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Flight Investigation at High Mach Numbers of Several Methods of Measuring Static Pressure on an Airplane Wing

Description: Report discusses an investigation into static pressures in subsonic and supersonic flow over an airplane wing as measured by static-pressure tubes, a static-pressure belt, and orifices flush with the wing surface. The results obtained from the three types of measuring devices and a comparison to theoretical calculations are presented.
Date: November 1944
Creator: Zalovcik, John A. & Daum, Fred L.
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Effect of a Trailing-Edge Extension on the Characteristics of a Propeller Section

Description: Report presenting a convenient technical method to evaluate changes in the airfoil characteristics resulting from an extension of the chord at the trailing edge of a propeller blade section. The method determines the change in the angle of zero lift, the ideal angle of attack, and the difference in these angles as a function of the angle and length of the trailing-edge extension.
Date: September 1944
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore & Stickle, George W.
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Variation of peak pitching-moment coefficients for six airfoils as affected by compressibility

Description: Report presenting pressure distribution tests of six NACA 16-series propeller sections with 1-foot chords in the 8-foot high-speed tunnel to determine the compressibility effects on peak section pitching-moment coefficients. Data is presented as curves of peak section pitching-moment coefficient against Mach number, thickness ratio, and camber. The peak pitching-moment coefficients were found to occur in the regions of positive and negative stall.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Cleary, Harold E.
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics 3: A Small Aerodynamic Balance of Various Nose Shapes Used With a 30-Percent-Chord Flap on an NACA 0009 Airfoil

Description: Report presenting tests in the 4- by 6-foot vertical wind tunnel of an NACA 0009 airfoil with a 30-percent-chord flap with a small amount of aerodynamic balance. In the investigation, the effect of balance nose shape and gap at the nose of the flap has been determined. The results indicate that, in general, the lift effectiveness of the flap was unaffected by the addition of a small amount of aerodynamic overhang, and the balance effectiveness of the flap was increased.
Date: August 1941
Creator: Ames, Milton B., Jr.
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Wind Tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics 11: Various Large Overhang and Internal-Type Aerodynamic Balances for a Straight- Contour Flap on the NACA 0015 Airfoil

Description: Report presenting force-test measurements in two-dimensional flow in the 4- by 6-foot vertical tunnel to determine the characteristics of several different shaped overhang-type aerodynamic balances applied to a straight-contour flap mounted on an NACA 0015 airfoil. The flap with blunt-nose overhang was overbalanced throughout certain ranges of flap deflection. Results regarding precision, lift, flap hinge moments, pitching moment, and drag are provided.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Sears, Richard I. & Hoggard, H. Page, Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics 4: A Medium Aerodynamic Balance of Various Nose Shapes Used With a 30-Percent-Chord Flap on an NACA 0009 Airfoil

Description: Report presenting tests made in the 4- by 6-foot vertical wind tunnel of an NACA 0009 airfoil with a 30-percent-chord flap with a medium amount of aerodynamic overhanging balance. In this investigation, the effects of the shape of the flap-nose overhang and the gap at the nose of the flap have been determined. The results indicate that, generally, the lift effectiveness of the aerodynamically balanced flap was increased slightly over that of a plain flap when a blunt or medium flap nose was use… more
Date: September 1941
Creator: Ames, Milton B., Jr. & Eastman, Donald R., Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind Tunnel Investigation of Control Surface Characteristics: [Part] 12 - Various Cover-Plate Alinements on the NACA 0015 Airfoil With a 30 Percent Chord Flap and Large Sealed Internal Balance

Description: Report presenting force-test measurements in two-dimensional flow made in the 4- by 6-foot vertical tunnel to determine the aerodynamic effects of changing the alignment of the cover plates on a sealed internally balanced flap. Manufacturing imperfections in the alignment of the cover plates with the airfoil contour may have serious effects on the resultant hinge moment of a flap with a sealed internal balance. Results regarding lift, flap hinge moments, pitching moment, and drag are provided.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Hoggard, H. Page, Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calculation of tab characteristics for flight conditions from wind-tunnel data

