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An Acceleration Schedule Control for Accelerating a Turbojet Engine and Its Use With a Speed Control

Description: Memorandum presenting a study of an acceleration-limiting control on a turbojet engine in order to determine its feasibility as an acceleration control. A proportional-plus-integral type of controller was used in the investigation. Results regarding the one-loop control and two-loop control are provided.
Date: May 12, 1958
Creator: Gerus, Theodore F.; Powers, Albert G. & Heppler, Herbert J.
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An Acceleration Schedule Control for Accelerating a Turbojet Engine and Its Use With a Speed Control

Description: Memorandum presenting an acceleration-limiting control used on a turbojet engine to study the feasibility of its use as an acceleration control. A proportional-plus-integral type of controller was used in this investigation. Results regarding one-loop control and two-loop control are provided.
Date: May 12, 1958
Creator: Gerus, Theodore F.; Powers, Albert G. & Heppler, Herbert J.
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Adhesive and protective characteristics of ceramic coating A-417 and its effect on engine life of forged Refractaloy-26 (AMS 5760) and cast stellite 21 (AMS 5385) turbine blades

Description: The adhesive and protective characteristics of National Bureau of Standards Coating A-417 were investigated, as well as the effect of the coating on the life of forged Refractaloy 26 and cast Stellite 21 turbine blades. Coated and uncoated blades were run in a full-scale J33-9 engine and were subjected to simulated service operations consisting of consecutive 20-minute cycles (15 min at rated speed and approximately 5 min at idle). The ceramic coating adhered well to Refractaloy 26 and Stellite… more
Date: February 12, 1953
Creator: Garrett, Floyd B. & Gyorgak, Charles A.
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Aerodynamic characteristics at subsonic and transonic speeds of a 42.7 degree sweptback wing model having an aileron with finite trailing-edge thickness

Description: Report presenting an investigation at subsonic and transonic speeds in the high-speed 7- by 10-foot tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a 42.7 degree sweptback wing with a 20-percent-chord and 50-percent-span outboard aileron. The investigation was performed in transonic flow over a bump on the tunnel floor and in subsonic flow on one of the tunnel side walls.
Date: January 12, 1949
Creator: Turner, Thomas R.; Lockwood, Vernard E. & Vogler, Raymond D.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 1/8-Scale Powered Model of a High-Speed Bomber With a Dual Pusher Propeller Aft of the Empennage

Description: Report presenting wind-tunnel tests made to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a scale model of a high-speed bomber with a dual pusher propeller aft of the empennage. Some of the results discussed include longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability and control, the empennage design, and ground effects on the aerodynamic characteristics. The results indicate that this particular airplane has several advantages with regard to stability and control over the conventional-type single-… more
Date: October 12, 1945
Creator: Weiberg, James A. & Schnurbusch, Alfred W.
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Aerodynamic characteristics of a cruciform-wing missile with canard control surfaces and of some very small span wing-body missiles at a Mach number of 1.41

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a cruciform 70 degree delta-wing missile configuration with 70 degree delta canard control surfaces at M = 1.41 in the 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel. Modifications to the configuration included variation of the body length and canard area and the substitution of a series of very small span wings for the cruciform delta wings and canard controls.
Date: April 12, 1954
Creator: Spearman, M. Leroy & Robinson, Ross B.
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Aerodynamic characteristics of NACA RM 10 missile in 8 by 6 foot supersonic wind tunnel at Mach numbers from 1.49 to 1.98. 3: analysis of force distribution at angle of attack (stabilizing fins removed)

Description: Report presenting an analysis of the force distribution on a slender pointed body of revolution at angle of attack utilizing pressure-distribution data and balance measurements. The data were obtained in the supersonic tunnel at a variety of Mach numbers and angles of attack. Results regarding normal forces and axial force are provided.
Date: December 12, 1950
Creator: Luidens, Roger W. & Simon, Paul C.
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Aerodynamic loadings associated with swept and unswept spoilers on a flat-plate at Mach numbers of 1.61 and 2.01

Description: Report presenting an investigation at two Mach numbers to examine the flow, force, and moment characteristics associated with spoilers mounted on a flat plate at a range of sweep angles. Pressure measurements were obtained over the plate and spoiler faces. The pressures were integrated to determine the spoiler lift, pitching-moment, drag, and hinge-moment characteristics.
Date: March 12, 1956
Creator: Lord, Douglas R. & Czarnecki, K. R.
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Altitude investigation of 16 flame-holder and fuel-system configurations in tail-pipe burner

Description: From Introduction: "The data obtained for each configuration are presented in a manner to show the effects of fuel distribution and flame-holder design on net thrust, specific fuel consumption, exhaust-gas temperature, combustion efficiency, operable range of tail-pipe-burner fuel-air ratios, and maximum altitude limit."
Date: December 12, 1951
Creator: Grey, Ralph E.; Krull, H. G. & Sargent, A. F.
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Altitude performance and operational characteristics of an XT38-A-2 turboprop engine

Description: From Introduction: "Reported herein are the over-all engine performance and the starting and windmilling characteristics. Data are presented in the form of performance maps at each flight condition to show the effects of altitude and flight Mach number on various engine-performance variables. The effect of engine deterioration with operating time on performance is also discussed."
Date: March 12, 1954
Creator: Essig, R. H. & Schulze, F. W.
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Analysis and Calculation by Integral Methods of Laminar Compressible Boundary-Layer With Heat Transfer and With and Without Pressure Gradient

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of the present report is to present a comprehensive summary of theoretical investigations of comprehensible laminar boundary layers which have been carried out since 1949 at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn under the sponsorship and with the financial assistance of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The results of these investigations are contained primarily in references 1 to 7."
Date: April 12, 1955
Creator: Morduchow, Morris
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Analysis of Turbulent Free-Convection Boundary Layer on Flat Plate

