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An Additional Investigation of the High-Speed Lateral-Control Characteristics of Spoilers

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the characteristics of partial-span spoilers located at 0.75 of the chord on an NACA 66-series tapered wing, especially at high speeds. The effect of small spoiler projections was found to increase with an increase in speed until the critical Mach number was exceeded.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Laitone, Edmund V. & Summers, James L.
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Analysis of Uranium-Nicked Alloys

Description: Abstract. Methods for determination of both uranium and nickel in solutions of these metals are described. Alloys can be dissolved in nitric acid treated with citric acid to complex the uranium, and the nickel precipitated as nicked dimethylglyoxime. The uranium is reduced and titrated with standard ceric sulfate. These methods are for the determination of macro amounts of uranium and nickel with errors on the order of 0.1%.
Date: June 7, 1945
Creator: Ericson, R. P.
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Bearing strengths of 24S-T aluminum alloy plate

Description: Report presenting a series of tests to determine the bearing yield and ultimate strengths of samples of 1/4- and 2-inch-thick plate of aluminum alloy 24S-T and to establish nominal ratios of bearing-to-tensile properties for the commercial range of plate thicknesses. Results regarding individual bearing testing, ratios of average bearing to tensile properties, and ratios of bearing yield strength to tensile yield strength are provided.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Moore, R. L. & Wescoat, C.
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Bending and Shear Stresses Developed by the Instantaneous Arrest of the Root of a Cantilever Beam Rotating With Constant Angular Velocity About a Transverse Axis Through the Root

Description: From Summary: "A theoretical investigation was made of the behavior of a cantilever beam in rotational motion about a transverse axis through the root determining the stresses, the deflections, and the accelerations that occur in the beam as a result of the arrest of motion. The equations for bending and shear stress reveal that, at a given percentage of the distance from root to tip and at a given trip velocity, the bending stresses for a particular mode are independent of the length of the be… more
Date: June 1945
Creator: Stowell, Elbridge Z.; Schwartz, Edward B. & Houbolt, John C.
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Column and plate compressive strengths of aircraft structural materials: 17S-T aluminum-alloy sheet

Description: From Summary: "Column and plate compressive strengths of 17S-T aluminum-alloy sheet were determined both within and beyond the elastic range from tests of thin-strip columns and from local-instability tests of formed Z- and channel-section columns. These tests are part of an extensive research investigation to provide data on the structural strengths of various aircraft materials. Results are presented in the form of curves and charts that may be used in the design and analysis of aircraft stru… more
Date: June 1945
Creator: Heimerl, George J. & Roy, J. Albert
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Column and Plate Compressive Strengths of Aircraft Structural Materials: 24S-T Aluminum-Alloy Sheet

Description: "Column and plate compressive strengths of 24S-T aluminum-alloy sheet were determined both within and beyond the elastic range from tests of thin-strip columns and from local-instability tests of formed Z-end channel-section columns. These tests are the first of a series in an extensive research investigation to provide data on the structural strength of various aircraft materials. The results, which are presented in the form of curves and charts that may be used in the design and analysis of a… more
Date: June 1945
Creator: Lundquist, Eugene E.; Schuette, Evan H.; Heimerl, George J. & Roy, J. Albert
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Completed Tabulation in the United States of Tests of 24 Airfoils at High Mach Numbers (Derived From Interrupted Work at Guidonia, Italy in the 1.31- by 1.74-Foot High-Speed Tunnel)

Description: Two-dimensional data were obtained in Mach range of from 0.40 to 0.94 and Reynolds Number range of (3.4 - 4.2) X 10 Degrees. Results indicate that thickness ratio is dominating shape parameter at high Mach numbers and that aerodynamic advantages are attainable by using thinnest possible sections. Effects of jet boundaries, Reynolds Number, and Data presented are free from jet-boundary and humidity effects.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Ferri, Antonio
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Composition and Thermal Decomposition of Uranyl Peroxide

Description: Technical report on the studies that have been made on the composition and thermal decomposition of uranyl peroxide. The conditions of precipitation and drying have been found to have no appreciable effect on the composition of the compound, but do affect the physical appearance of the precipitate and the rate of thermal decomposition. The UO4 + 2H2O appears to be thermodynamically unstable with respect to UO3 at 25 degrees C and atmospheric pressure, although the rate of conversion is extreme… more
Date: June 30, 1945
Creator: Leininger, R. F.; Hunt, J. P. & Koshland, D. E., Jr.
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The corrosion of aluminum in dilute solutions: laboratory studies

Description: After it had been decided that aluminum was to be used as a corrosion-resistant material with good heat transfer properties, it was desired to determine the operating conditions to be used in the water-cooled Handford plant in order to avoid danger of corrosion penetration of thin aluminum parts. The studies here reported were undertaken with the object of determining these conditions by investigating the effects of all the known variables which might influence the corrosion behavior of aluminu… more
Date: June 19, 1945
Creator: Draley, J. E.; Arendt, J. W.; English, G. C.; Story, E. F.; Wainscott, M. M. & Berger, R. W.
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Determination From Flight Tests of Thrust Coefficients for 10 Full-Scale Airplanes in the Gliding Condition With Engine Idling

Description: "Typical thrust and torque coefficients and increments, due to the propeller, in the ratio of the dynamic pressure at the tail to the free-stream dynamic pressure are presented for 10 full-scale airplanes. Calculations indicate that an error of about 2 percent mean aerodynamic chord appears possible in determining the neutral point from wind-tunnel tests or a model in the gliding condition if the propeller is operated at zero thrust rather than at the values of thrust coefficient indicated by t… more
Date: June 1945
Creator: Talmage, Donald B.
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The development and application of high-critical-speed nose inlets

Description: From Summary: "An analysis of the nose-inlet shapes developed in previous investigations to represent the optimum from the standpoint of critical speed has shown that marked similarity exists between the nondimensional profiles of inlets which have widely different proportions and critical speeds. With the nondimensional similarity of such profiles established, the large differences in the critical speeds of these nose inlets must be a function of their proportions. An investigation was underta… more
Date: June 8, 1945
Creator: Baals, Donald D.; Smith, Norman F. & Wright, John B.
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Effect of elevator-profile modifications and trailing-edge strips on elevator hinge-moment and other aerodynamic characteristics of a full-scale horizontal tail surface

Description: Report presenting results of a full-scale horizontal tail surface made to determine the effect of elevator-profile modifications and trailing-edge strips on the elevator hinge-moment characteristics for elevators having fixed plan plan form and constant balance. Results regarding the basic data with the metal elevator, effect of trailing-edge angle, effect of nose shape, and effects of trailing-edge strips are provided.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Schueller, Carl F.; Korycinski, Peter F. & Strass, H. Kurt
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Effect of fabric deflection at high speeds on the aerodynamic characteristics of the horizontal tail surface of an SB2D-1 airplane

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a full-scale horizontal tail surface to determine the elevator-fabric deflection at high speeds and the aerodynamic effects of the fabric deflection. Two fabric-covered elevators differing only in rib spacing and a solid wooden elevator were tested. Results regarding fabric deflection and aerodynamic characteristics are provided.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Schueller, Carl F.
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