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Lateral Stability Characteristics at Low Lift Between Mach Numbers of 0.85 and 1.15 of a Rocket-Propelled Model of a Supersonic Airplane Configuration Having a Tapered Wing With Circular-Arc Sections and 40 Degrees Sweepback

Description: Report presenting testing of a model of a supersonic airplane configuration with a 40 degree sweptback wing with circular-arc sections at Mach numbers 0.85 and 1.15 to obtain lateral stability data at low lift and to evaluate the test and analysis technique. Results regarding time history, trim characteristics, amplitude ratio and phase of rolling angular acceleration to angle of sideslip, sideslip derivatives, moment derivatives due to yawing, and a comparison of present data with previously o… more
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: D'Aiutolo, Charles T. & Henning, Allen B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flight Measurements at Transonic Speeds of the Buffeting Characteristics of the XF-92A Delta-Wing Research Airplane

Description: Report presenting testing on a 60 degree delta-wing XF-92A airplane at a variety of Mach numbers to obtain measurements regarding buffet-induced fluctuations in normal acceleration and of fluctuations in structural shear load of the left wing. The altitudes tested ranged from 25,000 to 38,000 feet. Results regarding the buffet boundary, wing flow conditions, buffet frequencies, buffet intensities, and a comparison to buffeting of other airplanes are provided.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: Baker, Thomas F. & Johnson, Wallace E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An experimental investigation of the air-flow of a scoop-type normal-shock inlet

Description: Report presenting an experimental investigation of the airflow stability of scoop-type normal-shock inlets located on the fuselage of a model of an interceptor or fighter-type airplane. Pressure recovery and amplitude of pressure pulsations were measured for several Mach numbers and mass-flow ratios.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: Mossman, Emmet A.; Lazzeroni, Frank A. & Pfyl, Frank A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Exploratory Investigation at Mach Number 4.06 of an Airplane Configuration Having a Wing of Trapezoidal Plan Form: Longitudinal and Lateral Control Characteristics

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the longitudinal and lateral control characteristics of an airplane configuration with a trapezoidal wing with modified hexagonal airfoil section and a cruciform tail with 5 degree semi-angle wedge section. Testing was conducted with the complete model and with the upper or lower vertical tail removed.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: Dunning, Robert W. & Ulmann, Edward F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Exploratory investigation at Mach number 4.06 of an airplane configuration having a wing of trapezoidal form: effects of various tail arrangements on wing-on and wing-off static longitudinal and lateral stability characteristics

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the longitudinal and lateral stability characteristics of an airplane configuration with a trapezoidal wing with a modified hexagonal airfoil section and a cruciform tail with 5 degrees semiangle wedge section in the 9- by 9-inch Mach number 4 blowdown jet.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: Dunning, Robert W. & Ulmann, Edward F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: South rises again on campus at SMU]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Kappa Alpha fraternity at SMU holding "Old South Week" wherein Dallas, University Park, and SMU informally secedes from the Union.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Pangolin moves to summer quarters]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the pangolin residing in Fort Worth's James R. Record Aquarium being moved from his winter enclosure to the open air of the Forest Park Zoo.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Motorcycle drill team]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Fort Worth's American Legion Police Post 239 Motorcycle Precision Drill team obtaining a new mascot, 8-year-old Claude Salicas.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Gook]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Field Marshal P. Pibunsongkhram, the Prime Minister of Thailand, visiting the United States to meet with leaders of the oil industry.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Fire]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about fire breaking out in a locked storage room at the Parish Chevrolet company in East Dallas.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Brannan lashes out at GOP farm policies]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about former Secretary of Agriculture, Charles Brennan, discussing the Republican administration's farm policies at the annual meeting of the Texas Democratic Women's Club.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Gook]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Field Marshal P. Pibunsongkhram, the Prime Minister of Thailand, visiting the United States to meet with leaders of the oil industry.
Date: April 28, 1955
Duration: 1 minute
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Negro boy drowns in Dallas pond]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a thirteen-year-old boy drowning in a small lake east of Fair Park in Dallas.
Date: April 28, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Fire]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about fire breaking out in a locked storage room at the Parish Chevrolet company in East Dallas.
Date: April 28, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Motorcycle drill team]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Fort Worth's American Legion Police Post 239 Motorcycle Precision Drill team obtaining a new mascot, 8-year-old Claude Salicas.
Date: April 28, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Pangolin moves to summer quarters]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the pangolin residing in Fort Worth's James R. Record Aquarium being moved from his winter enclosure to the open air of the Forest Park Zoo.
Date: April 28, 1955
Duration: 1 minute 07 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Investigation of Solvent Degradation Products in Recycled Uranium Recovery Plant Solvent

Description: As part of an investigation of solvent stability, a direct analysis of recycled Uranium Recovery Plant solvent* has been made to determine the type, source, and properties of the impurities which have been generated in the solvent and are present in the solvent after it has been in use for some time. This work has been directed towards the separation and identification of the impurities by compound class, and the conclusions are set forth in this report. Another purpose of this report is to pre… more
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: Moore, R. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radiometallurgical Hardness and Weight Results on Irradiated Zirconium and Zircaloy-2 Samples as Requested by the Pile Development Unit

Description: Eight zirconium and eight Zircaloy-2 process tube samples were irradiated in the "H" test loop, Tube 0961-H, so that the corrosion tendencies of the material might be evaluated when exposed to radiation. The samples were delivered to the Radio-metallurgy Building in January, 1955, and examined as requested by C. D. Wilson of the Pile Development Unit, Pile Technology Section.
Date: April 28, 1955
Creator: Kelly, W. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Brannan lashes out at GOP farm policies]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about former Secretary of Agriculture, Charles Brennan, discussing the Republican administration's farm policies at the annual meeting of the Texas Democratic Women's Club.
Date: April 28, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: South rises again on campus at SMU]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Kappa Alpha fraternity at SMU holding "Old South Week" wherein Dallas, University Park, and SMU informally secedes from the Union.
Date: April 28, 1955
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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