Memorandum presenting force and moment characteristics of configurations employing wings of very low aspect ratio as determined for Mach numbers of 1.97 and 3.33. The angle of attack range was from 0 to 17 degrees for Mach number 1.97 and from 0 to 30 degrees for Mach number 3.33. Results regarding experimental force and moment characteristics, comparisons of theoretical and experimental force and moment characteristics, and visual observations of flow over models are provided.

Report discussing testing to determine the static lateral and directional stability and control characteristics of a model of the Republic F-105 airplane. The effects of various vertical tails and ventral fins, wing-tip fences, a canopy fin, fuselage nose shape, external stores, and deflection of horizontal tail, spoiler, and rudder were explored.

Memorandum presenting a review of the subsonic-diffuser data available in the literature, which is then reduced to certain appropriate performance coefficients and presented as functions of the significant geometric and flow variables. Results regarding total-pressure-loss factor, diffuser effectiveness, recovery of diffuser effectiveness in the tailpipe, inlet speed effects, exit flow distributions, boundary-layer control, and effects of distorted inlet velocity distribution are provided.

Report discussing testing on two wing-fuselage models with 45 degree sweptback wings and various missile arrangements, one with pylons underneath the wing and one with the missiles semisubmerged in the sides of the fuselage. A comparison of the drag of both types of models was made.

Report presenting an investigation of a model of the Convair B-58 airplane weapons system in the transonic tunnel for a range of Mach and Reynolds numbers. Results regarding drag characteristics, lift-curve slope, and longitudinal stability parameter are provided.

"Wind-tunnel tests were conducted to determine the effects of a ventral fin on the static characteristics of a triangular-wing airplane model. Data were obtained for angles of sideslip up to 18 degrees at angles of attack of 0, 6, 12, and 18 degrees at Mach numbers from 0.25 to 0.94. The results of the tests indicated that the ventral fin did not produce as much yawing moment per unit of exposed area at any angle of sideslp as the vertical tail" (p. 1).

Double-ramp side inlet with combinations of fuselage, ramp, and throat boundary layer removal.

Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the low-speed aerodynamic characteristics of a 35 degree swept-wing fighter airplane with a segmented spoiler-slot deflector lateral control system installed ahead of the conventional ailerons and operated as individual units and as combined segments. The longitudinal characteristics of the airplane and spoiler-slot-deflector effectiveness data were obtained through the complete angle-of-attack range with the ailerons neutral and with the ailerons drooped in conjunction with the normal flaps. Results regarding longitudinal characteristics, spoiler-deflector characteristics, and hinge-moment characteristics are provided.

Report presenting an investigation of the release characteristics of dynamically scaled stores carried internally in a simulated bomb bay at Mach numbers of 1.39 and 1.98. A model of the Republic F-105 half-fuselage and bomb-bay configuration was tested with four store shapes: the MK-7 store, the bluff store, the TX-28 store, and turnabout TX-28 store. Results regarding ejection photographs and data plots are also provided.

From Introduction: "This report also presents a method of optimizing the blade number and solidity for a given application if the blade loss variation with solidity can be estimated or experimentally determined. Also discussed are the penalties in performance that accompany deviations from optimum values of blade number and solidity."

Report presenting the total-pressure recovery characteristics of three circular internal-compression inlets with translating centerbodies at a range of free-stream Mach numbers. The inlets differed only in the shape of the internal compression contours. Results regarding the maximum pressure recoveries and pressure-recovery characteristics are provided.

Report presenting an investigation to determine the low-speed aerodynamic characteristics of a 35 degree swept-wing fighter airplane with a segmented spoiler-slot-deflector lateral control system installed ahead of conventional ailerons and operated as both individual units and combined segments. Results regarding longitudinal characteristics, spoiler-deflector characteristics, and hinge-moment characteristics are provided.

Data were calculated for equivalence ratios of 1 to 4, chamber pressures of 300 and 600 pounds per square inch absolute, and pressure ratios of 1 to 1500. Parameters included are specific impulse, combustion and exit temperatures, molecular weight, characteristic velocity, coefficient of thrust, ratio of nozzle-exit area to throat area, specific heat at constant pressure, isentropic exponent, viscosity, and thermal conductivity. A correlation is given which permits determination of performance for a wide range of chamber pressures. A method for obtaining specific impulse of JP-4 fuel with OF2 and O3-F2 mixtures is given.

