Selling Air Transport (open access)

Selling Air Transport

The marketing and advertising of air transport is discussed in this article.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Type of Engine to Employ (open access)

Type of Engine to Employ

The engine of a commercial airplane must, above all, be sure and durable. It seems therefore, that we must use engines with vertical cylinders or in the V form with quite a small angle.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Hamel, M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aeronautical Museums (open access)

Aeronautical Museums

Different methods of presenting aeronautical artifacts are examined. The advantages of operating an aeronautical museum and its ability to increase public interest in aircraft are provided.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Usefulness of Stunting (open access)

The Usefulness of Stunting

Stunting is an important part of the training of a military pilot, and the knowledge gained in passing through the "acrobatic course" is put to constant use in service, especially with fighting aircraft.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lessons of the Glider Meets (open access)

Lessons of the Glider Meets

Report describing some information that has been learned from three different glider meets. While light loading was assumed to be the optimal conformation from previous meets, subsequent meets have shown that heavier loading produced better results.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Definition of Terms Used in Connection With Commercial Aircraft Engines (open access)

Definition of Terms Used in Connection With Commercial Aircraft Engines

To facilitate standardization of certain terms and definitions relating to engines and airplanes a list of definitions is provided.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Lagarde, Martinot
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air reactions to objects moving at rates above the velocity of sound with application to the air propeller (open access)

Air reactions to objects moving at rates above the velocity of sound with application to the air propeller

From Discussion: "To meet these unusual conditions three sets of ball-bearings were employed and arranged in tandem, thereby reducing their speeds by the ratio of the number of sets used, as shown in Fig.3. This proved to be a complete success. The results obtained in experiments with a two-blade, 4 foot propeller of series 2, are given in Fig. 9."
Date: November 1922
Creator: Reed, S. Albert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Nonrigid and Semirigid Airships (open access)

Comparison of Nonrigid and Semirigid Airships

"One of the main subjects of airship science consists in establishing cooperation between two vertical forces, the buoyancy of the air and the attraction of gravity. The mechanism for establishing this cooperation must have the minimum weight and offer the minimum head resistance. Starting with this principle, let us consider what improvements can be made in the present type of non-rigid airships" (p. 1).
Date: November 1922
Creator: Stapfer
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to Lay Out and Build an Airplane Landing Field: Notes on Shape and Size of Plot, Runway Details, Type and Arrangement of Buildings, Drainage of Field, Best Kind of Grass and Proper Marking to Aid Pilots (open access)

How to Lay Out and Build an Airplane Landing Field: Notes on Shape and Size of Plot, Runway Details, Type and Arrangement of Buildings, Drainage of Field, Best Kind of Grass and Proper Marking to Aid Pilots

Report presenting a description of considerations that go into the layout and building of an aircraft landing field or airstrip. Some of the elements considered include the shape and size of the plot, general arrangement, buildings present near the airstrip, runways, grass, roadways and railroad tracks, field markings, and some miscellaneous factors are provided.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Black, Archibald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Location of Center of Pressure of Airplane Wings (open access)

Location of Center of Pressure of Airplane Wings

Data obtained in the Gottingen Aerodynamic Laboratory give considerable detail on the resulting air force moment exerted on various wing sections at different angles of attack. The Gottingen data can serve well to test the hydrodynamic theory, which (on the assumption of uniform motion and hence of infinitely wide wings) renders it possible to compute this moment as a function of the angle of attack. The Gottigen data can well serve to test the theory and it may be noted that experiment and computation compare favorably.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Mises
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Temperature and Pressure on Watches and Chronometers (open access)

Effect of Temperature and Pressure on Watches and Chronometers

This report examines tests of watches at low temperatures in order to develop a watch suitable for aviators.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Leroy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Causes of Failure of Airship Sheds (open access)

Causes of Failure of Airship Sheds

Different causes of airship shed collapse are discussed, with suction and human carelessness being the prime causes.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Sonntag, R. & Hoff, W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Method of Suspending Models in Airstream on Resulting Measurements (open access)

Effect of Method of Suspending Models in Airstream on Resulting Measurements

Two different suspension methods for testing models in a wind tunnel are profiled with the Eiffel laboratory using rods and the Gottingen lab using wires. The method using wires is shown to be a much superior method.
Date: November 1922
Creator: Wieselsberger, C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Variable Pitch Propellers (open access)

