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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.
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Aircraft Accidents: Method of Analysis

Description: From Introduction Purpose and Organization: "This report on a method of analysis of aircraft accidents has been prepared by a special committee on the nomenclature, subdivision, and classification of aircraft accidents organized by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in response to a request dated February 18, 1928, from the Air Coordination Committee consisting of the Assistant Secretaries for Aeronautics in the Departments of War, Navy, and Commerce."
Date: August 15, 1928
Creator: Special Committee on the Nomenclature, Subdivision, and Classification of Aircraft Accidents
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An Analytic Study of Turbojet Engine Thrust Augmentation With Liquid Hydrogen, Pentaborane, Magnesium Slurry, and JP-4 Afterburner Fuels and a 220-Second Impulse Rocket

Description: Memorandum presenting a computation and comparison of the thrust augmentation and accompanying total fuel flow for four afterburner fuels and a rocket. Four turbojet engines burning JP-4 primary fuel and several operating conditions were selected for the analyses.
Date: August 15, 1956
Creator: Morris, James F.
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Combustion-efficiency investigation of special fuels in single tubular-type combustor at simulated altitude conditions

Description: Report presenting a combustion-efficiency investigation of 10 special straight-run distillate fuels in an individual tubular-type combustor unit of a 14-unit assembly at two simulated engine operating conditions. These distillates were obtained from various crude oils and consisted of hydrocarbon mixtures with distillations temperature varying from 93 to 690 degrees Fahrenheit. Comparison of temperature measurements obtained from two locations in the exhaust duct showed that under certain opera… more
Date: August 15, 1947
Creator: Dittrich, Ralph T.
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Correlation of Cooling Data From an Air-Cooled Cylinder and Several Multicylinder Engines

Description: "The theory of engine-cylinder cooling developed in a previous report was further substantiated by data obtained on a cylinder from a Wright R-1820-G engine. Equations are presented for the average head and barrel temperatures of this cylinder as functions of the engine and the cooling conditions. These equations are utilized to calculate the variation in cylinder temperature with altitude for level flight and climb" (p. 59).
Date: August 15, 1939
Creator: Pinkel, Benjamin & Ellerbrock, Herman H., Jr.
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An experimental investigation of the unsteady lift induced on a wing in the downwash field of an oscillating canard control surface

Description: Report presenting the results of an experimental investigation of the unsteady lift induced on a wing in the downwash field of an oscillating canard control surface. The results indicated that existing theories provide a reliable guide for the estimation of the magnitude of the lift derivatives and centers of pressure at low values of reduced frequency and low angles of attack.
Date: August 15, 1955
Creator: Reese, David E., Jr.
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Experimental performance of chlorine trifluoride-hydrazine propellant combination in 100-pound-thrust rocket engine

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the experimental performance of chlorine triflouride and hydrazine measured over a range of propellant mixtures in a 100-pound-thrust rocket engine. Experimental values of specific impulse, volume specific impulse, heat rejection per propellant weight, nozzle thrust coefficient, and characteristic velocity were obtained as functions of percent fuel by weight in the propellant mixture.
Date: August 15, 1949
Creator: Ordin, Paul M. & Miller, Riley O.
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Hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon derivatives of cyclopropane

Description: The methods used to prepare and purify 19 hydrocarbon derivatives of cyclopropane are discussed. Of these hydrocarbons, 13 were synthesized for the first time. In addition to the hydrocarbons, six cyclopropylcarbinols, five alkyl cyclopropyl ketones, three cyclopropyl chlorides, and one cyclopropanedicarboxylate were prepared as synthesis intermediates. The melting points, boiling points, refractive indices, densities, and, in some instances, heats of combustion of both the hydrocarbon and nonh… more
Date: August 15, 1952
Creator: Slabey, Vernon A.; Wise, Paul H. & Gibbons, Louis C.
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Investigation of Perforated Convergent-Divergent Diffusers With Initial Boundary Layer

Description: An experimental investigation was made at Mach number 1.90 of the performance of a series of perforated convergent-divergent supersonic diffusers operating with initial boundary layer, which was induced and controlled by lengths of cylindrical inlets affixed to the diffusers. Supercritical mass-flow and peak total-pressure recoveries were decreased slightly by use of the longest inlets (4 inlet diameters in length). Combinations of cylindrical inlets, perforated diffusers, and subsonic diffuser… more
Date: August 15, 1950
Creator: Weinstein, Maynard I.
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A low-speed experimental investigation of the effect of a sandpaper type of roughness on boundary-layer transition

