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The Meaning of Specifications for Gasoline and Kerosene

Description: Report on how to identify good gasoline and kerosene, written for the average citizen, with an explanation of purchaser and supplier relationships.
Date: November 1926
Creator: Kraemer, A. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Biological Survey of North Dakota

Description: Summary of physiography and life zones and mammals of North Dakota.
Date: December 1926
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Voles of the Genus Phenacomys

Description: Nests, young, food, habits, and enemies of the voles of the genus Phenacomys.
Date: October 12, 1926
Creator: Howell, A. Brazier
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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What is Known about the Effect of Smoke on Health

Description: From title page: "For some years the Bureau of Mines, in connection with its investigations relating to efficiency in the combustion of fuels, as been engaged in a study of smoke prevention. Popular support for such work is usually based upon the injurious effects of smoke on the human ssytem, and this paper is published as a contribution to the literature dealing with that subject."
Date: December 7, 1926
Creator: White, William Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report of the Nineteenth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1926

Description: Report of the annual conference on weights and measures, hosted by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. It includes conference proceedings, a list of attendees, information about committees and officers, and other reports or commentaries discussed at the meetings.
Date: 1926
Creator: United States. Bureau of Standards.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analyses of Virginia Coals

Description: Report containing several articles discussing coal in the state of Virginia. These articles cover geographic deposition of coal, coal production, mining methods, and analyses of coal samples. Index begins on page 71.
Date: 1926
Creator: Eby, J. Brian, (James Brian), 1896-; Campbell, Marius Robinson, 1858-1940; Paul, J. W.; Fieldner, Arno Carl, 1881-1966; Cooper, Harry Mac, 1882-; Osgood, F. D., 1888-1935 et al.
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The Vickers "Vendace": A Land or Sea Training Biplane

Description: Circular describing the Vickers "Vendace", which is a land or sea training tractor biplane. Details of the design, wings, construction, control surfaces, fuselage, fabric, cockpits, fuel supply, landing gear, characteristics, and drawings are provided.
Date: May 1926
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Albert TE-1 Training Airplane

Description: The TE-1 is designed for the economical training of pilots and is a single seat parasol cantilever monoplane. It is nearly entirely made of wood, using a 40 HP. air-cooled Salmson A.D. 9 engine, and weighs 255 kg empty.
Date: December 1926
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wibault Two-Seat Monoplane 8C2: An All-Metal Pursuit and Observation Airplane

Description: Michel Wibault's two seat monoplane 8C2, is similar to the Parasol pursuit monoplane which preceded it. It has no perishable parts in its structure and needs no special storage or coverings. The sample aeroplane uses a 500 HP Hispano-Suiza engine but can accept a 400-600HP engine from a variety of manufacturers with little difficulty. It uses a two blade tractor propeller.
Date: June 1926
Creator: Serryer, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The A.N.E.C. IV "Missel Thrush" light airplane

Description: A product of the Air Navigation Engineering Co., the Missel Thrush is a light airplane suitable for private ownership. It is a two seat tractor fuselage biplane with single I interplane struts designed by J. Bewsher.
Date: November 1926
Creator: United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Roughness on Properties of Airfoils

Description: The first group of a large series of contemplated experiments on the effect of roughness was intended to show the effect of great roughness on airfoils of various sizes and attitudes.
Date: August 1926
Creator: Schrenk, O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Lioré-Olivier Airplane: Type 12 Night-Bomber or Type 20 Commercial

Description: Report presenting a description of the Lioré-Olivier Type 12 night bomber, which can also be converted into the Type 20 commercial. A description of the cell of the wings, fuselage, power plant, landing gear, and flight characteristics is provided.
Date: March 1926
Creator: Serryer, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Avia Pursuit Airplane B.H. 21

Description: Built by the 'Czecho-Slovakian' aircraft factory, AVIA, the B.H. 21, has a top speed of 250 MPH, and carries 120 kg of gasoline and 20 kg of oil, giving it a radius of action of 600-650 km. It is equipped with a Hispano-Suiza engine capable of 300 HP. Details of the design, structure, wings, stabilizer, fuselage, controls, fuel tanks, landing gear, tail, characteristics, performances, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: November 1926
Creator: Serryer, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The De Havilland "Moth"

Description: Officially designated D.H. 60, De Havilland's Moth is a small, simply made, 770 lb. aircraft. It has had it's fittings reduced in number to assist in this, seats 2 (including pilot) and uses a Cirrus 60 HP. engine.
Date: October 1926
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Boulton and Paul "Bugle" Airplane: Day Bomber

Description: The Bugle is a twin engine tractor biplane. It features two Jupiter engines and oleo-pneumatic landing gear. Its maximum speed is 120 MPH.
Date: December 1926
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Supermarine "Southampton" Seaplane: Observation or Bomber

Description: Purchased for the British Air Ministry, the Southampton seaplane uses 2 Napier Lion engines and has a boat hull with outriggers mounted on the wings. It was designed as a military aircraft and can be easily converted to a bomber. A description of the design, flight characteristics, and photographs and blueprints are provided.
Date: December 1926
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Short S.7 "Mussel": A Training Seaplane With 65 Hp. "Cirrus" Engine

Description: Circular presenting a description of the Short "Mussel" S.7, which is designed for use as a light training airplane of robust and simple construction. Information regarding the design, blueprints, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1926
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Handley Page "Hamlet"

Description: The Hamlet is a three engine high wing monoplane of comparatively small size, fitted with three Bristol Lucifer series IV engines of 130 HP. each, and designed to carry a pilot and four passengers. Details of the layout, wings, slot and flap gear, fuselage, characteristics, performance, and drawings are provided.
Date: November 1926
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recent Developments in the Construction and Operation of All-Metal Airplanes

Description: Experiments on the effect of atmosphere and of sea water on the building materials employed by us have been carried on for years in the North Sea with the aid of the Hamburg Naval Observatory. Parallel experiments are being made at the Pisa Naval Observatory in the Mediterranean Sea. Metal sheets, sections, assemblies and experimental floats are being exposed to the action of the elements. Different construction techniques are discussed and a variety of specific airplanes are presented which in… more
Date: September 1926
Creator: Dornier, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of Light and Small Airplanes

Description: Memorandum presenting an overview of the development of light and small airplanes. Some of the characteristics explored include the development of airplanes of medium weight, development in countries other than Germany, development of light airplanes, general constructive fiducial lines, safety problems, the economy problem, and some special structural considerations are provided.
Date: July 1926
Creator: Lachmann, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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