Report presenting an investigation at Mach numbers of 1.61 and 2.01 to determine the control effectiveness and hinge-moment characteristics for a series of 25.4-percent-chord trailing-edge controls on a trapezoidal wing with a 23 degree sweptback leading edge, aspect ratio of 3.1, and taper ratio of 0.4. Pressure distribution and hinge-moment measurements were made at a range of angles of attack and control deflections. Results regarding effect of control deflection, effect of wing angle of attack, effect of Reynolds number, effect of trailing-edge thickness, effect of hinge-line gap, effect of Mach number, and effect of control size and location are provided.

Memorandum presenting an exploratory investigation in the 9- by 12-inch blowdown tunnel to determine the effect of inboard spoilers located along the 20- and 30-percent-chord lines on the static longitudinal stability characteristics of a semispan 45 degree sweptback wing-body combination with a leading-edge chord-extension. The model pitching-moment characteristics were improved by spoilers extending from 15 percent semispan to 45 percent semispan. Results regarding pitching moment, lift, drag, rolling moment, and lateral center of pressure are provided.

The heat transfer and pressures on the surfaces of several flat-plate models with various external crosswise stiffener arrangements are presented. The tests were made in a free jet at Mach numbers of 0.77, 1.39, and 1.98 for Reynolds numbers of 3 x 10(exp 6), 7 x 10(exp 6), and 14 x 10(exp 6), respectively, based on a length of 1 foot. The addition of external crosswise stiffeners to the flat-plate models caused large pressure and heat-transfer variations on the surfaces of the models.

This report contains the results of a high-speed wind-tunnel investigation of the effectiveness of a 10-percent-chord plain flap on the NACA 65-210 airfoil section. The results include an indication of the lift-producing characteristics and the effectiveness of the 10-percent-chord flap. From a comparison of the characteristics of the 10-percent-chord flap with those of a 20-percent-chord flap it was concluded that, although a reduction in flap-chord ratio from 0.20 to 0.10 lessens the severity of the effectiveness loss at supercritical speeds, the 20-percent-chord flap is more effective throughout the entire range of Mach numbers from 0.3 to 0.875.

"This investigation was conducted as a part of a general research on fuel-injection engines for aircraft. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the effects of fuel and cylinder gas densities with several characteristics of fuel sprays for oil engines. The start, growth, and cut-off of single fuel sprays produced by automatic injection valves were recorded on photographic film by means of special high-speed motion-picture apparatus" (p. 491).

Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of several leading-edge modifications on the maximum lift and pitching-moment characteristics on a large-scale 45 degree swept-forward wing. A full-span leading-edge flap deflected 30 degrees down tended to give the largest gain of maximum lift. Results regarding the plain leading-edge flaps and cambered nose are explored.

Report presenting experimental flutter testing at Mach numbers up to 3.0 using cantilever-wing models with 0 to 60 degree sweepback and 60 degree delta-wing models. The main variables explored were the high Mach number and center-of-gravity location on flutter trends. The theoretical results for flutter analyses were noted to be lower than the experimental results.

"The principle of operation of a device to control the distribution of fuel to any number of discharge nozzles of a gas-turbine engine is presented. A description of an experimental model of the device and the results of a bench investigation are presented. This device controlled the flow to four discharge nozzles within 2 percent of perfect distribution over a wide range of fuel flow and was unaffected by uneven discharge-nozzle pressures" (p. 1).

This study of gaseous explosive reaction has brought out a number of important fundamental characteristics of the explosive reaction indicating that the basal processes of the transformation are much simpler and corresponds more closely to the general laws and principles of ordinary transformations than is usually supposed. The report calls attention to the point that the rate of molecular transformation within the zone was found in all cases to be proportional to pressure, that the transformation within the zone is the result of binary impacts. This result is of unusual interest in the case of the reaction of heavy hydrocarbon fuels and the reaction mechanism proposed by the recent kinetic theory of chain reactions.

Report presenting an investigation at free-stream Mach numbers of 1.62, 1.94, and 2.41 to determine the external-drag effects and pumping characteristics of a short ejector housed within a highly bottailed afterbody. The tests covered secondary to primary diameter ratios of 1.50 and 1.33, mass flow ratios from 0 to 0.20, and a sonic and a supersonic primary nozzle. Results regarding drag and pumping characteristics are provided.

Report presenting information regarding the feasibility of using a rectangular free water jet to obtain hydrodynamic data at very high speeds. Total-head pressure distributions in the jet and experimental hydrodynamic lift data is provided and compared to data obtained in water tank testing. The data obtained indicates that it is feasible to use a free water jet for this purpose.

"An investigation has been conducted in the Langley 4- by 4-foot supersonic tunnel to determine the static lateral stability characteristics of a supersonic aircraft configuration at Mach numbers of 1.40 and 1.59. The model had a 40 degree sweptback wing with 10-percent-thick circular-arc sections normal to the quarter-chord line. The results of the investigation indicated high directional stability that decreased with increasing Mach number and positive effective dihedral that was essentially invariant with lift coefficient and Mach number" (p. 1).

Report presenting drag data obtained from flight tests of two scale rocket-powered models of the Chance Vought XF8U-1 airplane. Results regarding the minimum drag coefficient and effect of nose modifications are provided.

"An investigation is being conducted to determine the altitude performance characteristics of the Nene II engine and its components. The present paper presents preliminary results obtained using a jet nozzle of 18.41 inches in diameter, giving an area equal to 96.4 percent of the area of the standard jet nozzle of this engine. The test results presented are for conditions simulating altitudes from seal level to 50,000 feet and ram-pressure ratios from 1.00 to 2.70. The ram pressure ratios correspond to flight Mach numbers between zero and 1.28" (p. 1).

This report presents the results of wind tunnel tests conducted to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of the Clark Y airfoil over a large range of Reynolds numbers. Three airfoils of aspect ratio 6 and with 4, 6, and 8 foot chords were tested at velocities between 25 and 118 miles per hour, and the characteristics were obtained for Reynolds numbers (based on the airfoil chord) in the range between 1,000,000 and 9,000,000 at the low angles of attack, and between 1,000,000 and 6,000,000 at maximum lift. With increasing Reynolds number the airfoil characteristics are affected in the following manner: the drag at zero lift decreases, the maximum lift increases, the slope of the lift curve increases, the angle of zero lift occurs at smaller negative angles, and the pitching moment at zero lift does not change appreciably.