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Icing Characteristics and Anti-Icing Heat Requirements for Hollow and Ternally Modified Gas-Heated Inlet Guide Vanes

Description: "A two-dimensional inlet-guide-vane cascade was investigated to determine the effects of ice formations on the pressure losses across the guide vanes and to evaluate the heated gas flow and temperature required to prevent Icing at various conditions. A gas flow of approximately 0.4 percent of the inlet-air flow was necessary for anti-icing a hollow guide-vane stage at an inlet-gas temperature of 500 F under the following icing conditions: air velocity, 280 miles per hour; water content, 0.9 gra… more
Date: December 5, 1950
Creator: Gray, Vernon H. & Bowden, Dean T.
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Altitude investigation of performance of turbine-propeller engine and its components

Description: From Introduction: "Results presented herein show the altitude performance of the turbine-propeller engine and its components and the applicability of the generalization method for predicting engine and component performance at altitudes other than the test altitude. Data from a brief investigation of windmilling and altitude starting characteristics of the engine also presented."
Date: October 5, 1950
Creator: Wallner, Lewis E. & Saari, Martin J.
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Dynamic Response of Control Servo System Installed in NAES-Equipped SB2C-5 Airplane (BuAer No. 83135)

Description: "Dynamic--response measurements for various conditions of displacement and rate signal input, sensitivity setting, and simulated hinge moment were made of the three control-surface servo systems of an NAES-equipped remote-controlled airplane while on the ground. The basic components of the servo systems are those of the General Electric Company type G-1 autopilot using electrical signal sources, solenoid-operated valves, and hydraulic pistons. The test procedures and difficulties are discussed"… more
Date: October 5, 1950
Creator: Smaus, Louis H. & Stewart, Elwood C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Flight Measurements With the Douglas D-558-II (BuAero No. 37974) Research Airplane: Low-Speed Stalling and Lift Characteristics

Description: Report presenting the low-speed stalling and lift characteristics of the Douglas D-558-II airplane measured in a series of 1 g stalls in four different airplane configurations. Various combinations of landing gear, flaps, inlet-duct flaps, and slats were tested at a range of altitudes.
Date: September 5, 1950
Creator: Stillwell, W. H.; Wilmerding, J. V. & Champine, R. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Flight Tests at Supersonic Speeds to Determine the Effect of Taper on the Zero-Lift Drag of Sweptback Low-Aspect-Ratio Wings

Description: Report presenting testing using rocket-powered models to provide an experimental comparison with linearized theoretical calculations for zero-lift drag of sweptback tapered wings with thin, symmetrical, double-wedge airfoil sections. The theory compared favorably with experimental results over most of the test range. Taper was generally found to increase wing drag at low supersonic speeds but reduced drag at higher speeds.
Date: September 5, 1950
Creator: Pittel, Murray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Experimental Investigation of Supersonic Flow With Detached Shock Waves for Mach Numbers Between 1.8 and 2.9

Description: Memorandum presenting results of an experimental investigation of the flow near the nose of plane and axially symmetric bodies in the presence of detached shock waves, which are compared with predictions of theory. The location of the detached shock wave was determined from schileren photographs for a variety of nose shapes over a range of free-stream Mach numbers from 1.8 to 2.9. Results regarding schileren photographs, shock-location parameter, effect of b/T on shock form, effect of body form… more
Date: July 5, 1950
Creator: Moeckel, W. E.
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Flight determination of the effects of rudder-pedal-force characteristics on the aiming error in azimuth of a conventional fighter airplane

Description: Report presenting flight tests to study the effect on aiming error in azimuth of a change in the rudder-pedal-force characteristics of a conventional fighter airplane equipped with an illuminated fixed gunsight. The effect of the modification on the mean azimuth tracking errors was insignificant, but pilots noted that the modified rudder made it tiring to fly the airplane for any length of time.
Date: July 5, 1950
Creator: Winograd, Lee & Van Dyke, Rudolph D., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Measurement of Uniform Flame Movement in Carbon Monoxide - Air Mixtures Containing Either Added D2O or H2O

Description: Relative velocities of the flame in a carbon monoxide - air mixture containing either added heavy water or light water were measured in a glass tube. Throughout the range of carbon monoxide - air composition, the flame containing added light water had a faster speed than the flame containing heavy water.
Date: July 5, 1950
Creator: McDonald, Glen E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Corrosion of Austenitic Stainless Steel in Mixed Acids

Description: Introduction:"A corrosion test program in support of the Redox Project was carried out during the second quarter of 1950 to determine the corrosion rates of several austenitic stainless steels in simulated 202-B Waste Storage solution containing HF, HN03, and H2SO4 acids. The results of this program are contained herein and all original data are recorded in laboratory notebook HW-3282-T."
Date: June 5, 1950
Creator: Koenig, W. W.
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Experimental investigation of the effect of vertical-tail size and length and of fuselage shape and length on the static lateral stability characteristics of a model with 45 degree sweptback wing and tail surfaces

Description: An investigation was made to determine the effects of vertical-tail size and length and of fuselage shape and length on the static lateral stability characteristics of a model with wing and vertical tails having the quarter-chord lines swept back 45 degrees. The results indicate that the directional instability of the various isolated fuselages was about two-thirds as large as that predicted by classical theory.
Date: June 5, 1950
Creator: Queijo, M. J. & Wolhart, Walter D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Investigation of the Transonic Characteristics of an NACA Submerged Inlet

