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Theoretical analysis of the motions of an aircraft stabilized in roll by a displacement-response, flicker-type automatic pilot (open access)

Theoretical analysis of the motions of an aircraft stabilized in roll by a displacement-response, flicker-type automatic pilot

Report presenting a general analysis that allows the rolling motions of an aircraft using a displacement-response, flicker-type automatic pilot to be determined. The system is not ideal for many stabilization problems due to inherent residual oscillations, but it offers a simple and economical solution in situations in which steady state oscillations are not a problem. Results regarding some general remarks, transient and steady states, stabilization boundaries, amplitude equations, and period equations are provided.
Date: July 7, 1948
Creator: Curfman, Howard J., Jr. & Gardner, William N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Theoretical study of the tunnel-boundary lift interference due to slotted walls in the presence of the trailing-vortex system of a lifting model (open access)

Theoretical study of the tunnel-boundary lift interference due to slotted walls in the presence of the trailing-vortex system of a lifting model

Report presenting some equations that give the interference on the trailing-vortex system of a uniformly loaded finite-span wing in a circular tunnel containing partly open and partly closed walls, with special reference to symmetrical arrangements of the open and closed portions. Methods are given for extending the equations to include tunnel shapes other than circular.
Date: April 7, 1953
Creator: Matthews, Clarence W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooperative Investigation of Relationship Between Static and Fatigue Properties of Heat-Resistant Alloys at Elevated Temperatures (open access)

Cooperative Investigation of Relationship Between Static and Fatigue Properties of Heat-Resistant Alloys at Elevated Temperatures

Memorandum presenting a study of the relationship between the static and dynamic properties of heat-resistant alloys at high temperatures. An auxiliary objective is to provide a better basis for evaluating the results from the various types of fatigue machines.
Date: March 7, 1951
Creator: NACA Subcommittee on Heat-Resisting Materials
System: The UNT Digital Library