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Recent Experiences With Flutter Failure of Sweptback, Tapered Wings Having Outboard, Partial-Span Spoiler Controls

Description: "During the course of an investigation by the Langley Pilotless Aircraft Research Division regarding the effectiveness of spoilers and ailerons on sweptback tapered wings, it was necessary to test a given control configuration on wings of varying degrees of stiffness. In the process of conducting these tests, repeated wing failure was experienced with the weaker wing-spoiler configurations, whereas no failure occurred with any of the wing-aileron models. An investigation which was conducted by … more
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Strass, H. Kurt & Marley, Edward T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of the hauling of activated silica

Description: A project proposal is now under preparation for converting all areas to the alum and activated silica coagulation process, and modifying the present test installations to permanent facilities. The conversions will be designed to service increased water flows resulting from the reactor plant expansion program now under way. As an alternate to the installation of permanent facilities at the various areas, the possibility of hauling already prepared activated silica from those areas having excess … more
Date: October 5, 1953
Creator: Pearl, W. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Clipping: Negro Housing Area Opens for Business]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Daily Times Herald regarding the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association new project that is now open for business after its initial proposal. More than three hundred people were dedicated to the construction of the project, much to the appreciation of Jerome Crossman and other elected officials of the association. The peak of the progress was after the two years of service from the members that created a strong foundation for the construction in Hamilton… more
Date: October 5, 1953
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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