Description: Report presenting tail-surface characteristics calculated from wind-tunnel data, which have been reported to not correspond with flight-test measurements. The primary problem under consideration is the calculation of the effect of tab deflection on the free-floating angle of the elevator, as in a servocontrol.
Date: April 1942
Creator: Sears, Richard I.
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics 16: Pressure Distribution Over an NACA 0009 Airfoil With 0.30-Airfoil-Chord Beveled-Trailing-Edge Flaps

Description: Report discusses pressure-distribution tests of a plain flap with interchangeable beveled trailing edges on an NACA 0009 airfoil. The flap chord was 30 percent of the airfoil chord and the bevel chords were 15 and 20 percent of the flap chord. The purpose of these tests was to supply pressure-distribution data that may be used for structural and aerodynamic design of horizontal and vertical tail surfaces.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Hoggard, H. Page, Jr. & Bulloch, Marjorie E.
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Wind-tunnel investigation of control-surface characteristics 17: beveled-trailing-edge flaps of 0.20, 0.30, and 0.40 airfoil chord on an NACA 0009 airfoil

Description: Report presenting force tests in two-dimensional flow in the 4- by 6-foot vertical tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of an NACA 0009 airfoil with flaps having chord at 3 locations of the airfoil chord and three degrees of the beveled trailing edges. The results indicated that, with a smooth leading edge, the increased trailing-edge angle on the flaps with sealed gaps decreased the slope of the control-fixed lift curve and the lift effectiveness.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Lockwood, Vernard E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Effects of Propeller Operation on the Distribution of the Load on the Vertical Tail Surface of a Typical Pursuit Airplane

Description: Report discusses the results of testing on the pressure distribution at several longitudinal sections of the vertical tail surface of the Curtiss P-40K airplane at various angles of attack and angles of yaw and with the propeller removed and propeller operating. Results regarding the chordwise pressure distributions, effects of propeller operation on the spanwise distribution of normal-force coefficient, total normal-force coefficients, and effect of propeller operation on the variation of vert… more
Date: March 1944
Creator: Sweberg, Harold H. & Dingeldein, Richard C.
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Some Flight Measurements on Pressure Distribution During Tail Buffeting

Description: Report presenting pressure-distribution measurements obtained from the horizontal tail surfaces of the Curtiss P-40K airplane during low-speed pull-ups to abrupt stall in which tail buffeting was experienced. The chordwise load distributions during buffeting are similar to those experienced during angle-of-attack changes. The location of the stall and frequency of stall disturbances are also described.
Date: October 1945
Creator: Boshar, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flutter tests of B-34 fin-rudder-tab system

Description: From Summary: "Tests on the B-34 fin-rudder-tab assembly were performed in the NACA 8-foot high-speed tunnel. Two cases of tab flutter were studied. It was shown conclusively that the frequency of the original or heavy tab was too low and caused coupling with one of the lower bending frequencies. A general conclusion was made that the tab frequency should be considerably higher than the lower modes of the fin-rudder assembly because there is generally a weaker coupling between the tab and the h… more
Date: September 1944
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Maximum Rates of Control Motion Obtained From Ground Tests

Description: Report discusses the results of testing to determine the maximum rates of control stick (elevator) motion and corresponding maximum stick forces that could be exerted based on experiments with several pilots. The main topics explored were the comparison of the maximum rates of push and pull, maximum rates of push and pull when a mental restriction was placed on the pilot, and maximum rates at which the pilot though he would apply the elevator control forces versus the actual application of forc… more
Date: May 1944
Creator: Beeler, De E.
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Theory and preliminary flight tests of an all-movable vertical tail surface

Description: Report presenting flight testing of an improved type of all-movable tail surface. The particular arrangement tested provides control-free stability and a stable variation of the control forces during maneuvers. Results regarding rudder effectiveness, directional stability, rudder-free lateral motion, and rudder-free turns are provided.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Jones, Robert T. & Kleckner, Harold F.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The High-Speed Characteristics of Several Flaps and Spoilers on the Upper Surface of the Horizontal Stabilizer of a Model of a Radial-Engine Pursuit Airplane

