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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Two All-Movable Wings Tested in the Presence of a Fuselage at a Mach Number of 1.9

Description: Report presenting testing of half-span models of two wings of different plan form as both all-movable and fixed surfaces in the presence of a half fuselage. All-movable surfaces are being considered for supersonic aircraft as possible angle-of-attack indicators, control surfaces, and all-movable wings. Results regarding the lift characteristics, center of pressure, and drag of the wings are provided.
Date: October 28, 1948
Creator: Conner, D. William
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Ditching Tests of a 1/24-Scale Model of the Lockheed XR60-1 Airplane, TED No. NACA 235

Description: "The ditching characteristics of the Lockheed XR60-1 airplane were determined by tests of a 1/24-scale dynamic model in calm water at the Langley tank no. 2 monorail. Various landing attitudes, flap settings, speeds, and conditions of damager were investigated. The ditching behavior was evaluated from recordings of decelerations, length of runs, and motions of the model" (p. 1).
Date: May 28, 1948
Creator: Fisher, Lloyd J. & Cederborg, Gibson A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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The Effect of Boundary-Layer Control by Suction and of Several High-Lift Devices on the Aerodynamic Characteristics in Yaw of a 47.5 Degree Sweptback

Description: An investigation has been made in the Langley full-scale tunnel of a 47.5 degree sweptback wing-fuselage combination equipped for boundary-layer control by suction. The wing aspect ratio was 3.5, the taper ratio was 0.5 and the airfoil sections normal to the quarter-chord line were NACA 61(sub 1)-A112. Tests included the plain wing and the wing with various combinations of extensible leading-edge and split flaps.
Date: October 28, 1948
Creator: Pasamanick, Jerome
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Effect of Mach Number on Performance of an Axial-Flow Compressor Rotor-Blade Row

Description: Report presenting an investigation to study the influence of high relative inlet Mach number on the performance of a highly loaded blade row. Twenty-nine rotor blades were installed in a compressor rotor and static and total pressure, total temperature, and flow-angle surveys were taken upstream and downstream of the row.
Date: September 28, 1948
Creator: Dugan, Paul D.; Mahoney, John J. & Benser, William A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Free-flight investigation of 16-inch diameter supersonic ram-jet unit

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a series of 16-inch-diameter ramjet engine in free flight in order to determine the performance of ramjet units in flight at supersonic speeds and to study methods for improving the performance. Results regarding the telemeter data recorded by ground stations, static pressures, variation of altitude with time after release, variation of flight velocities, and fuel-air ratio are provided. Partial failure of the measuring equipment prevented a complete evalua… more
Date: May 28, 1948
Creator: Kinghorn, George F. & Disher, John H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Free-Flight-Tunnel Tests of a Target-Seeking Glide-Bomb Model With Flicker Lateral Control

Description: Report presenting an investigation of control systems suitable for target-seeking missiles. Testing occurred in the free-flight tunnel of the GB-5 glide bomb equipped with a light-seeker control unit which applied flicker control. Results indicated that good stability could be obtained with the control system, but was somewhat less stable than with a proportional control system.
Date: July 28, 1948
Creator: McKinney, Marion O., Jr. & Drake, Hubert M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Ground Tests of a Radial Air-Cooled Engine to Correct a Poor Circumferential Pressure-Recovery Distribution

Description: "This report presents the results of the tests of a power-plant installation to improve the circumferential pressure-recovery distribution at the face of the engine. An underslung "C" cowling was tested with two propellers with full cuffs and with a modification to one set of cuffs. Little improvement was obtained because the base sections of the cuffs were stalled. A set of guide vanes boosted the over-all pressures and helped the pressure recoveries for a few of the cylinders" (p. 1).
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: Gallagher, James J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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High-speed wind-tunnel tests of a 1/78-scale model of the Lockheed YP-80A airplane

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the high-speed performance and static longitudinal stability and control characteristics of a model of the Lockheed YP-80A airplane. High-speed aerodynamic characteristics are presented for speeds up to Mach number 0.96. Results regarding the scale effects, longitudinal stability, and longitudinal-control effectiveness are provided.
Date: May 28, 1948
Creator: Olson, Robert N. & Lawrence, Leslie F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Ice protection of turbojet engines by inertia separation of water 1: alternate-duct system