Description: From Summary: "An investigation was made in the Langley low-turbulence pressure tunnel to determine the effect of size and location of a sandpaper type of roughness on the Reynolds number for transition. Transition was observed by means of a hot-wire anemometer located at various chordwise stations for each position of the roughness. These observations indicated that when the roughness is sufficiently submerged in the boundary layer to provide a substantially linear variation of boundary-layer … more
Date: August 15, 1956
Creator: von Doenhoff, Albert E. & Horton, Elmer A.
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Relation of Turbojet Propulsion System Development to the Strategic Bomber Mission

Description: Memorandum presenting a generalized analysis of the effects of turbojet propulsion system development and fuel selection on ability of a strategic bomber to perform desired and minimum missions. The variation of bomber performance using a hydrocarbon, boron, or nuclear fuel is discussed.
Date: August 15, 1956
Creator: Rothrock, Addison M.; Cesaro, Richard S. & Walker, Curtis L.
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Relation of turbojet propulsion system development to the strategic bomber mission

Description: From Summary: "A generalized analysis presents the effects of turbojet propulsion system development and fuel selection on ability of a strategic bomber to perform desired and minimum missions. The variation of bomber performance using a hydrocarbon, boron, or nuclear fuel is discussed. With chemical fuel, the effects of refueling are discussed. With nuclear fuel, the nuclear cruise-chemical dash bomber and the nuclear subsonic tug towing a chemically powered supersonic bomber are compared."
Date: August 15, 1956
Creator: Rothrock, Addison M.; Cesaro, Richard S. & Walker, Curtis L.
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Some aspects of the design of hypersonic boost-glide aircraft

Description: Report discussing factors influencing flight range and aerodynamic heating for hypersonic boost-glide aircraft. The possibility and advantages of flight at very high altitude to reduce aerodynamic heating and encourage the preservation of laminar flow on the surface of the aircraft is explored.
Date: August 15, 1955
Creator: Seiff, Alvin & Allen, H. Julian
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Static Longitudinal and Lateral Stability and Control Characteristics of an Airplane Configuration Having a Wing of Trapezoidal Plan Form With Various Tail Airfoil Sections and Tail Arrangements at a Mach Number of 6.86

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation carried out in the 11-inch hypersonic tunnel to determine the static longitudinal and lateral stability and control characteristics of an airplane configuration with a trapezoidal wing with a modified hexagonal airfoil section and equipped with various tail airfoil sections and tail arrangements. The tests were made at Mach number 6.86 and Reynolds number 343,000 based on the wing mean aerodynamic chord.
Date: August 15, 1955
Creator: Penland, Jim A.; Fetterman, David E., Jr. & Ridyard, Herbert W.
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A study of service-imposed maneuvers of four jet fighter airplanes in relation to their handling qualities and calculated dynamic characteristics

Description: Report presenting results from a flight program conducted to obtain information on the airplane response and actual rates and amounts of control motion used by service pilots to perform squadron operational training missions, which are correlated with the airplane handling qualities and calculated maximum dynamic response. Results regarding longitudinal characteristics, rolling characteristics, and sideslip characteristics are provided.
Date: August 15, 1955
Creator: Mayer, John P. & Hamer, Harold A.
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Summary report on the induction of water to the inlet air as a means of internal cooling in aircraft-engine cylinders

Description: Report presenting investigations of a full-scale air-cooled aircraft-engine cylinder of 202-cubic-inch displacement to determine the effects of internal cooling by water induction on the maximum permissible power and output of an internal-combustion engine. Results regarding the maximum permissible engine performance, engine temperatures, and constant inlet-air pressure investigations are provided.
Date: August 15, 1942
Creator: Rothrock, Addison M. & Jones, Anthony W.
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A unified two-dimensional approach to the calculation of three-dimensional hypersonic flows, with application to bodies of revolution

Description: A procedure for calculating three-dimensional steady and nonsteady supersonic flows with the method of characteristics is developed and discussed. An approximate method is deduced from the characteristics method and shown to be of practical value at high supersonic speeds.
Date: August 15, 1952
Creator: Eggers, A. J., Jr. & Savin, Raymond C.
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