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Ability of Pilots to Control Simulated Short-Period Yawing Oscillations

Description: Report discussing an investigation into the ability of human pilots to control short-period yawing oscillations using a yaw simulating device. The ability to control the oscillations was determined to be a function of period, control effectiveness, and inherent damping. Pilot control effectiveness was found to improve with practice.
Date: November 13, 1950
Creator: Phillips, William H. & Cheatham, Donald C.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics at High Speeds of Full-Scale Propellers Having Different Shank Designs

Description: "Tests of two 10-foot-diameter two-blade propellers which differed only in shank design have been made in the Langley 16-foot high-speed tunnel. The propellers are designated by their blade design numbers, NACA 10-(5)(08)-03, which had aerodynamically efficient airfoil shank sections, and NACA 10-(5)(08)-03R which had thick cylindrical shank sections typical of conventional blades. The propellers mere tested on a 2000-horsepower dynamometer through a range of blade-angles from 20 degrees to 55 … more
Date: February 13, 1947
Creator: Maynard, Julian D.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Tapered Wings Having Aspect Ratios of 4, 6, and 8, Quarter-Chord Lines Swept Back 45 Degrees, and NACA 63(Sub 1)a012 Airfoil Sections: Transonic-Bump Method

Description: Report presenting testing of a series of three wings over a range of Mach numbers by the use of the transonic-bump technique. The lift, drag, pitching-moment, and root-bending-moment data of wings of a variety of aspect ratios but with the same quarter-chord lines and airfoil sections were obtained.
Date: June 13, 1951
Creator: Polhamus, Edward C. & King, Thomas J., Jr.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Three Deep-Stepped Planing-Tail Flying-Boat Hulls

Description: "An investigation was made in the Langley 300 MPH 7- by 10-foot tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of three deep-stepped planing-tail flying-boat hulls differing only in the amount of step fairing. The hulls were derived by increasing the unfaired step depth of a planing-tail hull of a previous aerodynamic investigation to a depth about 92 percent of the hull beam. Tests were also made on a transverse-stepped hull with an extended afterbody for the purpose of comparison and in … more
Date: March 13, 1947
Creator: Riebe, John M. & Naeseth, Rodger L.
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Aerodynamics of slender bodies at Mach number of 3.12 and Reynolds numbers from 2 x 10(exp 6) to 15 x 10(exp 6) 1: body of revolution with near-parabolic forebody and cylindrical afterbody

Description: An experimental investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of a slender, square-based body of revolution was conducted at a Mach number of 3.12 for angles of attack from 0 degree to 10 degrees and for Reynolds numbers from 2 x 10(exp 6) to 15 x 10(exp 6). Boundary-layer measurements at zero angle of attack are compared with several compressible flow formulating for predicting boundary-layer characteristics. Comparison of experimental pressure and force values with theoretical values showe… more
Date: November 13, 1951
Creator: Jack, John R. & Burgess, Warren C.
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Airborne Reconnaissance in Southwestern Arkansas

Description: Introduction: Reconnaissance for uranium in central and southwestern Arkansas was carried out as a joint project of the U.S. Atomic energy Commission and the U.S. Geological Survey during March and May 1954. The project was planned as an investigation of several areas of known abnormal radioactivity, and as a search for others, by airborne and ground radiometric reconnaissance.
Date: December 13, 1954
Creator: Malan, R. C. & Nash, A. L.
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Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 10, 1956

Description: This quarterly progress report of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project at ORNL records the technical progress of the research on circulating-fuel reactors and ether ANP research at the Laboratory under its Contract W-7405-eng-26. The report is divided into three major parts: I. Reactor Theory, Component Development, and Construction, II. Materials Research, and III. Shielding Research.
Date: June 13, 1956
Creator: Jordan, W. H.; Cromer, S. J. & Miller, A. J.
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Altitude Acceleration Investigation of the RA-14 Avon Turbojet Engine