Investigation of the performance of Inconel 739 (a nickel-base alloy of low critical-element content) buckets in a J33-9 engine showed that Inconel 739 had an engine life at least equivalent if not superior to S-816 buckets operated at 1500 degrees F. Inconel 739 buckets had a small scatter in life and exhibited lower total elongation than S-816. Bucket life was less than that predicted on; the basis of stress-rupture considerations alone. The failure mechanism was probably influenced by fatigue.

Report presenting a full-scale wind-tunnel investigation to determine whether the effects of blowing high-velocity air over trailing-edge flaps could be adequately correlated by jet momentum over a range of jet velocities. Good correlation of lift with jet momentum was obtained over the range of jet pressure ratios.

Report presenting an investigation at high subsonic speeds to determine the static stability characteristics of a cambered-delta-wing model with wing dihedral angles of 20 degrees and 50 degrees. Results regarding the longitudinal characteristics and lateral characteristics are provided.

Memorandum presenting oscillatory hinge-moment characteristics obtained from free-flight tests of two rocket-powered models equipped with a 60 degree sweptback clipped delta wing featuring an unbalanced, constant-chord, full-span trailing-edge control. One aircraft had a control with a sharp trailing edge, and the other had a trailing-edge thickness equal to 1/2 the thickness at the hinge line. Results regarding control pulsing systems, control damping, and control restoring moments are provided.

Report presenting tests to determine the flight characteristics of an F-86 airplane equipped with a blowing-type boundary-layer-control installation on the trailing-edge flaps. The effectiveness of the flap was determined in conjunction with slatted leading edges and an inflatable rubber boot on the leading edge. Measurements were made of lift, drag, flow requirements, and computations for take-off, climb, and landing.

"Wind-tunnel tests were conducted to determine the effects of a ventral fin on the static characteristics of a triangular-wing airplane model. Data were obtained for angles of sideslip up to 18 degrees at angles of attack 0, 6, 12, and 18 degrees at Mach numbers from 0.25 to 0.94. The results of the tests indicated that the ventral fin did not produce as much yawing moment per unit of exposed area at any angle of sideslip as the vertical tail" (p. 1).

From Summary: "Linearized theory is used to estimate the order of magnitude of the beneficial effects that can be obtained by shaping the body of a wing-body configuration to generate lift indirectly at supersonic speeds. The analysis applies to a class of wing-body configurations which is believed to exhibit the essential features of this type of interference; the body is cylindrical upstream of a wing which has supersonic edges and the parts of the body above and below the wing are each semicircular and of different radii. Calculations are presented for a Mach number of the square root of 2 for a particular family of bodies and a sonic-edge delta wing."

Report presenting an investigation to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a spoiler-slot-deflector configuration in combination with a trailing-edge 29-percent-chord high-lift flap. The wing has a sweepback of 45 degrees at the quarter-chord line, an aspect ratio of 4, a taper ratio of 0.6, and an NACA 65A006 airfoil. Results are also presented regarding the effect of deflector projection on the aerodynamic characteristics of a spoiler-slot-deflector on the plain wing.

Memorandum presenting force and moment characteristics of configurations employing wings of very low aspect ratio have been determined for Mach numbers of 1.97 and 3.33. The angle-of-attack range was from 0 to 17 degrees for Mach number 1.97 and from 0 to 30 degrees for Mach number 3.33. The results of the investigation indicate that there are distinct aerodynamic advantages to the use of highly swept wings of very low aspect ratio.

Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the effect of camber on the drag of a body of revolution. The drag of a straight body of revolution was measured and compared with that of a body that differed only in that its center line was cambered in the form of a parabola. The addition of a small amount of camber was found to cause very little increase in the minimum foredrag of the model tested.

Report presenting an investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of two full-scale supersonic propellers with a 6000-horsepower propeller dynamometer. One propeller had symmetrical NACA 16-series airfoil sections and the other was similar except for a blade-section camber and a slight difference in pitch distribution.