Report presenting an investigation on a transonic bump to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a series of triangular wings. Four basic triangular-wing plan forms with different aspect ratios, taper ratios, and combinations of tip clipping were tested over a range of Mach and Reynolds numbers. Results regarding angle of attack, drag coefficient, pitching-moment coefficient with lift coefficient, and various curves are provided.

Report presenting an investigation to evaluate the overall performance characteristics of several annular nose inlets in the supersonic wind tunnel at a Mach number of 3.85. The four experimental configurations investigated consisted of a one-cone, a one-cone with low angle cowl, a two-cone, and an isentropic inlet. Results regarding the internal-flow performance, force measurements at zero angle of attack, overall performance comparison at zero angle of attack, and angle-of-attack force measurement are provided.

From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to present the results of the analytical investigation of the turbine of reference 1 to indicate the extent to which the various turbine losses affect the turbine efficiency over the range of performance."

From Summary: "As part of an overall program for the experimental investigation of large-scale jet nozzles, a preliminary evaluation of the internal performance characteristics of several variable-throat extended-plug-type nozzles was obtained over a range of nozzle pressure rations from 2 to 15 with nozzle throat variations as great as 2:1. The extended-plug nozzle attained peak thrust coefficients as high as those which have been attained with fixed-geometry convergent-divergent nozzles. The thrust coefficients of the extended-plug nozzles were relatively insensitive to both nozzle pressure ratio and throat area over the range investigated."

Report discussing testing of a helicopter rotor powered by pulse-jet engines located at the rotor-blade tips. The basic hovering characteristics of the rotor and propulsive characteristics of the pulse-jet engine were obtained at a range of engine speeds with the engines rigidly fixed to the blade tips and with the engines free to pivot. Measurements were also taken to determine the effect of inlet blockage on the power-off drag of the jet engines and the noise intensity in the vicinity of operating engines.

Memorandum reporting the tensile and crazing properties for five cast polymethy lmethacrylate sheets in which the molecular weight of the resin was 90,000, 120,000, 200,000, 490,000, and 3,160,000. Both stress crazing and stress-solvent crazing tests were conducted. Results regarding the standard tensile tests, stress-solvent crazing tests, and discussion of failure and crazing are provided.

Report presenting an investigation of the performance of an annular-diffuser-tailpipe combination with an abrupt area expansion with and without flow controls in the form of suction, injection, and vortex generators. Results regarding the inlet measurements, longitudinal static-pressure distribution, radial distributions, and mean performance coefficients are provided.

"The explosion limits of five alkylsilanes were determined as a function of temperature and composition at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. Over a fuel concentration range of 2 to 10 percent, the lowest temperatures (zero C) below which explosion did not occur for the five fuels studied were: tetramethylsilane (CHsub3)sub4Si, 450 degrees; trimethlysilane (CHsub3)sub3SiH, 310 degrees;dimethylsilane (CHsub3)sub2SiHsub2, 220 degrees; methylsilane CHsub3SiHsub3, 130 degrees; and vinylsilane Hsub2C=CH-SiHsub3, 90 degrees. Explosion limits for hydrocarbons analogous to these silanes fall in a temperature range of 500 degrees to 600 degrees C" (p. 1).

From Summary: "Modifications A and B of impeller model MFI-1 and A, B, and C of impeller model MFI-2 were investigated experimentally in an attempt to determine what allowance in blade height should be made for boundary layer and viscous losses in an impeller designed for isentropic compressible flow. A gradual increase in blade height was arbitrarily made from inlet to outlet in anticipation of a gradual build-up of boundary layer. Apparently there was a rapid build-up of boundary layer near the inlet in the experimental case rather than a gradual one. Therefore, the proper allowance for boundary layer cannot be described from the data obtained."

Report presenting an analysis of two turbojet engines, including the component performance of the compressors and turbines, in order to determine the effect on engine performance and operation of bleeding the compressor to furnish cooling air for the turbine rotor blades. Results regarding the compressor and turbine performance characteristics and engine performance characteristics are provided.

Report presenting an experimental investigation of external airfoils, known as paddle-control surfaces, as the longitudinal control device on a triangular wing of aspect ratio 2. The lift, drag, pitching moment, and hinge moment were obtained for a variety of Mach numbers.

Report presenting a comparison of the hydrodynamic impact loads and motions encountered in testing a V-step and a transverse-step flat-bottom hydro-ski with beam loadings of about 4.5. Testing occurred in smooth water over a range of velocities, flight-path angles, and fixed trims. Results regarding time histories of draft, vertical velocity, and vertical acceleration, impact lift coefficient, draft coefficient, and time coefficient for rebound are provided.

