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A Flight Investigation of the Ice-Prevention Requirements of the United States Naval K-Type Airship

Description: Report discussing a research program to investigate ice prevention and elimination on airships in order to develop suitable airship ice-prevention equipment. A Naval K-type airship was equipped with photographic and meteorological tools in order to record ice formation and the propellers were outfitted with electrically heated blade shoes. Testing discovered that an airship can be flown successfully in wet snow and freezing rain with only the propellers and induction systems protected from the … more
Date: October 19, 1945
Creator: Hillendahl, Wesley H.
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Résumé of NACA Stability and Control Tests of the Bell P-63 Series Airplane

Description: Report on stability and control tests of the Bell P-63 series airplanes. Information about the spin characteristics, lateral control characteristics, longitudinal stability and control characteristics and directional stability and control characteristics is provided. A chronology of testing and detailed description of the airplane and its modifications are also provided.
Date: October 19, 1944
Creator: Johnson, Harold I.
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The Theory of Propellers 2: Method for Calculating the Axial Interference Velocity

Description: "A technical method is given for calculating the axial interference velocity of a propeller. The method involves the use of certain weight functions P, Q, and F. Numerical values for the weight functions are given for two-blade, three-blade, and six-blade propellers" (p. 53).
Date: September 19, 1944
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore
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The Effects of a Highly Cambered Low-Drag Wing and of Auxiliary Flaps on the High-Speed Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Twin-Engine Pursuit Airplane Model

Description: Results are presented for tests of two wings, an NACA 230-series wing and a highly-cambered NACA 66-series wing on a twin-engine pursuit airplane. Auxiliary control flaps were tested in combinations with each wing. Data showing comparison of high-speed aerodynamic characteristics of the model when equipped with each wing, the effect of the auxiliary control flaps on aerodynamic characteristics, and elevator effectiveness for the model with the 66-series wing are presented. High-speed aerodynami… more
Date: February 19, 1944
Creator: Ganzer, Victor M.
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Flight Measurements of the Effects of a Wing Leading-Edge Slot and Other Modifications on the Stability, Maximum Lift, and High Speed of an Observation Airplane

Description: Report presenting stability, maximum lift, and high-speed tests of an observation airplane fitted with Maxwell leading-edge slots. The static and dynamic longitudinal and lateral stability was generally satisfactory and not affected much by the slots.
Date: January 19, 1943
Creator: Turner, William N. & Adams, Betty
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