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The Sine-Cosine Method for Reducing the Interference Pressure Drag of Sweptback Wings

Description: Memorandum presenting a procedure for reducing the interference pressure drag of the root and tips of sweptback wings. Experimental and theoretical pressure-drag values over a range of Mach numbers for configurations designed by the method were compared with the values of two similar configurations designed by the transonic and supersonic area-rule methods. Results regarding total drag, pressure drag, and drag comparison are provided.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: Faget, Maxime A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effects at Subsonic Speeds of Wing Fences and a Tail on the Longitudinal Characteristics of a 63 Degree Swept-Wing Fuselage Combination

Description: Report presenting wind-tunnel testing to evaluate the effects of wing fences and a tail on the longitudinal characteristics of a highly swept wing in combination with a fuselage. The model, which had a cambered and twisted wing with a leading-edge sweepback of 63 degrees and an aspect ratio of 3.5, was tested with fences of various shapes and swept and unswept horizontal tails. Results regarding exploratory tests, final-configuration tests, static longitudinal stability factors, and maximum lif… more
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: Buell, Donald A. & Kolbe, Carl D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight Measurements and Calculations of Wing Loads and Load Distributions at Subsonic, Transonic, and Supersonic Speeds

Description: "Presented in this report is a summary of local and net angle-of-attack wing-panel loads measured in flight on six airplanes. In addition, a comparison of these loads measured in flight with calculations based on simple theory is presented" (p. 1).
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: Malvestuto, Frank S.; Cooney, Thomas V. & Keener, Earl R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Crimemobile]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a ceremony to honor the millionth visitor to Texas Crimemoblie, a classroom on wheels.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Grand Prairie]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Grand Prairie's new one million gallon water tower that is causing controversy.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Hearing for cop]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Dallas police patrolman, Charles D. Smith, and his hearing after calling a woman lewd names and attempting to proposition her on multiple occasions.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Hearing for cop]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Dallas police patrolman, Charles D. Smith, and his hearing after calling a woman lewd names and attempting to proposition her on multiple occasions.
Date: July 2, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 07 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Worker killed by concrete truck]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a concrete truck falling on Everett William Thorn and killing him.
Date: July 2, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Burglars pick bad parking place]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about two burglars being arrested after parking their get away car outside of a police woman's house.
Date: July 2, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 05 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Grand Prairie]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Grand Prairie's new one million gallon water tower that is causing controversy.
Date: July 2, 1957
Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Final rites for veteran officer]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a Fort Worth detective, Joe H. Johnston, dying and being remembered for his service.
Date: July 2, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Crimemobile]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a ceremony to honor the millionth visitor to Texas Crimemoblie, a classroom on wheels.
Date: July 2, 1957
Duration: 1 minute 12 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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