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An experimental investigation of the unsteady lift induced on a wing in the downwash field of an oscillating canard control surface

Description: Report presenting the results of an experimental investigation of the unsteady lift induced on a wing in the downwash field of an oscillating canard control surface. The results indicated that existing theories provide a reliable guide for the estimation of the magnitude of the lift derivatives and centers of pressure at low values of reduced frequency and low angles of attack.
Date: August 15, 1955
Creator: Reese, David E., Jr.
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Estimation of Incremental Pitching Moments Due to Trailing-Edge Flaps on Swept and Triangular Wings

Description: Report presenting a method by which incremental pitching moments can be estimated for swept and triangular wings with arbitrary types of trailing-edge high-lift flaps. Span-loading theory is combined with two-dimensional airfoil data adjusted for the effects of sweep. Application of the method is demonstrated for 58 cases covering various types of flaps on wings with a wide range of sweep, aspect ratio, and taper ratio.
Date: June 10, 1955
Creator: James, Harry A. & Hunton, Lynn W.
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Simplified procedures for estimating flap-control loads at supersonic speeds

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the possibility of using simplified procedures for the estimation of control loads at supersonic speeds. The results indicated that relatively simple procedures are possible for the estimation of loadings on flap-type controls at supersonic speeds for cases when no flow separation occurs ahead of the hinge line.
Date: May 27, 1955
Creator: Czarnecki, K. R. & Lord, Douglas R.
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Force and Pressure Measurements on Several Canopy-Fuselage Configurations at Transonic Mach Numbers 1.41 and 2.01

Description: Report presenting an investigation on canopy pressures and canopy-fuselage forces and moments under conditions of combined pitch and sideslip. The canopy configurations tested varied in windshield shape (flat, vee, and round) and were tested at two Mach numbers and Reynolds numbers.
Date: December 15, 1955
Creator: Robins, A. Warner
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Component Operating Trends During Acceleration and Deceleration of Two Hypothetical Two-Spool Turbojet Engines

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the compressor and turbine operating trends during acceleration and deceleration of two hypothetical two-spool turbojet engines. The two engines have the same component performance maps but the arbitrarily specified ratio of outer- to inner-spool moment of inertia for the second engine is 4 times that specified for the first engine. Results regarding the acceleration characteristics and deceleration characteristics are provided.
Date: April 21, 1955
Creator: Dugan, James F., Jr.
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Wing Pressure Distributions Over the Lift Range of the Convair XF92A Delta-Wing Airplane at Subsonic and Transonic Speeds

Description: Report presenting chordwise pressure distributions measured over the left wing of the Convair XF-92A delta-wing airplane to determine the effect of lift on the wing characteristics at subsonic and transonic Mach numbers. Results regarding the chordwise pressure distributions, wing-section aerodynamic characteristics, spanwise distributions, and elevon-section loads are provided.
Date: November 30, 1955
Creator: Keener, Earl R. & Jordan, Gareth H.
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Transonic wind-tunnel investigation of the effects of indentation on the wing loads of a 45 degree sweptback wing-body combination

Description: Report presenting the effects of an angle of incidence of 4 degrees and body indentation on wing loads of a sweptback wing-body combination at a range of Mach numbers. The wing had an aspect ratio of 4, taper ratio of 0.3, 45 degrees of sweepback of the quarter-chord line, and NACA 65A006 airfoil sections parallel to the plane of symmetry. Results regarding the effect of incidence and effect of body indentation are provided.
Date: January 11, 1956
Creator: Platt, Robert J., Jr.
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Ditching investigation of a 1/25-scale model of a 255,000-pound transport airplane

Description: "An investigation was made of a 1/25-scale dynamically similar model of a 255,000-pound transport airplane in order to study its behavior when ditched. The model was free-launched from the Langley tank no. 2 monorail carriage into calm water. Various landing attitudes, flap settings, speeds, and configurations were investigated" (p. 1).
Date: July 13, 1955
Creator: Windham, John O.
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Investigation of some wake vortex characteristics of an inclined ogive-cylinder body at Mach number 1.98

