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Heat-Transfer Tests of a Steel Cylinder Barrel With Aluminum Fins

Description: Report presenting tests conducted on a steel cylinder barrel with aluminum fins in order to determine the heat-transfer coefficients of the cylinder and the excellence of the bond between the steel barrel and the aluminum fins. Results regarding the heat-transfer tests and physical tests are provided.
Date: August 1939
Creator: Ellerbrock, Herman H., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of free-spinning wind-tunnel results with corresponding full-scale spin results

Description: Report presenting a study of comparable information on full-scale spinning results and NACA free-spinning wind-tunnel results in order to determine the degree of reliability of tunnel results in predicting the spinning behavior of airplanes. Satisfactory agreement between model and airplane was found in 16 instances and disagreement was found in 5 instances.
Date: December 1938
Creator: Seidman, Oscar & Neihouse, A. I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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