Flight Tests of a Curtiss No. 838-1C2-18 Three-Blade Propeller Having Trailing-Edge Extensions (open access)

Flight Tests of a Curtiss No. 838-1C2-18 Three-Blade Propeller Having Trailing-Edge Extensions

"Flight tests to determine propeller performance have been made of a Curtiss No. 838-102-18 three-blade propeller having trailing-edge extensions on a Republic P-47D-28 airplane in climb and high speed. These tests are a part of a general propeller flight-test program at the Langley Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Results of climb tests indicate that when power is changed from approximately 1475 horsepower at 2550 rpm (roughly normal power) to 2400 horsepower at 2700 rpm (approximately military power) there is a loss in propeller efficiency of 3 percent at an altitude of 7000 feet, and 4 percent at 21,000 feet" (p. 1).
Date: July 16, 1947
Creator: Gardner, John J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flight Investigation to Determine the Hinge Moments of a Beveled-Edge Aileron on a 45 Degree Sweptback Wing at Transonic and Low Supersonic Speeds (open access)

Flight Investigation to Determine the Hinge Moments of a Beveled-Edge Aileron on a 45 Degree Sweptback Wing at Transonic and Low Supersonic Speeds

Report discussing testing of a model of the pilotless aircraft RM-1 to measure aileron hinge moments in flight in order to determine the reason for loss of roll stabilization at supercritical speeds in flight. The aileron was found to become quickly underbalanced over the full deflection range at supercritical speeds. Information about the general flight behavior, aileron hinge moments, and roll stabilization of the model is provided.
Date: November 12, 1947
Creator: Gardner, William N. & Curfman, Howard J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Observations on an aileron-flutter instability encountered on a 45 degree swept-back wing in transonic and supersonic flight (open access)

Observations on an aileron-flutter instability encountered on a 45 degree swept-back wing in transonic and supersonic flight

Report presenting a flight test of a supersonic research pilotless aircraft in which large-amplitude aileron oscillations, most likely aileron compressibility flutter, were encountered in the transonic and supersonic speed ranges. Results regarding power-on flight and coasting flight are provided.
Date: April 11, 1947
Creator: Pitkin, Marvin; Gardner, William N. & Curfman, Howard J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Progress Report for October 1947, Physics Section (open access)

Progress Report for October 1947, Physics Section

This summary discusses the following topics: (1) 184-inch cyclotron program; (2) a 60-inch cyclotron program; (3) synchrotron program; (4) Linear accelerator program; (5) Experimental physics, experiments with the 184-inch cyclotron, fast neutron scattering, and neutron-proton scattering; (6) Theoretical physics; and (7) isotope research program.
Date: October 1, 1947
Creator: Brobeck, W. M.; Hamilton, J. G.; Martin, M.; Alvarez, L. W.; Thornton, R. L.; Serber, R. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1946 (open access)

Report on the Agricultural Experiment Stations, 1946

Volume provides a summary of the progress of each agricultural experiment station. Also includes statistics, discussions of foreign investigations, and selected studies.
Date: March 1947
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of preliminary flight investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of the NACA two-stage supersonic research model RM-1 stabilized in roll at transonic and supersonic velocities (open access)

Results of preliminary flight investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of the NACA two-stage supersonic research model RM-1 stabilized in roll at transonic and supersonic velocities

Report presenting the design of a two-stage, solid-fuel, rocket-propelled, general research pilotless aircraft suitable for investigating stability and control at supersonic velocities. The flight test investigation is described and information is provided for zero-length launchers and operational flight-test techniques of two-stage rockets. Results regarding launching characteristics and lateral stabilization and control flight tests are provided.
Date: March 19, 1947
Creator: Pitkin, Marvin; Garner, William N. & Curfman, Howard J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proton Angular Distribution for 90 Mev Neutron-proton Scattering (open access)

Proton Angular Distribution for 90 Mev Neutron-proton Scattering

The angular distribution of the recoil protons in neutron-proton scattering at 90 Mev has been measured for angles between 5{sup o} and 65{sup o} from the direction of the neutron beam. The neutrons were produced by stripping 190 Mev deuterons in a 1/2 inch Be target in the 184-inch F.M. cyclotron. R. Serber has calculated the neutron energy distribution; it has a peak at 90 Mev and a half width of 27 Mev. This distributiQn has been checked experimentally for the neutrons by Wilson Powell and by W.Chupp, E.Gardner, and T.B.Taylor for the protons also produced by stripping. The neutrons were collimated by a two-inch hole through 8 feet of concrete. Thin paraffin scatters of known hydrogen and carbon content were used; the number of protons arising from neutron-carbon and neutron-air reactions was determined by using pure carbon scatters and by making blank runs. The scatters were placed in the beam outside of the concrete shielding at a point approximately 52 feet from the cyclotron target. The scattered protons were detected by a telescope of four proportional counters used in coincidence, and set at a constant distance from the scatterer but at a varying angle from the neutron beam. A …
Date: November 3, 1947
Creator: Hadley, James; Leith, Cecil E. & York, Herbert F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 3, February 1947 (open access)

Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 3, February 1947

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Texas. Game and Fish Commission.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Fiftieth Legislature (open access)

Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Fiftieth Legislature

The Journal contains the proceedings of the Senate of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. Some volumes also contain supplementary materials. The index begins on page 1613.
Date: 1947
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fiftieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fiftieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1

The Journal contains the proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. Some volumes also contain supplementary materials. The index to this session is in Volume 2.
Date: 1947
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fiftieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 2 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fiftieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 2

The Journal contains the proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. Some volumes also contain supplementary materials. The index begins on page 3587.
Date: 1947
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Record, Volume 93, July-December, 1945 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 93, July-December, 1945

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 817.
Date: 1947
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 94, January-June, 1946 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 94, January-June, 1946

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, and bibliographies. Name and subject indexes start on page 849.
Date: 1947
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Record, Volume 92, January-June, 1945 (open access)

Experiment Station Record, Volume 92, January-June, 1945

Volume provides abstracts of agricultural experiments conducted during the year. Also includes statistics, convention reports, bulletins, bibliographies, and listings for Spanish edition publications from the Puerto Rico station. Name and subject indexes start on page 881.
Date: 1947
Creator: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stability derivatives of triangular wings at supersonic speeds (open access)

Stability derivatives of triangular wings at supersonic speeds

"The analysis of the stability derivatives of low-aspect-ratio triangular wings at subsonic and supersonic speeds, given in NACA TN no. 1423, is extended to apply to triangular wings having large vertex angles and traveling at supersonic speeds. The lift, rolling moment due to sideslip, and damping in roll and pitch for this more general case have been treated elsewhere on the basis of the theory of small disturbances. The surface potentials for angle of attack and rolling taken therefrom are used to obtain the several side-force and yawing-moment derivatives that depend on leading-edge suction, and a tentative value for the rolling moment due to yawing" (p. 317).
Date: November 6, 1947
Creator: Ribner, Herbert S. & Malvestuto, Frank S., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proton Angular Distribution for 90 Mev Neutron-proton Scattering (open access)

Proton Angular Distribution for 90 Mev Neutron-proton Scattering

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Date: November 3, 1947
Creator: Hadley, James; Leith, Cecil E. & York, Herbert F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 9, August 1947 (open access)

Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 9, August 1947

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Texas. Game and Fish Commission.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Free-Flight Investigation of Control Effectiveness of Full-Span 0.2-Chord Plain Ailerons at High Subsonic, Transonic, and Supersonic Speeds to Determine Some Effects of Section Thickness and Wing Sweepback (open access)

Free-Flight Investigation of Control Effectiveness of Full-Span 0.2-Chord Plain Ailerons at High Subsonic, Transonic, and Supersonic Speeds to Determine Some Effects of Section Thickness and Wing Sweepback

Report discusses the development and testing of a rocket-propelled test vehicle to investigate aerodynamic control effectiveness at high subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds. Modifications to the section thickness and wing sweepback to improve performance are also described. A description of the vehicle, instrumentation, accuracy, and evaluation of testing results is included.
Date: May 29, 1947
Creator: Sandahl, Carl A. & Marino, Alfred A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Progress Report for 1947 (open access)

Progress Report for 1947

The year 1947 has witnessed the dawn of a new era of atomic science, a flowering of fundamental knowledge of the nature of matter which appears to be unsurpassed even by that period of the 1930's which led to the age of plutonium. A great new cyclotron, an atom-smasher ten times more powerful than the one which brought plutonium into the world, has carried mankind over a new horizon of sub-atomic space. It has brought scientists at last to grips with the infinitely small and rapid forces, until now beyond reach, which operate within the incredibly tiny distances of nuclear space. On the new energy frontier created by the giant machine, now laws govern nuclear reactions. methods are at hand, heretofore unavailable, which permit the measurement and determination of the nature of sub-atomic forces. Under ultra-high energy bombardment, the nucleus presents a different appearance from the nucleus of Bohr and Rutherford, the nucleus of atomic energy fission. The new exploration of the atom has been sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission with the giant, new 4000-ton cyclotron in the Radiation Laboratory of the University of California. This is the thirdmajor machine built by the Director of the Laboratory and inventor …
Date: November 1, 1947
Creator: Authors, Various
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 8, July 1947 (open access)

Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 8, July 1947

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: July 1947
Creator: Texas. Game and Fish Commission.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 7, June 1947 (open access)

Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 7, June 1947

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Texas. Game and Fish Commission.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 11, October 1947 (open access)

Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 11, October 1947

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: October 1947
Creator: Texas. Game and Fish Commission.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Registrars, 1947-1948 (open access)

Local Registrars, 1947-1948

Pamphlet outlining regulations for recording vital statistics in the state of Texas with a listing of government officials by county who serve as registrars.
Date: 1947~
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 10, September 1947 (open access)

Texas Game and Fish, Volume 5, Number 10, September 1947

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: September 1947
Creator: Texas. Game and Fish Commission.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History