Description: Report presenting measurements of the pitot-pressure distributions in the flow field, pressure distributions over the body, and downwash distributions through shed vortices for an inclined body of revolution at a free-stream Mach number of 1.98. Results regarding the experimental pressure distributions and vortex positions, vortex strengths computed from experiment, comparisons of theoretical and experimental vortex paths, and comparisons of theoretical and experimental downwash distributions t… more
Date: August 23, 1955
Creator: Jorgensen, Leland H. & Perkins, Edward W.
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Investigation of Equilibrium Temperatures and Average Laminar Heat-Transfer Coefficients for the Front Half of Swept Circular Cylinders at a Mach Number of 6.9

Description: Report presenting the average heat-transfer coefficients and equilibrium temperatures for the front half of an isothermal cylinder with a laminar boundary layer as determined by wind tunnel testing at Mach number 6.9 and a range of Reynolds numbers and sweep angles.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Feller, William V.
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Preliminary performance data of several tail-pipe-cascade-type model thrust reversers

Description: Report presenting the reverse-thrust performance of several tail-pipe-cascade-type model thrust reversers over a range of exhaust-nozzle pressure ratios from 1.2 to 2.4. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical cascade blade shapes were investigated. Results regarding the performance of tail-pipe-cascade-type model thrust reversers having symmetrically shaped cascade blades and the performance of tail-pipe-cascade-type model thrust reversers having asymmetrically shaped cascade blades are provided.
Date: August 29, 1955
Creator: Henzel, James G., Jr. & McArdle, Jack G.
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Theoretical Investigation of Laminar Heat Transfer on Yawed Infinite Cylinders in Supersonic Flow and a Comparison With Experimental Data

Description: Report presenting a theoretical method for calculating heat transfer in the laminar boundary layer on yawed infinite cylinders in compressible flow. The method can be applied to a cylinder of arbitrary cross section and arbitrary chordwise wall-temperature distribution. The variation in local heat transfer around the surface of the cylinder was found to have little functional dependence on yaw angle or wall temperature.
Date: August 9, 1955
Creator: Beckwith, Ivan E.
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Experimental investigation of a transonic compressor rotor with a 1.5-inch chord length and an aspect ratio of 3.0 2: blade-element performance

Description: Report presenting a transonic compressor rotor with double-circular-arc blade sections, which were designed and tested to investigate the aerodynamic effects of using a short blade chord and a high aspect ratio. The report presents the blade-element performance and performance analysis.
Date: August 18, 1955
Creator: Schwenk, Francis C. & Tysl, Edward R.
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Some Effects of Fluid in Pylon-Mounted Tanks on Flutter

Description: Report presenting fluid-dynamics studies of a tank of fineness ratio 7.0 which was pylon mounted on a simplified two-dimensional flutter model in order to determine the effects of the fluid on flutter. The flutter speed was determined for three cases: with various amounts of water in the tank, with weights with the same mass and moment of inertia as the fluid considered to be a frozen solid, and with weights with the same mass and moment of inertia as the actual fluid. Results regarding the flu… more
Date: July 19, 1955
Creator: Reese, James R.
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The Unsteady Normal-Force Characteristics of Selected NACA Profiles at High Subsonic Mach Numbers

Description: Report presenting a wind-tunnel investigation at subsonic Mach numbers up to 0.9 to measure the root-mean-square variation of the normal forces on 27 NACA airfoil sections. The effects of thickness-chord ratio, camber, location of minimum pressure, and leading-edge radius were investigated.
Date: May 27, 1955
Creator: Polentz, Perry P.; Page, William A. & Levy, Lionel L., Jr.
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Correlation of Vibratory Root Failures and Stress Distribution in J65 Compressor Blades

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the stress distribution in the roots of the first three stages of the J6S axial-flow compressor in order to explain root failures experienced in service. Root failures were producible in the lab when high vibratory stresses were combined with simulated centrifugal loads. Results regarding fatigue tests on the original J6S blade roots and on two redesigned blade roots as well as a comparison of the different root designs are provided.
Date: September 8, 1955
Creator: Meyer, André J., Jr. & Kaufman, Albert
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Collection and summary of flap-type-aileron rolling-effectiveness data at zero lift as determined by rocket-powered model tests at Mach numbers between 0.6 and 1.6

