The results of flow tests on a drawbar for the General Electric reactor segment test in the MTR are reported. The drawbar is a T-shaped obstruction located as close to the upstream face of the reactor test segment as possible without serious flow distortion ; the drawbar is required for instrumentation leads and segment insertion and removal in the MTR. The effect of drawbar upstream distance on velocity distribution across the segment face is evaluated for several Reynolds numbers.

"An investigation is being conducted to determine the dynamic stability and control characteristics of a 0.13-scale flying model of the Convair XFY-1 vertically rising airplane. This paper presents the results of flight tests to determine the stability and control characteristics of the model during constant-altitude slow transitions from hovering to normal unstalled forward flight. The tests indicated that the airplane can be flown through the transition range fairly easily although some difficulty will probably encountered in controlling the yawing motions at angles of attack between about 60 and 40" (p. 1).

"An experimental investigation has been conducted to determine the dynamic stability and control characteristics of a 0.13-scale free-flight model of the Convair XFY-1 airplane in test setups representing the setup proposed for use in the first flight tests of the full-scale airplane in the Moffett Field airship hangar. The investigation was conducted in two parts: first, tests with the model flying freely in an enclosure simulating the hangar, and second, tests with the model partially restrained by an overhead line attached to the propeller spinner and ground lines attached to the wing and tail tips. The results of the tests indicated that the airplane can be flown without difficulty in the Moffett Field airship hangar if it does not approach too close to the hangar walls" (p. 1).

Report presenting the net heat of combustion of the product formed by the reaction of diborane with 1,3-butadiene was found to be 18,700 plus or minus 150 Btu per pound for the reaction of liquid fuel to gaseous carbon dioxide, gaseous water, and solid boric oxide. The measurements were made in a Parr oxygen-bomb calorimeter, and the combustion was believed to be 98 percent complete.

"Tests were made in the Langley 8-foot high-speed tunnel to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of the D-558-1 airplane and various wing and tail configurations on the D-558-1 fuselage. The various wing and tail configurations were tested to determine the aerodynamic effects of aspect ratio and sweep for suitable use on the second phase of the D-558 project (D-558-2). The tests were conducted through a speed range from a Mach number of 0.40 to approximately 0.94" (p. 1).

Report discussing an investigation of the low-speed stability and control characteristics of a model of the proposed MX-1554A design with a triangular wing and triangular stabilizing surfaces. It also includes the effect of wing incidence, slotted flaps, wing and tail height, external tanks and speed brakes, ground board, spoilers, tip ailerons, flaps, differential tail deflection, and an unswept wing on stability, control, aerodynamic, longitudinal, and lateral characteristics.

Report presenting an investigation of two scale models of the MX-1964 airplane with indented fuselage conducted in the transonic tunnel. One model had a plane delta wing with full-span elevons and the other had a cambered delta wing with partial-span elevons. Results regarding the aerodynamic characteristics and effect of elevon deflection are provided.

Report presenting the laminar flame velocities of propane and ethylene with various oxygen-nitrogen mixtures as determined from schileren photographs of Bunsen-type flames. Flame velocity was determined as a function of equivalence ratio for each oxygen-nitrogen mixture at two initial temperatures.

Report presenting some laminar-flame-velocity data surveyed with respect to the correspondence between experimental flame velocities and values predicted by semitheoretical and empirical methods.

Memorandum presenting a preliminary development program on can-type pilot burners as part of an overall program to develop a high-altitude, low-drag ramjet combustor. Results regarding single-row circular pilot burners, six-row circular pilot burners, and annular-segment pilot burners are provided.

Report presenting a cascade-general-momentum theory method for calculating the operating conditions of a supersonic propeller annulus throughout the flight Mach number range. General flow patterns about the cascade and adjustments to free-stream conditions are discussed.

Report presenting a low-speed wind-tunnel investigation to determine the longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of a thin delta wing equipped with various arrangements of double slotted, single slotted, plain, and split flaps. The wing was a flat plate with beveled leading and trailing edges and had a maximum thickness ratio of 0.045, and 60 degrees sweepback of the leading edge.

