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Aerodynamic Characteristics and Flap Loads of the Brake-Flap Installation on the 0.40-Scale Model of the F4F-3 Left Wing Panel

Description: "The data are presented in coefficient form and include lift, drag, and pitching-moment coefficients of the airfoil-flap comoinations and the normal-force, chord-force, and hinge-moment coefficients of the upper (perforated split) flap and lower (slotted) flap" (p. 1).
Date: October 1942
Creator: Purser, Paul E. & Liddell, Robert B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics for Internal-Balance and Frise Type Ailerons on an NACA 6 Series Low-Drag Tip Section of the Wing for the XP-63 Airplane

Description: Report presenting testing in the two-dimensional turbulence tunnel of a model of the tip section of the wing of the XP-63 airplane. Several alterations of the skirts and balance on the internal-balance aileron were tested to obtain various aerodynamic characteristics of the aileron.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Underwood, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Report of the Mining Division, Fiscal Year 1942

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the annual work conducted by the Mining Division during 1942. Descriptions of projects and operations during the fiscal year are listed. This report contains tables, and photographs.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Jackson, Charles F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Beam and torsion tests of aluminum-alloy 615-T tubing

Description: From Summary: "Tests were made to determine the effect of length and the effect of ratios of diameter to wall thickness upon the flexural and torsional moduli of failure of 61S-T aluminum-alloy tubing. The moduli of failure in bending, as determined by tests in which the tubing was loaded on the neutral axis at the one-third points of the span, were found to bear an approximately linear relationship with diameter-thickness ratio and were practically independent of span within the limits investi… more
Date: October 1942
Creator: Moore, R. L. & Holt, Marshall
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Compressible Potential Flow Past Elliptic Symmetrical Cylinders at Zero Angle of Attack and with No Circulation

Description: "For the tunnel corrections of compressible flows those profiles are of interest for which at least the second approximation of the Janzen-Rayleigh method can be applied in closed form. One such case is presented by certain elliptical symmetrical cylinders located in the center of a tunnel with fixed walls and whose maximum velocity, incompressible, is twice the velocity of flow. In the numerical solution the maximum velocity at the profile and the tunnel wall as well as the entry of sonic velo… more
Date: October 1942
Creator: Hantzsche, W. & Wendt, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contribution to the Design of Plywood Shells

Description: "The writer sets out to prove by calculation and experiment that by extensive utilization of the skin to carry axial load (reduction of stringer spacing) the stringer sections can be made small enough to afford a substantial saving in structural weight. This saving ranges from 5 to about 40 percent" (p. 1).
Date: October 1942
Creator: Blumrich, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Countersunk Depth on the Tightness of Two Types of Machine-Countersunk Rivet

Description: Bulletin presenting an investigation conducted to determine the effect of countersunk depth on the tightness of two types of machine-countersunk flush rivet. The specimens tested in the study were simple lap joints made by two different riveting methods. The results indicated that roundheaded rivets inserted from the back of the joint with the countersunk heads formed int he driving of the rivets produce tighter joints over a large range of depths than ordinary flush rivets.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Gottlieb, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The effect of dead rise upon the low-angle type of porpoising

Description: Report presenting data pertaining to forces and moments developed by V-bottom planing surfaces of different angles of dead rise in order to compute the effect of dead rise on the lower trim limit of stability on a seaplane. Increase of angle of dead rise in the range of 10 degrees to 30 degrees causes an important increase in the lower limit of stability.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Benson, James M. & Lina, Lindsay J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elevator Stick Forces in Spins as Computed From Wind-Tunnel Measurements

Description: "Data from wind-tunnel measurements of elevator hinge-moment coefficients at high angles of attack are utilized in estimating elevator stick forces in spins. The analysis indicates that elevator forces on several current airplanes will be so high that the pilot will be unable to push the stick to the neutral position. Large nose balances involve danger of the elevator locking in the full-up position" (p. 1).
Date: October 1942
Creator: Seidman, Oscar & Klinar, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Flight Investigation of the Stability of a Towed Body

Description: Report presenting flight tests to determine whether a towed body that was designed to meet certain specifications met the stability specification, which required that angular deviations in flight should be less than 1 degree. The requirement was met in flight in smooth air, but not in rough air, where the rolling motions were considerably larger.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Phillips, W. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight Measurements of the Rudder Control and Sideslip Characteristics of Four Vertical Tail Arrangements on the P-40 Series Airplanes

Description: Report presenting an investigation of rudder trim force change with speed and power, rudder force reversals in sideslips, and rudder positions in sideslips and straight flight of a P-40E airplane. Quantitative measurements of the items were made on three other vertical arrangements.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Johnson, Harold I. & Vensel, Joseph R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heat Transfer in the Turbulent Boundary Layer of a Compressible Gas at High Speeds

