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Addition of Heat to a Compressible Fluid in Motion

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to summarize, without extended proofs, the results of a study of a simplified model of nonadiabiatic, compressible fluid flow, both subsonic and supersonic, and to state these results in a form that will make them immediately useful in providing a theoretical background for current technical problems of high-speed combustion.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Hicks, Bruce L.
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An Additional Investigation of the High-Speed Lateral-Control Characteristics of Spoilers

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the characteristics of partial-span spoilers located at 0.75 of the chord on an NACA 66-series tapered wing, especially at high speeds. The effect of small spoiler projections was found to increase with an increase in speed until the critical Mach number was exceeded.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Laitone, Edmund V. & Summers, James L.
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An Analysis of Jet-Propulsion Systems Making Direct Use of the Working Substance of a Thermodynamic Cycle

Description: From Summary: "The results of the analysis showed that the combined efficiency, which is unacceptably low at speeds less than 300 miles per hour, becomes nearly equal to that of conventional power plants of current design at 500 miles per hour. It was also shown that the efficiency will be increased considerably as the physical limitations on cycle temperature and blower speed are raised and as the efficiencies of the system components are improved."
Date: February 1945
Creator: Rubert, Kennedy F.
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Bibliography and Review of Information Relating to the Hydrodynamics of Seaplanes

Description: Report presenting a bibliography and review of information related to the hydrodynamics of seaplanes. Characteristics of conventional hulls and floats are discussed to show the effects upon performance of changes in design parameters like dead rise, depth of step, and angle of afterbody keel. Other topics include floats, lateral stabilizers, aerodynamic and propulsive considerations, unconventional configurations, hydrofoils, and piloting and handling.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Benson, James M. & Bidwell, Jerold M.
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Blade Design Data for Axial-Flow Fans and Compressors

Description: Report presenting an investigation to obtain blade design data for high-efficiency axial-flow fans and compressors, which were carried out in a two-dimensional low-speed cascade tunnel. The effects of camber, solidity, and stagger on blade turning angle and the shape of pressure distributions were determined for a family of five low-drag airfoils.
Date: July 1945
Creator: Bogdonoff, Seymour M. & Bogdonoff, Harriet E.
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Charts for Helicopter-Performance Estimation

Description: Report presenting charts relating helicopter aerodynamic design variables to performance in steady powered flight. The flight conditions covered are hovering, climb, and horizontal flight. The use of the charts is illustrated by numerical examples in order that computations can be made for particular problems.
Date: August 1945
Creator: Talkin, Herbert W.
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Comparison of fixed-stabilizer, adjustable- stabilizer and all-movable horizontal tails

Description: Report presenting an analysis to compare longitudinal stability and control characteristics obtained with a conventional fixed-stabilizer, an adjustable-stabilizer, and an all-movable horizontal tail. The tail-area requirements, control forces required in the critical landing condition, static margin, control-force gradients in a dive recovery, and elevator-free stability are investigated.
Date: October 1945
Creator: Harmon, Sidney M.
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Comparison of Pitching Moments Produced by Plain Flaps and by Spoilers and Some Aerodynamic Characteristics of an NACA 23012 Airfoil with Various Types of Aileron

Description: Sectional characteristics of airfoil having retractable slotted flap with plain, slot-lip, or retractable ailerons are presented for a large range of aileron deflections. The analysis indicated that pitching moments produced by spoilers were less positive than those produced by plain flaps of equal effectiveness, also that pitching moments created by the spoiler increased less with the Mach number than similar moments produced by plain flaps. Positive values of pitching moment decreased as devi… more
Date: April 1945
Creator: Purser, Paul E. & McKinney, Elizabeth G.
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Completed Tabulation in the United States of Tests of 24 Airfoils at High Mach Numbers (Derived From Interrupted Work at Guidonia, Italy in the 1.31- by 1.74-Foot High-Speed Tunnel)

Description: Two-dimensional data were obtained in Mach range of from 0.40 to 0.94 and Reynolds Number range of (3.4 - 4.2) X 10 Degrees. Results indicate that thickness ratio is dominating shape parameter at high Mach numbers and that aerodynamic advantages are attainable by using thinnest possible sections. Effects of jet boundaries, Reynolds Number, and Data presented are free from jet-boundary and humidity effects.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Ferri, Antonio
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Correlation of the drag characteristics of a P-51B airplane obtained from high-speed wind-tunnel and flight tests

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a P-513 airplane with the propeller removed in flight at Mach numbers up to 0.755 and a comparison of those results with those of a wind tunnel test with a scale model.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Nissen, James M.; Gadeberg, Burnett L. & Hamilton, William T.
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A correlation of the effects of compression ratio and inlet-air temperature on the knock limits of aviation fuels in a CFR engine 1

Description: Report presenting a method of correlating the effects of compression ratio and inlet-air temperature on the knock limits of aviation fuels. Knock-limited performance tests of several fuels were run to check the method.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Evvard, John C. & Branstetter, J. Robert
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Correlation of Wright Aeronautical Corporation Cooling Data on the R-3350-14 Intermediate Engine and Comparison With Data From the Langley 16-Foot High-Speed Tunnel

Description: Report presenting a comparison of the cooling-test data obtained on the identical Wright R-3350-14 engine equipped with the same cooling pressure-tube installation. The comparison reveals the large difference in cooling pressure drop that may be obtained in different test installations with the identical engine and pressure-tube installation because of an injudicious choice of pressure-tube locations.
Date: January 1945
Creator: Pinkel, Benjamin & Rubert, Kennedy F.
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Data for Design of Entrance Vanes from Two-Dimensional Tests of Airfoils in Cascade

