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Characteristics of the BMW 801D2 Automatic Engine Control as Determined From Bench Tests

Description: Report discusses the results of bench testing on a German BMW 301D2 to determine the relation between the control parameters and any special methods by which the control principles are adapted to the control of the engine. Characteristics are presented for a variety of simulated manifold pressures, charge-air temperatures, engine speeds, and altitudes. Special attention is paid to the pressure characteristics of the servo-oil system and the potential effects of its failure on the operation of t… more
Date: April 1945
Creator: Scharer, M. E. & Addie, A. N.
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Charts Showing Stability and Control Characteristics of Airplanes in Flight

Description: Report presents a series of charts used to demonstrate typical good and undesirable airplane characteristics as determined in flight that were used to facilitate discussion at a series of conferences between the National Advisory Committee, Army, Navy, and representatives of the aircraft industry. For each chart, the purpose of the test, the flight technique used, the items recorded, and the evaluation and interpretation of the data obtained were provided. Additional figures drawn on the board … more
Date: December 1944
Creator: Stability and Control Section. Flight Research Division
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Comparison of free-spinning wind-tunnel results with corresponding full-scale spin results

Description: Report presenting a study of comparable information on full-scale spinning results and NACA free-spinning wind-tunnel results in order to determine the degree of reliability of tunnel results in predicting the spinning behavior of airplanes. Satisfactory agreement between model and airplane was found in 16 instances and disagreement was found in 5 instances.
Date: December 1938
Creator: Seidman, Oscar & Neihouse, A. I.
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Comparison of Predicted and Actual Control-Fixed Stability and Control Characteristics of a Douglas A-26B Airplane

Description: Report presents a comparison of predicted qualities of the A-26B airplane with actual flying qualities determined in testing. From Summary: "The results indicate that the control-fixed, power-off stability and control characteristics of a conventional airplane can be predicted from the dimensions of the airplane and from general wind-tunnel data now available with sufficient accuracy for design purposes. No estimate of control forces, of effects of power on stability, or of adverse aileron yaw … more
Date: April 1945
Creator: Crane, Harold L. & Sjoberg, Sigurd A.
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Comparison of the compressive strength of panels with Alclad 24S-T81 sheet or with Alclad 24S-T86 sheet riveted to Alclad 24S-T84 hat-section stiffeners

Description: From Summary: "Compression tests were made of two groups of panel specimens with hat-section stiffeners. The groups were identical except that the flat sheet of one group was Alclad 24S-T81 and of the other Alclad 24S-T86. Results of the tests are given in tables or charts which show the average stress at which the sheet buckles and the average stress at the maximum load."
Date: April 1944
Creator: Weinberger, Robert A.; Rossman, Carl A. & Fisher, Gordon P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Comparison of the Knock-Limited Performance of Triptane With 23 Other Purified Hydrocarbons

Description: "The knock-limited performance of blends containing General Motors triptane in S reference fuel and in an S plus M base fuel was determined in 17.6, F-3, F-4, and full-scale (single cylinder) engines. The results obtained are presented and are compared with published data from similar tests of 12 aromatics, 10 paraffins (including highly purified triptane), and 2 olefins. The comparison of fuels - which is based on a consideration of (a) antiknock blending sensitivity, (b) lead susceptibility, … more
Date: May 1945
Creator: Branstetter, J. Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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A comparison of three spinner-diffuser designs in an NACA D(sub S) cowling for the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine

Description: Report presenting testing to determine which of three spinner-diffuser designs on an NACA cowling was the most effective in cooling a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine installation. The results of pressure-distribution studies in front of and behind each bank of cylinders are presented for a wide range of propeller-operating conditions.
Date: June 1944
Creator: Habel, Louis W. & Korycinski, Peter F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Compression Tests of Six Curved Paper-Base Plastic Panels With Outward-Acting Normal Pressure

Description: Report presenting results of compression tests of six paper-base plastic panels with outward-acting normal pressure. All panels failed by separation of the skin, either from the rib or from the stiffeners. Results regarding the introduction of air pressure and types of failures encountered are provided.
Date: September 1944
Creator: Schuette, Evan H.; Rafel, Norman & Dobrowski, Charles V.
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Compressive Strength of Corrugated-Sheet-Stiffened Panels for Consolidated XB-36 Airplane

