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Review of Flight Tests of NACA C and D Cowlings on the XP-42 Airplane

Description: Report presenting the results of flight tests of the performance and cooling characteristics of three NACA D cowlings and of a conventional NACA C cowling on the XP-42 airplane. The D cowling is, generally, characterized by the use of an annular inlet and diffuser section for the engine-cooling air. An increase in maximum speed was noted in the XP-42 airplane due to the change from a C cowling to a D cowling.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Johnston, J. Ford
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laminar-boundary-layer oscillations and transition on a flat plate

Description: Report presenting an investigation of oscillations in the laminar boundary layer on a flat plate and their relation to transition to turbulent flow. The characteristics of boundary-layer oscillations were studied most successfully when the oscillations were artificially produced by a vibrating ribbon placed in the boundary layer near the surface. A review of theory regarding laminar-boundary-layer oscillations is provided.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Schubauer, G. B. & Skramstad, H. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Work of the Safety Division, Fiscal Year 1942

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the investigative and educational work done by the Safety Division during 1942. Accident prevention methods and safety incentives are presented. These include first-aid and mine rescue training programs. This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: April 1943
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines. Safety Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diesel Engines Underground: [Part] 4. Effect on Composition of Exhaust Gas of Variables Influencing Fuel Injection

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over diesel engine operations. As stated in the introduction, "it is the purpose of this report to present such data and to reemphasize the importance of adequate maintenance for diesel engines used underground" (p. 2). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Holtz, John C.; Berger, L. B.; Elliott, M. A. & Schrenk, H. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Memorandum Listing the Areas in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico that are Geologically Favorable for Developing Large Reserves of Vanadium Ore by Prospecting

Description: Introduction: Vanadium ore is being mined at many places in western Colorado, southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, and northwestern New Mexico (fig. 1). Eight mills in this region produced about 4,300,000 pounds of V2 05 in 1942, representing about 90 percent of the vanadium obtained from domestic sources. Although ore production has mostly exceeded mill capacity since 1937, production during the last half of 1942 averaged only about 19,000 tons or ore a month, whereas the capacity of these… more
Date: April 10, 1943
Creator: Fischer, R. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Vibration Surveys of the P-40 Rudder and Fin-Rudder Assembly

Description: "The following surveys on the vibration response of the P-40 rudder and fin-rudder assembly were conducted during the fall of 1942 for the purpose of obtaining information on the flutter characteristics of high-speed airplanes of known performance. The tests on the rudder alone were made with the rudder suspended in a floating condition; the tests on the fin-rudder unit were made with the fin rigidly fastened to a concrete base" (p. 1). A variety of figures and diagrams for the assembly are pro… more
Date: April 1943
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore & Regier, Arthur A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Vibration Surveys of the P-47-B Rudder and Fin-Rudder Assembly

Description: Report presenting a study of the flutter characteristics of the P-47 tail assembly, which included replacing the original fabric-covered rudder with a metal-covered rudder and reinforcing the fin. Figures are provided for different configurations and the cycles per second under the same conditions are provided.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Theodorsen, Theodore & Regier, Arthur A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of the Effects of Radii of Gyration and Altitude on Aileron Effectiveness at High Speed

Description: "The variation in the necessary aileron control and in the time required to bank to 45 degrees and 90 degrees with altitude and radii of gyration for a typical fighter or a pursuit airplane have been computed and are presented herein." The lateral motions and impact pressure for several conditions of flight are provided. The report concludes that "the aileron system...should be designed for rolling-moment requirements at high altitude and the hinge-moment limitations at low altitude".
Date: April 1943
Creator: Fehlner, Leo F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An investigation of aircraft heaters 11: measured and predicted performance of a slotted-fin exhaust gas and air heat exchanger

Description: Report presenting the thermal and pressure drop performance data of a slotted-fin Stewart-Warner exhaust gas and ventilating air heat exchanger. Three different crossflow air shrouds were used in testing. The rate of heat transfer was about the same for each shroud, but the static pressure drops varied greatly.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Boelter, L. M. K.; Miller, M. A.; Sharp, W. H. & Morrin, E. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Investigation of the Air Flow Around a Martin PBM-3 Flying Boat by Means of Tufts

Description: Report presenting observations made of the air flow around a Martin PBM-3 flying boat. The observations are part of an analysis to aid in the determination of possible methods of reducing the air drag of the airplane. The behavior of the tufts on the hull and tip floats at various airplane speeds by still and moving pictures taken from an accompanying airplane.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Nelson, William J. & Ebert, John W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of a Typical Nacelle on the Characteristics of a Thick Low-Drag Airfoil Critically Affected by Leading-Edge Roughness

Description: Report presenting testing to study the effects of a typical nacelle on the characteristics of a thick low-drag airfoil that was shown to be subject to separation difficulties due to leading edge roughness. This testing confirmed the results of previous tests which indicated that the airfoil was unconservative with respect to separation difficulties. Results regarding the internal-flow measurements and corresponding drag increments, external drag, leading-edge roughness and nacelle combination, … more
Date: April 1943
Creator: Ellis, Macon C., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laminar-boundary-layer oscillations and transition on a flat plate

