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The effect of dead rise upon the high-angle porpoising characteristics of two planing surfaces in tandem

Description: Report presenting porpoising tests of three rudimentary models composed of two V-bottom planing surfaces in tandem and fitted with a tail plane. The upper and lower branches of the upper trim limit of stability were determined for three angles of dead rise and two depths of step.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Benson, James M. & Klein, Milton M.
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Effect of Exhaust Back Pressure on Engine Power

Description: Report presenting data on the effect of exhaust back pressure on engine power for 14 aircraft engines. The data showed that the effect of exhaust back pressure on engine power varies with engine speed, range of back pressure and manifold pressure involved, and engine type. The only method of accurately determining the effect of back pressure on engine power than can currently be recommended is to test the specific engine type at the engine speed for which data are desired.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Pinkel, Benjamin
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Effect of Length-Beam Ration on Resistance and Spray of Three Models of Flying-Boat Hulls

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the effect of changes in the length-beam ratio of flying-boat hulls on resistance and spray. A family of three models of hulls of different length-beam ratios was used and, in order to maintain comparable hull sizes, the plan-form areas of the hulls were made approximately equal by keeping equal products of length and beam. Results regarding resistance, spray, and take-off performance are provided.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Bell, Joe W.; Garrison, Charlie C. & Zeck, Howard
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The Effect of Mass Distribution on the Lateral Stability and Control Characteristics of an Airplane as Determined by Tests of a Model in the Free-Flight Tunnel

Description: "The effects of mass distribution on lateral stability and control characteristics of an airplane have been determined by flight tests of a model in the NACA free-flight tunnel. In the investigation, the rolling and yawing movements of inertia were increased from normal values to values up to five times normal. For each moment-of-inertia condition, combinations of dihedral and vertical-tail area representing a variety of airplane configurations were tested" (p. 1).
Date: August 1943
Creator: Campbell, John P. & Seacord, Charles L., Jr.
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Effect of Normal Pressure on the Critical Shear Stress of Curved Sheet

Description: "In order to determine the critical stresses caused by an outward acting pressure on the upper surface of a wing due to the difference in internal and external pressures, torsional tests were made on two curved-sheet specimens subjected to an outward acting normal pressure. Results show that an outward acting normal pressure appreciable raises the critical shear stress for an unstiffened curved sheet; the absolute increase in critical shear stress is slightly greater for a 30 in. rib spacing th… more
Date: January 1943
Creator: Rafel, Norman
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Effect of pH on strength of resin bonds

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the effect of acid on the strength and aging properties of various types of resin bonds for plywood. The pH values of the birch plywoods, flexural and impact strengths before and after aging of birch plywoods bonded with urea-formaldehyde resins and phenolic resins, and delamination properties of birch plywoods bonded with each type of resin are provided.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Rinker, R. C.; Reinhart, F. W. & Kline, G. M.
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Effect of Powered Propellers on the Aerodynamic Characteristics and the Porpoising Stability of a Dynamic Model of a Long-Range Flying Boat

Description: Report discusses the results of two tests: "1) aerodynamic tests to determine the effect of the slipstream and thrust from the powered propellers on the lift and trimming-moment characteristics, and 2) hydrodynamic tests to determine the effect of the powered propellers on the range of stable locations of the center of gravity (from Introduction)." Large differences in the stable range between half-thrust and full-thrust conditions were observed. Three effects of power were also involved in the… more
Date: May 1943
Creator: Land, Norman S.
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The Effect of Spinner-Body Gap on the Pressures Available for Cooling in the NACA E-Type Cowling

Description: "Tests of a 1/3-scale model of an NACA E-type cowling were made in the 8-foot high-speed tunnel for the purpose of determining the effect of the gap between the skirt of the hollow spinner and the cowling proper on the pressures available for cooling. It was found that even a large gap (0.096 in. on the model) had no appreciable effect on the available cooling pressures" (p. 1).
Date: March 1943
Creator: Becker, John V. & Mattson, Axel T.
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Effect of Turbulence on Air-Flow Measurements Behind Orifice Plates