Description: Aerodynamic and icing investigations of internal water-inertia separation inlets designed to prevent automatically entrance of large quantities of water into a turbojet engine in icing conditions was conducted on a one-half scale model. A simplified analytical approach to the design of internal water-inertia separation inlets is included. Results show that in order to be effective in preventing screen and guide-vane icing for an inlet of this type, a ram-pressure recovery of 75 percent was atta… more
Date: May 28, 1948
Creator: von Glahn, Uwe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Investigation of Low-Speed, Power-Off Stability and Control Characteristics of a Model With a 35 Degree Sweptback Wing in the Langley Free-Flight Tunnel

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the free-flight tunnel to determine the low-speed, power-off dynamic stability and control characteristics of a model with a 35 degree sweptback wing. The investigation consisted of force and flight tests of the model and calculations of the lateral oscillatory stability with wing-tip fuel tanks off and on.
Date: October 28, 1948
Creator: Schade, Robert O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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An Investigation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of an 0.08-Scale Model of the Chance Vought XF7U-1 Airplane in the Langley High-Speed 7-by 10-Foot Tunnel: TED No. DE308, Part 6, Estimated High-Speed Flying Qualities

Description: "An analysis of the estimated high-speed flying qualities of the Chance Vought XF7U-1 airplane in the Mach number range from 0.40 to 0.91 has been made, based on tests of an 0.08-scale model of this airplane in the Langley high-speed 7- by 10-foot wind tunnel. The analysis indicates longitudinal control-position instability at transonic speeds, but the accompanying trim changes are not large. Control-position maneuvering stability, however, is present for all speeds. Longitudinal lateral contro… more
Date: October 28, 1948
Creator: Donlan, Charles J. & Kuhn, Richard E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Investigation of the diborane - hydrogen peroxide propellant combination

Description: Report presenting the results of two runs made with liquid diborane and hydrogen peroxide in a small-scale rocket engine. The first run was very erratic and modifications were made to the testing apparatus and procedures for the second run. In the second run, the combustion started immediately and continued smoothly for 12 seconds of operation.
Date: May 28, 1948
Creator: Rowe, William H.; Ordin, Paul M. & Diehl, John M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Investigation of wing characteristics at a Mach number of 1.53 2: swept wings of taper ratio 0.5

Description: Measured values of lift, drag, and pitching moment at M(sub o) = 1.53 are presented for seven wings varying in sweep angle from 60 degrees sweepforward to 60 degrees sweepback. All wings had a cambered, double-wedge section 5-percent thick and a common taper ratio of 0.5. The experimental results are compared with the predictions of the linear theory.
Date: June 28, 1948
Creator: Vincenti, Walter G.; Van Dyke, Milton D. & Matteson, Frederick H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Performance of J-33-A-21 and J-33-A-23 Compressors With and Without Water Injection

Description: "In an investigation of the J-33-A-21 and the J-33-A-23 compressors with and without water injection, it was discovered that the compressors reacted differently to water injection although they were physically similar. An analysis of the effect of water injection on compressor performance and the consequent effect on matching of the compressor and turbine components in the turbojet engine was made. The analysis of component matching is based on a turbine flow function defined as the product of … more
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: Beede, William L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Spin Tests of 1/20-Scale Models of the Chance Vought Revised XF6U-1 and F6U-1 Airplanes, TED No. NACA 2390

Description: "An investigation has been conducted in the Langley 20-foot free-spinning tunnel on the 1/20-scale model of the Chance Vought XF6U-1 airplane altered to represent the XF6U-1 airplane as it will be spin-tested in flight, and also altered to represent the F6U-1 airplane as it will be produced for service use. Spin tests were made to determine the effects of control settings and movements at the normal loading. The results show that the spins obtained on the revised XF6U-1 airplane will be oscilla… more
Date: June 28, 1948
Creator: Klinar, Walter J. & Berman, Theodore
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Vibration Survey of Blades in 19XB Axial-Flow Compressor 3: Preliminary Engine Investigation

Description: Strain gages were used to measure blade vibrations possibly causing failure in the 10-stage compressor of the 19XB jet-propulsion engine. The seventh and tenth stages were of great concern as a result of failures experienced by the manufacturer. Strain-gage records were obtained from all stages during acceleration, deceleration, and constant speed runs. Curves are presented herein showing the maximum allowable vibratory stress for a given speed, the change of the damping coefficient with the mo… more
Date: January 28, 1948
Creator: Meyer, André J., Jr. & Calvert, Howard F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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