Serial/Series Title

Lift Theory of Supporting Surfaces: Second Article (open access)

Lift Theory of Supporting Surfaces: Second Article

Memorandum presenting a description of the hydrodynamic lift theory of supporting services. This report is mainly about the task of finding suitable wing sections for given lift conditions. Formulas are given for lift magnitude and moment, which make it possible to obtain solutions of great simplicity and clearness.
Date: September 1921
Creator: von Mises, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Calculation of Cylinder Dimensions for Aircraft Engines (open access)

Preliminary Calculation of Cylinder Dimensions for Aircraft Engines

It is extremely important in building aircraft engines to determine the requisite cylinder dimensions as accurately as possible, in order that the weight required for a given power shall not be excessive. This report presents a calculation method that depends on the air requirement of the fuel.
Date: September 1921
Creator: Schwager, Otto
System: The UNT Digital Library
Glossary of Terms Used in Flying Boat Hull Construction (open access)

Glossary of Terms Used in Flying Boat Hull Construction

Memorandum presenting a glossary of terms used to describe flying boat hulls and the elements used in construction.
Date: September 1921
Creator: Nicolson, David
System: The UNT Digital Library
Competition for Safety Fuel Tanks (open access)

Competition for Safety Fuel Tanks

Report describing a competition for safety fuel tanks, including the prizes, requirements that must be fulfilled, some other characteristics, tests, and regulations.
Date: September 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Small Diesel Engine as an Automotive Engine (open access)

The Small Diesel Engine as an Automotive Engine

Essential principles for building small diesel engines and also structural details so far as feasibility are presented.
Date: September 1921
Creator: Frey, Ernst
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Dynamometer Brake (open access)

A New Dynamometer Brake

The mechanism here described belongs to the class of dynamometer brake in which the motive power is transformed into heat in the brake itself. This mechanism was invented by the writer for the purpose of measuring forces in which the two factors, torque and speed, vary within broad limits, the mechanism itself being of simple construction and of still simpler operation.
Date: September 1921
Creator: Segrè, Marco
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 1000 HP Traffic Airplane of the Zeppelin Works in Staaken (open access)

The 1000 HP Traffic Airplane of the Zeppelin Works in Staaken

Report details the characteristics and advantages of the swift traffic airplane constructed by Zeppelin Works at Staaken. The maximum speed, weight, construction, layout, and landing capabilities of the plane are included.
Date: September 1921
Creator: Rohrbach, A. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library