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A simplified method for the calculation of airfoil pressure distribution

Description: From Summary: "A method is presented for the rapid calculation of the pressure distribution over an airfoil section when the normal-force distribution and the pressure distribution over the "base profile" (i.e., the profile of the same airfoil were the camber line straight and the resulting airfoil at zero angle of attack) are known. This note is intended as a supplement to N.A.C.A. Report Nos. 631 and 634 wherein methods are presented for the calculation of the normal-force distribution over p… more
Date: May 1939
Creator: Allen, H. Julian
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A semi-graphical method for analyzing strains measured on three or four gage lines intersecting at 45 degrees

Description: Report presenting a method for analyzing strains measured on three or four gage lines intersecting at 45 degrees, which helps determine the state of stress at a point on a plane. An equation for adjustment factor and a master curve is provided, which can be memorized and easily used in the future.
Date: May 1939
Creator: Hill, H. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Ground Effect on Wings With Flaps

Description: From Summary: "An investigation was conducted in the N.A.C.A. 7- by 10-foot wind tunnel to determine the effect of ground proximity on the aerodynamic characteristics of wings equipped with high-lift devices. A rectangular and a tapered wing were tested without flaps, with a split flap, and with a slotted flap. The ground was represented by a flat plate, completely spanning the tunnel and extending a considerable distance ahead and back of the model. The position of the plate was varied from on… more
Date: May 1939
Creator: Recant, Isidore G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Experimental Investigation of the Normal Acceleration of an Airplane Model in a Gust

Description: Note presenting an investigation in the gust tunnel to determine the influence of airplane wing loading, forward velocity, wing plan form, and the fuselage on the reaction of the airplane to a known gust. Tests were made for four values of gust velocity and for two gust gradients, specifically the sharp-edge gust and a gust rising linearly to full strength in a distance of several chord lengths.
Date: May 1939
Creator: Donely, Philip
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Notes on the Numerical Solution of Shear-Lag and Mathematically Related Problemsq

Description: "The analysis of box beams with shear deformation of the flanges can be reduced to the solution of a differential equation. The same equation is met in other problems of stress analysis. No analytical solutions of this equation can be given for practical cases, and numerical methods of evaluation must be used. Available methods are briefly discussed. Two numerical examples show the application of the step-by-step method of integration to shear-lag problems" (p. 1).
Date: May 1939
Creator: Kuhn, Paul
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Greenhouse tomatoes.

Description: Describes the benefits of growing tomatoes in greenhouses for improved quality and marketability. Discusses requirements and methods for successfully growing greenhouse tomatoes.
Date: May 1939
Creator: Beattie, James H. (James Herbert), b. 1882
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An investigation of the drag of windshields in the 8-foot high-speed wind tunnel

Description: Report presents the results of tests made to determine the drag of closed-cockpit and transport-type windshields. The tests were made at speeds corresponding to a Mach number range of approximately 0.25 to 0.58 in the NACA 8-foot high-speed wind tunnel. This speed range corresponds to a test Reynolds number range of 2,510,000 to 4,830,000 based on the mean aerodynamic chord of the full-span model (17.29 in.). The shapes of the windshield proper, the hood, and the tail fairing were systematicall… more
Date: May 22, 1939
Creator: Robinson, Russell G. & Delano, James B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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