drying Plant
• 3.8 The Auxiliary Plant Control Room
• 3.9 The Working Section
• 3.10 Aircraft Project Support Work
• 3.11 Research Work
• 3.12 Weapons Work
• 3.13 Supersonic Transport Aircraft Research
• 3.14 Air Intake Research
• 3.15 The Schlieren System
• 3.16 The Last Days of the 3x3 tunnel
• Chapter 4 The 13x9 Low Speed Wind Tunnel
• 4.1 Early Construction Work
• 4.2 The Tunnel Drive Equipment
• 4.3 Other Tunnel Components
• 4.4 Calibration of the Tunnel Airflow
• 4.5 Early Bomb Dropping Tests
• 4.6 Supersonic Transport Aircraft Research
• 4.7 Dynamic Testing
• 4.8 The National High Lift Programme
• 4.9 Competition from the 5-metre Tunnel
• 4.10 Concluding Comments
• 4.11 A Change of Ownership
• Chapter 5 The High Speed Laboratory Complex
• 5.1 Early Construction Work
• 5.2 The 9-inch by 8-inch Wind Tunnel
• 5.3 The Vertical Spinning Tunnel
• 5.4 Other Uses of the High Speed Laboratory
• 5.5 A Change of Ownership
• Chapter 6 The 8x8 Supersonic Wind Tunnel
• 6.1 Early Construction Work
• 6.2 Moving a 2000 ton Obstruction
• 6.3 The 8x8 Tunnel Takes Shape
• 6.4 The Main Drive Compressor
• 6.5 The Main Drive Motor
• 6.6 The Site Power Supply
• 6.7 The cooler
• 6.8 The Drying Plant
• 6.9 The Working Section
• 6.10 The Supersonic Diffuser
• 6.11 Evacuation and Pressurisation
• 6.12 The Completed Tunnel
• 6.13 Increasing Reynolds Number
• 6.14 The Transonic Neighbour
• 6.15 Civil Aircraft Research
• 6.16 Military Aircraft Research
• 6.17 The Last Days of the 8x8 tunnel
• Chapter 7 The 3x4 Supersonic Speed Wind Tunnel
• 7.1 Background
• 7.2 The Drive Plant
• 7.3 Fundamentals of Operation
• 7.4 The Working Section
• 7.5 The Supersonic Nozzle
• 7.6 The Completed Tunnel
• 7.7 The Evolution of the Waverider
• 7.8 The Latter Days of the HSST
• Chapter 8 Other RAE Bedford Wind Tunnels
• Chapter 9 The Wind Tunnel Site Infrastructure
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Workshop Services
• 9.3 Administrative Services
• 9.4 Telephone Services
• 9.5 Stores and Motor Transport
• 9.6 Fire and Medical Services
• 9.7 Security
• Chapter 10 - Thurleigh Airfield and its Research Facilities
• 10.1 The Reconstruction of Thurleigh Airfield
• 10.2 The Naval Air Department Base
• 10.3 Catapult Launch Facilities
• 10.4 Aircraft Arresting Facilities
• 10.5 Other NAD Facilities
• 10.6 The South-Side Complex
• 10.7 Simulation Facilities
• 10.8 Aircraft Tracking Facilities
• 10.9 Runway Approach Lighting
• 10.10 Air Traffic Control (ATC)
• 10.11 Fuel Supplies
• 10.12 Snow Clearance
• 10.13 Office Accommodation
• 10.14 Aircrew
• 10.15 Royal Air Force Officers Mess
• Chapter 11 Flying Operations
• 11.1 A Change of Ownership
• Chapter 12 Twinwood Farm Airfield
• 12.1 Background
• 12.2 The RAE Aero Club at Twinwoods
• 12.3 Other Activities at Twinwoods
• 12.4 A Change of Ownership
• 12.5 A Local Visible Legacy
• References and Acknowledgements