Report presenting an experimental wing-flutter investigation in the transonic blowdown tunnel, which is equipped with a slotted test section, in order to determine the correlation between transonic-wind-tunnel and free-fall flight flutter results. Very good agreement was observed between wind tunnel and flight flutter test results, which showed the feasibility of conducting flutter tests in transonic wind tunnels with slotted test sections.

Report presenting an investigation of three NACA 1-series nose inlets at subsonic and transonic speeds in the 8-foot transonic tunnel. Drag, surface-pressure, and pressure-recovery measurements and schileren photographs were obtained at zero angle of attack through a range of Mach numbers and mass-flow-ratios. Results regarding tunnel boundary interference, surface pressure distribution, external drag, and pressure recovery are provided.

Report presenting pressure fluctuations measured near the trailing edge of the wing and near the leading edge of the tail of a scale model of the X-1 airplane with a 10-percent-thick wing in the 16-foot transonic tunnel. Results regarding frequency analyses are also provided.

Report presenting the effect of preinjection-fuel temperature on vaporization rates and combustion efficiency of a 16-inch ram-jet engine for two different fuels. Variation of the location of the fuel injectors and use of control sleeves were also explored.

Report presenting an investigation of a 15 degree semiangle movable-cone variable-geometry ram-jet inlet to determine the variable-geometry effect on total-pressure recovery at free-jet Mach numbers of 1.62, 2.00, 2.53, and 3.05 at zero angles of attack and yaw. Generally, increasing the cowling-position parameter increased the value of both total-pressure recovery and mass-flow ratio. Results regarding the total-pressure recovery, shadowgraphs, and total-pressure recovery as a function of free-stream Mach number are provided.

An investigation has been made in the Langley 9- by 12-inch supersonic blowdown tunnel to determine the effects of external-store location on the lift, drag, and pitching-moment characteristics of a 45 degree sweptback wing at Mach numbers of 1.41, 1.62, and 1.96. The spanwise, chordwise, and vertical location of a Douglas-Aircraft Company, Inc., store of fineness ratio 8.58 was systematically varied over the outer 60 percent of the wing semispan. A brief investigation of strut sweep angle was also made. The test Reynolds number based on the wing mean aerodynamic chord ranged from 1.3 x 10(exp 6) to 1.5 x 10(exp 6).

Report presenting a small-scale transonic investigation of a semispan wing sweptback 45 degrees and of aspect ratio 4 with combinations of nose-flap deflections and wing twist in the high-speed 7- by 10-foot tunnel over a range of Mach numbers. Lift, drag, and pitching-moment data were obtained for several different configurations.

Report presenting testing of three scale models and a full-scale configuration of systems for ducting cooling air through a turbojet engine tail cone to a cooled turbine rotor in order to determine pressure-loss characteristics.

Report presenting an investigation at transonic speeds using the wing-flow method to determine the longitudinal-control effectiveness and downwash characteristics of a 1/30-scale semispan model of the Bell X-5 airplane with three different degrees of sweepback. Lift, drag, and pitching moment are presented for various angles of attack for several horizontal-tail settings and with the tail off for each angle of sweep tested.

Report presenting the effect of external fuel tanks and externally mounted rocket packets on the drag characteristics of a model of a tailless fighter airplane. Lift, drag, pitching-moment, and rolling-moment coefficients and lift-drag ratios are presented in tabular form and the drag characteristics and lift-drag ratios are also presented in graphic form.

Memorandum presenting the results of a wind-tunnel investigation of the static stability and control characteristics of a model of a fighter airplane employing a low-aspect-ratio swept-back wing with trailing-edge elevons, a swept-back vertical tail, but no horizontal tail. The results indicated that, for the test conditions at which the investigation was conducted, the model, with elevons undeflected, was longitudinally and directionally stable.

Report presenting an investigation to determine the effect of fuel volatility characteristics on the minimum spark energy required to ignite a single tubular turbojet-engine combustor. Results regarding the ignition at sea-level conditions, ignition at altitude conditions, relation between distillation data and minimum ignition-energy requirements, and application of relation to data from a previous investigation are provided.