Description: As a part of this investigation, the acceleration characteristics of the engine, using the standard engine fuel-control system, were obtained for conditions simulating flight at altitudes of 35,000 and 50,000 feet with a flight Mach number of 0.4. Rapid and wave-off type accelerations were made at each flight condition, and the transient performance of the engine was recorded with a multiple-channel oscillograph. The parameters are presented graphically in the form of time histories, augmented … more
Date: March 13, 1956
Creator: Russey, Robert E.
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Altitude Performance of Modified J71 Afterburner with Revised Engine Operating Conditions

Description: From Summary: "An investigation was conducted in an altitude test chamber at the NACA Lewis laboratory to determine the effect of a revision of the rated engine operating conditions and modifications to the afterburner fuel system, flameholder, and shell cooling on the augmented performance of the J71-A-2 (x-29) turbo jet engine operating at altitude . The afterburner modifications were made by the manufacturer to improve the endurance at sea-level, high-pressure conditions and to reduce the af… more
Date: June 13, 1955
Creator: Useller, James W. & Russey, Robert E.
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Altitude-wind-tunnel investigation of tail-pipe burning with a Westinghouse X24C-4B axial-flow turbojet engine

Description: From Summary: "Thrust augmentation of an axial-flow type turbojet engine by burning fuel in the tail pipe has been investigated in the NACA Cleveland altitude wind tunnel. The performance was determined over a range of simulated flight conditions and tail-pipe fuel flows. The engine tail pipe was modified for the investigation to reduce the gas velocity at the inlet of the tail-pipe combustion chamber and to provide an adequate seat for the flame; four such modifications were investigated."
Date: December 13, 1948
Creator: Fleming, William A. & Wallner, Lewis E.
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Ames Project, Chemical Research - Analytical Chemistry, Report for Period of February 1 to March 10, 1944

Description: Technical report covering (1) analysis of uranium bromide and chloride samples, (2) the ferric-nitrate method of analyzing uranium fluorides for fluorine, (3) spectrographic determination of boron, cadmium and manganese in magnesium metal, (4) service analyses. contributions to other problems, (5) attempted preparation of uranous oxyfluoride, and (6) corrections in previous reports.
Date: April 13, 1944
Creator: Spedding, F. H. (Frank Harold), 1902- & Wilholm, H. A.
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Analysis of Electric Energy Usage in Air Force Houses Equipped with Air-to-Air Heat Pumps

Description: From Introduction: "One part of this study, which is presented in this Monograph, consists of an analysis of electric energy usage and electric power demand data obtained from a sample group of occupied houses at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas, equipped with heat pumps, water heaters, cooking ranges, clothes dryers, and miscellaneous appliances all operated by electricity."
Date: July 13, 1962
Creator: Achenbach, Paul R.; Davis, Joseph C. & Smith, William T.
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An Analysis of Longitudinal Stability in Power-Off Flight With Charts for Use in Design

Description: "This report presents a discussion of longitudinal stability in gliding flight together with a series of charts with which the stability characteristics of any airplane may be readily estimated. The relationships governing stability characteristics are derived from equations of equilibrium referred to moving axes that are tangent and perpendicular to the instantaneous flight path. It is shown that instability of the motion can arise only through an increase of linear and angular momentum in the… more
Date: December 13, 1934
Creator: Zimmerman, Charles H.
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Analysis of the Combustion of Graphite-Uranium Fuels in a Fixed Bed or Moving Bed

Description: The first step in a proposed processing method for recovery of uranium from graphite-uranium fuels consists of oxidation of the fuel by oxygen to volatilize the carbon. Residue ash from the combustion step can be treated in a variety of ways to recover and purify the uranium. The combustion step may be caried out by contacting the solid fuel in a fixed or moving bed with a stream of oxygen-bearing gas in a tubular or annular reactor. Oxidizing gas may be introduced to the reactor at several poi… more
Date: August 13, 1964
Creator: Scott, Charles D.
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Analytical and experimental investigation of inlet-engine matching for turbojet-powered aircraft at Mach numbers up to 2.0

