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Preliminary Results of an Altitude-Wind-Tunnel Investigation of an Axial-Flow Gas Turbine-Propeller Engine 2 - Windmilling Characteristics

Description: Wind tunnel investigations were performed to determine the performance properties of an axial-flow gas turbine-propeller engine II. Windmilling characteristics were determined for a range of altitudes from 5000 to 35,000 feet, true airspeeds from 100 to 273 miles per hour, and propeller blade angles from 4 degrees to 46 degrees.
Date: August 3, 1948
Creator: Conrad, E. W. & Durham, J. D.
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Preliminary Results of an Altitude-Wind-Tunnel Investigation of an Axial-Flow Gas Turbine-Propeller Engine 2 - Windmilling Characteristics

Description: Performance properties and operational characteristics of an axial-flow gas turbine-propeller engine were determined. Data are presented for a range of simulated altitudes from 5,000 to 35,0000 feet, compressor inlet- ram pressure ratios from 1.00 to 1.17, and engine speeds from 8000 to 13,000 rpm.
Date: August 2, 1948
Creator: Geisenheyner, Robert M. & Berdysz, Joseph J.
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Preliminary Results of an Altitude-Wind-Tunnel Investigation of an Axial-Flow Gas Turbine-Propeller Engine 4 - Compressor and Turbine Performance Characteristics

Description: "As part of an investigation of the performance and operational characteristics of the axial-flow gas turbine-propeller engine, conducted in the Cleveland altitude wind tunnel, the performance characteristics of the compressor and the turbine were obtained. The data presented were obtained at a compressor-inlet ram-pressure ratio of 1.00 for altitudes from 5000 to 35,000 feet, engine speeds from 8000 to 13,000 rpm, and turbine-inlet temperatures from 1400 to 2100 R. The highest compressor press… more
Date: August 10, 1948
Creator: Wallner, Lewis E. & Saari, Martin J.
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Preliminary Results of an Altitude-Wind-Tunnel Investigation of an Axial-Flow Gas Turbine-Propeller Engine 5 - Combustion-Chamber Characterisitcs

Description: "An investigation to determine the performance and operational characteristics of an axial-flow gas turbine-propeller engine was conducted in the Cleveland altitude wind tunnel. As part of this investigation, the combustion-chamber performance was determined at pressure altitudes from 5000 to 35,000 feet, compressor-inlet ram-pressure ratios of 1.00 and 1.09, and engine speeds from 8000 to 13,000 rpm. Combustion-chamber performance is presented as a function of corrected engine speed and correc… more
Date: August 6, 1948
Creator: Geisenheyner, Robert M. & Berdysz, Joseph J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Results of an Investigation by the Wing-Flow Method of the Longitudinal Stability Characteristics of a 1/50-Scale Semispan Model of the McDonnell XP-88 Airplane

Description: "This paper presents the results of measurements of longitudinal stability of a 1/50-scale model of the XP-88 airplane by the wing-flow method. Lift, rolling-moment, hinge-moment, and pitching-moment characteristics as well as the downwash at the tail were measured over a Mach number range from approximately 0.5 to 1.05 at Reynolds numbers below 1,000,000. No measurements of drag were obtained" (p. 1).
Date: June 9, 1948
Creator: Crane, Harold L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Results of British Nene II Engine Altitude-Chamber Performance Investigation. I - Altitude Performance Using Standard 18.75-Inch-Diameter Jet Nozzle, 1, Altitude Performance Using Standard 18.75-Inch-Diameter Jet Nozzle

Description: An investigation is being conducted to determine the altitude performance characteristics of the British Nene II engine and its components. The present paper presents the preliminary results obtained using a standard jet nozzle. The test results presented are for conditions simulating altitudes from sea level to 60,000 feet and ram pressure ratios from 1.0 to 2.3. These ram pressure ratios correspond to flight Mach numbers between zero and 1.16 assuming a 100 percent ram recovery.
Date: May 24, 1948
Creator: Barson, Zelmar & Wilsted, H. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Results of NACA Transonic Flights of the XS-1 Airplane With a 10-Percent-Thick Wing and 8-Percent-Thick Horizontal Tail

