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Comparison of flight performance of AN-F-58 and AN-F-32 fuels in J35 turbojet engine

Description: Report presenting a flight investigation to determine the comparative performance of AN-F-58 and AN-F-32 fuels in a 4000-pound-thrust turbojet engine. The fuels were equivalent over the range of conditions investigated. Results regarding corrected net thrust, corrected jet-fuel consumption, variation of corrected tail-pipe temperature, combustor blow-out speeds, and visual observations of the jet exhaust are provided.
Date: April 7, 1949
Creator: Acker, Loren W. & Kleinknecht, Kenneth S.
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Drag Measurements of Symmetrical Circular-Arc and NACA 65-009 Rectangular Airfoils Having an Aspect Ratio of 2.7 as Determined by Flight Tests at Supersonic Speeds

Description: Report discussing testing to determine the drag characteristics at zero lift of a wing with a circular-arc airfoil section with a maximum thickness of 9 percent chord. The results were compared to previous testing on an NACA 65-009 airfoil. It was found that the NACA airfoil had lower drag coefficients than the circular-arc airfoil tested in this experiment.
Date: March 7, 1947
Creator: Alexander, Sidney R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reactor Engineering Division Quarterly Report, June 1, 1949 - August 31, 1949

Description: Report issued by the Argonne National Laboratory covering the quarterly report from the Reactor Engineering Division. A summary of reactor programs, designs, development, and experiments are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: October 7, 1949
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Reactor Engineering Division.
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Flight Investigation at High Speeds of the Drag of Three Airfoils and a Circular Cylinder Representing Full-Scale Propeller Shanks

Description: "Tests have been made at high speeds to determine the drag of models, simulating propeller shanks, in the form of a circular cylinder and three airfoils, the NACA 16-025, the NACA 16-040, and the NACA 16-040 with the rear 25 percent chord cut off. All the models had a maximum thickness of 4 1/2 inches to conform with average propeller-shank dimensions and a span of 20 1/4 inches. For the tests the models were supported perpendicular to the lower surface of the wing of an XP-51 airplane (p. 277). more
Date: June 7, 1946
Creator: Barlow, William H.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of an 0.08-Scale Model of the Martin XB-51 Airplane at High Subsonic Speeds

Description: Report discussing tests of a scale model of the XB-51 airplane to determine its force, stability, and control characteristics in pitch and yaw at various Mach numbers. The effects of the dive breaks and the bomb bay are also described.
Date: October 7, 1949
Creator: Barnes, Robert H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Landing Characteristics in Waves of Three Dynamic Models of Flying Boats

Description: Powered models of three different flying boats were landed in oncoming wave of various heights and lengths. The resulting motions and acceleration were recorded to survey the effects of varying the trim at landing, the deceleration after landing, and the size of the waves. One of the models had an unusually long afterbody. The data for landing with normal rates of deceleration indicated that the most severe motions and accelerations were likely to occur at some period of the landing run subsequ… more
Date: May 7, 1947
Creator: Benson, James M.; Havens, Robert F. & Woodward, David R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Test-stand investigation of a rectangular ram-jet engine

Description: Report presenting a test-stand investigation conducted on a rectangular ramjet engine design for installation in an aircraft wing. The engine operated without excessive engine noise or vibration over the entire range of operating conditions. Results regarding inlet velocity, exhaust flame characteristics, fuel-air ratio, and total-temperature rise are provided.
Date: May 7, 1947
Creator: Black, Dugald O. & Messing, Wesley E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A comparison of the simulated-altitude performance of two turbojet combustor types

Description: Report presenting a comparison of the performance of a German Jumo 004 can-type combustor and the performance of two contemporary United States turbojet combustors to determine whether the Jumo 004 was more advanced and to determine whether there are basic, inherent differences in the performance achieved with the can or annular combustor type. Results regarding altitude operational limits, combustion efficiency, pressure loss, and temperature profile at combustor outlet are provided.
Date: October 7, 1948
Creator: Bolz, Ray E.; Schroeter, Thomas T. & Zettle, Eugene V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Boron stainless steel for drop rods

Description: From introduction: "The present investigation of the properties of boron stainless steel is an outgrowth of a project started in 1947. The problem is to replace the present steel used for drop rods in the Hanford piles with a material much less subject to corrosive attack from the humid atmosphere existing at the location of the rods."
Date: September 7, 1948
Creator: Callen, A. C. & Heckman, A. L.
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Transonic Drag Characteristics of a Wing-Body Combination Showing the Effect of a Large Wing Fillet

Description: "Results of an investigation by the free-fall method are presented herein for a configuration having a body of revolution of fineness ratio 12 and 45 degrees sweptback wing mounted aft of the maximum diameter of the body. The fillets were designed to provide large increases in the sweep of the leading edge and the line of maximum thickness as the wing root was approached. Comparison of these results with those for the same configuration without fillets shows that the addition of wing fillets in… more
Date: September 7, 1948
Creator: Cheatham, Donald C. & Kurbjun, Max C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Engine blowing smoke]

Description: Photograph of a an engine on wheels billowing smoke. In the background are horses milling grain, a thresher separating grain, and a large crowd watching them all work.
Date: July 7, 1944
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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