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Additional Results in a Free-Flight Investigation of Control Effectiveness of Full-Span, 0.2-Chord Plain Ailerons at High Subsonic, Transonic, and Supersonic Speeds to Determine Some Effects of Wing Sweepback, Aspect Ratio, Taper, and Section Thickness Ratio

Description: Report discussing an aerodynamic control effectiveness study using free-flight, rocket-propelled test vehicles. Information about the effects of wing sweepback, aspect ratio, taper ratio, and section thickness ratio on the rolling effectiveness of full-span, sealed ailerons is provided.
Date: April 23, 1948
Creator: Sandahl, Carl A. & Strass, H. Kurt
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Empirical mode constants for calculating frequencies of axial-flow compressor blades

Description: The vibration characteristics of a group of axial-flow compressor blades of similar geometry were investigated. Empirical-mode constants were determined for the first three bending and torsional modes. A comparison of experimentally determined frequencies of a second group of blades with frequencies computed using these mode constants showed that the computed values were correct within 10 percent. The approximate limiting ratios of depth to chord and length to chord below which these constants … more
Date: April 23, 1948
Creator: Millenson, M. B. & Wilterdink, P. I.
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Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61C Airplanes within Thunderstorms September 4, 1947 to September 5, 1947 at Clinton County Army Air Field, Ohio

Description: The gust and draft velocities from records of NACA instruments installed in P-61C airplanes participating in thunderstorm flights at Clinton County Army Air Field, Ohio, from September 4, 1947 to September 5, 1947 are presented.
Date: April 3, 1948
Creator: Funk, Jack
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Evaluation of Gust and Draft Velocities from Flights of P-61C Airplanes within Thunderstorms September 10, 1947 to September 15, 1947 at Clinton County Army Air Field, Ohio

Description: The gust and draft velocities from records of NACA instruments installed in P-61C airplanes participating in thunderstorm flights at Clinton County Army Air Field, Ohio, from September 10, 1947 to September 15, 1947, are presented.
Date: April 5, 1948
Creator: Funk, Jack
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Flight Tests to Determine the Drag of Fin-Stabilized Parabolic Bodies at Transonic and Supersonic Speeds

Description: Report presenting testing on parabolic bodies of revolution of two fineness ratios in the transonic and supersonic range. One had a body fineness ratio of 7.87 and one had a ratio of 12 and were tested under different Mach number ranges. Experimental results and drag estimates of various portions of the body are provided.
Date: April 21, 1948
Creator: Alexander, Sidney R.; Chauvin, Leo T. & Rumsey, Charles B.
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General handling-qualities results obtained during acceptance flight tests of the Bell XS-1 airplane

Description: Report presenting measurements of the handling qualities of the Bell XS-1 transonic airplane using NACA instruments. Information regarding the stability and control characteristics and aerodynamic loads was obtained using two different airplanes in gliding and powered flight. Results regarding the longitudinal and lateral stability and control and stalling characteristics are provided.
Date: April 19, 1948
Creator: Williams, Walter C.; Forsyth, Charles M. & Brown, Beverly P.
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Helicopter Stability

Description: Report presenting information about some of the fundamental concepts and lines of development that may be undertaken regarding helicopter stability. Some of the principles discussed include method of control, control lag, stability characteristics, control forces, and center of gravity. Some of the means for improvement discussed include use of a horizontal stabilizer, use of trim devices, use of power-operated controls, automatic controls, and choice and grouping of indicating instruments.
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: Gustafson, F. B. & Reeder, J. P.
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High-Speed Stability and Control Characteristics of a Fighter Airplane Model with a Swept-Back Wing and Tail

Description: Memorandum presenting wind-tunnel tests conducted to determine the high-speed stability and control characteristics of an airplane model with a sweptback wing and tail. The aerodynamic coefficients and the longitudinal- and lateral-control characteristics of the plain wing-fuselage-tail combination are included. Results regarding lift, drag, and pitching moment, longitudinal characteristics, lateral characteristics, wing leading-edge slate, and fuselage-side dive brakes are provided.
Date: April 14, 1948
Creator: Morrill, Charles P., Jr. & Boddy, Lee E.
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Investigation of the aerodynamic and icing characteristics of a recessed fuel cell vent assembly 3: NACA flush-inlet-type vent

Description: An investigation conducted in the icing research tunnel to determine aerodynamic and icing characteristics of two flush-inlet-type fuel cell vent installations. The vent tubes were mounted in two different locations in the two installations. The vents were aerodynamically investigated to obtain vent-tube static-pressure differentials and pressure surveys as a function of tunnel-air velocity and angle of attack.
Date: April 23, 1948
Creator: Ruggeri, Robert S.
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Investigation of the Flying Mock-Up of Consolidated Vultee XP-92 Airplane in the Ames 40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel: Pressure Distributions

