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Aeronautic Power Plant Investigations
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: Dickinson, H C
Description: Report presents the design of radiators, spark plugs and test equipment used to test the performance of aeronautic engines at high altitudes.
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Carburetor design - a preliminary study of the state of the art
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: Lucke, Charles Edward
Description: Report presents a preliminary study of the state of the art of the design of carburetors for gasoline engines used in aeronautic, marine and land transportation service.
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Experimental researches on the resistance of air
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: Marchis, L
Description: Report presents the experimental results of the resistance of air of a body moving in relative movement to the air with which it is surrounded.
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General specifications covering requirements of aeronautic instruments
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: unknown
Description: Report includes specifications for the use and production of instruments used in the navigation and operation of aircraft. Specifications are included for the following instruments: barometer or altimeter, compass, air speed meter, inclinometer, drift meter, tachometer, oil gauge, oil pressure gauge, gasoline gauge, gasoline flow indicator, distance indicator, barograph, angle of attack indicator, radiator temperature indicator, gasoline feed system pressure indicator, sextant, airplane director.
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Investigation of Pitot tubes
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: Herschel, W H
Description: Report describes the principles of operation and characteristics of some of the instruments which have been devised or used to measure both low and high speeds of aeroplanes. Since the pitot tube is the instrument which has been most commonly used in the United States and Great Britain as a speedometer for aeroplanes, it is treated first and somewhat more fully than the others.
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Investigations of Balloon and Aeroplane Fabrics
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: Gibbons, Willis A
Description: Report presents the experimental results of fabrics used for balloons and aeroplanes. Tensile properties, surface roughness, skin friction, flammability, permeability, and water absorption were tested for different combinations of materials.
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Meteorology and aeronautics
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: Blair, William R
Description: A handbook in which properties and general phenomena of the atmosphere which aeronauts and aviators should understand are discussed.
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Mufflers for aeronautic engines
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: Diederichs, H
Description: Report presents the design, development and experimental results of muffling devices used to reduce noise generated by the airplane power plant.
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Nomenclature for aeronautics
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: unknown
Description: Report defines the principal terms which have come into use in the development of aeronautics. (author).
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Relative worth of improvements of fabrics
Date: January 1, 1917
Creator: unknown
Description: Report presents an equation that connects all the major qualities of a fabric, from which the fabric may be rigidly designed with respect to maximum ultimate economy.
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