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Analytical methods for computing the polar curves of airplanes (open access)

Analytical methods for computing the polar curves of airplanes

This report presents a method of calculating polar curves which is at least as precise as graphical methods, but it more rapid. Knowing the wind tunnel test of a wing and the performances of an airplane of the same profile, it is easy to verify the characteristic coefficients and, at the same time, the methods determining induced resistances.
Date: March 1921
Creator: Le Sueur
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Art of Writing Scientific Reports (open access)

The Art of Writing Scientific Reports

As the purpose of the report is to transmit as smoothly and as easily as possible, certain facts and ideas, to the average person likely to read it, it should be written in a full and simple enough manner to be comprehended by the least tutored, and still not be boring to the more learned readers.
Date: March 1921
Creator: Norton, F. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of Aeronautical Engines by the Army and Navy (open access)

Development of Aeronautical Engines by the Army and Navy

Different aircraft engines are categorized as being of interest to only the Army or Navy or to both armed services. A listing of the different engines is presented along with some statistics, namely, horsepower.
Date: March 3, 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Rumpler Passenger Airplane (open access)

The Rumpler Passenger Airplane

This report details the Rumpler Limousine which was a further development of the well known type 5 A 2. The fuselage, engine, cabin, wings, controls, and landing gear are all discussed.
Date: March 1921
Creator: Langsdorff, Werner v.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Law Relating to Air Currents (open access)

The Law Relating to Air Currents

In the subdivided wing section profile, the diagram of the current is entirely changed and the harmful formation of eddies is avoided through premature deflection. Pressure equalization does not occur between the upper and under sides. This report presents a discussion of the various laws relating to wing design with the conclusion being that lift increases with more acute angles of attack.
Date: March 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Goebel Rotary Engine (open access)

The Goebel Rotary Engine

This report presents a table of specifications of the rotary engine and a very brief description of some of the notable features such as the exhaust valves controlled by means of a fixed cam gear.
Date: March 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abacus Giving the Variation of the Mean Pressure of an Aviation Engine as a Function of its Speed of Rotation (open access)

Abacus Giving the Variation of the Mean Pressure of an Aviation Engine as a Function of its Speed of Rotation

Comparing the results of the calculations for computing the mean pressure of an aviation engine for any number of revolutions, with those of experiment, the writer, by numerous examples, shows the perfect agreement between them. This report will show that, by means of a special abacus, an engineer can instantly plot the characteristics of an engine.
Date: March 1921
Creator: Margoulis, W.
System: The UNT Digital Library