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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Number of Modified NACA Four-Digit-Series Airfoil Sections

Description: Theoretical pressure distributions and measured lift, drag, and pitching moment characteristics at three values of Reynolds number are presented for a group of NACA four-digit-series airfoil sections modified for high-speed applications. The effectiveness of flaps applied to these airfoils and the effect of standard leading-edge roughness were also investigated at one value of Reynolds number. Results are also presented of tests of three conventional NACA four-digit-series airfoil sections.
Date: November 14, 1947
Creator: Loftin, Laurence K., Jr. & Cohen, Kenneth S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Portion of the Horizontal Tail from a Douglas C-74 Airplane with Fabric-Covered Elevators

Description: "A Douglas C-74 airplane, during a test dive at about 0.525 Mach number, experienced uncontrollable longitudinal oscillations sufficient to cause shedding of the outer wing panels and the subsequent crash of the airplane. Tests of a section of the horizontal tail plane from a C-74 airplane were conducted in the Ames 16-foot high-speed wind tunnel to investigate the possibility of the tail as a contributing factor to the accident. The results of the investigations of fabric-covered elevators in … more
Date: May 6, 1947
Creator: Perone, Angelo & Berthold, Cecil L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics of a wing with quarter-chord line swept back 35 degrees, aspect ratio 4, taper ratio 0.6, and NACA 65A006 airfoil section: Transonic-bump method

Description: From Introduction: "This paper presents the results of the investigation of wing-alone and wing-fuselage combinations employing a wing with the quarter-chord line swept back 35^o, aspect ratio 4, taper ratio 0.6, and NACA 65A006 airfoil section."
Date: April 21, 1949
Creator: Sleeman, William C., Jr. & Becht, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Wing With Quarter-Chord Line Swept Back 45 Degrees, Aspect Ratio 4, Taper Ratio 0.6, and NACA 65A006 Airfoil Section: Transonic-Bump Method

Description: Report discussing a particular wing-body combination that is part of a larger investigation to determine the lift, drag, pitching moment, and root bending moments for various configurations. Information about the aerodynamic characteristics at the tail plane is also provided.
Date: February 24, 1949
Creator: Weil, Joseph & Goodson, Kenneth W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Wing With Quarter-Chord Line Swept Back 45 Degrees, Aspect Ratio 6, Taper Ratio 0.6, and NACA 65A006 Airfoil Section

Description: Report discussing a wing-alone and wing-fuselage configuration with particular characteristics as part of a series of tests of wings using the transonic-bump test technique. Lift, drag, pitching moment, and root bending moment were obtained for the configurations. The effective downwash angles and dynamic-pressure characteristics in the tail region are also described.
Date: November 1, 1949
Creator: Goodson, Kenneth W. & Few, Albert G., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics of a wing with quarter-chord line swept back 45 degrees, aspect ratio 6, taper ratio 0.6, and NACA 65A009 airfoil section

Description: From Introduction: "This paper presents the results of the investigation of the wing-alone and wing-fuselage configurations employing a wing with the quarter-chord line swept back 45^o, aspect ratio 4, taper ratio 0.3, and an NACA 65A006 airfoil section parallel to the stream."
Date: July 20, 1949
Creator: Spreemann, Kenneth P.; Morrison, William D., Jr. & Pasteur, Thomas B., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics of a wing with quarter-chord line swept back 60 degrees, aspect ratio 4, taper ratio 0.6, and NACA 65A006 airfoil section: transonic-bump method

Description: From Introduction: "This paper presents the results of the investigation of the wing-alone and wing-fuelage configurations employing a wing with the quarter-chord line swept back 60^o, aspect ratio 4, taper ratio 0.6, and an NACA 65A006 airfoil section parallel to the free stream."
Date: September 6, 1949
Creator: King, Thomas J., Jr. & Myers, Boyd C., II
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics of a wing with unswept quarter-chord line, aspect ratio 4, taper ratio 0.6, and NACA 65A006 airfoil section

Description: From Introduction: "This paper presents the results of the investigation of the wing-alone and of the wing-fuselage configuration employing a wing with an unswept quarter-chord line, aspect ratio 4, taper ratio 0.6, and an NACA 65A006 airfoil section parallel to the air stream. The results of closely related sweptback-wing investigations, which are part of the present transonic programs, are presented in references 1 to 3."
Date: October 21, 1949
Creator: Goodson, Kenneth W. & Morrison, William D., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of an 0.08-Scale Model of the Martin XB-51 Airplane at High Subsonic Speeds

Description: Report discussing tests of a scale model of the XB-51 airplane to determine its force, stability, and control characteristics in pitch and yaw at various Mach numbers. The effects of the dive breaks and the bomb bay are also described.
Date: October 7, 1949
Creator: Barnes, Robert H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of an Airfoil-Forebody Swept Flying-Boat Hull With a Wing and Tail Swept Back 51.3 Degrees at the Leading Edge

