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Flexible Petrol Pipe

Description: Report presenting an examination of flexible piping and some of the difficulties involved in creating satisfactory flexible pipe. The joint used to assist in the flexibility of the pipe is illustrated and described.
Date: July 1921
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Calculation of Wing Spars

Description: The author presents a comparison and combination of the numerical and geometrical determinations of the maximum M, when calculating the maximum bay moment.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Müller-Breslau, H.
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Calculation of Wing Spars

Description: The author presents a comparison and combination of the numerical and geometrical determinations of the maximum M, when calculating the maximum bay moment.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Müller-Breslau, H.
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High Efficiency of Seaplanes

Description: A table is presented which includes data for calculating the index of efficiency. The author uses this data to conclude that seaplanes cannot be considered inferior to terrestrial airplanes.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Pegna, G.
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Large German airship stations

Description: "It is profitable to examine the organization and equipment of the German airship stations. The stations best adapted for serving as the basis of this study were chiefly constructed by the German Navy, during the war, for exclusively military purposes and do not therefore entirely satisfy the conditions of exploitation required for a civilian air service. The requisite modifications for satisfying the latter conditions may nevertheless be readily determined according to circumstances" (p. 1).
Date: August 1921
Creator: Sabatier, J.
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Problem of Landing

Description: The author discusses various aspects of landing aircraft such as the actual process of touchdown and the problems associated with the tail skid touching the ground before the landing gear.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Pistolesi, E.
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Shape and Strength of Seaplane Under-Structures With Special Regard to Seaworthiness

Description: This report presents experiments and calculations for the purpose of determining the landing gear requirements upon the water. Moving pictures are given which furnish data and also may give both the magnitude and direction of the forces acting. Different classes of seaplanes are examined and proposals for calculation instructions are given.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Lewe, Victor
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Lift Theory of Supporting Surfaces: Second Article

Description: Memorandum presenting a description of the hydrodynamic lift theory of supporting services. This report is mainly about the task of finding suitable wing sections for given lift conditions. Formulas are given for lift magnitude and moment, which make it possible to obtain solutions of great simplicity and clearness.
Date: September 1921
Creator: von Mises, R.
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A New Dynamometer Brake

Description: The mechanism here described belongs to the class of dynamometer brake in which the motive power is transformed into heat in the brake itself. This mechanism was invented by the writer for the purpose of measuring forces in which the two factors, torque and speed, vary within broad limits, the mechanism itself being of simple construction and of still simpler operation.
Date: September 1921
Creator: Segrè, Marco
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Preliminary Calculation of Cylinder Dimensions for Aircraft Engines

Description: It is extremely important in building aircraft engines to determine the requisite cylinder dimensions as accurately as possible, in order that the weight required for a given power shall not be excessive. This report presents a calculation method that depends on the air requirement of the fuel.
Date: September 1921
Creator: Schwager, Otto
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Influence of Struts and Stays on the Speed of an Airplane

Description: Report presenting an experiment in the Rechlin airdrome in the fall of 1918 to determine the influence of struts and stays on the speed of an airplane. Results indicated that only a slight increase in horizontal speed was shown in a stayless airplane, but it had considerably greater climbing speed.
Date: October 1921
Creator: Heidelberg, V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Remarks Concerning Soaring Flight

Description: The publication of the following details is due to the desire of the editor to have the problems of soaring flight treated on the occasion of the Rhone Soaring Flight Contest. Soaring flight is defined as motorless flight without loss of height. Some calculations are provided in order to maximize the potential effects of wind and air currents.
Date: October 1921
Creator: Prandtl, L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tin Soldering of Aluminum and Its Alloys

Description: A method is presented for soldering aluminum to other metals. The method adopted consists of a galvanic application to the surface of the light-metal parts to be soldered, of a layer of another metal, which, without reacting electrolytically on the aluminum, adheres strongly to the surface to which it is applied, and is, on the other hand, adapted to receive the soft solder. The metal found to meet the criteria best was iron.
Date: October 1921
Creator: Gallo, Gino
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Establishment of Aviation Schools

Description: Report presenting a discussion of the creation of a suitable aviation school and some of the characteristics that should be considered in terms of hiring personnel, creating a curriculum, and obtaining equipment.
Date: November 1921
Creator: Kempe, Erich
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pressure Measurements During Flight

Description: The general idea was to record the air pressure on the spot, that is, without intervening tubes, by some simple automatic registering device. This was therefore made in such small dimensions that it could be inserted into the wing between the ribs and stand in direct connection with the pressure openings. The results of different experiments are presented along with the best locations for locating the instruments for recording the pressure.
Date: November 1921
Creator: Pröll, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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