Description: "The Reynolds law of heat transfer from a wall to a turbulent stream is extended to the case of flow of a compressible gas at high speeds. The analysis is based on the modern theory of the turbulent boundary layer with laminar sublayer. The investigation is carried out for the case of a plate situated in a parallel stream. The results are obtained independently of the velocity distribution in the turbulent boundar layer" (p. 1).
Date: October 1942
Creator: Frankl, F. & Voishel, V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Influence of Impact Velocity on the Tensile Characteristics of Some Aircraft Metals and Alloys

Description: Note presenting the results of tension tests on sixteen metals and alloys, most of which are employed extensively in aircraft construction. The tension characteristics are discussed for static conditions and rates of deformation up to about 150 feet per second. An investigation of the effect of decreasing the gage length of specimens below 1 inch is reported.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Clark, Donald S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Investigation of Aircraft Heaters 2: Properties of Gases

Description: Report presenting the properties of some exhaust gases and air that are pertinent to airplane heat transfer calculations, including air, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide. A bibliography related to gas properties is also provided.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Tribus, Myron & Boelter, L. M. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Investigation of Aircraft Heaters 3: Measured and Predicted Performance of Double Tube Heat Exchangers

Description: Report presenting a study of two double tube cylindrical heat exchangers, in which hot exhaust gases pass through the annular space and ventilating air passes through the center tube, to determine heat transfer performance and pressure drop. Tests were performed in order to establish a simple, accurate method of predicting the performance of the double tube heat exchanger, to compare the performance of the straight and dimpled tubes, and to determine the pressure drop across the units.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Martinelli, R. C.; Weinberg, E. B.; Morrin, E. H. & Boelter, L. M. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Investigation of Aircraft Heaters 4: Measured and Predicted Performance of Longitudinally Finned Tubes

Description: Report presenting a study of two double tube, cylindrical, longitudinally finned heat exchangers in which hot exhaust gases pass through the annular space and ventilating air passes through the center tube in order to determine heat transfer and pressure drop performance.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Martinelli, R. C.; Weinberg, E. B.; Morrin, E. H. & Boelter, L. M. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Diving Moments of a Pursuit Airplane in the Ames 16-Foot High Speed Wind Tunnel

Description: From Summary: "A pursuit type airplane encountered severe diving moments in high-speed dives which make recovery difficult. For the purpose of investigating these diving moments and finding means for their reduction, a 1/6 scale model of the airplane was tested in the 16-foot high-speed wind tunnel at Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. The test results indicate that up to a Mach number of at least 0.75, the limit of the tests, the dive-recovery difficulties can be alleviated and the longitudinal man… more
Date: October 1942
Creator: Erickson, Albert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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On the Distribution of Stress in a Thin Plate Elastically Supported Along Two Edges at Loads Beyond the Stability Limit

Description: Note presenting the results of an investigation on the distribution of stress in a plate elastically supported along two edges and subjected to compressive loads in a direction parallel to the elastically supported edges. A theoretical calculation was carried out in which the influence of the elastic support was taken into account.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Dunn, Louis G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance of two-stage turbosupercharger using mixed-flow impellers

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the performance of a two-stage turbosupercharger with mixed-flow impellers. Two complete superchargers were tested; both were the same except for modified vanes in the interstage passage and a slightly different first-stage diffuser shape. The modified supercharger performed slightly better than the original, but both showed good characteristics over a range of operating conditions.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Schey, Oscar W. & King, J. Austin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Shear-lag tests of two box beams with flat covers loaded to destruction

Description: "Strain-gage tests were made on two box beams loaded to destruction in an attempt to verify the shear-lag theory at stresses beyond the yield point. The test results indicated that the corner-flange stresses can be predicted with a fair degree of accuracy. Collapse of both beams was precipitated by failure of the corner angles at stresses close to the column yield stress of the material" (p. 1).
Date: October 1942
Creator: Chiarito, Patrick T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tests in the 19-foot pressure tunnel of a 1/2.75-scale model of the F4U-1 airplane with several balanced elevators, full-span flaps, and droppable gas tank

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 19-foot pressure tunnel to determine the aerodynamic effects of several elevators with varying amounts of balance, of outboard split flaps, and of a droppable gas tank on a scale model of the F4U-1 airplane.
Date: October 1942
Creator: Graham, Robert R. & Ashworth, C. Dixon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tests of a Large Spherical Turret and a Modified Turret on a Typical Bomber Fuselage

Description: "The drags of two alternate turrets for a military airplane were investigated through a Mach number range of 0.22 to 0.70 at angles of attack of 3, 5, and 7 degrees in the 8-foot high-speed tunnel. Force and pressure measurements were made with the turrets mounted on a bomber model. The results show that a large spherical turret added about 10 percent to the fuselage drag" (p. 1).
Date: October 1942
Creator: Mattson, Axel T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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