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Analysis of Meteorological Tower Data, April 1950 - March 1952, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Description: Report issued by the Brookhaven National Laboratory discussing data collected from two BNL meteorological towers. As stated in the introduction, "results are presented in graphic form rather than tabular form" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 1957
Creator: Singer, Irving A. & Raynor, Gilbert S.
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Aspects of Pilot Decision Making

Description: Report presenting results of a detail analysis of the tasks performed by the pilot of a modern airborne weapons system. The analysis is coded and presented in diagrammatic form to show alternative courses of action that may result in successful completion of a mission phase. (Abstract)
Date: December 1958
Creator: Williams, Alexander Coxe & Hopkins, C. O.
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Boundary Layer Control Applied to Tail Surfaces of Aircraft, Part 1. Wind Tunnel Report

Description: Report describing the wind tunnel tests of a model of a horizontal tail surface equipped with low pressure high lift boundary layer control made to determine life, drag, pitched moment, hinge moment coefficients, and chordwise pressure distributions for various angles of attach, elevator deflections, and blowing quantity flow coefficients.
Date: December 1957
Creator: Leisher, L. L. & Gertsen, W. M.
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Boundary Layer Control Applied to Tail Surfaces of Aircraft, Part 2. Final Report

Description: Report presenting the results of flight tests to determine the effects of blowing boundary layer control applied to the tail surfaces of the Cessna Model 319B. The design, construction, structural text and installation of BLC tail surfaces are described, as well as the flight test results, including numerous graphical depictions of the results.
Date: December 1957
Creator: Gertsen, W. M. & Wise, W. D.
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