Jet boundary corrections for partly open and partly closed elliptical wind tunnels for the cases of one and two solid wall segments are presented. Also presented are the combinations of model span and extent of the solid portion of the tunnel wall for which the average correction factor is zero.

The Euler equations for the rotation of a solid body are applied to the problem of the motion of ultracentrifuges. Particular attention is paid to the problem of the passage of an ultracentrifuge rotor through the critical velocity. The factors that affect the passage of rotors through the critical point are stressed.

This report discusses the need for considering a wide variation in certain of the basic flutter parameters in conducting a flutter analysis. Conclusions are drawn stating that design charts or simple rules may be misleading. Due to inherent difficulties, dynamic model testing may also yield misleading results. The general flutter equations and various methods of solution are discussed. Of particular interest, curves are presented showing computational effort plotted against a number of degrees of freedom used in a flutter analysis.

A comparatively rapid method is presented for determining theoretically the bending stresses of helicopter rotor blades in forward flight. The method is based on the analysis of the properties of a vibrating beam, and its uniqueness lies in the simple solution of the differential equation which governs the motion of the bent blades.