Description: Report presenting an investigation of an NACA submerged inlet operating over a range of mass-flow ratios and oncoming flow angles through a range of Mach numbers by use of a transonic bump. Results regarding the ram-recovery ratio, pressure distributions, and tuft studies are provided.
Date: June 5, 1950
Creator: Axelson, John A. & Taylor, Robert A.
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Aerodynamic and Lateral-Control Characteristics of a 1/28-Scale Model of the Bell X-1 Airplane Wing-Fuselage Combination: Transonic-Bump Method

Description: Report discussing an investigation into the lateral-control characteristics and the pitching-moment characteristics of a scale model of the X-1 wing-fuselage configuration. Information about the estimated variation of rolling effectiveness and wing-fuselage pitching-moment coefficient is described in detail.
Date: May 5, 1950
Creator: Lockwood, Vernard E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Aerodynamic Characteristics at a Mach Number of 1.25 of a 6-Percent-Thick Triangular Wing and 6- and 9-Percent-Thick Triangular Wings in Combination With a Fuselage: Wing Aspect Ratio 2.31, Biconvex Airfoil Sections

Description: Report discussing testing to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of two semispan delta-wing configurations. Information about the lift characteristics, drag characteristics, pitching-moment characteristics, and comparison with other results is provided.
Date: May 5, 1950
Creator: Hall, Albert W. & Morris, Garland J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Data from Tests of a 1/5-Scale Model of a Proposed High-Speed Submarine in the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel

Description: Tests of a 1/5 scale model of a proposed 153-foot high-speed submarine have been conducted in the Langley full-scale tunnel at the request of the Bureau of Ships, Department of the Navy. The test program included: (1) force tests to determine the drag, control effectiveness, and static stability characteristics for a number of model configurations, both in pitch and in yaw, (2) pressure measurements to determine the boundary-layer conditions and flow characteristics in the region of the propell… more
Date: May 5, 1950
Creator: Cocke, Bennie W.; Lipson, Stanley & Scallion, William I.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Experiments to Determine Neighborhood Reactions to Light Airplanes With and Without External Noise Reduction

Description: "The work reported was part of a program of experimentation with external noise reduction on light airplanes. This particular study was in effect a byproduct survey conceived to utilize already available equipment and personnel to further the findings of the original research and to determine reactions in populated neighborhoods to light aircraft with and without noise-reduction equipment. The findings indicate that at the 10 sites within and about metropolitan Boston the degree of noise reduct… more
Date: May 5, 1950
Creator: Elwell, Fred S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Free-flight performance of 16-inch-diameter supersonic ram-jet units 2: five units designed for combustion-chamber-inlet Mach number of 0.16 at free-stream Mach number of 1.60 (units B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, and B-5)

Description: Free-flight performance of five 16-inch-diameter ram-jet units was determined over range of free-stream Mach numbers of 0.50 to 1.86 and gas total-temperature ratios between 1.0 and 6.1 Time histories of performance data are presented for each unit. Correlations illustrate effect of free-stream Mach number and gas total-temperature ratio on diffuser total-pressure recovery, net-thrust coefficient, and external drag coefficient. One unit had smooth steady burning throughout the entire flight and… more
Date: May 5, 1950
Creator: Messing, Wesley E. & Simpkinson, Scott H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Effect of air distribution on radial temperature distribution in one-sixth sector of annular turbojet combustor

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation in a one-sixth sector of an annular turbojet combustor to determine a method of controlling radial exhaust-gas-temperature distribution in a gas-turbine combustion chamber. The adjustment in controlling air was made by ducting the dilution air into the combustion zone in a predetermined manner through hollow radial struts or by modifying the basket-wall open-hole area. Results regarding the temperature distribution, temperature-rise efficiency, to… more
Date: April 5, 1950
Creator: Mark, Herman & Zettle, Eugene V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Full-Scale Investigation of Boundary-Layer Control by Suction Through Leading-Edge Slots on a Wing-Fuselage Configuration Having 47.5 Degree Leading-Edge Sweep With and Without Flaps

Description: Report discussing the effects of suction through slots at the .5 percent chord and 2.5 percent chord stations on the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of a 47.5 degree sweptback wing-fuselage configuration with and without flaps. Information about the Reynolds number effects, characteristics of the plain wing, wing with split flaps, extensible leading-edge flaps, the effect of power failure, and the drag coefficients is provided.
Date: April 5, 1950
Creator: Pasamanick, Jerome & Sellers, Thomas B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Tests of a Northrop XSSM-A-3 Missile in the Ames 40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel: Stability and Control

Description: From Summary: "This report presents the results of wind-tunnel force tests which were conducted to determine the low-speed stability and control characteristics of a full-scale Northrop XSSM-A-3 missile. Tests were made through a range of angles of attack, sideslip, and control deflection, and at various Reynolds numbers. Characteristics of the complete missile are compared with the characteristics of the missile with the landing skids extended, with the vertical tail removed, and with the fuse… more
Date: April 5, 1950
Creator: Maki, Ralph L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Tests of the Northrop XSSM-A-3 Missile in the Ames 40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel: Wing Modifications

Description: "Wind-tunnel tests were conducted to determine the longitudinal stability characteristics of a full-scale Northrop XSSM-A-3 missile. Various wing modifications were investigated in an effort to provide a configuration that would maintain longitudinal stability to lift coefficients necessary for landing the missile during flight tests. The results of the tests led to the choice of a wing with an increased leading-edge radius" (p. 1).
Date: January 5, 1950
Creator: Graham, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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