An Investigation of a Thermal Ice-Prevention System for a C-46 Cargo Airplane 3: Description of Thermal Ice-Prevention Equipment for Wings, Empennage, and Windshield

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Report presenting an investigation of a thermal ice-prevention system for a Curtiss-Wright C-46 airplane, including the equipment for the wings, empennage, and windshield. The report is the third in a series and focuses on the revisions to the components for thermal ice prevention, the temperature- and pressure-measurement equipment installed in the airplane to determine the performance of the system, and the results of static-load structural tests of a specimen of the wing outer-panel leading edge.

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[68] p. : ill.

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Jones, Alun R. & Spies, Ray J., Jr. February 1945.

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  • Main Title: An Investigation of a Thermal Ice-Prevention System for a C-46 Cargo Airplane 3: Description of Thermal Ice-Prevention Equipment for Wings, Empennage, and Windshield
  • Series Title: NACA Wartime Reports
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Report presenting an investigation of a thermal ice-prevention system for a Curtiss-Wright C-46 airplane, including the equipment for the wings, empennage, and windshield. The report is the third in a series and focuses on the revisions to the components for thermal ice prevention, the temperature- and pressure-measurement equipment installed in the airplane to determine the performance of the system, and the results of static-load structural tests of a specimen of the wing outer-panel leading edge.

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[68] p. : ill.

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Jones, Alun R. & Spies, Ray J., Jr. An Investigation of a Thermal Ice-Prevention System for a C-46 Cargo Airplane 3: Description of Thermal Ice-Prevention Equipment for Wings, Empennage, and Windshield, report, February 1945; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279602/: accessed May 20, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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