Memorandum presenting a study of aerodynamic performance and static stability and control at hypersonic speeds. In the first part of the study, the effect of interference lift is investigated by tests of asymmetric models with conical fuselages and arrow plan-form wings. In the second part, the aerodynamic performance and static stability and control characteristics of a hypersonic glider are investigated in somewhat greater detail.

Report presenting a study of the aerodynamic performance and static stability and control at hypersonic speed using flat-top hypersonic gliders.

Results regarding a wind-tunnel investigation of wingless missile configurations with cylindrical bodies and conical or hemispherical noses, extensible control surfaces aft of the nose, and tails consisting of eight low-aspect-ratio triangular or rectangular fins. Normal-force, axial-force, and pitching-moment coefficients were obtained for several control deflections for Mach numbers 1.2 and 1.9.

"The buffeting loads acting on the wing and horizontal tail of a 1/4-scale model of the X-1E airplane have been measured in the Langley 16-foot transonic tunnel in the Mach number range from 0.40 to 0.90. When the buffeting loads were reduced to a nondimensional aerodynamic coefficient of buffeting intensity, it was found that the maximum buffeting intensity of the horizontal tail was about twice as large as that of the wing. Comparison of power spectra of buffeting loads acting on the horizontal tail of the airplane and of the model indicated that the model horizontal tail, which was of conventional force-test-model design, responded in an entirely different mode than did the airplane" (p. 1).

Memorandum presenting a discussion of a fineness-ratio-2.6 bluff shape with an x(exp 1/10) nose and a 5 degree flare extending the entire body length and a fineness-ratio-2.5 bluff shape with an x(exp 1/10) nose and a square base with sides equal to the diameter of the cylindrical forebody tested in free flight over a range of Mach and Reynolds numbers. Time histories, cross plots of force and moment coefficients, and plots of the longitudinal-force coefficient, rolling velocity, aerodynamic center, normal-force-curve slope, and dynamic stability are presented.

"Results of a static stability controls investigation carried out with a very low-aspect-ratio delta-winged missile are presented. Control effectiveness comparisons are made for tail, canard, and nose control configurations with respect to angle of attack, angle of bank, and Mach number. Trim capabilities of the various configurations are also presented" (p. 1).

Memorandum presenting heat-transfer rates and pressure fluctuations at Mach numbers of 1.98 and 4.95 measured at the stagnation point of a concave hemisphere for a range of Reynolds numbers based on free-stream conditions and model diameter. Results regarding heat-transfer characteristics, heat-transfer data, and schileren photographs and stagnation point pressure measurements are provided.

Memorandum presenting an investigation of reaction controls that command velocity and attitude that compares them to the controls that command acceleration. Proportional acceleration reaction controls were found to be satisfactory over a much wide range of control effectiveness than were the on-off acceleration controls. The velocity and attitude controls were found to be superior to either of the acceleration controls.

The evaluation of the altitude operational characteristics was part of the over-all investigation of the early developmental Iroquois engine. Engine steady-state windmilling characteristics were evaluated over a range of flight Mach numbers from 0.48 to 1.72 at altitudes of 35,000 and 50,000 feet. Engine altitude ignition limits were obtained over a range of flight Mach numbers from 0.5 to 1.5 with the standard engine ignition system and also with an oxygen boost system. A short investigation of high-speed altitude reignition following combustor blowout was conducted.

Report presenting testing of specimens of various metals in selected geometric configurations exposed to liquid fluorine under controlled conditions of flow and pressure. None of the samples eroded, decomposed, or exhibited any measurable physical or chemical changes.

Report presenting an investigation of the incipient spin characteristics of a 1/25-scale dynamic model of the Chance Vought XF8U-1 airplane. The model was launched by a catapult apparatus into free flight at the angle of attack and airspeed correspond to stall with various control settings and was loaded as lightly as possible because of the limitations of the catapult apparatus. Results regarding the basic data and effects of modifications are provided.

Memorandum presenting an investigation made with an electrical heat-flow analog to determine the effect of internal modifications to a wing leading edge on the surface-temperature rise and temperature distribution for conditions of transient aerodynamic heating at high supersonic speeds. Results regarding the leading-edge temperature rise, influence of conduction on leading-edge temperature for skins of uniform thickness, and surface-temperature distribution are provided.

"An investigation has been conducted at the Langley 16-foot transonic tunnel at Mach number of about 0.14 (110 miles per hour) to determine the aerodynamic loading on a three-blade, 9.75-foot-diameter, supersonic-type propeller when used as a brake. The results of the slipstream survey are presented without analysis in tabular form for blade-angle settings at the 0.75 radial station from 16.4 degrees to -13.6 degrees in approximately 5 degree increments" (p. 1).

