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The Advantages of Uniform Fuel Distribution for Air-Cooled Engines From Considerations of Cooling Requirements and Fuel Economy

Description: "The purpose of this report is to show by analysis of existing data, pending direct experimental determination, the extent to which nonuniform distribution of fuel to cylinders of a multicylinder engine can produce temperature deviation and the benefits to be anticipated from attainment of uniform fuel distribution" (p. 1).
Date: December 1943
Creator: Rubert, K. F.; Corson, Blake W., Jr. & Nielsen, Jack
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Aerodynamic and Hydrodynamic Tests of a Family of Models of Flying-Boat Hulls Derived From a Streamline Body: NACA Model 84 Series

Description: Report presenting a series of related flying-boat hull forms with various combinations of aerodynamic and hydrodynamic requirements that were tested in an NACA tank and high-speed tunnel. Effects explored included varying the height of the bow, varying the height of the stern, increasing the angle of dead rise at the bow, decreasing the angle of dead rise on the afterbody, increasing the depth of step, increasing the angle of afterbody keel, adding chine flare, adding a third planing surface, a… more
Date: September 1943
Creator: Parkinson, John B.; Olson, Roland E.; Draley, Eugene C. & Luoma, Arvo A.
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Altitude Rating of Electrical Apparatus

Description: "This paper studies the effect of altitude on the ratings of rotating electric machines and after determining the fundamental principles involved, discusses these in relation to the application of such machines in modern aircraft" (p. 1).
Date: January 1943
Creator: Lebenbaum, Paul, Jr.
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The Analysis of Strains Indicated by Multiple-Strand Resistance-Type Wire Strain Gages Used as Rosettes

Description: "Methods are given for making the necessary corrections to the strains indicated by multiple-strand resistance-type wire strain gages used singly or as rosettes to measure strains at an angle to the principal strain. The results of tests to determine the validity of the methods of correction are reported" (p. 1).
Date: January 1943
Creator: Dow, Norris F.
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Analysis of Wind-Tunnel Stability and Control Tests in Terms of Flying Qualities in Full-Scale Airplanes

Description: From Summary: "The analysis of results of wind-tunnel stability and control tests of powered airplane models in terms of the flying qualities of full-scale airplanes is advocated. In order to indicate the topics upon which comments are considered desirable in the report of a wind-tunnel stability and control investigation and to demonstrate the nature of the suggested analysis, the present NACA flying-qualities requirements are discussed in relation to wind-tunnel tests. General procedures for … more
Date: October 1943
Creator: Kayten, Gerald G.
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An Approximate Method of Shear-Lag Analysis for Beams Loaded at Right Angles to the Plane of Symmetry of the Cross Section

Description: Report discussing strain measurements made on a box beam of triangular cross section and on two beams of D-section under transverse bending. Information about the arrangement of the beams and experimental and calculated stresses for different boxes.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Kuhn, Paul & Brilmyer, Harold G.
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Calculated and measured turning performance of a Navy F2A-3 airplane as affected by the use of flaps

Description: Report presenting results of flight tests to determine the turning performance of a Navy F2A-3 airplane over a range of speeds for three flap deflections at two altitudes. The results are correlated with an analytical study of turning performance in which the effect of thrust on maximum lift coefficient was considered.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Clousing, Lawrence A.; Gadeberg, Burnett L. & Kauffman, William M.
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Charts for calculation of the critical stress for local instability of columns with I-, Z-, channel and rectangular-tube section

Description: Report presenting charts for the calculation of the critical stress for local instability of columns with I-, Z-, channel-, and rectangular-tube sections. An experimental curve is included for use in taking into account the effect of stresses above the elastic range on 24S-T aluminum alloy elasticity.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Kroll, W. D.; Fisher, Gordon P. & Heimerl, George J.
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A Comparative Study of the Effect of Wing Flutter Shape on the Critical Flutter Speed