Description: Report discussing an investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of an airfoil-forebody swept flying boat hull with a wing and tail swept back 51.3 degrees at the leading edge. The swept hull's minimum drag coefficient was about the same as the parent model or streamline model. Various combinations of flaps were also utilized.
Date: September 9, 1949
Creator: Naeseth, Rodger L. & MacLeod, Richard G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Flying-Boat Hulls Having Length-Beam Ratios of 20 and 30

Description: Report discussing the aerodynamic effects of length-beam ratios 20 and 30 as compared to length-beam ratios from 6 to 15. There was slightly more longitudinal stability and slightly less directional stability than in the lower ratios and not much change in the minimum drag coefficient.
Date: November 10, 1948
Creator: Riebe, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Several NACA Airfoil Sections at Seven Reynolds Numbers From 0.7 X 10(Exp 6) to 9.0 X 10(Exp 6)

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the two-dimensional aerodynamic characteristics of several NACA airfoil sections at four Reynolds numbers. Results regarding the minimum drag, maximum lift, lift-curve slope, and angle of zero lift and pitching moment are provided.
Date: May 27, 1948
Creator: Loftin, Laurence K., Jr. & Poteat, M. Irene
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Two All-Movable Wings Tested in the Presence of a Fuselage at a Mach Number of 1.9

Description: Report presenting testing of half-span models of two wings of different plan form as both all-movable and fixed surfaces in the presence of a half fuselage. All-movable surfaces are being considered for supersonic aircraft as possible angle-of-attack indicators, control surfaces, and all-movable wings. Results regarding the lift characteristics, center of pressure, and drag of the wings are provided.
Date: October 28, 1948
Creator: Conner, D. William
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The aerodynamic characteristics throughout the subsonic speed range of a thin, sharp-edged horizontal tail of aspect ratio 4 equipped with a constant-chord elevator

Description: From Introduction: "Recent investigations have indicated several wing plan forms, wing sections, and wing-body-tail combinations suitable for flight at supersonic speeds. One such lifting surface, a thin, sharp-edged without sweep of aspect ratio 4 and taper ratio 0.5, has been the subject of an investigation in the Ames 12-foot pressure wind tunnel. The aim of the investigation was to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of such a wing plan form throughout the range of subsonic Mach numbe… more
Date: June 30, 1949
Creator: Bandettini, Angelo & Reed, Verlin D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic study of a wing-fuselage combination employing a wing swept back 63 degrees: Aerodynamic characteristics in sideslip of a large-scale model having a 63 degree swept-back vertical tail

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of a vertical tail with the leading edge swept back 63 degrees on the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing-fuselage combination with a wing with the leading edge swept back 63 degrees. The aerodynamic characteristics in sideslip with and without the vertical tail are also presented. Results regarding the directional stability, rudder effectiveness, and rudder hinge moments are described.
Date: October 7, 1949
Creator: McCormack, Gerald M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic study of a wing-fuselage combination employing a wing swept back 63 degrees: Characteristics at a Mach number of 1.53 including effect of small variations of sweep

Description: Measured values of lift, drag, and pitching moment at a Mach number of 1.53 and Reynolds numbers of 0.31, 0.62, and 0.84 million are presented for a wing-fuselage combination having a wing leading-edge sweep angle of 63 degrees, an aspect ratio of 3.42, a taper ratio of 0.25, and an NACA 64A006 section in the stream direction. Data are also presented for sweep angles of 57.0 degrees, 60.4 degrees, 67.0 degrees, and 69.9 degrees. The experimentally determined characteristics were less favorable … more
Date: January 26, 1949
Creator: Madden, Robert T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Study of a Wing-Fuselage Combination Employing a Wing Swept Back 63 Degrees: Characteristics for Symmetrical Wing Sections at High Subsonic and Moderate Supersonic Mach Numbers

Description: From Summary: "Results of wind-tunnel tests are presented for a wing with the leading edge swept back 63^o and of symmetrical section in combination with a body at Mach numbers from 0.5 to 0.95 and from 1.09 to 1.51."
Date: July 7, 1949
Creator: Mas, Newton A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Study of a Wing-Fuselage Combination Employing a Wing Swept Back 63 Degrees: Characteristics Throughout the Subsonic Speed Range With the Wing Cambered and Twisted for a Uniform Load at a Lift Coefficient of 0.25

Description: Report presenting wind-tunnel testing to determine the independent effects of Mach and Reynolds numbers on the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing-fuselage combination with a wing with the leading edge swept back 63 degrees and with camber and twist. Results regarding the fuselage alone and the effects of camber and twist are also provided.
Date: August 15, 1949
Creator: Jones, J. Lloyd & Demele, Fred A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Study of a Wing-Fuselage Combination Employing a Wing Swept Back 63 Degrees: Effects at Subsonic Speeds of a Constant-Chord Elevon on a Wing Cambered and Twisted for a Uniform Load at a Lift Coefficient of 0.25

Description: Report presenting testing of a cambered and twisted wing with constant-chord elevons with a slender fuselage to determine the longitudinal and lateral control from the elevons for a range of Mach numbers. Results regarding lift, drag, pitching-moment, and rolling-moment characteristics for various elevon deflections are provided.
Date: December 5, 1949
Creator: Jones, J. Lloyd & Demele, Fred A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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