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Absolute Coefficients and the Graphical Representation of Aerofoil Characteristics

Description: It is argued that there should be an agreement as to what conventions to use in determining absolute coefficients used in aeronautics and in how to plot those coefficients. Of particular importance are the absolute coefficients of lift and drag. The author argues for the use of the German method over the kind in common use in the United States and England, and for the Continental over the usual American and British method of graphically representing the characteristics of an airfoil.
Date: June 1921
Creator: Munk, Max
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Acoustical Treatment for the NACA 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Propulsion Wind Tunnel

Description: "This report presents results of a research and engineering program performed during the first half of 1950 that resulted in an acoustical treatment for the 8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory" (p. 1).
Date: June 1955
Creator: Beranek, Leo L.; Labate, Samuel & Ingard, Uno
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Adaptor for Measuring Principal Strains With Tuckerman Strain Gage

Description: Report discussing an adapter which uses three Tuckerman optical strain gages to measure the displacement of the three vortices of an equilateral triangle along lines 120 degrees apart. These displacements are substituted in well-known equations in order to compute the magnitude and direction of the principal strains. Tests of the adaptor indicate that principal strains over a gage length of 1.42 inch may be measured with a systematic error not exceeding 4 percent and a mean observational error … more
Date: June 1943
Creator: McPherson, A. E.
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An Additional Investigation of the High-Speed Lateral-Control Characteristics of Spoilers

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the characteristics of partial-span spoilers located at 0.75 of the chord on an NACA 66-series tapered wing, especially at high speeds. The effect of small spoiler projections was found to increase with an increase in speed until the critical Mach number was exceeded.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Laitone, Edmund V. & Summers, James L.
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Aerodynamic characteristics at high and low subsonic Mach numbers of four NACA 6-series airfoil sections at angles of attack from -2 to 31 degrees

Description: From Introduction: "The airfoil sections tested, which differ only in thickness ratio, were the NACA 64-006, 64-008, 64-010, and 641-012. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment data were obtained for Mach numbers of 0.3 to that for tunnel choke at angles of attack of -2^o to 31^o. The results of this investigation are reported herein."
Date: June 5, 1953
Creator: Wilson, Homer B., Jr. & Horton, Elmer A.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 6-Percent-Thick Symmetrical Circular-Arc Airfoil Having a 30-Percent-Chord Trailing-Edge Flap at a Mach Number of 6.9

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation of the flow characteristics over a 6-percent-thick symmetrical circular-arc airfoil section with a 30-percent-chord trailing-edge flap at a Mach number of 6.90 and a Reynolds number of 1.65 x 10(sub 6). The model was tested over an angle-of-attack range of 0 to 16 degrees and a flap-deflection range of -16 degrees to 16 degrees. Results regarding pressure results and aerodynamic characteristics are provided.
Date: June 5, 1956
Creator: Ridyard, Herbert W. & Fetterman, David E., Jr.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 45 Degree Swept Wing Fighter Airplane Model and Aerodynamic Loads on Adjacent Stores and Missiles at Mach Numbers of 1.57, 1.87, 2.16, and 2.53

Description: Report discussing tests to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a model of a 45 degree swept-wing fighter airplane and to determine the loads on attached stores and detached missiles. An investigation into aileron-spoiler effectiveness, aileron hinge moments, and the effects of wing modifications of aerodynamic characteristics was also carried out at various Mach numbers. Results are presented, but caution is provided in regards to extrapolating results from the model onto a full-scale … more
Date: June 24, 1958
Creator: Oehman, Waldo I. & Turner, Kenneth L.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 45 Degree Swept-Wing Fighter-Airplane Model and Aerodynamic Loads on Adjacent Stores and Missiles at Mach Numbers of 1.57, 1.87, 2.16, and 2.53

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation in the Unitary Plan wind tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a model of a 45 degree swept-wing fighter airplane, and to determine the loads on attached stores and detached missiles in the presence of the model. Results also included a determination of aileron-spoiler effectiveness, aileron hinge moments, and the effects of wing modifications on model aerodynamic characteristics. The results are presented with minimum analysis.
Date: June 24, 1958
Creator: Oehman, Waldo I. & Turner, Kenneth L.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Number of Modified NACA Four-Digit-Series Airfoil Sections

Description: Report presenting theoretical pressure distributions and experimental aerodynamic characteristics at low speeds for a group of NACA four-digit series airfoil sections. Results regarding lift, drag, and pitching moment are provided.
Date: June 1948
Creator: Loftin, Laurence K., Jr. & Cohen, Kenneth S.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Refined Deep-Step Planing-Tail Flying-Boat Hull with Various Forebody and Afterbody Shapes

Description: From Introduction: "The results of one phase of this investigation, presented in reference 1, have indicated that hull drag can be reduced without causing large changes in aerodynamic stability and hydrodynamic performance by the use of high length-beam ratios. Another phase of the investigation, reference 2, indicated that hulls of the deep-step planning-tail type have much lower air drag than the conventional type of hull and about the same aerodynamic stability; tank tests, reference 3, have… more
Date: June 1952
Creator: Riebe, John M. & Naeseth, Rodger L.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Four Wings of Sweepback Angles 0 Degrees, 35 Degrees, 45 Degrees, and 60 Degrees, NACA 65A006 Airfoil Section, Aspect Ratio 4, and Taper Ratio 0.6 in Combination With a Fuselage at High Subsonic Mach Numbers and at a Mach Number of 1.2

Description: Report discussing an investigation of the effect of sweepback angle on wing-fuselage characteristics at a subsonic and a supersonic Mach number. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment coefficients, downwash-angle, and total-pressure measurements are all provided.
Date: June 6, 1951
Creator: Luoma, Arvo A.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Missile Configurations With Wings of Low Aspect Ratio for Various Combinations of Forebodies, Afterbodies, and Nose Shapes for Combined Angles of Attack and Sideslip at a Mach Number of 2.01