Description: Report presenting a comparison of the results of calculations of the critical flutter speeds of nine uniform rectangular wings without ailerons by two methods: one in which the effect of the wing flutter shape is introduced indirectly by choosing mean values for the wing parameters and one that introduces an additional degree of freedom in the wing-bending flutter mode.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Pinkel, I. Irving
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A comparison at high speed of the aerodynamic merits of models of medium bombers having thickened wing roots and having wings with nacelles

Description: Report presenting testing of models of medium-bomber designs to investigate the relative characteristics of thickened wing roots with propeller-shaft fairings and wings with nacelles. Incremental drag coefficients due to thickened wing roots and due to propeller-shaft fairings through a range of Mach numbers at lift coefficient 0.10. Results regarding force tests, pressure-distribution tests, effect of thickening and filleting, nacelles and propeller-shaft fairings, and a comparison of submerge… more
Date: December 1943
Creator: Draley, Eugene C.
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Comparison of various methods for computing drag from wake surveys

Description: "The various equations for computing profile drag by the momentum method are examined, and the errors arising from complete or partial neglect of compressibility effects in the Jones equation and the Bicknell equation are evaluated. The integrating method of Silverstein and Katzoff is shown to be accurate over a wide range of Mach number and wake shapes" (p. 1).
Date: January 1943
Creator: Davis, Wallace F.
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Construction of Wire Strain Gages for Engine Application

Description: Report presenting instructions for winding, baking, and mounting a phanolic resin-impregnated, bobbin-type wire strain gage that consists of Advance wire wound around a paper form. A description of some test equipment useful for establishing the merits of the techniques used in gage construction has been included.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Nettles, J. Cary & Tucker, Maurice
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Correlation of single-cylinder cooling tests of a Pratt and Whitney R-2800-21 engine cylinder with wind-tunnel tests of a Pratt and Whitney R-2800-27 engine

Description: Report presenting an equation in which it is possible to correlate the cooling characteristics of an engine. Results regarding engine cooling, engine performance, and estimated cooling-pressure-drop requirements are provided.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Ellerbrock, Herman H., Jr.
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A Correlation of the Dimensions, Proportions, and Loadings of Existing Seaplane Floats and Flying Boat Hulls

Description: Report presenting a study to determine what loadings and proportions have been chosen by designers of seaplanes and flying boats and what, if any, interrelations exist between the loadings and proportions. The characteristics considered include the beam, getaway speed, forebody length, afterbody length, hull length, center of gravity, and brake horsepower necessary.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Locke, Fred W. S., Jr.
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Critical Compressive Stress for Curved Sheet Supported Along All Edges and Elastically Restrained Against Rotation Along the Unloaded Edges

Description: "A formula is given for the critical compressive stress for slightly curved sheet with equal elastic restraints against rotation along the unloaded edges. The theory of small deflections is used and the formula reduces to that given by Timoshenko for the case of simply-supported edges. For larger curvatures, a modification of Redshaw's formula to include the effect of edge restraint is suggested" (p. 1).
Date: September 1943
Creator: Stowell, Elbridge Z.
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Critical shear stress of an infinitely long flat plate with equal elastic restraints against rotation along the parallel edges

Description: Report presenting a chart for the values of the coefficient in the formula for the critical shear stress at which buckling may be expected to occur in an infinitely long flat plate with parallel edges. An approximate method for the evaluation of the critical shear stress when the elastic restraints on the two parallel edges are not equal is also presented.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Stowell, Elbridge Z.
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Critical stress for an infinitely long flat plate with elastically restrained edges under combined shear and direct stress

Description: "A simple interaction curve is presented for evaluating the conditions of combined shear and direct stress under which an infinitely long, flat plate with equal elastic restraints against rotation along the edges will become unstable. The theoretical work that led to the interaction curve is presented in the form of appendixes" (p. 1).
Date: November 1943
Creator: Stowell, Elbridge Z. & Schwartz, Edward B.
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Critical Stresses for Plates

Description: Report presenting the basic methods of theoretically calculating the critical stress for plates with elastically restrained edges. Design charts for various types of sections and columns and critical stress for flat plates and curved sheets are provided.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Lundquist, Eugene E. & Schuette, Evan H.
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