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NACA Investigation of a Jet-Propulsion System Applicable to Flight

Description: "Following a brief history of the NACA investigation of jet-propulsion, a discussion is given of the general investigation and analyses leading to the construction of the jet-propulsion ground-test mock-up. The results of burning experiments and of test measurements designed to allow quantitative flight-performance predictions of the system are presented and correlated with calculations. These calculations are then used to determine the performance of the system on the ground and in the air at … more
Date: April 1944
Creator: Brown, Clinton E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-tunnel investigation of control-surface characteristics 17: beveled-trailing-edge flaps of 0.20, 0.30, and 0.40 airfoil chord on an NACA 0009 airfoil

Description: Report presenting force tests in two-dimensional flow in the 4- by 6-foot vertical tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of an NACA 0009 airfoil with flaps having chord at 3 locations of the airfoil chord and three degrees of the beveled trailing edges. The results indicated that, with a smooth leading edge, the increased trailing-edge angle on the flaps with sealed gaps decreased the slope of the control-fixed lift curve and the lift effectiveness.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Lockwood, Vernard E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Slot-Lip Aileron and Slotted Flap for Dive Brakes

Description: From Introduction: "As a part of this investigation, a study is being made of test results obtained during the development of devices designed primarily for other purposes, such as high lift or lateral control, but which may also be used for dive control. These results have been reanalyzed and are herein presented in a form that should make them convenient for design purposes."
Date: April 1941
Creator: Rogallo, F. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight Investigation of Boundary-Layer Transition and Profile Drag of an Experimental Low-Drag Wing Installed on a Fighter-Type Airplane

Description: Report presenting a boundary-layer transition and profile-drag investigation on an experimental low-drag wing installed on a P-47 airplane designated the XP-47F and supplied by the Army Air Forces. Measurements were made at a section outside the propeller slipstream with smooth and with standard camouflage surfaces and on the upper surface of a section in the propeller slipstream with the surface smoothed.
Date: April 1945
Creator: Skoog, Richard B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The cross-flow plate-type intercooler

Description: Report presenting a mathematical analysis of plate-type intercooler design for both turbulent and laminar flow. Charts are presented to show how the plate-type intercooler volume, weight, plate area, frontal area, and linear dimensions can be varied without changing the intercooler operating conditions. An experimental investigation was also carried out with a plate-type intercooler unit to check the validity of the heat-transfer and pressure-drop theories for the airflow between very closely s… more
Date: April 1942
Creator: Pinkel, Benjamin; Reuter, J. George & Valerino, Michael F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Yaw Characteristics of a Single-Engine Airplane Model With Single-Rotating and Dual-Rotating Propellers

Description: Report presenting testing in the pressure tunnel to determine the yaw characteristics of a scale model of a single-engine, fighter-type airplane with six-blade single-rotating and dual-rotating propellers. Force and moment characteristics are presented for several model and power conditions.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Neely, R. H.; Fogarty, L. E. & Alexander, S. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight Investigation of Boundary-Layer Transition and Profile Drag of an Experimental Low-Drag Wing Installed on a Figher-Type Airplane

Description: Report presenting a boundary-layer-transition and profile-drag investigation conducted on an experimental low-drag wing installed on a P-47 airplane designated the XP-47F. Measurements were made at a section outside the propeller slipstream with smooth and with standard camouflage surfaces and on the upper surface of a section in the propeller slipstream with the surface smoothed. Results regarding the right wing section outside the slipstream and left wing section in the propeller slipstream a… more
Date: April 1945
Creator: Zalovcik, John A. & Skoog, Richard B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Generalized equations for selection charts for heat exchangers in aircraft

Description: "The equations that describe the operation of a heat exchanger - the equations for pressure drop, rate of heat transfer, and power expenditure - have been put into nondimensional, generalized form. These generalized equations can be used for constructing selection charts for various types of aircraft heat exchangers. Such charts would facilitate choice of heat-exchanger dimensions for any given set of operating conditions. A typical selection chart is presented" (p. 1).
Date: April 1942
Creator: Tifford, Arthur N. & Wood, George P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oxygen boosting of an aircraft-engine cylinder in conjunction with internal coolants

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the possibility of attaining or approaching critical-altitude power at altitudes considerably higher than the critical as limited by the supercharger by the use of oxygen in conjunction with internal coolants.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Spencer, Robert C.; Jones, Anthony W. & Pfender, John F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Efficiency tests of a single-stage impulse turbine having an 11.0-inch pitch-line diameter wheel with air as the driving fluid

Description: Report presenting efficiency tests on a single-stage impulse turbine with an 11.0-inch pitch-line diameter wheel and a fabricated nozzle diaphragm with air at moderate temperature as the driving fluid. Results regarding the variation of turbine efficiency with blade-to-jet speed ratio over a range of turbine pressure ratios and maximum efficiency are provided.
Date: April 1945
Creator: Gabriel, David S. & Carman, L. Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Requirements for Satisfactory Flying Qualities of Airplanes