Description: "An investigation has been made in the Langley 4-by-4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a series of missile configurations having low-aspect-ratio wings at a Mach number of 2.01. The effects of wing plan form and size, length-diameter ratio, forebody and afterbody length, boattailed and flared afterbodies, and component force and moment data are presented for combined angles of attack and sideslip to about 28 degrees. No analysis of the data was mad… more
Date: June 25, 1957
Creator: Robinson, Ross B.
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Aerodynamic characteristics of several flap-type trailing-edge controls on a trapezoidal wing at Mach numbers of 1.61 and 2.01

Description: Report presenting an investigation at Mach numbers of 1.61 and 2.01 to determine the control effectiveness and hinge-moment characteristics for a series of 25.4-percent-chord trailing-edge controls on a trapezoidal wing with a 23 degree sweptback leading edge, aspect ratio of 3.1, and taper ratio of 0.4. Pressure distribution and hinge-moment measurements were made at a range of angles of attack and control deflections. Results regarding effect of control deflection, effect of wing angle of att… more
Date: June 14, 1954
Creator: Lord, Douglas R. & Czarnecki, K. R.
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Aerodynamic characteristics of several jet-spoiler controls on a 45 degree sweptback wing at Mach numbers of 1.61 and 2.01

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the supersonic pressure tunnel at two Mach numbers to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of several jet-spoiler controls on a wing having a 45 degree sweepback of the quarter-chord line, an aspect ratio of 3.5, a taper ratio of 0.3, and an NACA 65A005 airfoil section. Testing indicated that the jet-spoiler effectiveness increased with increasing angle of attack and correlated well with the momentum of jet flow.
Date: June 24, 1958
Creator: Lord, Douglas R.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Tapered Wings Having Aspect Ratios of 4, 6, and 8, Quarter-Chord Lines Swept Back 45 Degrees, and NACA 63(Sub 1)a012 Airfoil Sections: Transonic-Bump Method

Description: Report presenting testing of a series of three wings over a range of Mach numbers by the use of the transonic-bump technique. The lift, drag, pitching-moment, and root-bending-moment data of wings of a variety of aspect ratios but with the same quarter-chord lines and airfoil sections were obtained.
Date: June 13, 1951
Creator: Polhamus, Edward C. & King, Thomas J., Jr.
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The aerodynamic characteristics throughout the subsonic speed range of a thin, sharp-edged horizontal tail of aspect ratio 4 equipped with a constant-chord elevator

Description: From Introduction: "Recent investigations have indicated several wing plan forms, wing sections, and wing-body-tail combinations suitable for flight at supersonic speeds. One such lifting surface, a thin, sharp-edged without sweep of aspect ratio 4 and taper ratio 0.5, has been the subject of an investigation in the Ames 12-foot pressure wind tunnel. The aim of the investigation was to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of such a wing plan form throughout the range of subsonic Mach numbe… more
Date: June 30, 1949
Creator: Bandettini, Angelo & Reed, Verlin D.
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The Aerodynamic Design of High Mach Number Nozzles Utilizing Axisymmetric Flow with Application to a Nozzle of Square Test Section

Description: From Introduction: "A method for the design of three-dimensional nozzles based on axi-symmetric flow is presented in this paper. The design method presented in this paper is general; however, as an illustrative example of the design of a Mach number 10 nozzle with square test section is included."
Date: June 1952
Creator: Beckwith, Ivan E.; Ridyard, Herbert W. & Cromer, Nancy
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Aerodynamic Heating and Boundary-Layer Transition on a 1/10-Power Nose Shape in Free Flight at Mach Numbers Up to 6.7 and Free-Stream Reynolds Numbers Up To 16 x 10(Exp 6)

Description: Report presenting testing of a modified 1/10-power nose shape in free flight at Mach numbers up to 6.7. Measured heating rates were presented and compared with calculated values. Results regarding transition and comparison with previous investigations are provided.
Date: June 17, 1957
Creator: Garland, Benjamine J.; Swanson, Andrew G. & Speegle, Katherine C.
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Aerodynamic investigation of a four-blade propeller operating through an angle-of-attack range from 0 to 180 degrees

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of a four-blade rigid model propeller in the full-scale tunnel for a range of angles of attack, blade angles, and advance ratio. It included a preliminary explanation of vertical descent and a comparison with theory. Results regarding the static thrust and forward flight are provided.
Date: June 1954
Creator: McLemore, H. Clyde & Cannon, Michael D.
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Aerodynamic Properties of Cruciform-Wing and Body Combinations at Subsonic, Transonic, and Supersonic Speeds

Description: From Introduction: "Although the aerodynamic characteristics of the components of such configurations may be well known, the mutual interference resulting from combining the wings, as well as the wings and body, may be so great that is desirable to study the aerodynamic properties of the complete configurations. Two methods of handling this problem are presented in this report. The first method is essentially an extension of the theory for slender wing-body combinations of reference 1 to determ… more
Date: June 1949
Creator: Spreiter, John R.
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Aerodynamic tests of a low aspect ratio tapered wing with various flaps, for use on tailless airplanes

Description: From Introduction: "The tests described in this report are the first in an investigation by N.A.C.A. of the aerodynamic characteristics of possible tailless arrangements. The investigations will be extended to include whatever range is through most desirable and may include, among other things, variations in aspect ratio, taper, sweepback, washout, air-foil section, dihedral, and also control flaps or other control devices of different forms and proportions."
Date: June 1933
Creator: Weick, Fred E. & Sanders, Robert
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