Description: "Compression tests were made of 63 panels stiffened with corrugated sheet. The specimens were constructed from artificially aged alclad 24S-T aluminum alloy with minimum guaranteed yield strengths of 57 and 48 kips per square inch for the flat- and corrugated-sheet materials, respectively. Results of the tests are presented in charts which show the average stresses at the maximum load and at buckling of the sheet" (p. 1).
Date: January 1944
Creator: Weinberger, Robert A.; Sperry, William C. & Dobrowski, Charles V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Control-Motion Studies of the PBM-3 Flying Boat in Abrupt Pull-Ups

Description: Report presenting a control-motion study in flight that is part of series covering a range of types and sizes of modern airplanes. This particular one involves the PBM-3 flying boat, which is equipped with a control mechanism typical of the cable-type systems in large transport, cargo, or bomber airplanes as well as those employed in flying boats. The elasticity of the elevator control system of the PBM-3 was such to limit the obtainable acceleration to about 3g for center-of-gravity positions … more
Date: November 1942
Creator: Pearson, Henry A. & Smull, Leland K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Control of Cylinder Temperatures by Thermostatically Operated Internal-Coolant Valves

Description: Report discusses the results of testing conducted to determine the performance of automatic, internal-coolant valves actuated by cylinder temperatures.The performance of the valves with respect to temperature sensitivity, rapidity of response, and hunting characteristics is described. The relative effects on cylinder performance obtained by internally supplying water and additional fuel were also examined.
Date: July 1945
Creator: Biermann, Arnold E.; Henneberry, Hugh M. & Miller, George R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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A Cooling Correlation Equation for a Double-Row Radial Engine Based on the Temperature of the Exhaust-Valve Seat

Description: Report discussing a cooling-correlation equation based on the average temperature of exhaust-valve seats of a large double-row radial engine. From the equation, predicts can be made about the cooling-air pressure drop required to cool the critical region of engine cylinders. Using a modified carburetor to improve the fuel-air-ratio distribution to the cylinders increased the accuracy of the equation's predictions.
Date: April 1945
Creator: Jagger, James M. & Black, Fred O., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Cooling in Cruising Flight With Low Fuel-Air Ratios

Description: Report presenting testing of a Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43 engine mounted in a B-24D nacelle in the full-scale wind tunnel in order to investigation the potential improvements of fuel economy. Suggestions for improving the cruising power and cruising range by operating at specified fuel-air ratios are provided.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Silverstein, Abe & Wilson, Herbert A., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Cooling Investigation of a B-24D Engine-Nacelle Installation in the NACA Full-Scale Tunnel

Description: Report presenting an investigation conducted in the full-scale tunnel to determine methods of improving the cooling of the B-24D engine installation. The B-24D is a four-engine high-wing monoplane having a span of 110 feet, a wing area of 1048 square feet, and a gross weight of 56,000 pounds.
Date: November 1942
Creator: Lehr, Robert R.; Kinghorn, George F. & Guryansky, Eugene R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Cooling of a Double-Row Radial Engine by Water Injection to the Individual Cylinders

Description: "An injection system that supplies water to each cylinder of a double-row radial engine was tested...as part of a general investigation of the power-plant installation of a four-engine heavy bomber. The tests were conducted to determine the effectiveness of water injection in cooling the engine during take-off. The injection of 500 pounds of water at the take-off power condition reduced the maximum measured exhaust-valve-seat temperature 64 degrees Fahrenheit and the maximum spark-plug-gasket t… more
Date: February 1945
Creator: Monroe, Louis L. & Friedman, Harold E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Cooling of Gas Turbines, 2, Effectiveness of Rim Cooling of Blades

Description: An analysis of rim cooling, which cools the blade by condition alone, was conducted. Gas temperatures ranged from 1300 degrees to 1900 degrees F and rim temperatures from 0 degrees to 1000 degrees F below gas temperatures. Results show that gas temperature increases up to 200 degrees F are permissible provided that the blades are cooled by 400 degrees to 500 degrees F below the gas temperature. Relatively small amounts of blade cooling, at constant gas temperature, give large increases in blade… more
Date: September 20, 1945
Creator: Wolfenstein, Lincoln; Meyer, Gene L. & McCarthy, John S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Correlation of Engine-Cooling Data