"Slurry fuels containing extremely small particles of magnesium were prepared by concentrating the dilute slurry product resulting from the shock-cooling of magnesium metal vapors with a liquid hydrocarbon spray. A complete description of the equipment and procedure used in preparing the fuel is given. Ninety-five percent by weight of the solid particles formed by this process passed through a 100-mesh screen. The particle-size distribution of the screened fraction of one run, as determined by sedimentation analysis, indicated that 73 percent by weight of the metal particles were finer than 2 microns in equivalent spherical diameter" (p. 1).

Report presenting an experimental investigation to determine the effect of thickness and of thickness distribution on the fluctuations of normal-force and pitching-moment coefficients of airfoils. Seven symmetrical airfoils were tested. Two types of pressure pulsations were noted in the study: pulsations from an intermittent build-up and dropping of the pressure peak near the leading edge and pulsations attributable to shock-wave motion and unsteady air flow following the shock wave.

From Summary: "Data obtained from the NACA air-launched ram-jet program are summarized with emphasis placed upon the transonic propulsive thrust potential of the engines. Data are presented for boosted and non-boosted engine configurations which incorporate a single-oblique-shock or double-oblique-shock diffuser designed for critical inlet operation at flight Mach numbers of 1.8 and 2.4, respectively. The engines are evaluated in terms of flight Mach number, mass-flow ratio, diffuser pressure recovery, combustion-chamber heat release, propulsive thrust, external drag, and specific impulse. From specific impulse considerations, it appears that for some air-launched missile applications the self-accelerating supersonic ram jet may have a lower gross weight than a rocket-boosted ram jet."

Report discussing testing of a Douglas D-558-II to investigate its longitudinal stability characteristics in accelerated flight at supersonic speeds. Information about the normal-force coefficients and their relation to stability and pitch-up of the aircraft is included.

Report presenting zero-lift drag data obtained on a series of eight fin-stabilized bodies with noses of fineness ratio 3 and differing nose shape by launching them from a helium gun. The nose shapes explored included a cone, x exp(3/4), x exp(1/2), parabolic, (3/4)P, (1/2)P, L-V Haack, and Von Karman. The results are compared with theoretical calculations and wind-tunnel measurements.

Memorandum presenting an experimental investigation of the forced-convection heat-transfer characteristics of Flinak flowing through an electrically heated Inconel X test section. The variables included Reynolds numbers, velocities, fluid temperatures, surface temperatures, and heat flux densities.

Report presenting an investigation of the effect of flame-holder gutter cross-sectional shape on afterburner performance in an afterburner test rig. Fuel-air distribution and burner inlet temperature were held as constant as possible for all of the shapes. Results regarding the burner flow conditions, typical performance characteristics, and effect of flame-holder gutter shape on combustion efficiency, pressure loss, and stability limits are provided.

Report of an investigation to determine the effects of inboard plan-form modifications on two unswept wings at Mach numbers 1.61 and 2.01. The only difference between the two wings was the spanwise thickness distribution. The modifications were performed by means of inserting sections that linearly extended the local chord from the 40 percent semispan station to the model center line.

Memorandum presenting testing of a D-558-II airplane with the wing slats fully extended, with and without inboard wing fences, and with the wing slats half extended and wing fences removed. In order to improve the stick-force characteristics at moderate and large angles of attack, additional tests were conducted with two bungees of differing stiffness alternately attached to the control column.

From Introduction: "Because of the lack of data on compressor characteristics at 130 or 145 percent of design equivalent rotational speed, several simplifying assumptions were made regarding the compressor characteristics during operation at equivalent rotational speeds above the design value (hereinafter called "compressor overspeeding"). In addition to results based on these assumptions, the effect of deviation from these assumptions is discussed."

Report presenting an investigation on a full-scale afterburner test rig and two turbojet-engine afterburner configurations to determine criteria for the design of fuel systems for afterburners. The effect of fuel-air ratio distributions at the flame holder on combustion performance was obtained along with the effects of variation in design variables on the ratio distributions.

Report presenting an investigation to correlate the isothermal contour lines formed downstream of a single jet of liquid ammonia directed normal to an air stream. Criteria are presented to facilitate the design of jet-engine thrust-augmentation systems utilizing the injection of liquid ammonia to cool the air at the compressor inlet.