Report presenting free-flight measurements of the rolling effectiveness and drag of trailing-edge spoilers on low-aspect-ratio wings with both laminar and turbulent boundary layers at two different Mach numbers. The effect of a spoiler deflected from the surface of a wing is to cause boundary-layer separation upstream.

Boundary-layer transition data at low ratios of wall to local stream temperature have been obtained during the free flight of a highly polished cone-cylinder to a maximum Mach number of 5.02 A maximum transition Reynolds number of 32 x 10(exp 6) occurred at a distance of 25.84 inches from the cone apex. The temperature ratio at transition for a local Mach number of 4.0 was approximately 1.30 as compared with theoretical infinite stability solutions of 1.47 and 1.65 by Dunn and Lin (three-dimensional) and Van Driest (two-dimensional), respectively.

"The zero-lift drag of a 1/7-scale model of the Convair B-58 external store was obtained at mach numbers between 0.8 and 2.45 at corresponding Reynolds numbers per foot of 3.5 x 10 to the 6th power and 15.3 X 10 to the 6th power. The experimental drag data are compared with calculated values at both subsonic and supersonic speeds and show good agreement. In addition to the drag data, some static stability derivatives and damping factors were also obtained and are presented with the predicted values of these derivatives for completeness and for comparison" (p. 1).

Report presenting measurements of recovery temperatures on a slender cone-cylinder with a 12 degree vertex angle and a 1.25-inch-diameter cylinder for a range of Mach numbers. Results regarding the visual evidence, temperature distributions, pressure distributions, summary figures, correlation of temperature patterns with boundary-layer transition and separation, and recovery factors are provided.

The presence of 3 to 5 percent surface-active additive gave the lowest Brookfield apparent viscosity, plastic viscosity, and yield value that were obtained for slurry fuels containing approximately 50 percent vapor-process magnesium in JP-1 fuel. The slurries settled little and were easily remixed. A polyoxyethylene dodecyl alcohol was the most effective of 13 additives tested in reducing the Brookfield apparent viscosity and the yield value of the slurry. The seven most effective additives all had a hydroxyl group plus an ester or polyoxethylene group in the molecule. The densities of some of the slurries were measured.

The magnitude and variation of the static-pressure error for various distances ahead of sharp-nose bodies and open-nose air inlets and for a distance of 1 chord ahead of the wing tip of a swept wing are defined by a combination of experiment and theory. The mechanism of the error is discussed in some detail to show the contributing factors that make up the error. The information presented provides a useful means for choosing a proper location for measurement of static pressure for most purposes.

A study of mixtures of pure methanol and trimethyl borate showed that the composition can be accurately obtained by a simple density determination. The refractive-index determination gives the composition with much less accuracy. The potentiometric titration of boric acid is also discussed.

Report presenting a technique and the results obtained of wind-tunnel forced-oscillation tests on a model of the Douglas D-558-II airplane which was instrumented to obtain the dynamic cross derivative and static derivative. Tests were conducted for a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack. Results regarding sample calculations of the period and damping of the full-scale airplane are provided despite not being conclusive due to the inadequate number of flight conditions investigated.

A compilation of the six technical papers presented at the NACA Conference on Engine Stall and Surge on February 3, 1955 at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. A list of conference attendees is also provided.

Report presenting testing of a body with a 22.5 degree conical nose, a 4-diameter-long cylindrical midsection, and a 20 degree cone-frustum tail flare. The tests were made over a variety of angles of attack and Mach numbers. Results regarding spark shadowgraph pictures and predictions versus the actual values were provided.

Report presenting a method for analyzing each of the elements, boron, carbon, and hydrogen from the quantitative analysis of a single sample of an organoboron compound. The method is helpful for the analysis of volatile hydrocarbons and polynuclear aromatic compounds.

From Summary: "An experimental wind-tunnel investigation was conducted at Mach 1.9 to determine the pressures acting on the base of a multijet missile using unheated air and carbon dioxide as jet fluids. The variation of base pressure with jet static-pressure ratio was compared with results estimated for an axisymmetric single-jet model and some correlation was observed."

Memorandum presenting an investigation of the effective thermal conductivities of powders, which included uranium oxide UO(sub 2) powder with a density of 59.5 percent of the density of the solid uranium oxide at a range of temperatures. Helium, argon, and nitrogen gases and mixtures of helium-argon and xenon-krypton gases were introduced into the powder void, and the experimental effective thermal conductivities of the gas-powder mixtures were determined.

Report presenting an experimental investigation to determine the internal performance characteristics of a series of circular, open-nose auxiliary air inlets immersed into the supersonic, turbulent boundary layer generated by the 8- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel. Inlet critical total-pressure and mass-flow ratios were reasonably predicted by theory at all conditions investigated. Results regarding boundary-layer flow, inlet performance, and diffuser-exit pressure fluctuations are provided.

Report presenting a correlation of the available data on various flap-type high-lift devices in two-dimensional form for flap-chord ratios ranging from 20 to 40 percent. Data for plain, single-slotted, and double-slotted flaps, and for suction and blowing flaps, are provided. Analysis regarding the effect of wing thickness and slot width is also provided for the various types of flaps.

Report presenting an investigation of the effectiveness of transpiration cooling on an 8 degree total-angle conical body with a porous skin for various coolant mass flow rates of nitrogen gas, helium gas, and distilled water.

Report presenting seven pairs of wings tested at Mach numbers of 1.63, 1.93, and 2.41 to determine the validity of NACA TN 2858, which predicts that delta wings with linearly varying thickness ratio have less wave drag than a constant-thickness-ratio delta wing. Results regarding the zero-lift wave drag, values of lift, total drag, pitching moment, and lift-drag ratios for an angle of attack range are provided.

Performance characteristics of four hydrocarbon fuels having high Btu per gallon were determined in a single turbojet combustor. At simulated low-altitude operating conditions, the fuels with high Btu per gallon generally produced more carbon than did JP-4 and JP-5 fuels. The deposits were reduced appreciably with a fuel-oil additive. At high-altitude conditions, the high Btu-per-gallon fuels gave lower efficiencies than did JP-4 or JP-5 fuels. No attempts were made to improve performance by combustor design modification.

Report presenting an investigation to study the effects of several heat treatments on the operating life of turbine blades in a J33-33 turbojet engine operated without an afterburner. As-forged blades, blades solution treated at temperatures high enough to produce germinated grains, blades given a double-aging treatment, and blades overaged by overtemperature heat treatments are evaluated. Results regarding the engine operating results and blade performance, metallurgical studies of as-heat-treated specimens, and metallurgical studies of failed blades are provided.

Report presenting values of zero angle-of-attack performance of a double-cone inlet with and without a shroud through a range of mass-flow ratios and Mach numbers. Maximum propulsive thrust was computed to be higher with the shrouded inlet at all supersonic Mach numbers tested. Results regarding internal diffuser performance, drag, and engine performance are provided.

From Summary: "In order to determine the conditions of engine operation causing the most severe thermal stresses in the hot parts of a turbojet engine, a J47-25 engine was instrumented with thermocouples and operated to obtain engine material temperatures under steady-state and transient conditions. Temperatures measured during rated take-off conditions of nozzle guide vanes downstream of a single combustor differed on the order of 400 degrees F depending on the relation of the blades position to the highest temperature zone of the burner. Under the same operation conditions, measured midspan temperatures in a nozzle guide vane in the highest temperature zone of a combustor wake ranged from approximately 1670 degrees F at leading and trailing edges to 1340 degrees F at midchord on the convex side of the blade."