Description: Report presenting determination of air-flow quantity in front of and behind three orifice plates to determine the errors introduced in the quantity measurements by the turbulence behind the orifice plates. For the orifice plates tested, the results showed that the measurements must be taken 40 to 60 hole diameters downstream from the plates to ensure accuracy.
Date: July 1943
Creator: Nielsen, Jack N.
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Effect of Varying Percentages of Exhaust Gas on Engine Performance

Description: "These tests were run to determine the effect that mixing engine exhaust gas with engine intake air has on fuel knock limit, specific fuel consumption, and air consumption." Information about the effect on pressure, air consumption, and fuel consumption is detailed.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Sanders, Newell D. & Barnett, Henry C.
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Effect of Wing Leading-Edge Slots on the Spin and Recovery Characteristics of Airplanes

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the NACA 15-foot free-spinning tunnel to determine the effect of wing leading-edge slots on spin and recovery characteristics. The results indicate that recovery will generally be slower with the slots open than with them closed and the spin will be flatter and at a lower rate of descent.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Neihouse, Anshal I. & Pitkin, Marvin
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Effect of wing loading and altitude on lateral stability and control characteristics of an airplane as determined by tests of a model in the free-flight tunnel

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of wing loading and altitude on lateral stability and control in the free-flight tunnel. The results of flight tests of the model were correlated with calculated stability boundaries, and an effort was made to determine for each loading condition the airplane configuration that gave the best flight characteristics. Results regarding the lateral stability, lateral control, and general flight behavior are provided.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Campbell, John P. & Seacord, Charles L., Jr.
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The effect of xylidines on the corrosiveness of aircraft-engine oil

Description: Report presenting testing to determine the effect of xylidines of the corrosiveness of aircraft-engine oil toward engine bearings as part of an investigation on the suitability of xylidines as an antiknock component in aviation gasoline. Results regarding the loss in bearing weight, corrosion losses, temperature characteristics, and types of corrosion are provided.
Date: July 1943
Creator: Meyrowitz, Emanuel & Olson, Walter T.
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The effect of xylidines on the load-carrying capacity of an aircraft-engine oil 1

Description: Report presenting testing to determine the effect of xylidines on the load-carrying capacity of aircraft-engine oil in several test devices. Lubricating oil and lubricating oil with xylidines added was tested in four different testing machines. In all of the experiments, adding the xylidines made the oil a poorer lubricant in the boundary region of lubrication, where metal-to-metal contact occurs.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Spurr, Robert A. & Olson, Walter T.
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The Effect of Xylidines on the Load-Carrying Capacity of an Aircraft Engine Oil - 2

Description: Report presenting testing of the effect of xylidines on the load-carrying capacity of an aircraft-engine oil in several test devices. There is also interest in the suitability of xylidines as an antiknock component in aviation gasoline, so xylidines were added to the gasoline mixes used in several different machines.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Olson, Walter T. & Spurr, Robert A.
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The Effect of Xylidines on the Stability of an Aircraft-Engine Lubricating Oil

Description: Report presenting tests to determine the effect of xylidines on the stability of an aircraft-engine lubricating oil. The Indiana oxidation test and measurements of the oxygen absorption rate of the oil samples were performed on Navy 1120 oil, Navy 1120 oil plus 0.5 percent by weight of xylidines, and Navy 1120 oil used in piston-ring-sticking tests both with and without xylidines. Results regarding the Indiana oxidation test, the Davis oxidation test, the automatic oil-oxidation apparatus, and … more
Date: August 1943
Creator: Olson, Walter T. & Meyrowitz, Emanuel
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The Effect on Stability and Control of a Pusher Propeller Behind Conventional Tail Surfaces as Determined by Tests of a Powered Model in the Free-Flight Tunnel

