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Complete tank tests of two flying-boat hulls with pointed steps - N.A.C.A. Models 22-A and 35

Description: "This note presents the results of complete tank test of N.A.C.A. Models 22-A and 35, two flying-boat hulls of the deep pointed-step type with low dead rise. Model 22-A is a form derived by modification of Model 22, the test results of which are given in N.A.C.A. Technical Note No. 488. Model 35 is a form of the same type but has a higher length-beam ratio than either Model 22 or 22-A. Take-off examples are worked out using data from these tests and a previous test of a conventional model appli… more
Date: September 1934
Creator: Shoemaker, James M. & Bell, Joe W.
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The Effects of Full-Span and Partial-Span Split Flaps on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Tapered Wing

Description: "The investigation was made to determine the effects of full-span and of partial-span split flaps on the aerodynamic characteristics of a tapered wing. Aerodynamic force tests were made in the N.A.C.A. 7 by 10 foot wind tunnel on a highly tapered Clark Y wing equipped with various split flaps. Two sizes of tapered-chord flaps were tested as full-span flaps, and a narrow tapered-chord flap was tested as a partial-span flap by cutting off portions first from the tip and then from the center" (p. … more
Date: September 1934
Creator: Wenzinger, Carl J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal-Mine Explosions in West Virginia: 1883-1933

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing explosions in coal mines that occurred in West Virginia between 1883 and 1933. The number of fatalities, and safety prevention methods are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: September 1934
Creator: Forbes, J. J. & Owings, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contribution to the Mutual Interference of Wing and Propeller

Description: "The change of induced wing drag due to the field of flow of the propeller was analyzed quantitatively. The field of flow of the propeller is represented by a uniform distribution of sinks over the propeller disk area, whose strength is determined by the increase in speed in the slipstream. The superposition of this sink flow on the basic flow reproduces the actual field of flow outside of the slipstream with close approximation" (p. 1).
Date: September 1934
Creator: Wieselsberger, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stipa Monoplane With Venturi Fuselage

Description: This report presents a detailed examination of the factors that went into the design of the Stipa monoplane. The model tested in the wind tunnel was made dissymmetrical externally, in order to produce a lift even at an angle of attack of 0 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tube.
Date: September 1934
Creator: Stipa, Luigi
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Avro C.30 Direct-Control Autogiro (British)

Description: Circular describing the Avro C.30 direct-control autogiro. Details of the construction, fuselage, engine mounting, tail, cockpits, rotor system, characteristics, performance, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: September 1934
Creator: Colson, C. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The effect of baffles on the temperature distribution and heat-transfer coefficients of finned cylinders

Description: This report presents the results of an investigation to determine the effect of baffles on the temperature distribution and the heat-transfer coefficient of finned cylinders. The tests were conducted in a 30-inch wind tunnel on electrically heated cylinders with fins of 0.25 and 0.31 inch pitch. The results of these tests showed that the use of integral baffles gave a reduction of 31.9 percent in the rear wall temperatures and an increase of 54.2 percent in the heat transfer coefficient as comp… more
Date: September 26, 1934
Creator: Schey, Oscar W. & Rollin, Vern G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Factors Affecting Combustion in an Internal-Combustion Engine

Description: "An investigation of the combustion of gasoline, safety, and diesel fuels was made in the NACA combustion apparatus under conditions of temperature that permitted ignition by spark with direct fuel injection, in spite of the compression ratio of 12.7 employed. The influence of such variables as injection advance angle, jacket temperature, engine speed, and spark position was studied. The most pronounced effect was that an increase in the injection advance angle (beyond a certain minimum value) … more
Date: September 11, 1934
Creator: Rothrock, A. M. & Cohn, Mildred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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