The library in the next town over is offering a series on WWI and the
topic tomorrow night is Aviation and Manufacturing Advances during the
war.

Any thought about the manufacturing part?

Regards,

Errol Groff

Instructor, Machine Tool Department

H.H. Ellis Technical High School
643 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, CT 06239

New England Model Engineering Society
www.neme-s.org

The NACA online archives start at 1917.
Could be something there?

http://naca.larc.nasa.gov/?method=browse

Jordan

Errol Groff wrote:
The library in the next town over is offering a series on WWI and the
topic tomorrow night is Aviation and Manufacturing Advances during the
war.

Any thought about the manufacturing part?

I'm reading a book by WWI pilot James Norman Hall that mentions US
manufacture of the Hispano-Suiza engine. We learned to meet tighter
tolerances from the French and they learned about high volume
production.

jw

Errol Groff wrote in
:


The library in the next town over is offering a series on WWI and the
topic tomorrow night is Aviation and Manufacturing Advances during the
war.

Any thought about the manufacturing part?

Regards,

Errol Groff

Instructor, Machine Tool Department

H.H. Ellis Technical High School
643 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, CT 06239

New England Model Engineering Society
www.neme-s.org

WWI saw the first mass usage of arc welding for ship construction.

Previously, iron hulls were only rivetted and arc welding provided far
faster construction - needed due to the losses due to German Submarines.

US Submarines also had welded hulls.

Big increase in the use of die casting and much progress in the
field during the "great war." Also use of jigs/fixtures and
automatic machines to allow unskilled labor to produce munitions.

GmcD

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:16:05 GMT, Errol Groff
wrote:


The library in the next town over is offering a series on WWI and the
topic tomorrow night is Aviation and Manufacturing Advances during the
war.

Any thought about the manufacturing part?

Regards,

Errol Groff

Instructor, Machine Tool Department

H.H. Ellis Technical High School
643 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, CT 06239

New England Model Engineering Society
www.neme-s.org

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:16:05 GMT, Errol Groff
wrote:


The library in the next town over is offering a series on WWI and the
topic tomorrow night is Aviation and Manufacturing Advances during the
war.


A bit of a disapointment. The program got changed and the topic was
about how Blackjack Pershing insisted on maintaining separate commands
of US forces. The French and British wanted to merge US troops with
their forces but Pershing insisted on separate commands.

Also discussed was the roll of African American troops in the war.
The colored troops WERE assigned to fight with the French and aquitted
themselves quite admirably.

Thanks to those who offered suggestions!

Errol Groff

Instructor, Machine Tool Department

H.H. Ellis Technical High School
643 Upper Maple Street
Danielson, CT 06239

New England Model Engineering Society
www.neme-s.org