Description: "With the use of Karman's integrated momentum equation for the boundary layer and data on the wall-shearing stress and heat transfer in forced-convection flow, a calculation was carried out for the flow and heat transfer in the turbulent free-convection boundary layer on a vertical flat plate. The calculation is for a fluid with a Prandtl number that is close to 1. A formula was derived for the heat-transfer coefficient that was in good agreement with experimental data in the range of Grashof n… more
Date: July 12, 1950
Creator: Eckert, E. R. G. & Jackson, Thomas W.
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Analytical and Experimental Investigation of 90 Degrees Supersonic Turning Passages Suitable for Supersonic Compressors or Turbines

Description: "Four 90 degree two-dimensional turning passages designed by the method of characteristics were tested at an inlet Mach number of 1.71. The measured losses varied from 5 to 15 percent of the inlet stagnation pressure. The smallest loss was obtained for a passage in which separation on the convex surface was minimized through the introduction of a favorable pressure gradient" (p. 1).
Date: September 12, 1949
Creator: Liccini, Luke L.
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Analytical Derivation and Experimental Evaluation of Short-Bearing Approximation for Full Journal Bearing

Description: From Introduction: "This report extends the short-bearing pressure-distribution function of Michell and Cardullo to give equations for the various bearing characteristics. This short-bearing approximation makes available formulas relating eccentricity ratio to applied load, attitude angle, angular position of peak film pressure to unit pressure on projected area."
Date: June 12, 1953
Creator: DuBois, George B. & Ocvirk, Fred W.
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Analytical Study of the Comparative Pitch-Up Behavior of Several Airplanes and Correlation With Pilot Opinion

Description: From Introduction: "An extension of the work presented in reference 2, the method was applied to six swept-wing airplanes for which the pilot opinion was well documented. The analytical results obtained are used herein to illustrate how wind-tunnel data may be used to predict the pitching motions and the comparative pitch-up behavior of new airplane designs or to assess the effects of modifications on existing airplanes."
Date: June 12, 1957
Creator: Sadoff, Melvin; Stewart, John D. & Cooper, George E.
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Appreciation and Prediction of Flying Qualities

Description: "The material given in this report summarizes some of the results of recent research that will aid the designers of an airplane in selecting or modifying a configuration to provide satisfactory stability and control characteristics. The requirements of the NACA for satisfactory flying qualities, which specify the important stability and control characteristics of an airplane from the pilot's standpoint, are used as the main topics of the report. A discussion is given of the reasons for the requ… more
Date: April 12, 1948
Creator: Phillips, William H.
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Behavior of forged S-816 turbine blades in steady-state operation of J33-9 turbojet engine with stress-rupture and metallographic evaluations

Description: An investigation was conducted to determine the behavior of recently produced, forged S-816 turbine blades in a full-scale turbojet engine, and in particular, the scatter in performance of the alloy. The turbine blades were operated as continuously as possible at a temperature of 1500 degrees F and a centrifugal stress of 21,500 pounds per square inch. The operating lives of the turbine blades varied from 181 to 539 hours, a range of 358 hours. Stress-rupture properties of specimens cut from bl… more
Date: February 12, 1953
Creator: Garrett, Floyd B.; Gyorgak, Charles A. & Weeton, John Waldemar
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Calculations of the Dynamic Stress of Several Airplane Wings in Various Gusts

Description: "A series of calculations of the dynamic response of airplane wings to gusts were made with the purpose of showing the relative response of a reference airplane, the DC-3 airplane, and of newer types of airplanes represented by the DC-4, DC-6, and L-49 airplanes. Additional calculations were made for the DC-6 airplane to show the effects of speed and altitude. On the basis of the method of calculation used and the conditions selected for analysis, it is indicated that: 1) The newer airplanes sh… more
Date: July 12, 1948
Creator: Pierce, Harold B.
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Calibration of AWS instrument shelter in Langley 300 MPH 7- by 10-foot tunnel

Description: From Summary: "Tests and calibrations of an AWS instrument shelter were made in the Langley 300 MPH 7- by 10-foot tunnel for the Signal Corps, U.S. Army. The behavior of the wind vane, the 3-cup anemometer, and the shelter cover was determined in wind speeds up to 150 miles per hour. It was discovered that the rotational speed of the anenometer was greatly influenced by the location, with respect to the wind direction, of three spacer posts that held two upper bays of instruments above the anen… more
Date: May 12, 1952
Creator: McKee, John W.
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Calibration of strain-gage installations in aircraft structures for the measurement of flight loads

Description: "A general method has been developed for calibrating strain-gage installations in aircraft structures, which permits the measurement in flight of the shear or lift, the bending moment, and the torque or pitching moment on the principal lifting or control surfaces. Although the stress in structural members may not be a simple function of the three loads of interest, a straightforward procedure is given for numerically combining the outputs of several bridges in such a way that the loads may be o… more
Date: August 12, 1952
Creator: Skopinski, T. H.; Aiken, William S., Jr. & Huston, Wilber B.
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Cascade investigation of cooling characteristics of a cast-finned air-cooled turbine blade for use in a turboprop engine

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation of the cooling characteristics of a small air-cooled turbine blade for use in a turboprop engine in a static cascade facility. Three test blades of the same size and chord were tested at several different combustion-gas temperatures. Results regarding the gas-flow conditions in cascade test section, correlation of temperature data and application of correlated data to typical engine are provided.
Date: June 12, 1957
Creator: Stepka, Francis S.; Richards, Hadley T. & Hickel, Robert O.
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