Report presenting a collection and summary of the wing-aileron rolling-effectiveness data obtained as part of an investigation of lateral control using rocket-powered test vehicles in free flight over a range of Mach numbers. Some effects of trailing-edge angle, aileron-chord ratio, aileron span and location, aspect ratio, wing sweepback, and wing-tail interference are provided.

From Summary: "The dynamic characteristics of an airplane with a proportional-gain roll-control autopilot are discussed. A comparison of three different high-speed fighter airplanes is presented. The dynamic effects of time lags and various gains in the system are described."

Report presenting a theoretical investigation to study the effects of systematic changes in configuration of a representative airframe on the center-of-pressure travel due to changes in angle of attack and in Mach number. The airframe was an unbanked canard missile configuration with low-aspect-ratio coplanar wing and tail surfaces of triangular plan form. Results regarding the center-of-pressure shift due to angle of attack, center-of-pressure shift due to Mach number, and combined effects of angle of attack and Mach number are provided.

Report presenting an investigation to determine the suitability of alloy 73J as a turbojet turbine-blade alloy and the effect of grain size on engine operating life. Blades made of alloy 73J were run in a full-scale J33-9 turbojet engine under cyclic conditions. Results regarding the macroexamination of blades, engine life, engine life against stress-rupture life, blade failures, blade elongation, metallographic results, and blade dimensions and the possible effects of overdimensions are provided.

Report presenting an investigation in the high-speed tunnel at high subsonic speeds and several angles of attack of the chordwise pressure distribution at six spanwise stations on a 45 degree sweptback, untapered vertical tail in sideslip. The presence of the horizontal tail slightly increased the value of section normal-force coefficients on the vertical tail but did not materially alter the nature of the load distribution.

Memorandum presenting the carpet-plotting technique as a more useful and concise method of summarizing the 65-series compressor-blade cascade data. Four different carpet plots are presented. A sample use of the carpet plots is also provided.

Report presenting a brief series of airplane-wing aerodynamic-noise and boundary-layer-profile measurements made in flight as part of an extended investigation of boundary-layer noise. Results regarding the boundary layer data and ratio of root-mean-square sound pressure to the dynamic pressure are provided.

Report presenting wind-tunnel testing of submerged air inlets on the fuselage of a scale model of a typical fighter-type airplane. The results are presented for ramp plan forms with parallel and with diverging walls and show the effect of the duct-entrance location, internal ducting efficiency, and deflectors.

Memorandum presenting wind-tunnel tests of a semispan model of an unswept wing of aspect ratio 4 and taper ratio 0.5 at Mach numbers up to 0.94 to determine its aerodynamic characteristics as influenced by Mach number, Reynolds number, and modification of the basic diamond profile by rounding the ridge. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment data are presented for a range of Reynolds and Mach numbers. The results indicated that no severe static-longitudinal-stability problems up to Mach number 0.94.

Memorandum presenting the results of measurements of gust and draft velocities within thunderstorms at a selected air field over a 5-day period. They are also compared to previous flights.

From Introduction: "The Ames Aeronautical Laboratory has in progress an experimental investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of wings of interest in the design of high-speed fighter aircraft. This program included an investigation in the Ames 6-by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel at both subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers of a wing-body combination having a 3-percent-thick, unswept, tapered wing with circular-arc sections and an aspect ratio of 3.1 (reference 1).

"The rocket-propelled-model technique has been applied to the investigation of low-lift buffeting. Results of preliminary tests show that severe buffeting, wing dropping, and normal-force changes occur almost simultaneously near zero lift over a Mach number range near 0.9 on unswept wings 12 percent thick. On unswept wings 7 percent thick, buffeting did not occur; however, mild wing dropping and normal-force changes were experienced" (p. 1).

Report presenting an investigation of an air-cooled internal-strut-supported blade in a modified production turbojet engine to determine the cooling effectiveness of this type of blade and the cooling-air pressure loss through the blade under engine operating conditions. Experimental results are presented and compared with the results of an analytical investigation.

Report that is part of a program to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics in pitch, yaw, and steady roll of various model configurations with variations in the wing geometric parameters. The paper presents the aerodynamic characteristics in pitch of wing-fuselage combinations with wings of aspect ratio 4, taper ratio of 0.6, and sweep angles varying from 3.6 degrees to 60 degrees. Results regarding lift characteristics, pitching-moment characteristics, drag characteristics, and lift-drag ratios are provided.

Report presenting testing of rocket-powered models at supersonic speeds to determine some of the surface conditions on the zero-lift drag of fin-stabilized parabolic bodies of revolution. Two types of models and three types of surface roughness were tested. Results regarding mean-drag coefficients, side-pressure coefficients, and total-drag coefficients are provided.

Report presenting testing of the zero-lift drag of several wings at supersonic Mach numbers. The delta wings had the lowest drag over the entire Mach number range. Results regarding the variation of Reynolds number with Mach number, total drag coefficient, wing-plus-interference drag coefficients, and skin friction drag are provided.

Memorandum presenting an investigation of the static aerodynamic and dynamic damping-in-roll characteristics of an aircraft rocket with cruciform fins of trapezoidal plan form as determined experimentally at a range of Mach numbers. The fins had tow holes cut through each fin panel, and the effects of the holes or slots were investigated by testing with both solid and slotted fins.

Testing occurred using the NACA wing-flow method at a range of Mach numbers to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of three triangular wing-fuselage models which differed only in wing thickness-chord ratio. The wings had an aspect ratio of 2.31 with 6-, 9-, and 12-percent-thick biconvex sections and a fuselage with a fineness ratio of 12. Results regarding the normal force, chord force, and pitching moment for various angles of attack.

"A modified triangular wing of aspect ratio 2.53 having an airfoil section 3.7 percent thick at the root and 5.98 percent thick at the tip was designed in an attempt to improve the lift and drag characteristics of triangular wings. Free-flight drag and stability tests were made using rocket-propelled models equipped with the modified wing. The Mach number range of the test was from 0.70 to 1.37" (p. 1).

From Introduction: "Afterburning is well established as an effective means of increasing the thrust of a turbojet engine. In order to obtain the maximum thrust from an afterburner, it is necessary to burn to the highest temperatures possible (reference 1). At these high temperatures, material limitations (reference 2) necessitate the installation of cooling systems to permit safe and reliable operation."

Memorandum presenting a study of the effect of additives on the extent of corrosion and mass transfer in sodium hydroxide - "L" nickel systems. The extent of corrosion and mass transfer was determined by a measurement of the weight change of a specimen in the hot zone, and by metallographic examination of the specimen cross section. Results regarding the reproducibility, appearance of specimens, and additives having a detrimental effect, no effect, or a beneficial effect are provided.

Memorandum presenting a preliminary development program on can-type pilot burners as part of an overall program to develop a high-altitude, low-drag ramjet combustor. Results regarding single-row circular pilot burners, six-row circular pilot burners, and annular-segment pilot burners are provided.

Report presenting the laminar flame velocities of propane and ethylene with various oxygen-nitrogen mixtures as determined from schileren photographs of Bunsen-type flames. Flame velocity was determined as a function of equivalence ratio for each oxygen-nitrogen mixture at two initial temperatures.

From Introduction: "The purpose of this paper is to provide further information on the effects of Reynolds number on the aerodynamic characteristics of the wing of reference 1 as well as to provide load distributions for the wing at Mach numbers of 1.6 and 1.9."