Description: Report presenting flight tests of the flying qualities of numerous airplanes made to provide a fund of quantitative data for correlation with pilots' opinions of controllability, stability, and handling characteristics. A program was instituted which covered the various phases of work required.
Date: April 1941
Creator: Gilruth, R. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Effects of a Pusher Propeller on Lift, Profile Drag, Pressure Distribution, and Boundary-Layer Transition of a Flapped Wing

Description: Report presenting some of the effects of pusher-propeller operation on the aerodynamic characteristics of a flapped wing in the propeller-research tunnel. The effects are primarily related to the effects of propeller inflow on the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing.
Date: April 1945
Creator: Sandahl, Carl A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Pitching Moments Produced by Plain Flaps and by Spoilers and Some Aerodynamic Characteristics of an NACA 23012 Airfoil with Various Types of Aileron

Description: Sectional characteristics of airfoil having retractable slotted flap with plain, slot-lip, or retractable ailerons are presented for a large range of aileron deflections. The analysis indicated that pitching moments produced by spoilers were less positive than those produced by plain flaps of equal effectiveness, also that pitching moments created by the spoiler increased less with the Mach number than similar moments produced by plain flaps. Positive values of pitching moment decreased as devi… more
Date: April 1945
Creator: Purser, Paul E. & McKinney, Elizabeth G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical Mach Numbers of Thin Airfoil Sections with Plain Flaps

Description: Critical Mach number as function of lift coefficient is determined for certain moderately thick NACA low-drag airfoils. Results, given graphically, included calculations on same airfoil sections with plain flaps for small flap deflections. Curves indicate optimum critical conditions for airfoils with flaps in such form that they can be compared with corresponding results for zero flap deflections. Plain flaps increase life-coefficient range for which critical Mach number is in region of high va… more
Date: April 1946
Creator: Pardee, Otway O'M. & Heaslet, Max A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Observations of compressibility phenomena in flight

Description: Report presenting compressibility phenomena under flight conditions on the XF2A-2 airplane, which was subjected to a series of dives and pull-outs at speeds up to 550 miles per hour corresponding to Mach numbers of 0.74. Results regarding time histories, pressure data, drag coefficient, and elevator control force are provided.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Rhode, Richard V. & Pearson, H. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of measurements in Langley full-scale tunnel of maximum lift coefficients and stalling characteristics of airplanes

Description: Report presenting the results of measurements in the full-scale tunnel of the maximum lift coefficients and stalling characteristics of airplanes. The data are analyzed to show the nature of the effects on maximum lift and stall of wing geometry, fuselages and nacelles, propeller slipstream, surface roughness, and wing leading-edge appendages like ducts, armament, tip slats, and airspeed heads.
Date: April 1945
Creator: Sweberg, Harold H. & Dingeldein, Richard C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of a Plain and Slot-Lip Aileron on a Wing With a Full-Span Slotted Flap

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a slot-lip aileron and a plain aileron singly and in combination with an NACA 23012 wing with a full-span slotted flap. Static rolling, yawing, and hinge moments were determined and are presented for several angles of attack and flap deflection.
Date: April 1941
Creator: Rogallo, Francis M. & Spano, Bartholomew S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary tank tests of an outboard float having the form of a streamline body of revolution fitted with a hydrofoil

Description: Report presenting preliminary tests in tank no. 1 to investigate the hydrodynamic qualities of a streamline body of revolution of a fineness ratio of 5.14 with and without a lifting hydrofoil. Results regarding interference, incidence, spray, trimming moment, comparison with a conventional float, and aerodynamic drag are provided.
Date: April 1944
Creator: King, Douglas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Physical Data on Certain Alloys for High Temperature Applications

Description: Report presenting data constituting a summary of the physical properties of 120 samples of metal alloys, representing 86 different compositions which have been investigated for their suitability as turbosupercharger wheel materials. Some of the reported data include the chemical composition, fabrication procedure, tensile-test and hardness values at room temperature, and tensile and rupture-test characteristics at 1200 degrees Fahrenheit.
Date: April 1943
Creator: White, A. E.; Freeman, J. W. & Rote, F. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Field of Flow About a Jet and Effect of Jets on Stability of Jet-Propelled Airplanes

Description: A theoretical investigation was conducted on jet-induced flow deviation. Analysis is given of flow inclination induced outside cold and hot jets and jet deflection caused by angle of attack. Applications to computation of effects of jet on longitudinal stability and trim are explained. Effect of jet temperature on flow inclination was found small when thrust coefficient is used as criterion for similitude. The average jet-induced downwash over tail plane was obtained geometrically.
Date: April 1946
Creator: Ribner, Herbert S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 4-Engine Monoplane Showing Effects of Enclosing the Engines in the Wing and Comparisons of Tractor- and Pusher-Propeller Arrangements

Description: Report presenting testing in the full-scale wind tunnel on a model of a large 4-engine monoplane to determine the overall aerodynamic efficiency of a conventional wing-nacelle-engine installation as compared with power-plant installations enclosed in the wing with extension shafts to the propellers. Results regarding power-on and power-off performance for the installations as well as propeller noise are provided.
Date: April 1938
Creator: Silverstein, Abe & Wilson, Herbert A., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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