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Transonic wind-tunnel investigation of the effects of indentation on the wing loads of a 45 degree sweptback wing-body combination

Description: Report presenting the effects of an angle of incidence of 4 degrees and body indentation on wing loads of a sweptback wing-body combination at a range of Mach numbers. The wing had an aspect ratio of 4, taper ratio of 0.3, 45 degrees of sweepback of the quarter-chord line, and NACA 65A006 airfoil sections parallel to the plane of symmetry. Results regarding the effect of incidence and effect of body indentation are provided.
Date: January 11, 1956
Creator: Platt, Robert J., Jr.
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Effects of Secondary-Air Flow on Annular Base Force of a Supersonic Airplane

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the effect of base bleed on the base force of a supersonic-interceptor model in the 8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel. Two groups of fixed-geometry nozzles and shroud combinations simulating double-iris-type configurations were evaluated over a range of secondary to primary exit-diameter ratios.
Date: October 11, 1954
Creator: Vargo, Donald J.
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Flight Measurements of Section Efficiency, Thrust, and Power of a Supersonic-Type Propeller at Mach Numbers to 0.9

Description: Report discussing testing on a supersonic-type propeller designed for a forward Mach number of 0.95, advance ratio of 2.2, and power coefficient of 0.26. Thrust distributions were found to be smooth and uniform over a range of Mach numbers, indicating efficient operation.
Date: January 11, 1956
Creator: Hammack, Jerome B. & O'Bryan, Thomas C.
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Properties of low-aspect-ratio pointed wings at speeds below and above the speed of sound

Description: "Low-aspect-ratio wings having pointed plan forms are treated on the assumption that the flow potentials in planes at right angles to the long axis of the airfoils are similar to the corresponding two-dimensional potentials. For the limiting case of small angles of attack and low aspect ratios the theory brings out the following significant properties: (1) The lift of a slender, pointed airfoil moving in the direction of its long axis depends on the increase in width of the sections in a downst… more
Date: May 11, 1945
Creator: Jones, Robert T.
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Aerodynamic study of a wing-fuselage combination employing a wing swept back 63 degrees: Subsonic Mach and Reynolds number effects on the characteristics of the wing and on the effectiveness of an elevon

Description: Report presenting a wind-tunnel investigation of a semispan model of a wing swept back 63 degrees with an aspect ratio of 3.5 and a taper ratio of 0.25. The tests were conducted to evaluate the effects of Reynolds and Mach number on the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing. Results regarding the characteristics of the wing with the elevon undeflected, effectiveness of the elevon, effects of roughness strips, and effect of model deflection under varying loads are provided.
Date: October 11, 1948
Creator: Reynolds, Robert M. & Smith, Donald W.
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An Investigation of the Downwash Behind a High-Aspect-Ratio Wing With Various Amounts of Sweep in the Langley 8-Foot High-Speed Tunnel

Description: Report presenting measurements of downwash angles at points at two vertical positions at the probable tail location behind a high-aspect-ratio wing with an NACA 65-210 section with no sweep and 30 degrees and 45 degrees of sweepback and sweepforward in conjunction with a fuselage.
Date: May 11, 1948
Creator: Whitcomb, Richard T.
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Langley Free-Flight-Tunnel Investigation of the Automatic Lateral Stability Characteristics of a Model Equipped with a Gyro Stabilizing Unit that Provided either Flicker-Type or Hunting Control

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the automatic lateral stability characteristics of a model equipped with a gyro stabilizing unit that gave response to bank and yaw. Stable flights were obtained with the flicker-type automatic control, and the amplitude of the oscillations was decreased by adding the attachment which provided hunting control.
Date: January 11, 1949
Creator: Schade, Robert O.
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Flight Tests of a Two-Dimensional Wedge Diffuser at Transonic and Supersonic Speeds

Description: "A two-dimensional wedge diffuser, designed to be used with a ducted-airfoil ram jet, was tested on a rocket-powered test vehicle up to a Mach number of 1.45. Orifice plates and a choking section behind the diffuser exit simulated burning in a combustion chamber by providing the proper pressure drop. Results obtained from these tests showed there was no abrupt changes in mass flow and pressure recovery as the model velocity increased through the transonic region" (p. 1).
Date: August 11, 1948
Creator: Faget, M. A.
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Experimental investigation of a two-dimensional split-wing ram-jet inlet at Mach number of 3.85

