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Charts for Determining Propeller Efficiency

Description: Report presenting a description of a short method of estimating propeller efficiency for a given operating condition. The efficiency is determined for any design condition by evaluating separately from charts the induced losses and the profile-drag losses. The report covers single-rotating propellers of two, three, four, six, and eight blades and includes charts showing the rotational-energy loss for the given operating condition.
Date: September 1944
Creator: Crigler, John L. & Talkin, Herbert W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Power-Off Tests of the Northrop N9M-2 Tailless Airplane in the 40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel

Description: Report discussing tests on the N9M-2 airplane to evaluate the airplane efficiency factor and to investigate the characteristics of the aeroboost in the elevon control system. The efficiency factor compared reasonably well to conventional airplanes and the aeroboost system and valve-chatter tests were satisfactory.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Stevens, Victor I., Jr. & McCormack, Gerald M.
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