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Simulator studies of a simple homing system

Description: Report presenting simulator studies of a homing missile pursuing a constant-velocity nonmaneuvering target. The missile dynamics in pitch and roll, seeker method of deflection and control, and the missile-target geometry were simulated to determine whether the method of control and detection in conjunction with the missile dynamics were feasible.
Date: October 6, 1955
Creator: Passera, Anthony L. & Garner, H. Douglas
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Static longitudinal and lateral stability and control characteristics of an 0.065-scale model of the Chance Vought Regulus II missile at Mach numbers of 1.41, 1.61, and 2.01: TED No. NACA AD 398

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel to determine the static longitudinal and lateral stability and control characteristics of an 0.065-scale model of the Chance Vought Regulus II missile. The tests were made at three Mach and Reynolds numbers.
Date: June 6, 1955
Creator: Robinson, Ross B.; Driver, Cornelius & Spearman, M. Leroy
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Lift and drag characteristics of the Douglas X-3 research airplane obtained during demonstration flights to a Mach number of 1.20

Description: Report presenting lift and drag data obtained during the Douglas X-3 airplane. The data covered the Mach number range from 0.82 to 1.20 with considerable variation in lift. A comparison of the flight data with data from wind-tunnel and rocket-model tests shows that the model tests adequately predict the performance of the airplane.
Date: December 6, 1954
Creator: Bellman, Donald R. & Murphy, Edward D.
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Investigation of a 10-stage subsonic axial-flow research compressor 4: performance evaluation and flow distributions in the first, fifth, and tenth stages

Description: Report presenting a determination of the performance and flow distributions in the first, fifth, and tenth stages of a 10-stage axial-flow research compressor at design and part speed in order to study the validity of the compressor design assumptions and to show the effects of part-speed compressor operation on stage performance.
Date: August 6, 1954
Creator: Budinger, Ray E.
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An Investigation of the Adaptation of a Transonic Slotted Tunnel to Supersonic Operation by Enclosing the Slots With Fairings

Description: Memorandum presenting an experimental investigation of the adaptation of a transonic slotted tunnel to supersonic operation by enclosing the slots with fairings. The adaptation allows the extension of peak Mach number of the tunnel to be made at a reasonable cost in both time and effort, provided simplicity and ease of installation are taken into consideration during the design of the cover fairings. The nozzle is found to be sensitive to phenomena that will cause thickening of the boundary lay… more
Date: October 6, 1955
Creator: Matthews, Clarence W.
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Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Vortex Generators on the Maximum Lift of a 6-Percent-Thick Symmetrical Circular-Arc Airfoil Section

Description: Report discussing testing in the low-turbulence tunnel to determine the effectiveness of several configurations of vortex generators in increasing maximum lift of a 6-percent-thick symmetrical circular-arc airfoil section. None of the configurations tested were found to greatly increase the lift. Some of the configurations tested included a single row of vortex generators, two rows of generators, larger vortex generators, and sweeping forward the front row of generators.
Date: October 6, 1952
Creator: Bursnall, William J.
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Rocket-Model Investigation to Determine the Force and Hinge-Moment Characteristics of a Half-Delta Tip Control on a 59 Degree Sweptback Delta Wing Between Mach Numbers of 0.55 and 1.43

Description: Report presenting a free-flight investigation of a rocket-powered control research model to determine the force and hinge-moment characteristics of a half-delta tip control on a delta wing. Results regarding the control hinge moments, control normal force, and total normal force are provided.
Date: October 6, 1952
Creator: Martz, C. William; Church, James D. & Goslee, John W.
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Investigation of the drag of various axially symmetric nose shapes of fineness ratio 3 for Mach numbers from 1.24 to 3.67

Description: Report presenting foredrag measurements made at zero angle of attack for a series of fineness ratio 3 nose shapes. The types of noses investigated included theoretically derived minimum drag shapes, hemispherically blunted cones, and other more common profiles. Results regarding hemispherically blunted cones, theoretical minimum drag nose shapes, and comparison of foredrag of all the force models are provided.
Date: November 6, 1952
Creator: Perkins, Edward W. & Jorgensen, Leland H.
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Effect of fuel properties on carbon deposition in atomizing and prevaporizing turbojet combustors

Description: Report presenting investigations of the effects of fuel properties on combustion-chamber carbon deposition in singe tubular fuel-atomizing and fuel-prevaporizing combustors. The NACA K factor and the smoking tendency were approximately equally effective in relating carbon-deposition data from the prevaporizing and atomizing combustors. Results regarding the K factor, smoking tendency, effect of prevaporizing combustor operating conditions, sulfur, gum, and olefin, are provided.
Date: June 6, 1952
Creator: Wear, Jerrold D. & Cook, William P.
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Additional Studies of the Stability and Controllability of an Unswept-Wing Vertically Rising Airplane Model in Hovering Flight Including Studies of Various Tethered Landing Techniques

Description: Report discussing the results of an investigation to determine the stability and control characteristics of a flying model of an unswept-wing vertically rising airplane. Information about stabilization, maneuverability, rolling motions, and landings is provided.
Date: November 6, 1951
Creator: Bates, William R.; Lovell, Powell M., Jr. & Smith, Charles C., Jr.
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation at Low Speed of the Effects of Symmetrical Deflection of Half-Delta Tip Controls on the Damping in Roll and Yawing Moment Due to Rolling of a Triangular-Wing Model

