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A method for studying the hunting oscillations of and airplane with a simple type of automatic control

Description: Report presenting a method for predicting the amplitude and frequency, under certain simplifying conditions, of the hunting oscillations of an automatically controlled aircraft with lag in the control system or in response of the aircraft to the controls. Formulas are given expressing the response to a variation of signal in terms of response to a unit signal.
Date: May 1944
Creator: Jones, Robert T.
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The effect of compressibility on two-dimensional tunnel-wall interference for a symmetrical airfoil

Description: Summary: The effective change in the velocity of flow past a wing section, caused by the presence of wind-tunnel walls, is known for potential flow. This theory is extended by investigation of the two-dimensional compressible flow past a thin Rankine Oval. It is shown that for a symmetrical section at zero angle of attack the velocity increment due to the tunnel walls in the incompressible case must be multiplied by the factor 1/1-M^2 to take account of compressibility effects. The Mach numb… more
Date: May 1943
Creator: Nitzberg, Gerald E.
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Emergency Measures for Increasing the Range of Fighter Airplanes

Description: "An analysis was made to show the relative effectiveness of streamline external fuel tanks, a fuel tank in the form of a wing mounted in a biplane position, and auxiliary wing panels attached at the wing tips to increase the span as temporary means for increasing the range of a fighter-type airplane. Figures and charts for the various devices considered show the results of calculations of range, duration of flight, and take-off distance for both land-base and carrier operation. The results indi… more
Date: May 1943
Creator: Jones, Robert T. & Wetmore, Joseph W.
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Fuel-Evaporation Loss as Determined by the Change in the Specific Gravity of the Fuel in an Aircraft Fuel Tank

Description: Report discusses the results of an investigation to determine the feasibility of using the change in the specific gravity of fuels in aircraft fuel tanks to measure fuel-vaporization loss. Six fuels were tested via fuel-distillation tests and simulated-flight tests. An equation based on the specific gravity of the fuel is also described.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Stone, Charles S. & Kramer, Walter E.
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Profile-Drag Coefficients of Conventional and Low-Drag Airfoils as Obtained in Flight

Description: "The results of flight investigations of the profile drag of several carefully finished conventional and low-drag airfoils are presented. The results indicated that in all cases lower profile-drag coefficients were obtained with the low-drag than with the conventional airfoils over the range of lift coefficient tested and that, for comparable conditions of lift coefficient and Reynolds number, the low-drag airfoils may have profile-drag coefficients which are at least 27 percent lower than the … more
Date: May 1944
Creator: Zalovcik, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Experimental Investigation of Rectangular Exhaust-Gas Ejectors Applicable for Engine Cooling

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation of rectangular exhaust-gas ejector pump to provide data that would serve as a guide to the design of ejector applications for aircraft engines with marginal cooling. With a decrease in the quantity of air pumped and an increase in the length of an ejector, the ejector pressure rise increases to optimum values. Results regarding straight ejectors, diffuser ejectors, curved ejectors, ejector aspect ratio, divided ejectors, multistage ejectors, and n… more
Date: May 1945
Creator: Manganiello, Eugene J. & Bogatsky, Donald
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An Investigation of a Thermal Ice-Prevention System for a C-46 Cargo Airplane 5: Effect of Thermal System on Airplane Cruise Performance

Description: Report presenting flight tests conducted to evaluate the effect of a thermal ice prevention system on the aerodynamic performance of a C-46 cargo airplane. The installation of the thermal ice-prevention system was found to reduce the indicated airspeed by about 6 miles per hour. Results regarding the overall performance change resulting from the installation of the thermal system, reduction of power attributed to heat-exchanger exhaust-gas back pressure, reduction of power attributed to the int… more
Date: May 1945
Creator: Selna, James
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An Investigation of a Thermal Ice-Prevention System for a C-46 Cargo Airplane 6: Dry-Air Performance of Thermal System at Several Twin- and Single-Engine Operating Conditions at Various Altitudes

Description: Report presenting flight tests to establish the dry-air-performance characteristics of a thermal ice-prevention system at various operating conditions and altitudes. Results regarding twin-engine tests and single-engine tests of characteristics such as skin temperatures and location of heating are provided.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Selna, James & Kees, Harold L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Graduation Exercises for the Teachers College High School, May, 28, 1942]

Description: Graduation Exercises for the 1942 Teachers College High School. Printed on the cover are the words, "Graduation Exercises of the Teachers College High School Main Auditorium May Twenty-Eight Nineteen Hundred Forty-Two Eight P.M." The program includes the order of service and a list of graduates.
Date: May 1942
Creator: Teachers College High School
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, May 30, 1943]

Description: The 1943 Baccalaureate Service program for the North Texas State Teachers College. Printed on the cover are the words, "The Baccalaureate Service of North Texas State Teachers College Denton, Texas Sunday, Texas Sunday, May Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Forty Three At Eleven o'clock in the Morning The Main Auditorium." The program contains the order of service for the ceremony.
Date: May 1943
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Commencement Program for North Texas State Teachers College, May 28, 1944]

Description: The 1944, baccalaureate service program for the North Texas State Teachers College. Printed on the cover are the words, "The Baccalaureate Service of North Texas State Teachers College. Denton, Texas. Sunday, May Twenty-Eight. Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Four. At Eleven O'clock in the Morning. The Main Auditorium." The program contains the order of service for the ceremony.
Date: May 1944
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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