Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (15th). Administrative Report Including Technical Reports Nos. 309 to 336 Page: 5 of 97
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
NATIONAL ADVIsoRY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS,
Washington, D. C, November 19, 1929.
Mr. PRESIDENT: In compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress approved
March 3, 1915 (U. S. C., p. 1698, see. 153), I have the honor to transmit herewith the Fifteenth
Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1929.
Substantial progress has been made during the past year in the scientific investigation of
the fundamental problems of flight. The Army, Navy, and Department of Commerce air
organizations, the Weather Bureau, and the Bureau of Standards have continued to cooperate
effectively for the general development of American aeronautics. The efforts of governmental
agencies, of the aircraft industry, of universities teaching aeronautical engineering,.and of
individuals active in the field of technical development have been largely coordinated through
the technical subcommittees of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, with the
result that the aeronautical research programs of the committee have been prosecuted efficiently
and without duplication, and existing facilities throughout the country have been utilized to
good advantage. The net result has been continuous improvement in the design and per-
formance of aircraft.
Attention is invited to Part V of the committee's report presenting a summary of progress
in aircraft development. The committee has taken note of constant improvement in foreign
types of aircraft, especially in military aircraft, and believes that our best efforts are necessary
to keep pace with foreign progress in this rapidly advancing art. Developments in military
aircraft continue to find application in the improvement of commercial aircraft. The most
vital problems confronting aeronautics at this time are the needs for greater safety and for
lower costs. On these basic problems the committee is concentrating its major effort.
The committee is grateful to the President and to the Congress for the liberal support of
scientific research in aeronautics and firmly believes that the continuous prosecution of funda-
mental research is the most effective guarantee of continuous progress.
Respectfully submitted.
JOSEPH S. AMES,
Chairman.
THE PRESIDENT,
The White House, Washington, D. C..
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