Description: Report presenting a collection and summary of the wing-aileron rolling-effectiveness data obtained as part of an investigation of lateral control using rocket-powered test vehicles in free flight over a range of Mach numbers. Some effects of trailing-edge angle, aileron-chord ratio, aileron span and location, aspect ratio, wing sweepback, and wing-tail interference are provided.
Date: September 2, 1955
Creator: Strass, H. Kurt; Stephens, Emily W.; Fields, E. M. & Schult, Eugene D.
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Flight Measurements of Horizontal-Tail Loads on the Bell X-5 Research Airplane at a Sweep Angle of 58.7 Degrees

Description: A flight investigation was made at altitudes of 40,000, 25,000 and 15,000 feet to determine the horizontal-tail loads of the Bell X-5 research airplane at a sweep angle of 58.7 deg over the lift range of the airplane for Mach numbers from 0.61 to 1.00. The horizontal-tail loads were found to be nonlinear with lift throughout the lift ranges tested at all Mach numbers except at a Mach number of 1.00. The balancing tail loads reflected the changes which occur in the wing characteristics with inc… more
Date: July 21, 1955
Creator: Reed, Robert D.
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Initial Experiments on the Aerodynamic Cooling Associated With Large-Scale Vortical Motions in Supersonic Flow

Description: Report presenting a theory of reduction of convective heat transfer to a surface in supersonic flow by periodically imposing a large-scale vortical motion on the boundary layer and an experimental investigation of that theory. Results regarding the pulsating flow phenomena, heat-transfer characteristics, and aerodynamic characteristics are provided.
Date: March 8, 1955
Creator: Eggers, A. J., Jr. & Hermach, C. A.
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Effects of Taper Ratio on the Longitudinal Characteristics at Mach Numbers From 0.6 to 1.4 of a Wing-Body-Tail Combination Having an Unswept Wing of Aspect Ratio 3

Description: Report presenting the results of a wind-tunnel investigation to determine the effects of a variation in wing taper ratio on the longitudinal characteristics of a wing-body combination at a variety of Mach numbers. The wings had an aspect ratio of 3, an unswept midchord line, and an NACA 64A003 profile. Results regarding the lift and pitching-moment characteristics and drag characteristics are provided.
Date: March 23, 1955
Creator: Summers, James L.; Treon, Stuart L. & Graham, Lawrence A.
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Removal of secondary-flow accumulations in a two-dimensional turbine nozzle passage by boundary-layer bleed

Description: Report presenting an investigation of boundary-layer bleed through a slot placed at the juncture of the suction surface and end wall to determine whether bleed in this manner could be used to prevent the local accumulation of boundary-layer fluids due to secondary flows. Results regarding the effect of bleed pressure, effect of bleed-slot height, and effect of slot length and position are provided.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: Wong, Robert Y.
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An experimental investigation of two methods for reducing transonic drag of swept-wing and body combinations

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a wing swept back 35 degrees in combination with one basic body and three modified bodies at a range of Mach numbers from 0.60 to 1.20. Results regarding force studies and pressure studies are provided. The bodies modified according to the Kuchenmann ring-vortex method resulted in superior aerodynamic characteristics except with regard to zero-lift drag at high supersonic Mach numbers.
Date: April 29, 1955
Creator: McDevitt, John B.
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Experimental Flutter Results for Cantilever-Wing Models at Mach Numbers Up to 3.0

Description: Report presenting experimental flutter testing at Mach numbers up to 3.0 using cantilever-wing models with 0 to 60 degree sweepback and 60 degree delta-wing models. The main variables explored were the high Mach number and center-of-gravity location on flutter trends. The theoretical results for flutter analyses were noted to be lower than the experimental results.
Date: June 14, 1955
Creator: Tuovila, W. J. & McCarty, John Locke
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