Description: Performance characteristics of a two-dimensional isentropic diffuser have been experimentally determined at a Mach number of 3.85. At zero angle of attack, a maximum total-pressure recovery of 0.41 was obtained with a supercritical mass-flow ratio of 0.95. As a consequence of the twin-duct arrangement of the diffuser, a large discontinuity in pressure recovery and mass flow with a characteristic hysteresis was encountered between critical and subcritical operation. An asymmetric shock pattern w… more
Date: August 11, 1952
Creator: Connors, James F. & Woollett, Richard R.
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Performance evaluation of reduced-chord rotor blading as applied to J73 two-stage turbine 1: over-all performance with standard rotor blading at inlet conditions of 35 inches of mercury absolute and 700 degrees R

Description: Report presenting an investigation conducted to determine the overall performance of the J73 two-stage turbine with a standard rotor-blade configuration. The turbine operated with a maximum brake internal efficiency between 0.91 and 0.92 at an overall pressure ratio of about 3.4 and 120 percent equivalent design rotor speed. Results regarding the overall performance, variation of equivalent weight flow with overall pressure ratio, and effect of limiting blade loading are provided.
Date: July 11, 1957
Creator: Berkey, William E.; Rebeske, John J., Jr. & Forrette, Robert E.
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Analytical and experimental studies of a divided-flow ram-jet combustor

Description: From Introduction: "The investigation reported herein is a continuation of a ram-jet-combustor design program being conducted at the NACA Lewis laboratory. The purpose of this broad program is to establish basic design criteria for combustors operating over wide range of fuel-air ratio with low pressure losses and high combustion efficiency, and to utilize these design criteria in the development of practical ram-jet combustors."
Date: January 11, 1954
Creator: Dangle, E. E.; Friedman, Robert & Cervenka, Adolph J.
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Longitudinal Stability and Drag Characteristics at Mach Numbers From 0.75 to 1.5 of an Airplane Configuration Having a 60 Degree Swept Wing of Aspect Ratio 2.24 as Obtained From Rocket-Propelled Models

Description: Report discussing testing of a rocket-propelled airplane configuration model and a drag model, each with a 60 degree swept wing of aspect ratio 2.24, and different fuselages, at a Mach number range of 0.75 to 1.50. Information about the longitudinal stability, control, and drag characteristics and minimum-drag characteristics is presented.
Date: April 11, 1952
Creator: Vitale, A. James; McFall, John C., Jr. & Morrow, John D.
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Transonic Flight Tests to Determine Zero-Lift Drag and Pressure Recovery of Nacelles Located at the Wing Tips on a 45 Degree Sweptback Wing and Body Combination

Description: Report presenting the zero-lift drag of a sweptback wing and body combination with nacelles with NACA 1-50-250 nose inlets locate in the wing tips as determined by flight tests of rocket-powered models at transonic speeds. Results regarding the pressure recovery and the effect of the nacelles on it are also provided.
Date: January 11, 1952
Creator: Hoffman, Sherwood & Pepper, William B., Jr.
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Investigation at a Mach Number of 1.2 of Two 45 Degree Sweptback Wings Utilizing NACA 2-006 and NACA 65A006 Airfoil Sections

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the low-turbulence pressure tunnel at Mach number 1.2 to determine lift, drag, and moment characteristics of a wing with an airfoil section designed for maximum lift at low speeds, 45 degrees of sweepback, aspect ratio 4, and taper ratio 0.6. A similar wing with the NACA 65A006 airfoil section was also investigated and compared to the experimental wing.
Date: September 11, 1952
Creator: Wilson, Homer B., Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-tunnel investigation of stall control by suction through a porous leading edge on a 37 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 6 at Reynolds numbers from 2.50 x 10(exp 6) to 8.10 x 10(exp 6)

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the effects of suction through a porous leading-edge surface in the 19-foot pressure tunnel on a wing with 37 degrees of sweepback of the leading edge, an aspect ratio of 6, taper ratio of 0.5, and NACA 64(sub 1)-212 airfoil sections normal to the 27-percent-chord line. Results regarding the wing without flaps, wing with trailing-edge flaps, and power requirements for porous-leading-edge suction are provided.
Date: March 11, 1953
Creator: Graham, Robert R. & Jacques, William A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight Measurements of the Stability Characteristics of the Bell X-5 Research Airplane in Sideslips at 59 Degrees Sweepback