Description: Report presenting transonic speed testing utilizing a rocket-powered Bell XS-1 airplane with 10-percent-thick wing and 8-percent-thick horizontal tail. Information is provided for flights up to Mach number 1.06 and altitudes of about 40,000 feet. Results regarding the variation of control-surface positions and forces and sideslip angle with Mach number, time history, rudder effectiveness, and lateral oscillations are provided.
Date: October 13, 1948
Creator: Drake, Hubert M.; Goodman, Harold R. & Hoover, Herbert H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Results of Natural Icing of an Axial-Flow Turbojet Engine

Description: Memorandum presenting a flight investigation in natural icing conditions to determine the effect of ice formations on the performance of an axial-flow turbojet engine. Tail-pipe temperature increased from 761 to 1065 degrees Fahrenheit and the jet thrust decreased from 1234 to 910 pounds during a period of 45 minutes in icing. No general conclusions can be reached from the data because the icing condition was relatively light.
Date: August 6, 1948
Creator: Acker, Loren W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary results of natural icing of an axial-flow turbojet engine

Description: Report presenting a flight investigation in natural icing conditions to determine the effect of ice formations on the performance of an axial-flow turbojet engine. Results regarding the tail-pipe temperature, engine jet thrust, and characteristics of ice formation are provided. No general conclusions can be reached from the data because the icing condition was relatively light.
Date: August 6, 1948
Creator: Acker, Loren W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Results of Nene II Engine Altitude-Chamber Performance Investigation 2 - Altitude Performance Using 18.41-Inch Diameter-Jet Nozzle

Description: "An investigation is being conducted to determine the altitude performance characteristics of the Nene II engine and its components. The present paper presents preliminary results obtained using a jet nozzle of 18.41 inches in diameter, giving an area equal to 96.4 percent of the area of the standard jet nozzle of this engine. The test results presented are for conditions simulating altitudes from seal level to 50,000 feet and ram-pressure ratios from 1.00 to 2.70. The ram pressure ratios corre… more
Date: June 14, 1948
Creator: Armstrong, John C.; Wilsted, H. Dean & Vincent, Kenneth R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Results of Nene Ii Engine Altitude-Chamber Performance Investigation 3 - Altitude Performance Using 18.00-Inch-Diameter Jet Nozzle

Description: "An investigation is being conducted to determine the altitude performance characteristics of the Nene II engine and its components. The present paper presents the preliminary results obtained using jet nozzle 18.00 inches in diameter, with an area equal to 92.2 percent of the area of the standard jet nozzle for this engine. The experimental results presented are for conditions simulating altitudes from 20,000 to 60,000 feet and ram-pressure ratios from 1.1 to 3.5" (p. 1).
Date: August 6, 1948
Creator: Grey, Ralph E. & Brightwell, Virginia L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Results of Prospecting of the "Leached" Zone Over Phosphate Deposits in NW 1/4 of Sec. 9, T. 31 S., R. 25 E., Polk County, Florida

Description: Report discussing a geological examination of an area in Polk County, Florida with leached zones containing uranium. The objective of the study was to determine the advisability of making plans for stockpiling the leached zone material in this area.
Date: December 1949
Creator: Stewart, Robert H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Stability and Control Tests in the NACA Free-Flight Wind Tunnel and Correlation With Full-Scale Flight Tests

Description: Note presenting a study of stability and control of airplanes by means of dynamic scale models in the 12-foot free-flight wind tunnel. Tests of a scale model of the F-36A airplane were used to develop the testing technique and to afford a comparison of tests of a model in the tunnel with flight tests of the corresponding airplane. Results regarding longitudinal stability and control and lateral stability and control are provided.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Shortal, Joseph A. & Osterhout, Clayton J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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A preliminary study of a propeller powered by gas jets issuing from the blade tips

Description: From Summary: "Computations are made of the performance of a propeller designed to develop 56 thrust horsepower at 100 miles per hour. The fuel consumption of the jet-operated propeller would be considerably higher than that of a reciprocating engine and a propeller. The lighter weight of the jet-operated propeller will result in a lighter weight of engine plus fuel for short-range flights. A theoretical analysis is made of a propeller powered by gas jets issuing from the blade tips."
Date: November 1946
Creator: Sanders, J. C. & Sanders, N. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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A Preliminary Study of Machine-Countersunk Flush Rivets Subjected to a Combined Static and Alternating Shear Load