Description: This is an account of an investigation in which oscillations were discovered in the laminar boundary layer along a flat plate. These oscillations were found during the course of an experiment in which transition from laminar to turbulent flow was being studied on the plate as the turbulence in the wind stream was being reduced to unusually low values by means of damping screens. The first part of the paper deals with experimental methods and apparatus, measurements of turbulence and sound, and … more
Date: April 1943
Creator: Schubauer, G. B. & Skramstad, H. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Jet-boundary corrections for reflection-plane models in rectangular wind tunnels

Description: A detailed method for determining the jet-boundary corrections for reflection-plane models in rectangular wind tunnels is presented. The method includes the determination of the tunnel span local distribution and the derivation of equations for the corrections to the angle of attack, the lift and drag coefficients, and the pitching-, rolling-, yawing-, and hinge-moment coefficients. The principle effects of aerodynamic induction and of the boundary-induced curvature of the streamlines have been… more
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: Swanson, Robert S. & Toll, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Review of Flight Tests of NACA C and D Cowlings on the XP-42 Airplane

Description: "Results of flight tests of the performance and cooling characteristics of three NACA D cowlings and of a conventional NACA D cowling on the XP-42 airplane are summarized and compared. The D cowling is, in general, characterized by the use of an annular inlet and diffuser section for the engine-cooling air. The D cowlings tested were a long-nose high-inlet-velocity cowling, a short-nose high-inlet-velocity cowling, and a short-nose low inlet-velocity cowling" (p. 371).
Date: April 20, 1943
Creator: Johnston, J. Ford
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of general relations for the behavior of turbulent boundary layers

Description: From Summary: "An analysis has been made of a considerable amount of data for turbulent boundary layers along wings and bodies of various shapes in order to determine the fundamental variables that control the development of turbulent boundary layers. It was found that the type of velocity distribution in the boundary layer could be expressed in terms of a single parameter. This parameter was chosen as the ratio of the displacement thickness to the momentum thickness of the boundary layer. The … more
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: von Doenhoff, Albert E. & Tetervin, Neal
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Formulas for propellers in yaw and charts of the side-force derivative

Description: General formulas are given for propellers for the rate of change of side-force coefficient with angle of yaw and for the rate of change of pitching-moment coefficient with angle of yaw. Charts of the side-force derivative are given for two propellers of different plan form. The charts cover solidities of two to six blades and single and dual rotation. The blade angle ranges from 15 degrees or 20 degrees to 60 degrees.
Date: April 7, 1943
Creator: Ribner, Herbert S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of wind-tunnel stability and control tests in terms of flying qualities of full-scale airplanes

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of this paper is to outline a suggested form of presentation of the results of a stability and control investigation in terms of flying qualities as defined in reference 1 and to systematize and review briefly the analytical work required for this type of presentation. No effort is made to specify definite test procedures."
Date: April 1, 1943
Creator: Kayten, Gerald G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Observations of compressibility phenomena in flight

Description: Report presenting compressibility phenomena under flight conditions on the XF2A-2 airplane, which was subjected to a series of dives and pull-outs at speeds up to 550 miles per hour corresponding to Mach numbers of 0.74. Results regarding time histories, pressure data, drag coefficient, and elevator control force are provided.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Rhode, Richard V. & Pearson, H. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Free-Flight-Tunnel Investigation of the Effect of the Fuselage Length and the Aspect Ratio and Size of the Vertical Tail on Lateral Stability and Control

Description: Report presenting tests in the free-flight tunnel to determine the effect of the fuselage length and the aspect ratio and size of the vertical tail on lateral stability and control. Fuselages of two different lengths and various vertical tail surfaces were used on a powered model in the investigation. Results regarding the test conditions, flight tests, and force tests are provided.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Shortal, Joseph A. & Draper, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flying Qualities and Stalling Characteristics of North American XP-51 Airplane

Description: Report presenting a flight investigation of the flying qualities and stalling characteristics of a North American XP-51 airplane. The short-period longitudinal oscillation disappeared within one cycle in all conditions tested. Requirements for satisfactory stalling characteristics were met in all respects except for stall warning.
Date: April 1943
Creator: White, Maurice D.; Hoover, Herbert H. & Garris, Howard W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Wing Leading-Edge Slots on the Spin and Recovery Characteristics of Airplanes

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the NACA 15-foot free-spinning tunnel to determine the effect of wing leading-edge slots on spin and recovery characteristics. The results indicate that recovery will generally be slower with the slots open than with them closed and the spin will be flatter and at a lower rate of descent.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Neihouse, Anshal I. & Pitkin, Marvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Devices for Improving the Diving Characteristics of Airplanes

Description: Report discussing testing on a model of a pursuit type airplane to determine the effect of several devices that may be applied to improve the high-speed pitching-moment characteristics. Auxiliary flaps, a controllable stabilizer, and a change in wing contour were all found to help increase the amount of control when recovering from high-speed dives.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Erickson, Albert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Physical Data on Certain Alloys for High Temperature Applications

Description: Report presenting data constituting a summary of the physical properties of 120 samples of metal alloys, representing 86 different compositions which have been investigated for their suitability as turbosupercharger wheel materials. Some of the reported data include the chemical composition, fabrication procedure, tensile-test and hardness values at room temperature, and tensile and rupture-test characteristics at 1200 degrees Fahrenheit.
Date: April 1943
Creator: White, A. E.; Freeman, J. W. & Rote, F. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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