Description: "Flight measurements of the stability characteristics of the Bell X-5 research airplane at 59 deg sweepback were made in steady sideslips at Mach numbers from 0.62 to 0.97 at altitudes ranging between 35,000 and 40,000 feet. The results showed that the apparent directional stability was positive and increased at Mach numbers above 0.90. The apparent effective dihedral was positive and high, increasing at Mach numbers above 0.75" (p. 1).
Date: February 11, 1953
Creator: Childs, Joan M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Fully Developed Turbulent Heat Transfer at Low Peclet Numbers in Smooth Tubes With Application to Liquid Metals

Description: From Introduction: "Analyses of heat transfer for liquid metals flowing turbulently in smooth tubes (low Pradtl numbers) are given in reference 1 and 2. The predicted heat-transfer coefficients from these analyses are considerably higher than those determined in the experimental heat-transfer investigations for mercury and lead bismuth given in references 2 to 4. If the analytical and experimental results for flow of gases are compared at low Peclet numbers, they are also found to be in disagre… more
Date: August 11, 1952
Creator: Deissler, Robert G.
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Force characteristics in the submerged and planing condition of a 1/5.78-scale model of a hydro-ski-wheel combination for the Grumman JRF-5 airplane

Description: From Summary: "Force characteristics determined from tank tests of a 1/5.78-scale model of a hydro-ski-wheel combination for the Grumman JRF-5 airplane are presented. The model was tested in both the submerged and planing conditions over a range of trim, speed, and load sufficiently large to represent the most probable full-size conditions."
Date: July 11, 1952
Creator: Land, Norman S. & Pelz, Charles A.
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Tests at Mach Number 1.62 of a Series of Missile Configurations Having Tandem Cruciform Lifting Surfaces

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation at a Mach number of 1.62 in the 9-inch supersonic tunnel of a series of missile configurations with tandem lifting surfaces of low aspect ratio and of nearly equal span. Some of the variables investigated were interdigitation angle, wing and tail plan form, and longitudinal location of wing with respect to tail. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment data are presented, together with center-of-pressure locations and tail-lift efficiency factors.
Date: January 11, 1952
Creator: Grigsby, Carl E.
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The effects at transonic speeds of thickening the trailing edge of a wing with a 4-percent-thick circular-arc airfoil

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the effects of a systematic variation of trailing-edge thickness of a symmetrical, circular-arc airfoil on the aerodynamic force, moment, base-pressure, and wake fluctuations using the transonic-bump testing technique. Results regarding the effects of a systematic variation of the trailing-edge thickness, investigation of a boattailed trailing edge, and wake fluctuation characteristics are provided.
Date: December 11, 1951
Creator: Cleary, Joseph W. & Stevens, George L.
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An Investigation of the Low-Speed Stability and Control Characteristics of a 1/10-Scale Model of the McDonnell XF3H-1 Airplane: TED No. NACA DE 344

Description: "At the request of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, an investigation of the low-speed, power-off stability and control characteristics of a 1/10-scale model of the McDonnell XF3H-1 airplane has been made in the Langley free-flight tunnel. Flight tests of the model in the clean and in the slats-and-flaps-extended conditions were made over a lift-coefficient range from about 0.5 through the stall. Only low-altitude conditions were simulated and no attempt was made to determine the effe… more
Date: October 11, 1951
Creator: Draper, John W.
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An Investigation of the Low-Speed Longitudinal Stability Characteristics of a Swept-Wing Airplane Model With Two Modifications to the Wing-Root Plan Form

Description: Report presenting a wind-tunnel investigation to determine the effects of two wing-root leading-edge plan-form modifications, including a notched leading-edge fillet and a rounded leading-edge fillet, on the low-speed longitudinal stability characteristics of an airplane model with a 50.7 degree sweptback wing. Results regarding stability at zero lift, variation of stability with lift coefficient, and lift and drag characteristics are provided.
Date: July 11, 1952
Creator: Kemp, William B., Jr.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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