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The Effects of Aerodynamic Heating on Ice Formations on Airplane Propellers

Description: Report presenting an investigation of the effect of aerodynamic heating on propeller-blade temperatures and its relation to propeller icing. Test results indicate that the outermost station at which ice formed on a propeller blade as determined by the blade temperature rise resulting from the aerodynamic heating at that point.
Date: March 1941
Creator: Rodert, Lewis A.
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Compression tests of some 17S-T aluminum-alloy specimens of I cross section

Description: Report presenting testing of specimens cut from a specially extruded I-beam of 17S-T aluminum alloy with one flange wider than the other under axial compression. Only the two longest specimens failed as columns, while the shorter ones failed by local buckling. The agreement between experimental and calculated values of critical stress can be improved by considering the effect of restraint at the loaded edges of the web and adopting a more accurate buckling treatment beyond the elastic range.
Date: March 1941
Creator: Hill, H. N.
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Tests on Stiffened Circular Cylinders

Description: "Compressive tests were made of two series of stiffened circular cylindrical shells under axial load. All the shells were 16 inches in diameter by 24 inches in length and were made of aluminum-alloy sheet curved to the proper radius and welded with one longitudinal weld. The ratios of diameter to thickness of shell wall in the two series of specimens were 258 and 572" (p. 1).
Date: March 1941
Creator: Holt, Marshall
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Tests of Round and Flat Spoilers on a Tapered Wing in the NACA 19-Foot Pressure Wind Tunnel

Description: "Several arrangements of round and flat spanwise spoilers attached to the upper surface of a tapered wing were tested in the NACA 19-foot pressure wind tunnel to determine the most effective type, location, and size of spoiler necessary to reduce greatly the lift on the wings of large flying boats when moored. The effect of the various spoilers on the lift, the drag, and the pitching-moment characteristics of the tapered wing was measured over a range of angles of attack from zero to maximum li… more
Date: March 1941
Creator: Wenzinger, Carl J. & Bowen, John D.
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Requirements for Satisfactory Flying Qualities of Airplanes

Description: Report discusses the results of an analysis of available data to determine what measured characteristics are significant in defining satisfactory flying qualities, what characteristics are reasonable to require of an airplane, and what influence the various design features have on the observed flying qualities.
Date: March 24, 1941
Creator: Gilruth, R. R.
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Critical Compressive Stress for Outstanding Flanges

Description: A chart is presented for the values of the coefficient in the formula for the critical compressive stress at which buckling may be expected to occur in outstanding flanges. These flanges are flat rectangular plates supported along the loaded edges, supported and elastically restrained along one unloaded edge, and free along the other unloaded edge. The mathematical derivations of the formulas required for construction of the chart are given.
Date: March 14, 1941
Creator: Lundquist, Eugene E. & Stowell, Elbridge Z.
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Critical Compressive Stress for Flat Rectangular Plates Supported Along All Edges and Elastically Restrained Against Rotation along the Unloaded Edges

Description: A chart is presented for the values of the coefficient in the formula for the critical compressive stress at which buckling may be expected to occur in flat rectangular plates supported along all edges and, in addition, elastically restrained against rotation along the unloaded edges. The mathematical derivations of the formulas required in the construction of the chart are given.
Date: March 8, 1941
Creator: Lundquist, Eugene E. & Stowell, Elbridge Z.
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Restraint provided a flat rectangular plate by a sturdy stiffener along an edge of the plate

Description: From Summary: "A sturdy stiffener is defined as a stiffener of such proportions that it does not suffer cross-sectional distortion when moments are applied to some part of the cross section. When such a stiffener is attached to one edge of a plate, it will resist rotation of that edge of the plate by means of its torsional properties. A formula is given for the restraint coefficient provided the plate by such a stiffener. This coefficient is required for the calculation of the critical compress… more
Date: March 13, 1941
Creator: Lundquist, Eugene E. & Stowell, Elbridge Z.
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Shear lag in box beams methods of analysis and experimental investigations

Description: The bending stresses in the covers of box beams or wide-flange beams differ appreciably from the stresses predicted by the ordinary bending theory on account of shear deformation of the flanges. The problem of predicting these differences has become known as the shear-lag problem. The first part of this paper deals with methods of shear-lag analysis suitable for practical use. The second part of the paper describes strain-gage tests made by the NACA to verify the theory. Three tests published b… more
Date: March 7, 1941
Creator: Kuhn, Paul & Chiarito, Patrick T.
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Wind-tunnel investigation of plain ailerons for a wing with a full-span flap consisting of an inboard Fowler and an outboard retractable split flap

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 7- by 10-foot wind tunnel of three plain ailerons on an NACA 23012 wing with full-span combinations of Fowler and split-type flaps. Static rolling, yawing, and hinge moments were determined and are presented for several angles of attack and flap deflection. The results indicated that a plain sealed aileron with internal balance will provide lateral control for airplanes equipped with full-span combinations of slotted and split-type flaps.
Date: March 1941
Creator: Harris, Thomas A. & Purser, Paul E.
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[Letter from Rexford Newcomb]

Description: A letter from Rexford Newcomb to Carl B. Compton in regards to a bulletin issued by the University of Illinois in Urbana in connection to the Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: March 13, 1941
Creator: Newcomb, Rexford
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Advertising agreement]

Description: An advertising agreement for Carl Compton from the publication of the Associated Art Instructors of Texas for the Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: March 20, 1941
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[Letter from Clara MacGowan]

Description: A letter from Clara MacGowan to Carl B. Compton about her interests in the Associated Art Instructors of Texas organization and the Texas Art Teacher magazine.
Date: March 26, 1941
Creator: MacGowan, Clara
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[Letter from Delmar Pachl]

Description: A letter from Delmar Pachl sent to the American Statesman, regarding the Annual All-Texas Sculptors' Exhibition, which includes works by Carl B. Compton.
Date: March 18, 1941
Creator: Pachl, Delmar
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