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The N.A.C.A. Tank: A High-Speed Towing Basin for Testing Models of Seaplane Floats (open access)

The N.A.C.A. Tank: A High-Speed Towing Basin for Testing Models of Seaplane Floats

"This report describes the high-speed model towing basin of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, usually referred to as the NACA Tank. The purpose of this piece of equipment is to enable the Committee to provide information and data regarding the performance of seaplanes on the water analogous to the information furnished concerning the performance of airplanes in the air" (p. 535).
Date: June 9, 1933
Creator: Truscott, Starr
System: The UNT Digital Library