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A general tank test of a model of the hull of the Pem-1 flying boat including a special working chart for the determination of hull performance

Description: The results of a general tank test of a 1/6 full-size model of the hull of the P3M-1 flying boat (N.A.C.A. model 18) are given in non-dimensional form. In addition to the usual curves, the results are presented in a new form that makes it possible to apply them more conveniently than in the forms previously used. The resistance was compared with that of N.A.C.A. models 11-C and 26(Sikorsky S-40) and was found to be generally less than the resistance of either.
Date: December 1938
Creator: Dawson, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Model Study of Plans for Channel Improvement at Dogtooth Bend, Mississippi River, Folder 1

Description: This memorandum, constitutes a report on the results of experiments conducted at the U. S. Waterways Experiment Station on a small scale model of that reach of the Mississippi River near and including Dogtooth Bend (Mile 32.7 above to Mile 4.0 below Cairo).
Date: April 2, 1938
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Model Study of Channel Improvement and Stabilization in the Pryors Island Reach of the Ohio River

Description: This technical memorandum constitutes a complete report on a model study of the Pryors Island reach of the Ohio River, made for the purpose of determining the most effective plan of regulating works for the further improvement and stabilization of the navigable channel.
Date: September 1, 1938
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight and wind-tunnel tests of an XBM-1 dive bomber

Description: From Summary: "Results are given of pressure-distribution measurements made in flight over the right wing cellule and the right half of the horizontal tail surfaces of a dive-bombing biplane. Simultaneous measurements were also taken of the air speed, control-surface positions, control forces, and normal accelerations during various abrupt maneuvers in vertical plane. These maneuvers consisted of push-downs and pull-ups from level flight, dives and dive pull-ups from inverted flight. Besides th… more
Date: April 1938
Creator: Donely, Philip & Pearson, Henry A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FCC Reports, Volume 3, July 1, 1936 to February 28, 1937

Description: Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: 1938
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FCC Reports, Volume 4, March 1, 1937 to November 15, 1937

Description: Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: 1938
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Surface Irregularities on Wing Drag 1 - Rivets and Spot Welds

Description: "Tests have been conducted in the NACA 8-foot high-speed wind tunnel to determine the effect of exposed rivet heads and spot welds on wing drag. Most of the tests were made with an airfoil of 5-foot chord. The air speed was varied from 80 to 500 miles per hour and the lift coefficient from 0 to 0.30" (p. 1).
Date: February 1938
Creator: Hood, Manley J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Model Study of the Outlet Structures for the Wappapello Dam

Description: This memorandum constitutes a final report of the study performed at the U. S. Waterways Experiment Station on a model of the outlet works for the Wappapello Dam The model was built undistorted to the linear scale ratio, model-to-prototype, of 1 to 25. The general purpose of the model study was to check the hydraulic characteristics of all elements in the design of the outlet works, and to develop means of correcting any uneconomic, unsafe, or undesirable conditions.
Date: August 15, 1938
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mineral Industries Survey of the United States: California, Calaveras County, Mother Lode District (South). Mines of the Southern Mother Lode Region. Part 1 -- Calaveras County

Description: From Introduction: "The present paper discusses regional resources, chiefly of gold, the existence of which has long been demonstrated by substantial production but which are so nearly marginal in value that their mining has been protracted and will probably continue indefinitely for many decades."
Date: 1938
Creator: Julihn, C. E. & Horton, F. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic Structure and Occurrence of Gas in Part of Southwestern New York: Part 1. Structure and Gas Possibilities of the Oriskany Sandstone in Steuben, Yates, and Parts of the Adjacent Counties

Description: From introduction: Since the discovery of the Wayne-Dundee gas field in 1930 and the more recent discovery of large quantities of gas in the Oriskany sandstone about 2 miles north of the village of Greenwood the search for similar favorable structural features has been greatly stimulated in the Finger Lakes region and southwestward to the Pennsylvania line. To aid those interested in the area to gain a clearer understanding of the regional structure and its relation to the subsurface structure,… more
Date: 1938
Creator: Bradley, Wilmot H. & Pepper, J. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Subsurface Geology and Oil and Gas Resources of Osage County, Oklahoma: Part 1. Townships 22 and 23 North Ranges 10 and 11 East

Description: This report is part of a series describing the structural features, the character of the oil- and gas-producing beds, and the localities where additional oil and gas may be found in parts of Osage County, Oklahoma. This part discusses the geology and resources in the southeastern part of the county.
Date: 1938
Creator: Bass, N. Wood; Kennedy, L. E.; Dillard, W. R.; Leatherock, Otto & Hengst, J. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tests of a Contra-Propeller for Aircraft

Description: "Tests of an 8-blade contra-propeller of 32-inch diameter in combination with a 4-inch, 36-inch diameter adjustable pitch, metal propeller at pitch setting of 15, 25, 35, and 45 degrees at 0.75 R were made. The tests showed a significant increase in effective thrust of the combination over that of the propeller alone for value V/nD somewhat below those for maximum efficiency and without a corresponding increase of power absorbed. From 1/2 percent to 2-1/2 percent in propulsive efficiency was th… more
Date: November 1938
Creator: Benson, William M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tank Tests to Show the Effect Rivet Heads on the Water Performance of a Seaplane-Float

Description: "A 1/3.5 full-sized model of a seaplane float constructed from lines supplied by the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, was tested first with smooth painted bottom surfaces and then with round-head rivets, plate laps, and keel plates fitted to simulate the actual bottom of a metal float. A percentage increase in water resistance caused by the added roughness was found to be from 5 to 20 percent at the hump speed and from 15 to 40 percent at high speeds. The effect of the roughness of the a… more
Date: July 1938
Creator: Parkinson, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design Charts for Predicting Downwash Angles and Wake Characteristics Behind Plain and Flapped Wings

