The Testing of Balloon Fabrics (open access)

The Testing of Balloon Fabrics

Report describes methods and materials used in waterproofing and fireproofing airplane fabrics using dopes. The determination of the probable life of a balloon fabric in service by experimental means is of great value in choosing the most suitable fabrics for a given purpose and in pointing the way to improvements in compounding and construction. The usefulness of exposure to the weather for this purpose has been amply demonstrated.
Date: 1920
Creator: Edwards, Junius David & Moore, Irwin L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wind Tunnel Balances (open access)

Wind Tunnel Balances

Report embodies a description of the balance designed and constructed for the use of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Langley Field, and also deals with the theory of sensitivity of balances and with the errors to which wind tunnel balances of various types are subject.
Date: 1920
Creator: Warner, Edward P. & Norton, F. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library