Description: Report presenting a low-speed investigation in the stability tunnel to determine the effects of symmetrical deflection of half-delta tip controls on the damping in roll and yawing moment due to rolling of a model with triangular wings. Triangular wings have numerous aerodynamic advantages, but it is difficult to obtain adequate longitudinal and lateral control with acceptable control forces when using them. Results regarding the lift characteristics and rolling characteristics are provided.
Date: April 6, 1951
Creator: Wolhart, Walter D.
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Low-speed wind-tunnel investigation of a thin 60 degree delta wing with double slotted, single slotted, plain, and split flaps

Description: Report presenting a low-speed wind-tunnel investigation to determine the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of a thin delta wing equipped with various arrangements of double slotted, single slotted, plain, and split flaps. The wing was a flat plate with beveled leading and trailing edges and had a maximum thickness ratio of 0.045, and 60 degrees sweepback of the leading edge.
Date: January 6, 1953
Creator: Riebe, John M. & MacLeod, Richard G.
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Altitude Wind Tunnel Investigation of the Prototype J40-WE-8 Turbojet Engine Without Afterburner

Description: From Introduction: "As part of a comprehensive investigation of the J40 turbojet engine conducted at the NACA Lewis altitude wind tunnel, the steady-state engine performance of the prototype J40-WE-8 turbojet engine without afterburner was obtained and is presented herein. A basic redesign of the compressor and other modifications in the compressor and the combustor were incorporated in the XJ40-WE-6 turbojet engine (references 2 and 3). In this report the modified engine is designated "the pro… more
Date: August 6, 1953
Creator: McAulay, John E. & Kaufman, Harold R.
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Preliminary Tank Tests of Some Hydro-Ski-Wheel Combinations in the Planing Condition

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the planing characteristics of various combinations of a wheel and a hydro-ski. Models tested included at least two values of the following parameters: diameter of wheel, width of wheel, cross-section shape of wheel, fore-and-aft location of wheel, lateral location of wheel, gap between wheel and ski, rotation of wheel, and protrusion of wheel. Results regarding the general effect of a wheel, effect of wheel shape and size, effect of wheel-ski arrangement, … more
Date: October 6, 1952
Creator: Land, Norman S. & Fontana, Rudolph E.
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A preliminary gust-tunnel investigation of leading-edge separation on swept wings

Description: Report presenting the results of a series of qualitative studies with tufts on three wings with sweepback angles of 30 degrees, 45 degrees, and 60 degrees, which show that under certain conditions, a leading-edge vortex can exist in the unsteady flow associated with a gust. The results indicated that if a wing in steady flight prior to entering a gust is at an angle of attack several degrees less than that at which vortex flow first begins in steady flow, it may penetrate the gust without havin… more
Date: June 6, 1952
Creator: Cahen, George L.
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Experimental Investigation of Internal Flow Characteristics of Forward Underslung Fuselage Scoops With Unswept Entrances at Mach Numbers of 1.41 to 1.96

Description: Report presenting an investigation of two versions of a type of forward underslung scoop mounted on a pointed fuselage in the supersonic blowdown tunnel. The scoop entrances were in the shape of a 60 degree sector of an annulus, but the sides of one scoop were sweptback, while the others were unswept. Results regarding the shadowgraphs and surface-pressure distributions and total-pressure recovery are provided.
Date: March 6, 1952
Creator: Boswinkle, Robert W., Jr. & Mitchell, Meade H., Jr.
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Study of the physical properties of petrolatum-stabilized magnesium-hydrocarbon slurry fuels

Description: Magnesium-hydrocarbon slurries containing a moderate proportion of petrolatum have physical properties such that they offer promise as experimental aircraft fuels. The settling of the magnesium is greatly retarded by the petrolatum, and the slurries can easily be remixed to their original condition after storage. Successive batches which have closely similar properties can be prepared readily. The apparent viscosity of these slurries increased rapidly with increasing magnesium concentration, wi… more
Date: January 6, 1954
Creator: Pinns, Murray L. & Goodman, Irving A.
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Preliminary investigation of performance and starting characteristics of liquid fluorine: Liquid oxygen mixtures with jet fuel

Description: From Summary: "The performance of jet fuel with an oxidant mixture containing 70 percent liquid fluorine and 30 percent liquid oxygen by weight was investigated in a 500-pound-thrust engine operating at a chamber pressure of 300 pounds per square inch absolute. A one-oxidant-on-one-fuel skewed-hole impinging-jet injector was evaluated in a chamber of characteristic length equal to 50 inches. A maximum experimental specific impulse of 268 pound-seconds per pound was obtained at 25 percent fuel, … more
Date: January 6, 1954
Creator: Rothenberg, Edward A. & Ordin, Paul M.
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Transonic Flight Tests to Compare the Zero-Lift Drags of 45 Degree Sweptback Wings of Aspect Ratio 3.55 and 6.0 With and Without Nacelles at the Wing Tips

Description: Report presenting tests of rocket-propelled models at transonic speeds to compare the zero-lift drags of 45 degree sweptback wings with and without solid nacelles at the wing tips. The wing drag coefficient was lowered at high subsonic and supersonic speeds when the aspect ratio was reduced from 6.0 to 3.55. Results regarding the favorability of the wing-tip nacelles and the force-break Mach number of the varying configurations are also provided.
Date: March 6, 1952
Creator: Hoffman, Sherwood & Mapp, Richard C., Jr.
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Pressure Pulsations on Rigid Airfoils at Transonic Speeds

Description: Report presenting testing to obtain the effects of changes in Mach number, thickness ratio, and angle of attack on the amplitude of the pressure pulsations on several airfoils at transonic speeds. The tests were performed on NACA 65A-series airfoils with thicknesses ranging from 4 to 12 percent chord at a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack. The relations of pressure pulsations to buffeting are also provided.
Date: December 6, 1951
Creator: Humphreys, Milton D.
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