Description: "Equations and design charts are given for predicting the downwash angles and the wake characteristics for power-off conditions behind plain and flapped wings of the types used in modern design practice. The downwash charts cover the cases of elliptical wings and wings of taper ratios 1, 2, 3, and 5, with aspect ratios of 6, 9, and 12, having flaps covering 0, 40, 70, and 100 percent of the span. Curves of the span load distributions for all these cases are included" (p. 1).
Date: July 14, 1938
Creator: Silverstein, Abe & Katzoff, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flow in Smooth Straight Pipes at Velocities Above and Below Sound Velocity

Description: "To investigate the laws of flow of compressible fluids in pipes, tests were carried out with air flowing at velocities below and above that of sound in straight smooth pipes. Air was chosen as the flow medium. In order that the effect of compressibility may be brought out most effectively, the velocity should lie between 100 and 500 m/s (200 and 1,000 mph); that is, be of the order of magnitude of the velocity of sound in air. The behavior of the compression shock in a smooth cylindrical pipe … more
Date: January 1938
Creator: Frössel, W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fuel Consumption of a Carburetor Engine at Various Speeds and Torques

Description: "An investigation was conducted to obtain fuel-consumption curves for a single-cylinder engine with a Wright 1820-G and Pratt & Whitney 1340-H cylinder at varying speeds, manifold pressures, and air-fuel ratios. The 1340- H cylinder was tested at speeds from 1,200 to 2,400 r.p.m. and at manifold pressures from 21 to 38 inches of mercury absolute. Less than extensive tests were made of the 1820-G cylinder. The results of the tests showed that the minimum brake fuel consumption was obtained when … more
Date: June 1938
Creator: Schey, Oscar W. & Clark, J. Denny
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigations on the Downwash Behind a Tapered Wing With Fuselage and Propeller

Description: "The new downwash measurements behind a tapered wing with parallel center section described in the present report can be brought into good agreement with theoretical calculations if made on the basis of not-rolled-up vortex sheet and allowance is made for the lowering of the sheet. The test values are about 1 degree higher than the "upper limit" established for it, as against approximately 0.5 degrees in the earlier tests behind a rectangular and elliptical wing. The measurements on lateral axe… more
Date: September 1938
Creator: Muttray, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Torsional and Bending Deflection of Full-Scale Duralumin Propeller Blades Under Normal Operating Conditions, Special Report

Description: "The torsional deflection of the blades of three full-scale duralumin propellers operating under various loading conditions was measured by a light-beam method. Angular bending deflections were also obtained as an incidental part of the study. The deflection measurements showed that the usual present-day type of propeller blades twisted but a negligible amount under ordinary flight conditions. A maximum deflection of about 1/10th of a degree was found at V/nD of 0.3 and a smaller deflection at … more
Date: March 1938
Creator: Hartman, Edwin P. & Biermann, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Correction of Profile-Drag Results From Variable-Density Tunnel and the Effect on the Choice of Wing-Section Thickness

Description: "Profile-drag coefficients published from tests in the N.A.C.A. variable-density tunnel (Technical Reports Nos. 460, 537, 586, and 610, references 1 to 4) have tended to appear high as compared with results from the N.A.C.A. full-scale tunnel (Technical Report No. 530, reference 5) and from foreign sources (references 6 to 8). Such discrepancies were considered in Technical Report No. 586, and corrections for turbulence and tip effects were derived that tended to reduce the profile-drag coeffic… more
Date: March 18, 1938
Creator: Jacobs, Eastman N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Operational treatment of the nonuniform-lift theory in airplane dynamics

Description: "The method of operators is used in the application of nonuniform-lift theory to problems of airplane dynamics. The method is adapted to the determination of the lift under prescribed conditions of motion or to the determination of the motions with prescribed disturbing forces" (p. 1).
Date: October 1938
Creator: Jones, Robert T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heat-Stressed Structural Components in Combustion-Engine Design

Description: "Heated structural parts alter their shape. Anything which hinders free heat expansion will give rise to heat stresses. Design rules are thus obtained for the heated walls themselves as well as for the adjoining parts. An important guiding principle is that of designing the heat-conducting walls as thin as possible" (p. 1).
Date: September 1938
Creator: Kraemer, Otto
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Model Experiments on the Forces and Moments Acting on an End Plate Fitted to a Wing

Description: "This paper reports on 4-component balance measurements with and without angle of sideslip made on an airfoil with end plate at one tip. In addition, pressure distribution measurements on the end plate served as a basis for the determination of the forces on the end plate and for the bending moments" (p. 1).
Date: April 1938
Creator: Schrenk, O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Generalized Analysis of Experimental Observations in Problems of Elastic Stability

Description: "A generalized method of analyzing experimental observations in problems of elastic stability is presented in which the initial readings of load and deflection may be taken at any load less the critical load. The analysis is an extension of a method published by Southwell in 1932, in which it was assumed that the initial readings are taken at zero load" (p. 1).
Date: July 1938
Creator: Lundquist, Eugene E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Twisting of Thin-Walled, Stiffened Circular Cylinders

Description: On the basis of the present investigation of the twisting of thin-walled, stiffened cylinders the following conclusions can be reached: 1) there is as yet no generally applicable formula for the buckling moment of the skin; 2) the mathematical treatment of the condition of the shell after buckling of the skin is based on the tension-field theory, wherein the strain condition is considered homogenous.
Date: October 1938
Creator: Schapitz, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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