Measurements of Pressure Drop with No Heat Addition on Mockup Segments of the General Electric Air-Cooled Aircraft Reactor (open access)

Measurements of Pressure Drop with No Heat Addition on Mockup Segments of the General Electric Air-Cooled Aircraft Reactor

"An investigation was conducted at the NACA Lewis laboratory to obtain pressure-drop data for flow of air with no heat addition through mockups of two reactor segments of the proposed General Electric Company aircraft reactor. Pressure-drop data were obtained over a range of Reynolds numbers from 4000 to 80,000, air inlet Mach numbers from 0.02 to 0.40, inlet pressures up to about 40 inches of mercury absolute, and ambient air temperatures. factors, corrected for entrance, vena contracta, momentum, and exit losses, are considerably higher at the high Reynolds numbers than those reported for turbulent flow in smooth pipes" (p. 1).
Date: November 7, 1952
Creator: Sams, Eldon W. & Nagey, Tibor F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 0.07-Scale Model of the North American MX-770 Missile (open access)

Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a 0.07-Scale Model of the North American MX-770 Missile

Report presenting the results of an investigation at supersonic speeds to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a model of the North American MX-770 missile at several designated Mach numbers. No analysis is provided. Information about the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics with trimmer and elevon deflected and lateral aerodynamic characteristics are described.
Date: May 7, 1952
Creator: Pfyl, Frank A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calibration of the Slotted Test Section of the Langley 8-Foot Transonic Tunnel and Preliminary Experimental Investigation of Boundary-Reflected Disturbances (open access)

Calibration of the Slotted Test Section of the Langley 8-Foot Transonic Tunnel and Preliminary Experimental Investigation of Boundary-Reflected Disturbances

Report presenting an attempt to determine the reliability and calibration of the Langley transonic tunnel in the open slotted test section. Results regarding test-section calibration, including flow uniformity, calibration, and angularity, model testing and boundary interference, and reduction of interference are provided.
Date: July 7, 1952
Creator: Ritchie, Virgil S. & Pearson, Albin O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Effects of Spoiler Height, Wing Flexibility, and Wing Thickness on Rolling Effectiveness and Drag of Unswept Wings at Mach Numbers Between 0.4 and 1.7 (open access)

Some Effects of Spoiler Height, Wing Flexibility, and Wing Thickness on Rolling Effectiveness and Drag of Unswept Wings at Mach Numbers Between 0.4 and 1.7

Report presenting rolling effectiveness and drag tests of spoilers on unswept wings over a range of Mach numbers using rocket-propelled test vehicles in free flight. The wings tested had an aspect ratio of 3.7, were unswept and untapered, had thickness ratios of 3, 6, and 9 percent, and covered a range of flexibilities. Results regarding the rolling effectiveness and drag are provided.
Date: October 7, 1952
Creator: Fields, E. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pressure distribution at low speed on a model incorporating a W wing with aspect ratio 6, 45 degrees sweep, taper ratio 0.6, and an NACA 65A009 airfoil section (open access)

Pressure distribution at low speed on a model incorporating a W wing with aspect ratio 6, 45 degrees sweep, taper ratio 0.6, and an NACA 65A009 airfoil section

Report presenting results of pressure-distribution measurements at low speed on a wing-fuselage combination with a wing of W plan form with aspect ratio 6, 45 degrees sweep, taper ratio 0.6, and an NACA 65A009 airfoil section placed parallel to the plane of symmetry. Results regarding aerodynamic characteristics, pressure distribution on the wing, pressure distribution on the fuselage, aerodynamic section characteristics, and stall patterns are provided.
Date: August 7, 1952
Creator: Polhamus, Edward C. & Few, Albert G., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low-speed static longitudinal stability and control characteristics of 60 degree triangular-wing and modified 60 degree triangular-wing models having half-delta and half-diamond tip controls (open access)

Low-speed static longitudinal stability and control characteristics of 60 degree triangular-wing and modified 60 degree triangular-wing models having half-delta and half-diamond tip controls

Report presenting a low-speed investigation in the stability tunnel to determine the static longitudinal stability and control characteristics of two wing-fuselage combinations equipped with wing-tip controls of half-diamond and half-delta plan form. Results regarding the effect of control area and plan form on control characteristics and on trim characteristics are provided.
Date: February 7, 1952
Creator: Lichtenstein, Jacob H. & Jaquet, Byron M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurements of Pressure Drop With No Heat Addition on Mockup Segments of the General Electric Air-Cooled Aircraft Reactor (open access)

Measurements of Pressure Drop With No Heat Addition on Mockup Segments of the General Electric Air-Cooled Aircraft Reactor

Memorandum presenting an investigation in the Lewis laboratory to obtain pressure-drop data for flow of air with no heat addition through mockups of two reactor segments of the proposed GE aircraft reactor. Pressure-drop data were obtained over a range of Reynolds numbers, air inlet Mach numbers, inlet pressure, and ambient air temperatures. The results indicate that the friction factors, corrected for entrance, vena contracta, momentum, and exit losses are considerably higher at high Reynolds number than those reported for turbulent flow in smooth pipes.
Date: November 7, 1952
Creator: Sams, Eldon W. & Nagey, Tibor F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Downwash and Sidewash Fields Behind Cruciform Wings (open access)

Downwash and Sidewash Fields Behind Cruciform Wings

Memorandum presenting a brief account of the results of theoretical and experimental investigations of the flow fields behind lifting plane and cruciform wings. Particular attention is focused on wings of low aspect ratio.
Date: January 7, 1952
Creator: Spreiter, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Propeller Induced Angles of Attack and Section Angles of Attack for the NACA 10-(3)(066)-03, 10-(3)(049)-03, 10-(3)(090)-03, 10-(5)(066)-03, and 10-(0)(066)-03 Propellers (open access)

Propeller Induced Angles of Attack and Section Angles of Attack for the NACA 10-(3)(066)-03, 10-(3)(049)-03, 10-(3)(090)-03, 10-(5)(066)-03, and 10-(0)(066)-03 Propellers

This paper presents the results of an induced angle-of-attack calculation using a method applicable to a propeller with arbitrary circulation distribution. Tables of induced angles of attack and section angles of attack and curves of wake-survey results are presented for the NACA 10-(3)(066)-03, 10-(3)(049)-03, 10-(3)(090)-03, 10-(5)(066)-03, and 10-(0)(066)-03 propellers. A brief description of the method of calculating propeller induced angles of attack is given.
Date: May 7, 1952
Creator: Igoe, William B. & Davidson, Robert E.
System: The UNT Digital Library