Report presenting a two-dimensional high-speed cascade investigation of thin low-cambered NACA 65-series blade shapes at operating conditions typical of compressor tip sections. Testing occurred with porous walls and solid walls. Results regarding the variation of turning angle with Mach number, variation of turning angle with angle of attack, momentum loss, and schileren photographs are provided.

Report presenting the results of an investigation of the static longitudinal stability and control characteristics of a canard airplane configuration without analysis for a range of Mach numbers. The configuration had an unswept wing, an unswept canard, a low aspect ratio vertical tail, and a Sears-Haack body. Data are presented for various combinations of the canard, wing, and vertical tail for a range of angles of attack and canard deflection angles.

Report presenting the results of an investigation of the static longitudinal stability and control characteristics of a canard airplane configuration without analysis for a range of Mach numbers from 0.70 to 2.22. The configuration consisted of a triangular wing, an unswept canard, a low aspect ratio vertical tail, and a Sears-Haack body. Data are presented for various combinations of the canard, wing, and vertical tail for a range of angles of attack and canard deflection angles.

Report presenting an investigation of an axial-flow compressor rotor with a 13-percent reduction in exit annulus in Freon-12 gas at a range of tip speeds. In order to analyze the results caused by the reduction, the performance of the rotor was compared to that of the same rotor with a constant annular area. Results regarding the overall performance, radial variation of performance, and blade-element performance are also provided.

Memorandum presenting a study to determine locations of pressure sensors for controlling the spike position of a blunt-lip, axisymmetric inlet with internal contraction. The inlet performance was determined at Mach numbers of 0.63 and 1.5 to 2.0 for airflow schedules corresponding to those of a given turbojet engine over a wide range of ambient temperatures. The use of the ratio of a throat static pressure to either a local total or the spike-tip total pressure provided a signal that could set nearly maximum pressure recoveries at Mach numbers of 1.7 to 2.0 and within 6 percent of maximum recovery at Mach 1.5.

Memorandum presenting a flight test of a pentaborane-fueled air-launched ramjet engine with convergent-divergent exhaust nozzle. The engine was boosted to a Mach number of about 2.00 by a small internally housed rocket; the ramjet then accelerated to a maximum free-stream Mach number of 3.02 at an altitude of 29,500 feet.

Report presenting two turbine stator configurations designed to investigate the effect on turbine performance of either reducing or eliminating stator-blade wakes, secondary-flow loss accumulations, and circumferential variations in total pressure at stator exits. Rotor performance with the standard stator with spacer was better than what was obtained with the standard configuration.

Memorandum presenting two turbine stator configurations designed to investigate the effect on turbine performance of either reducing or eliminating stator-blade wakes, secondary-flow loss accumulations, and circumferential variations in total pressure at the stator exits. Results regarding stator surveys, overall performance with the semivaneless stator, overall performance with the standard stator with spacer, rotor-exit surveys, and rotor-blade momentum loss are provided.

"As a continuation of an investigation of the ejection release characteristics of an internally carried MB-1 rocket in the Convair F-106A airplane, fin modifications at additional Mach numbers and simulated altitudes have been studied in the 27- by 27-inch preflight jet of the Langley Pilotless Aircraft Research Station at Wallops Island, Va. The MB-1 rocket was ejected with fins open, fins closed, fins closed with a shroud around the fins, and fins folded with a "boattail" placed in between the fins. Dynamically scaled models (0.0^956 scale) were tested at simulated altitudes of 12,000, 18,850, and 27,500 feet at subsonic Mach numbers and at 18,850, 27,500, and 40,000 feet for Mach numbers of 1-39, 1-59, and 1.98" (p. 1).

Memorandum presenting a study of fin modifications as a continuation of an investigation of the ejection release characteristics of an internally carried MB-1 rocket in the Convair F-106A airplane. The rocket was ejected with fins open, fins closed, fins closed with a shroud between the fins, and fins folded with a "boattail" placed in between the fins. Ejections at three different Mach numbers, and a comparison of the results at supersonic and subsonic Mach numbers are provided.

Memorandum presenting a semiempirical correlation relating combustion efficiency with afterburner-inlet variables and length for a full-scale high-performance cylindrical turbojet afterburner using JP-4 fuel. The combustion efficiency in this correlation is expressed in terms of afterburner-inlet total temperature, total pressure, velocity, afterburner fuel-air ratio, and afterburner combustion-chamber length.