Description: Report discusses a method of correlating engine-cooling data and its application to a representative engine-cooling test. Considerations for the correlation method are given, but the application to specific engine-cooling problems should be simple and direct. Information about experimental procedure and an example with specific values are included.
Date: January 1945
Creator: Brimley, D. E. & Brevoort, Maurice J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Correlation of Mixture Temperature Data Obtained From Bare Intake-Manifold Thermocouples

Description: "A relatively simple equation has been found to express with fair accuracy, variation in manifold-charge temperature with charge in engine operating conditions. This equation and associated curves have been checked by multi cylinder-engine data, both test stand and flight, over a wide range of operating conditions. Average mixture temperatures, predicted by the equations of this report, agree reasonably well with results within the same range of carburetor-air temperatures from laboratories and… more
Date: January 1946
Creator: White, H. Jack & Gammon, Goldie L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Correlation of the Characteristics of Single-Cylinder and Flight Engines in Tests of High-Performance Fuels in an Air-Cooled Engine 1 - Cooling Characteristics

Description: Variable charge-air flow, cooling-air pressure drop, and fuel-air ration investigations were conducted to determine the cooling characteristics of a full-scale air-cooled single cylinder on a CUE setup. The data are compared with similar data that were available for the same model multicylinder engine tested in flight in a four-engine airplane. The cylinder-head cooling correlations were the same for both the single-cylinder and the flight engine. The cooling correlations for the barrels differ… more
Date: October 4, 1945
Creator: Wilson, Robert W.; Richard, Paul H. & Brown, Kenneth D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Correlation of the Characteristics of Single-Cylinder and Flight Engines in Tests of High-Performance Fuels in an Air-Cooled Engine 2 - Knock-Limited Charge-Air Flow and Cylinder Temperatures

Description: An investigation was conducted to correlate the knock limited performance of flight and single-cylinder engines under a variety of operating conditions.
Date: October 12, 1945
Creator: Brown, Kenneth D.; Richard, Paul H. & Wilson, Robert W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Correlation of Wind-Tunnel Predictions With Flight Tests of a Twin-Engine Airplane 1: Longitudinal-Stability and -Control Characteristics

Description: "The longitudinal-stability and -control characteristics of a twin-engine patrol airplane as predicted from the results of wind-tunnel tests of a powered model and as measured in flight are compared in this report. The accuracy of the wind-tunnel predictions and the reasons for discrepancies are analyzed and discussed" (p. 1).
Date: April 1945
Creator: Delany, Noel K. & Kauffman, William M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Correlation of Wind-Tunnel Predictions With Flight Tests of a Twin-Engine Patrol Airplane 2: Lateral- and Directional-Stability and Control Characteristics

Description: "The lateral- and directional-stability and -control characteristics of a twin-engine patrol airplane as predicted from the results of wind-tunnel tests of a powered model and as measured in flight are compared in this report. The predictions from wind-tunnel-test data were in good agreement with the flight-test results. The results show that such predicted flying-qualities characteristics are sufficiently accurate to indicate the unsatisfactory lateral- and directional-stability and -control c… more
Date: August 30, 1945
Creator: Delany, Noel K. & Kauffman, William M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Correlation Tests of the Ditching Behavior of an Army B-24D Airplane and a 1/16-Size Model

Description: Behaviors of both model and full-scale airplanes were ascertained by making visual observations, by recording time histories of decelerations, and by taking motion picture records of ditchings. Results are presented in form of sequence photographs and time-history curves for attitudes, vertical and horizontal displacements, and longitudinal decelerations. Time-history curves for attitudes and horizontal and vertical displacements for model and full-scale tests were in agreement; maximum longitu… more
Date: January 1946
Creator: Jarvis, George A. & Fisher, Lloyd J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Cowling and Cooling Tests of a Fleetwings Model 33 Airplane in Flight

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the cooling of a Franklin 6-AC-29S horizontally opposed cylinder air-cooled engine installed in a Fleetwings model 33 trainer. The cowling on the airplane did not provide satisfactory cooling, but several alterations were tested, including with cylinder baffles. Results regarding engine cooling, aerodynamics of the cowling installation, and predicted versus actual cowling performance are provided.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Ellerbrock, Herman H., Jr. & Wilson, Herbert A., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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