Variable Pitch Propellers

In this report are described four different types of propellers which appeared at widely separated dates, but which were exhibited together at the last Salon de l'Aeronautique. The four propellers are the Chaviere variable pitch propeller, the variable pitch propeller used on the Clement Bayard dirigible, the variable pitch propeller used on Italian dirigibles, and the Levasseur variable pitch propeller.
Date: November 1920
Creator: Bacon, D. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Developments in Light Alloys (open access)

Recent Developments in Light Alloys

This report is intended to cover the progress that has been made in both the manufacture and utility of light alloys in the United States since the first part of 1919. Duralumin is extensively discussed both as to manufacture and durability.
Date: November 1920
Creator: Woodward, R. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Establishment of Aviation Schools (open access)

Establishment of Aviation Schools

Report presenting a discussion of the creation of a suitable aviation school and some of the characteristics that should be considered in terms of hiring personnel, creating a curriculum, and obtaining equipment.
Date: November 1921
Creator: Kempe, Erich
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extracts From the Belgian Regulations for Government Assistance to Air Transport Companies (open access)

Extracts From the Belgian Regulations for Government Assistance to Air Transport Companies

Report presenting information regarding the usage of commercial and passenger service air routes and the fees and penalties involved in operating an air line.
Date: November 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aeronautic Instruction in Germany (open access)

Aeronautic Instruction in Germany

This report contains a list of the courses relating to aeronautics announced in Germany, both in the technical high schools and in the universities.
Date: November 1921
Creator: Bouche, Henri
System: The UNT Digital Library
The danger of stalled flight and an analysis of the factors which govern it (open access)

The danger of stalled flight and an analysis of the factors which govern it

A definition of "stalled fight" is presented as well as a detailed discussion on the how and why it occurs. Some suggestions are made to prevent its occurrence such as carrying an air speed instrument in the airplane.
Date: November 1921
Creator: Hopf, L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traffic Airships With Special Reference to Economy (open access)

Traffic Airships With Special Reference to Economy

The first part of this report details the efficiency and economy of airship travel, while the second part presents methods of economic efficiency with regards to construction, cost of upkeep and operation, and the establishment of airship lines.
Date: November 1921
Creator: Leyensetter, Walther
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pressure Measurements During Flight (open access)

Pressure Measurements During Flight

The general idea was to record the air pressure on the spot, that is, without intervening tubes, by some simple automatic registering device. This was therefore made in such small dimensions that it could be inserted into the wing between the ribs and stand in direct connection with the pressure openings. The results of different experiments are presented along with the best locations for locating the instruments for recording the pressure.
Date: November 1921
Creator: Pröll, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tests of Artificial Flight at High Altitudes (open access)

Tests of Artificial Flight at High Altitudes

"If we wish to form an accurate idea of the extraordinary progress achieved in aeronautics, a comparison must be made of the latest altitude records and the figures regarded as highest attainable limit some ten years ago. It is desirable, for two reasons, that we should be able to define the limit of the altitudes that can be reached without artificial aid. First, to know to what extent the human body can endure the inhalation of rarified air. Second, the mental capacity of the aviator must be tested at high altitudes and the limit known below which he is able to make reliable observations without being artificially supplied with oxygen" (p. 1).
Date: November 1920
Creator: Gradenwitz, Arthur
System: The UNT Digital Library
NACA Conference on Aerodynamics of High Speed Aircraft (open access)

NACA Conference on Aerodynamics of High Speed Aircraft

"This document contains reproductions of technical papers presented by staff members of the NACA Laboratories at the NACA Conference on Aerodynamics of High-Speed Aircraft held at the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory November 1, 2, and 3, 1955. The primary purpose of the conference was to convey to contractors of the military services and others concerned with the design of aircraft the results of recent research and to provide those attending with an opportunity to discuss these results. The papers in this document are in the same form in which they were orally presented at the conference to facilitate their prompt distribution" (p. vii).
Date: 1955-11-01/1955-11-03
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The American Airship ZR-3 (open access)

The American Airship ZR-3

This airship was built by the Zeppelin Airship Company at Friedrichshafen in 1923-4, for the United States Navy, as the reparations service of the German Government in fulfillment of the treaty of peace. A description of the design, components, flight characteristics, blueprints, and photographs are provided.
Date: November 1924
Creator: Dürr, L.
System: The UNT Digital Library