Description: Report discusses the results of an investigation to study the effect of the height of a rivet head on the number of cycles required to cause failure of a machine-countersunk flush-riveted joint under a combined static and alternating shear load. A tight joint and a loose joint were tested and the number of cycles to failure and location of fatigue failure were compared.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Crate, Harold
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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A Preliminary Study of Ram-Actuated Cooling Systems for Supersonic Aircraft

Description: An analysis has been made of the characteristics of several cooling cycles suitable for cockpit cooling of supersonic aircraft. All the cycles considered utilize the difference between dynamic and ambient static pressure to actuate the cooling system and require no additional power source. The results of the study indicate that as flight speeds become greater, increasingly complex systems are required to reduce the altitudes above approximately 35,000 feet, a system composed of an externally lo… more
Date: April 29, 1947
Creator: Stalder, Jackson R. & Wadleigh, Kenneth R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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A preliminary study of the effect of compressive load on the fairness of a low-drag wing specimen with Z-section stiffeners

Description: "A low-drag airfoil specimen was loaded in compression, and surveys of the fairness of the surface were made at different stresses as well as at zero load after successively higher stresses had been applied and removed. The tests reported and the discussion of the significance of the results obtained suggest a procedure for determining the probable outcome of a particular type of construction for a low-drag wing" (p. 1).
Date: January 1943
Creator: Jacobs, Eastman N.; Lundquist, Eugene E.; Davidson, Milton & Houbolt, John C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Study of Use of Nonstrategic Metals for and Application of Cooling to Blades of Turbine of J35 Turbojet Engine

Description: Memorandum presenting the modifications to the J35 engine that are necessitated with the use of non-strategic materials. Two proposals for cooling the rotor disk and blades are: finned hollow blades that are air cooled and blades with circular passages for liquid cooling in which the fuel could be used as the coolant.
Date: November 17, 1948
Creator: Turbine Cooling Research Branch
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Survey of the Aircraft Fire Problem

Description: Memorandum presenting a review of information relating to aircraft fires to determine what new or further research might lead to a substantial reduction of the aircraft fire hazard in flight and following crashes. An examination of fuels, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids as inflammable liquids is presented, together with possible sources of ignition under the general categories of hot surfaces, electric sparks and arcs, flames, and hot gases.
Date: May 21, 1948
Creator: Cleveland Laboratory Aircraft Fire Research Panel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Tank Experiments With a Hydrofoil on a Planing-Tail Seaplane Hull

Description: Report describes exploratory testing to determine the feasibility of using a hydrofoil with a type of flying boat afterbody called a planing tail. Several hydrofoil locations were examined, including no hydrofoil, and the effects of resistance characteristics were charted. The researchers concluded that it is possible to add a single hydrofoil to that type of afterbody to provide additional hydrodynamic lift without introducing instability.
Date: March 1944
Creator: Wadlin, Kenneth L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Tank Investigation of the Use of Single Monoplane Hydrofoils for High-Speed Airplanes

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the hydrodynamic take-off and landing characteristics of a model of a hypothetical jet- and rocket-propelled high-speed airplane fitted with various designs of a single monoplane hydrofoil mounted near the center of gravity. This testing is performed to determine the feasibility of the water-based operation of high-speed airplanes. Results regarding the general hydrodynamic characteristics, development of hydrofoils, and effects of some hydrofoil parameters… more
Date: March 22, 1949
Creator: King, Douglas A. & Rockett, John A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary tank tests of an outboard float having the form of a streamline body of revolution fitted with a hydrofoil

Description: Report presenting preliminary tests in tank no. 1 to investigate the hydrodynamic qualities of a streamline body of revolution of a fineness ratio of 5.14 with and without a lifting hydrofoil. Results regarding interference, incidence, spray, trimming moment, comparison with a conventional float, and aerodynamic drag are provided.
Date: April 1944
Creator: King, Douglas A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Preliminary Tank Tests of NACA Hydro-Skis for High-Speed Airplanes

Description: Report presenting the results from tank landing and take-off tests with a dynamic model of a hypothetical jet-propelled airplane equipped with NACA hydro-skis. Results regarding landing tests, take-off tests, and practical considerations for the creation of hydro-ski configurations are provided. The hydro-skis suitable for flush retraction into streamline fuselages do appear to offer a practical means of water take-offs and landings.
Date: November 26, 1947
Creator: Dawson, John R. & Wadlin, Kenneth L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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