Filtration as Applied to the Aircraft Industry: A Review by a Filtration Engineer of the Present Available Filters and their Application to Fuel and Oil Systems, to Air Intakes and to Test Bed Installations

BEFORE the war scientific filtration as applied to aircraft was a little known subject. The prime concern of the people developing aircraft in those days was the attainment of higher power output, ceiling and maximum speed. More streamlining was the cry and, although filters were available, they were rarely used.