The Pitcairn "Mailwing" PA-5: A Single-Seat Commercial Biplane (open access)

The Pitcairn "Mailwing" PA-5: A Single-Seat Commercial Biplane

The Mailwing is a single seat biplane designed primarily for mail and express delivery. It has a cargo capacity of 500 to 600 lbs. Details regarding the construction, engine, fuel tank, wings, tail, landing gear, propeller, control, characteristics, performance, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: November 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lockheed "Vega" airplane: a commercial cabin monoplane (open access)

Lockheed "Vega" airplane: a commercial cabin monoplane

The Vega is a high wing monoplane suitable for commercial purposes. It can seat 6 passengers or 100 cubic feet of cargo. Various characteristics of the aircraft are described, including the wings, control surfaces, landing gear, and power plant.
Date: November 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulations and Inspection Prevent Accidents from Falls of Roof (open access)

Regulations and Inspection Prevent Accidents from Falls of Roof

Report on the need for regulations and inspections to counter preventable mine roof collapses and resulting injuries and fatalities.
Date: November 1927
Creator: Paul, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Practical Underground Education of the Coal Miner (open access)

Practical Underground Education of the Coal Miner

Report describing information that should be provided for miners when they are first being trained on-site, as well as an explanation about the education program offered by the Practical Mining School at Dawson, New Mexico.
Date: November 1927
Creator: Grove, G. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Structural Details of German Gliders (open access)

Structural Details of German Gliders

The structural details such as wings, fuselage, landing gear, and steering organs of German gliders are detailed in this report.
Date: November 1927
Creator: Gymnich, Alfried
System: The UNT Digital Library
Approximation method for determining the static stability of a monoplane glider (open access)

Approximation method for determining the static stability of a monoplane glider

The calculations in this paper afford an approximate solution of the static stability. A derivation of the formulas for moment coefficient of a wing, moment coefficient of elevator, and the total moment of the combined wing and elevator and the moment coefficient with reference to the center of gravity are provided.
Date: November 1927
Creator: Lippisch, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Distribution of Loads Between the Wings of a Biplane Having Decalage (open access)

The Distribution of Loads Between the Wings of a Biplane Having Decalage

"It is known that in a biplane the load is not distributed equally between the wings. The presence of one wing will affect the lift characteristics of the other wings. A designer must know the total load that each wing carries in order that he may design an adequate structure. The purpose here is to determine the distribution of loads between the wings of a biplane at various angles of decalage, when the gap/chord ratio is one, and there is no stagger" (p. 1).
Date: November 1927
Creator: Mock, Richard M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characteristics of Five Propellers in Flight (open access)

Characteristics of Five Propellers in Flight

"This investigation was made for the purpose of determining the characteristics of five full-scale propellers in flight. The equipment consisted of five propellers in conjunction with a VE-7 airplane and a Wright E-2 engine. The propellers were of the same diameter and aspect ratio. Four of them differed uniformly in thickness and pitch and the fifth propeller was identical with one of the other four with exception of a change of the airfoil section" (p. 267).
Date: November 8, 1927
Creator: Crowley, J. W., Jr. & Mixson, R. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safety in Airplane Flight (open access)

Safety in Airplane Flight

This report presents methods to reduce the incidence of aviation accidents. Some of the methods discussed include enlistment and training of aviators, improvement of controls and control surfaces, and upgrading of power plants.
Date: November 1927
Creator: Brunat, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiments on Airfoils With Aileron and Slot (open access)

Experiments on Airfoils With Aileron and Slot

The present report contains the results of a few experiments on three airfoils to which the rear portions, having chords respectively 1/4, 1/3, and 2/5 of the total chords, are hinged so as to form ailerons, especial attention being given to the shape of the slot between the aileron and the main portion of the aileron.
Date: November 1927
Creator: Betz, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library