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Newsmap. Monday, April 26, 1943 : week of April 16 to April 23 : 189th week of the war, 71st week of U.S. participation

Description: Text describes action on various war fronts: Tunisia, Raid on Japan, Southwest Pacific, Italy, Air offensive, Russia, Aleutians. Large world map is keyed to text. Shows United Nations countries, Axis and Axis occupied areas, countries with Axis relations broken, and neutral countries. Inset maps show Italy, Sardinia, and northern Tunisia; Axis held areas in Tunisia; Nazi held areas around the Sea of Azov. Back: Fox Holes: Dig!..Or Die! Photographs and illustrations describing proper fox hol… more
Date: April 26, 1943
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
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Observations of compressibility phenomena in flight

Description: Report presenting compressibility phenomena under flight conditions on the XF2A-2 airplane, which was subjected to a series of dives and pull-outs at speeds up to 550 miles per hour corresponding to Mach numbers of 0.74. Results regarding time histories, pressure data, drag coefficient, and elevator control force are provided.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Rhode, Richard V. & Pearson, H. A.
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Physical Data on Certain Alloys for High Temperature Applications

Description: Report presenting data constituting a summary of the physical properties of 120 samples of metal alloys, representing 86 different compositions which have been investigated for their suitability as turbosupercharger wheel materials. Some of the reported data include the chemical composition, fabrication procedure, tensile-test and hardness values at room temperature, and tensile and rupture-test characteristics at 1200 degrees Fahrenheit.
Date: April 1943
Creator: White, A. E.; Freeman, J. W. & Rote, F. B.
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Review of Flight Tests of NACA C and D Cowlings on the XP-42 Airplane

Description: Report presenting the results of flight tests of the performance and cooling characteristics of three NACA D cowlings and of a conventional NACA C cowling on the XP-42 airplane. The D cowling is, generally, characterized by the use of an annular inlet and diffuser section for the engine-cooling air. An increase in maximum speed was noted in the XP-42 airplane due to the change from a C cowling to a D cowling.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Johnston, J. Ford
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Review of Flight Tests of NACA C and D Cowlings on the XP-42 Airplane

Description: "Results of flight tests of the performance and cooling characteristics of three NACA D cowlings and of a conventional NACA D cowling on the XP-42 airplane are summarized and compared. The D cowling is, in general, characterized by the use of an annular inlet and diffuser section for the engine-cooling air. The D cowlings tested were a long-nose high-inlet-velocity cowling, a short-nose high-inlet-velocity cowling, and a short-nose low inlet-velocity cowling" (p. 371).
Date: April 20, 1943
Creator: Johnston, J. Ford
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A Study of the Effects of Radii of Gyration and Altitude on Aileron Effectiveness at High Speed

Description: "The variation in the necessary aileron control and in the time required to bank to 45 degrees and 90 degrees with altitude and radii of gyration for a typical fighter or a pursuit airplane have been computed and are presented herein." The lateral motions and impact pressure for several conditions of flight are provided. The report concludes that "the aileron system...should be designed for rolling-moment requirements at high altitude and the hinge-moment limitations at low altitude".
Date: April 1943
Creator: Fehlner, Leo F.
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Theoretical Determination of Axial Fan Performance

Description: "The report presents a method for the computation of axial fan characteristics. The method is based on the assumption that the law of constancy of the circulation along the blade holds, approximately, for all fan conditions for which the blade elements operate at normal angles of attack (up to the stalling angles). Pressure head coefficient K(sub a) and power coefficient K(sub u) for the force components in the axial and tangential directions, respectively, and analogous to the lift and drag co… more
Date: April 1943
Creator: Struve, E.
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Vibration Surveys of the P-40 Rudder and Fin-Rudder Assembly

Description: "The following surveys on the vibration response of the P-40 rudder and fin-rudder assembly were conducted during the fall of 1942 for the purpose of obtaining information on the flutter characteristics of high-speed airplanes of known performance. The tests on the rudder alone were made with the rudder suspended in a floating condition; the tests on the fin-rudder unit were made with the fin rigidly fastened to a concrete base" (p. 1). A variety of figures and diagrams for the assembly are pro… more
Date: April 1943
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore & Regier, Arthur A.
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Vibration Surveys of the P-47-B Rudder and Fin-Rudder Assembly

Description: Report presenting a study of the flutter characteristics of the P-47 tail assembly, which included replacing the original fabric-covered rudder with a metal-covered rudder and reinforcing the fin. Figures are provided for different configurations and the cycles per second under the same conditions are provided.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore & Regier, Arthur A.
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Viscosities and Densities of Fluorolube Oils

Description: Abstract: Since the viscosity-temperature relationships of fluorocarbons are somewhat unusual, when compared to hydrocarbons, for example, it was decided to measure the viscosities, at several temperatures, of various fluorolube oils. The calculation of the viscosity of a blend of oils is at best an uncertain operation, varying considerably with the method used. A comparison of various methods was indicated, in order that reasonably accurate values might be assumed for theoretical composites.… more
Date: April 28, 1943
Creator: Haendler, H. M.; Burger, L. L.; Sheldon, Z. D. & Barber, E. J.
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Devices for Improving the Diving Characteristics of Airplanes

Description: Report discussing testing on a model of a pursuit type airplane to determine the effect of several devices that may be applied to improve the high-speed pitching-moment characteristics. Auxiliary flaps, a controllable stabilizer, and a change in wing contour were all found to help increase the amount of control when recovering from high-speed dives.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Erickson, Albert L.
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Work of the Safety Division, Fiscal Year 1942

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the investigative and educational work done by the Safety Division during 1942. Accident prevention methods and safety incentives are presented. These include first-aid and mine rescue training programs. This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: April 1943
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines. Safety Division.
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