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A study of unsymmetrical-loading conditions (open access)

A study of unsymmetrical-loading conditions

From Summary: "The force variation along the wing span under combined normal and angular accelerations is considered. Non dimensional curves of section load, shear, and moment are given for: (1) the air load that produces a normal acceleration; (2) the accompanying wing weight and normal inertia loads; (3) aileron and gust air loads that produce angular acceleration; (4) the angular inertia load of the wing. The required aerodynamic load distributions have been obtained by use of wing theory, and the wing inertia distributions are based on an analysis of wing-weight data. Several examples are included to illustrate the effect of wing taper and aileron span on the total shears and moments at any section along the span."
Date: April 1940
Creator: Pearson, Henry A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurements and Analysis of the Motion of a Canard Airplane Model in Gusts (open access)

Measurements and Analysis of the Motion of a Canard Airplane Model in Gusts

Report presenting a model of a hypothetical canard airplane, which was designed to be of the same size and general aerodynamic characteristics of a Boeing B-247 airplane in the gust tunnel at one wing loading, one forward speed, one gust velocity, and three gust gradients.
Date: April 1940
Creator: Donely, Philip; Pierce, Harold B. & Pepoon, Philip W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Full-Scale Investigation of the Effect of Several Factors on the Shimmy of Cantering Wheels (open access)

A Full-Scale Investigation of the Effect of Several Factors on the Shimmy of Cantering Wheels

"A full-scale investigation has been conducted to determine the effect of various factors on the shimmy of castering wheels. The factors considered were the geometric arrangement, the tire types, the variations of load, the spindle moment of inertia, and the tire inflation. A comparison of the results of the present investigation with those calculated from existing theory was made" (p. 1).
Date: April 1940
Creator: Howard, Walter B., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library