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the effects on stability and control of a pusher propeller behind conventional horizontal and vertical tail surfaces in the free-flight tunnel by tests of a scale model of a submerged-engine pusher airplane. The investigation consisted of flight and balance tests at windmilling and high-power conditions with a partial-span Zap extensible flap extended and retracted. Results regarding the longitudinal stability, longitudinal control, stalling characteristics… more
Date: January 1943
Creator: Campbell, John P. & Hollingworth, Thomas A.
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Effects of a Typical Nacelle on the Characteristics of a Thick Low-Drag Airfoil Critically Affected by Leading-Edge Roughness

Description: Report presenting testing to study the effects of a typical nacelle on the characteristics of a thick low-drag airfoil that was shown to be subject to separation difficulties due to leading edge roughness. This testing confirmed the results of previous tests which indicated that the airfoil was unconservative with respect to separation difficulties. Results regarding the internal-flow measurements and corresponding drag increments, external drag, leading-edge roughness and nacelle combination, … more
Date: April 1943
Creator: Ellis, Macon C., Jr.
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The Effects of Angle of Dead Rise and Angle of Afterbody Keel on the Resistance of a Model of a Flying-Boat Hull

Description: Report presenting a series of models of flying-boat hulls tested to determine the effects of the angle of dead rise and the angle of afterbody keel on resistance and spray characteristics. Three angles of dead rise and three angles of afterbody keel were investigated. The results are expressed in nondimensional coefficients.
Date: February 1943
Creator: Bell, Joe W. & Willis, John M., Jr.
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Effects of Mean-Line Loading on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Some Low-Drag Airfoils

Description: "The effect of variations in the type of mean line on the section characteristics of several representative NACA low-drag airfoils was investigated. The test results are compared with theoretical predictions and indicate trends that facilitate the choice of mean line in the absence of tests" (p. 1).
Date: September 1943
Creator: Davidson, Milton & Turner, Harold R., Jr.
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Elimination of rumble from the cooling ducts of a single-engine pursuit airplane

Description: Report presenting a full-size single-engine pursuit airplane, with wing tips cut off, tested in the 16-foot wind tunnel. The purpose was to find means for eliminating an extreme rumble which occurred at high speeds when the radiator air-duct-exit openings were small. Results regarding rumble, cooling air, and drag are provided.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Matthews, Howard F.
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Emergency Measures for Increasing the Range of Fighter Airplanes

Description: "An analysis was made to show the relative effectiveness of streamline external fuel tanks, a fuel tank in the form of a wing mounted in a biplane position, and auxiliary wing panels attached at the wing tips to increase the span as temporary means for increasing the range of a fighter-type airplane. Figures and charts for the various devices considered show the results of calculations of range, duration of flight, and take-off distance for both land-base and carrier operation. The results indi… more
Date: May 1943
Creator: Jones, Robert T. & Wetmore, Joseph W.
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Experimental Determination of the Yawing Moment Due to Yawing Contributed by the Wing, Fuselage, and Vertical Tail of a Midwing Airplane Model

Description: Report presenting values of the lateral-stability derivative, the rate of change of yawing-moment coefficient with yawing angular velocity, contributed by the wing, the fuselage, and the vertical tail, which have been determined for a midwing airplane model by the free-oscillation method.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Campbell, John P. & Mathews, Ward O.
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Experimental Investigation of Entrance-Region Heat-Transfer Coefficients

Description: "Experimental results of tests made at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory are presented to show how heat-transfer coefficients can be increased by a method utilizing the high rate of heat transfer known to exist on any heat-transfer surface in the region adjacent to the edge on which the cooling or heating fluid impinges. The results show that, for the same pressure drop, the average surface heat-transfer.coefficient can be increased 50 to 100 percent when a cooling surface having a l… more
Date: November 1943
Creator: Joyner, Upshur T.
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