Description: Report discussing an investigation into several types and sizes of flaps and spoilers located forward of the elevators on the upper surface of the horizontal stabilizer of a model of a radial-engine pursuit airplane. Information about the elevator characteristics, elevator-fixed and elevator-free balance lift coefficient, and trim drag coefficient for a range of Mach numbers is provided.
Date: January 21, 1946
Creator: Boddy, Lee E.
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Flight tests of various tail modifications on the Brewster XSBA-1 airplane 3: measurements of flying qualities with tail configuration 3

Description: Report presenting a series of tests on the Brewster XSBA-1 airplane to determine the effects of various tail modifications. Some of the modifications include variations of the chord of the elevator and rudder while the span and total area of the surfaces are kept constant and variations of the total area of the vertical tail surface. Results regarding the longitudinal stability and control and lateral stability and control are provided.
Date: July 1944
Creator: Crane, H. L. & Reeder, J. P.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary flight research on an all-movable horizontal tail as a longitudinal control for flight at high Mach numbers

Description: Report presenting flight tests of an all-movable horizontal tail installed on a Curtiss XP-42 airplane due to its possible advantages as a longitudinal control at high Mach numbers. The elevator control was found to be unsatisfactory with the control arrangements tested.
Date: March 1945
Creator: Kleckner, Harold F.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-tunnel investigation of control-surface characteristics 5: the use of a beveled trailing edge to reduce the hinge moment of a control surface

Description: Report presenting wind tunnel testing to investigate the possibility of reducing the hinge moments of a control surface by beveling the trailing edge. Tests were made with a 9-percent-thick airfoil with a 30-percent-chord plain flap. Results regarding the variations of lift and hinge moment, effect of shapes, and pitching moments are provided.
Date: March 1942
Creator: Jones, Robert T. & Ames, Milton B., Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind tunnel investigation of control surface characteristics 9: some analytical considerations and experimental test results for an internally balanced flap

Description: Report presenting an analysis of the probable aerodynamic section characteristics of a plain flap with various arrangements of internal balance. The results of the calculations previously obtained were found to be in agreement with the experiment. Some possible applications of the data to balancing tabs are also provided.
Date: July 1942
Creator: Sears, Richard I.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-tunnel investigation of control-surface characteristics II : a large aerodynamic balance of various nose shapes with a 30-percent-chord flap on an NACA 0009 airfoil

Description: Report presenting testing of an NACA 0009 airfoil with a 30-percent-chord flap with a 49.5-percent flap-chord balance with various nose shapes and two gaps. The results indicated that the flap is overbalanced when deflected, regardless of nose shape. Results regarding lift, hinge moment of flap, drag, pitching moment, and effect of differential balancing tab are provided.
Date: August 1941
Creator: Sears, Richard I. & Hoggard, H. Page, Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind tunnel investigation of control-surface characteristics 10: a 30-percent-chord plain flap with straight contour on the NACA 0015 airfoil

Description: Report presenting force-test measurements in two-dimensional flow in the 4- by 6-foot vertical tunnel to determine the characteristics of an NACA 0015 airfoil equipped with a straight-contour plain flap with a chord 30 percent of the airfoil chord. Results regarding the lift, hinge moment of flap, pitching moment, and drag are provided.
Date: September 1942
Creator: Hoggard, H. Page, Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of a Full-Span Retractable Flap in Combination With Full-Span Plain and Internally Balanced Ailerons on a Tapered Wing

Description: Report discusses the results of an investigation into a full-span retractable flap in combination with a full-span plain and internally balanced ailerons on a tapered wing of a typical fighter airplane.The flap was designed to improve lateral control during high lifts for landing and take-off. The effects on the maximum life coefficient, aileron effectiveness, estimated rates of roll, and stick forces are provided.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Rogallo, F. M.; Lowry, John G. & Fischel, Jack
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-tunnel tests of two tapered wings with straight leading edges and with constant-chord center sections of different spans

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 19-foot pressure tunnel of two-tapered wings with NACA 230-series airfoil sections, straight leading edges, and constant-chord center sections. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment coefficients were determined for the plain wing and for each flap arrangement for a range of Reynolds numbers. The results indicated that the wing with the square center section has greater maximum lift coefficients and increments of maximum lift due to flap deflections than the w… more
Date: October 1943
Creator: Fairbanks, Richard W. & Alexander, Sidney R.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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