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The aerodynamic characteristics of three tapered airfoils tested in the variable density wind tunnel

Description: From Summary: "This report contains the lift, drag, and moment characteristics of tapered Clark Y, Gottingen 393, and USA 45 airfoils as obtained from tests made in the Variable Density Wind Tunnel of the NACA. The results are given at both low and high Reynolds Numbers to show scale effect and to provide data for use in airplane design."
Date: February 1931
Creator: Anderson, Raymond F.
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Aerodynamic Characteristics of Several Airfoils of Low Aspect Ratio

Description: "This paper presents the results of wind-tunnel tests of several airfoils of low aspect ratio. The airfoils included three circular Clark Y airfoils with different amounts of dihedral, two Clark Y airfoils with slots in their portions, and three flat-plate airfoils. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment characteristics of the slotted airfoils with slots open and closed; pitching moment characteristics of one of the slotted airfoils with slots open and closed; and lift characteristics of the flat-plat… more
Date: August 1935
Creator: Zimmerman, C. H.
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The aerodynamic characteristics of six commonly used Airfoils over a large range of positive and negative angles of attack

Description: From Summary: "This paper presents the results of tests of six commonly used airfoils: the CYH, the N-22, the C-72, the Boeing 106, and the Gottingen 398. The lifts, drags, and pitching moments of the airfoils were measured through a large range of positive and negative angles of attack. The tests were made in the variable density wind tunnel of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at a large Boeing 106, and the Gottingen 398 airfoils, the negative maximum lift coefficients were foun… more
Date: November 1931
Creator: Anderson, Raymond F.
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The Variation in Pressure in the Cabin of an Airplane in Flight

Description: From Summary: "The pressure in the cabin of a Fairchild cabin monoplane was surveyed in flight, and was found to decrease with increased air speed over the fuselage and to vary with the number and location of openings in the cabin. The maximum depression of 2.2 inches of water (equivalent pressure altitude at sea level of 152 feet) occurred at the high speed of the airplane in level flight with the cabin closed."
Date: March 1931
Creator: Gough, Melvin N.
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The 1929 Rhon soaring-flight contest

Description: The limitation of the 1929 contest to performance gliders necessitated the establishment of a formula which would make it possible to distinguish between performance gliders and school and training gliders. The sinking speed was therefore adopted as the basis for such a distinction, and the requirement was made that the sinking speed of a performance glider should not exceed 0.8 m/s. The rest of the report details the different entries with regard to design and performance.
Date: April 1930
Creator: Lippisch, Alexander
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The 1933 Contest for the Deutsch De La Meurthe Trophy

Description: Report discussing the regulations and airplanes participating in the 1933 contest competing for the Deutsch de la Meurthe trophy.
Date: October 1933
Creator: Léglise, Pierre; Hirschauer, L. & Saladin, Raymond
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The 1934 Contest for the Deutsch De La Meurthe Trophy

Description: This report presents a description of the rules, history and new technical innovations in the Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup race of 1934.
Date: February 1935
Creator: Léglise, Pierre
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The 5- by 7-meter wind tunnel of the DVL

Description: The report contains a description of the DVL wind tunnel. According to the cones fixed, an elliptical stream with axes 5 by 7 meters and length 9 meters, or a stream 6 by 8 meters in cross section and 11 meters in length is available. The top speed with the smaller cone is 65 meters per second. The testing equipment consists of an automatic six-component balance and a test rig for propellers and engines up to 650 horsepower.
Date: March 1936
Creator: Kramer, M.
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The 6-Foot-4-Inch Wind Tunnel at the Washington Navy Yard

Description: Report discussing the 6-foot-4-inch wind tunnel and its auxiliary equipment has proven itself capable of continuous and reliable output of data. The real value of the tunnel will increase as experience is gained in checking the observed tunnel performance against full-scale performance. Such has been the case of the 8- by 8-foot tunnel, and for that reason the comparison in the calibration tests have been presented.
Date: August 1935
Creator: Desmond, G. L. & McCrary, J. A.
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Selected Russian Papers on Geochemical Prospecting for Ores

Description: A selection of Russian papers on the geochemical prospecting for ores
Date: 1939/1946
Creator: Sokoloff, V. P.; Hawkes, H. E. (Herbert Edwin), 1912-1996; Ratsbaum, E. A.; Sergeev, Evgeniĭ (Evgeniĭ Aleksandrovich); Sergeev, Evgeniĭ (Evgeniĭ Aleksandrovich); Sergeev, Evgeniĭ (Evgeniĭ Aleksandrovich) et al.
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