Description: This report contains the results of the wind tunnel investigation of the pressure distribution on the flying mock-up of the Consolidated Vultee XP-92 airplane. Data are presented for the pressure distribution over the wing, vertical tail and the fuselage, and for the pressure loss and rate of flow through the ducted fuselage. Data are also presented for the calibration of two airspeed indicators, and for the calibration of angle-of-attack and sideslip-angle indicator vanes.
Date: April 9, 1948
Creator: Graham, David
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Performance of Experimental Turbojet-Engine Combustor 1: Performance of a One-Eighth Segment of an Experimental Turbojet-Engine Combustor

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a one-eighth segment of an annular combustor suitable for use as a component of an experimental turbojet engine. Due to the small space available for the combustor, a special design involving a minimum of obstructions in the combustion chamber was created. Results regarding the temperature-rise efficiency, total-pressure loss, and exhaust-gas temperature variation for several simulated engine operating conditions are provided.
Date: April 21, 1948
Creator: Hill, Francis U. & Mark, Herman
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Preliminary Investigation of a Ceramic Lining for a Combustion Chamber for Gas-Turbine Use

Description: Combustion chamber liners for gas turbines and experimental set-ups were tested for failure. A ceramic-lined test chamber was operated at fuel/air ratios up to 0.050. Thermal-shock evaluation indicated that a ceramic lining, which expands after firing, would crack but would not fall apart during operation. Refractoriness of the lining and the resistance to mechanical shock were adequate. In general, shell temperature reductions of approximately 400 deg F were effected by the use of this lining … more
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: Woodward, William H. & Bobrowsky, A. R.
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Preliminary Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Effect of Area Suction on the Laminar Boundary Layer Over an NACA 64A010 Airfoil

Description: Memorandum presenting a preliminary investigation made in the two-dimensional low-turbulence tunnel on an NACA 64A010 airfoil with permeable surfaces to obtain an indication of the stabilizing effect of area suction on the laminar boundary layer. Although the airfoil surface had many waves and irregularities of contour, the data corroborated qualitatively the theoretically predicted stabilizing effect of area suction on a smooth flat plate.
Date: April 26, 1948
Creator: Braslow, Albert L.; Visconti, Fioravante & Burrows, Dale L.
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Preliminary wind-tunnel investigation of the effect of area suction on the laminar boundary layer over an NACA 64A010 airfoil

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the two-dimensional low-turbulence tunnel on an NACA 64A010 airfoil with permeable surfaces to obtain an indication of the stabilizing effect of area suction on the laminar boundary layer. The surface of the airfoil that was tested had a lot of waves and irregularities, but the theoretically predicted stabilizing effect of area suction on a smooth flat plate was still observed.
Date: April 26, 1948
Creator: Braslow, Albert L.; Visconti, Fioravante & Burrows, Dale L.
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Pressure recovery at supersonic speeds through annular duct inlets situated in a region of appreciable boundary layer 1: addition of energy to the boundary layer

Description: Report presenting a model with a nozzle upstream of an annular duct inlet for the purpose of ejecting high-velocity air into the boundary layer of the flow along the forebody tested between Mach numbers of 1.36 and 2.01. Results wind-tunnel data, equivalent pressure recovery, and scale effects are provided.
Date: April 1, 1948
Creator: Davis, Wallace F. & Brajnikoff, George B.
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Relation of Nozzle-Blade and Turbine-Bucket Temperatures to Gas Temperatures in a Turbojet Engine

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation conducted to determine experimentally turbine-nozzle-blade and turbine-bucket temperatures in a turbojet engine and to correlate these temperatures with the gas temperatures. Data were obtained over the normal range of engine speeds and with two tail-pipe-nozzle areas. Results regarding basic data, turbine-nozzle-blade temperature distribution, turbine-bucket-temperature distribution, temperature distribution of gas at burner-outlet, turbine-bucket tempera… more
Date: April 30, 1948
Creator: Farmer, J. Elmo
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Results Obtained During Accelerated Transonic Tests of the Bell XS-1 Airplane in Flights to a Mach Number of 0.92

Description: Results are presented of tests up to a Mach number of 0.92 at altitudes around 30,000 feet. The data obtained show that the airplane can be flown to this Mach number above 30,000 feet. Longitudinal trim changes have been experienced but the forces involved have been small. The elevator effectiveness decreased about one-half with increase of Mach number from 0.70 to 0.87.
Date: April 19, 1948
Creator: Drake, Hubert M.; McLaughlin, Milton D. & Goodman, Harold R.
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Results of Preliminary Flight Tests of the XS-1 Airplane (8-Percent Wing) to a Mach Number of 1.25

Description: Presents results of the U. S. Air Forces' accelerated transonic flight tests of the XS-1 No. 1 airplane for the Mach number range from 0.70 to 1.25 at altitudes from 30,000 to 49,000 feet. Data are included on horizontal-tail loads and buffeting, longitudinal trim changes, elevator effectiveness and control forces, and lateral trim characteristics.
Date: April 6, 1948
Creator: Williams, W. C. & Beeler, De E.
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