Description: An analysis of inlet-turbojet-engine matching for a range of Mach numbers up to 2.0 indicates large performance penalties when fixed-geometry inlets are used. Use of variable-geometry inlets, however, nearly eliminates th The analysis was confirmed experimentally by investigating at Mach numbers of 0, 0.63, and 1.5 to 2.0 two single oblique-shock-type inlets of different compression-ramp angles, which simulated a variable-geometry configuration. The experimental investigation indicated that tot… more
Date: February 13, 1952
Creator: Schueller, Carl F. & Esenwein, Fred T.
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Analytical and experimental investigation of thrust augmentation of axial- and centrifugal-compressor turbojet engines by injection of water and alcohol in combustion chambers

Description: Report presenting an investigation of thrust augmentation by injection of water and water-alcohol mixtures in the combustion chambers at sea-level zero-ram flight conditions on 4000-pound-thrust axial-flow and centrifugal-flow turbojet engines. Thrust augmentation, compressor characteristics, fuel flow, and turbine-outlet-temperature distributions are presented for various injection rates and water-alcohol mixtures.
Date: April 13, 1950
Creator: Gabriel, David S.; Dowman, Harry W. & Jones, William L.
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Analytical Investigation of Propeller Efficiency at High Subsonic Flight Speeds near Mach Number Unity

Description: From Introduction: "Tests have recently been conducted in the Langley 8-foot high-speed tunnel (reference 1) to study the effects of changes in operating advance ratio, blade plan form, blade-section thickness, section camber, and other variables on the on the propeller characteristics in the transonic-speed range. The method in reference 2, which evaluated the profile drag losses and the induced losses seperately, is followed in this paper. The method as presented offers the general prediction… more
Date: February 13, 1950
Creator: Gilman, Jean, Jr.; Crigler, John L. & McLean, F. Edward
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An Anaylsis of Control Requirements and Control Parameters for Direct-Coupled Turbojet Engines

Description: "Requirements of an automatic engine control, as affected by engine characteristics, have been analyzed for a direct-coupled turbojet engine. Control parameters for various conditions of engine operation are discussed. A hypothetical engine control is presented to illustrate the use of these parameters. An adjustable speed governor was found to offer a desirable method of over-all engine control. The selection of a minimum value of fuel flow was found to offer a means of preventing unstable bur… more
Date: June 13, 1947
Creator: Novik, David & Otto, Edward W.
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Angle-of-attack-supersonic performance of a configuration consisting of a ramp-type scoop inlet located either on top or bottom of a body of revolution

Description: From Introduction: "In reference 1, in which the performance of conical supersonic scoop inlets on circular fuselages is reported, the drag of the bottom-inlet configuration was considerably higher than for the top inlet."
Date: May 13, 1954
Creator: Kremzier, Emil J. & Campbell, Robert C.
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Application of Tchebichef form of harmonic analysis to the calculation of zero-lift wave drag of wing-body-tail combinations

Description: Report presenting an improvement of the computing procedure of NACA RM A53H17 using a new procedure of harmonic analysis using Tchebichef polynominals. The two main improvements are the simplification of computing procedures and the provision for a comprehensive check solution which includes a direct check of how well the number of harmonics used represent the area-distribution curve.
Date: February 13, 1956
Creator: Holdaway, George H. & Mersman, William A.
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Applied Potential Corrosion of Aluminum and 18-8 Stainless Steel Alloys

Description: Introduction: In anticipation of the design of equipment for heat transfer tests, a series of short exposure corrosion tests was initiated in an effort to determine the order of magnitude of the corrosion involved. Information was required on the effect on corrosion rates of applying a potential between two concentric tubes, the annulus between them containing condensate water.
Date: March 13, 1930
Creator: Sanborn, Kenneth L.
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