Description: "As a part of a program of the NACA directed toward increasing the efficiency of compressors and turbines, data were obtained for application to the design of entrance vanes for axial-flow compressors or turbines. A series of blower-blade sections with relatively high critical speeds have been developed for turning air efficiently from 0 deg to 80 deg starting with an axial direction. Tests were made of five NACA 65-series blower blades (modified NACA 65(216)-010 airfoils) and of four experimen… more
Date: October 1945
Creator: Zimmey, Charles M. & Lappi, Viola M.
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Determination of the Effect of Horizontal-Tail Flexibility on Longitudinal Control Characteristics

Description: Report presenting an iteration method for determining the longitudinal control characteristics of a flexible horizontal tail. The method permits factors such as the actual spanwise variation of elasticity and the aerodynamic induction effects due to three-dimensional flow to be accounted for to any degree of accuracy needed. An analysis is also included of the effects of horizontal-tail flexibility on the tail effectiveness, the hinge-moment characteristics, and the control-force gradients in a… more
Date: February 1945
Creator: Harmon, S. M.
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Determination of the Stability and Control Characteristics of a Tailless All-Wing Airplane Model with Sweepback in the Langley Free-Flight Tunnel

Description: Force and flight tests were performance on an all-wing model with windmilling propellers. Tests were conducted with deflected and retracted flaps, with and without auxiliary vertical tail surfaces, and with different centers of gravity and trim coefficients. Results indicate serious reduction of stick-fixed longitudinal stability because of wing-tip stalling at high lift coefficient. Directional stability without vertical tail is undesirably low. Low effective dihedral should be maintained. Ele… more
Date: February 1945
Creator: Campbell, John P. & Seacord, Charles L., Jr.
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The development and application of high-critical-speed nose inlets

Description: From Summary: "An analysis of the nose-inlet shapes developed in previous investigations to represent the optimum from the standpoint of critical speed has shown that marked similarity exists between the nondimensional profiles of inlets which have widely different proportions and critical speeds. With the nondimensional similarity of such profiles established, the large differences in the critical speeds of these nose inlets must be a function of their proportions. An investigation was underta… more
Date: July 1945
Creator: Baals, Donald D.; Smith, Norman F. & Wright, John B.
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The Effect of Inlet Pressure and Temperature on the Efficiency of a Single Stage Impulse Turbine Having an 11.0-Inch Pitch-Line Diameter Wheel

Description: Efficiency tests have been conducted on a single-stage impulse engine having an 11-inch pitch-line diameter wheel with inserted buckets and a fabricated nozzle diaphragm. The tests were made to determine the effect of inlet pressure, Inlet temperature, speed, and pressure ratio on the turbine efficiency. An analysis is presented that relates the effect of inlet pressure and temperature to the Reynolds number of the flow. The agreement between the analysis and the experimental data indicates tha… more
Date: June 1945
Creator: Gabriel, David S.; Carman, L. Robert & Trautwein, Elmer E.
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Effect of leakage past aileron nose on aerodynamic characteristics of plain and internally balanced ailerons on NACA 66(215)-216, a = 1.0 airfoil

Description: Report presenting an investigation in two-dimensional flow to determine the effect of leakage past the aileron nose on the aerodynamic characteristics of ailerons. The effects of amount and type of leakage, aileron contour, and Mach and Reynolds number are investigated.
Date: July 1945
Creator: Bird, J. D.
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Effect of the Lift Coefficient on Propeller Flutter

Description: Report presenting flutter of propellers at high angles of attack and flutter data obtained in connection with tests of models of large wind-tunnel propellers. The stall flutter speed was found to be much lower than the calculated classical flutter speed. That flutter speed is only obtainable if the propeller operates at the ideal angle of zero twist.
Date: July 1945
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore & Regier, Arthur A.
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The effect of trailing-edge extension flaps on propeller characteristics

Description: Report presenting an analysis to determine the effect on propeller performance of extension flaps added to the trailing edge of a propeller blade. A method is included to determine the angle that the flap extension must make with the chord in order to obtain a particular load distribution.
Date: January 1945
Creator: Crigler, John L.
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Effect of Wing Modifications on the Longitudinal Stability of a Tailless All-Wing Airplane Model

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the power-off longitudinal stability characteristics of a tailless all-wing airplane model with various wing modifications in the free-flight tunnel. The results indicated that changes in the tip plan form or rotation of the wing tips did not appreciably reduce the instability at high lift coefficients.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Seacord, Charles L., Jr. & Ankenbruck, Herman O.
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Effects of compressibility on maximum lift coefficients for six propeller airfoils

Description: Report presenting an extension of previously reported data on the variation of maximum lift coefficient with Mach number, camber, and thickness ratio. The data were obtained from pressure-distribution tests in the 8-foot high-speed tunnel of six propeller airfoils of 1-foot chord.
Date: January 1945
Creator: Cleary, Harold E.
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Effects of Compressibility on the Maximum Lift Characteristics and Spanwise Load Distribution of a 12-Foot-Span Fighter-Type Wing of NACA 230-Series Airfoil Sections

Description: Lift characteristics and pressure distribution for a NACA 230 wing were investigated for an angle of attack range of from -10 to +24 degrees and Mach range of from 0.2 to 0.7. Maximum lift coefficient increased up to a Mach number of 0.3, decreased rapidly to a Mach number of 0.55, and then decreased moderately. At high speeds, maximum lift coefficient was reached at from 10 to 12 degrees beyond the stalling angle. In high-speed stalls, resultant load underwent a moderate shift outward.
Date: November 1945
Creator: Pearson, E. O., Jr.; Evans, A. J. & West, F. E., Jr.
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