Report presenting the static longitudinal-, lateral-, and directional-stability and control characteristics of a model of the Douglas X-3 airplane at subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers. The model was equipped with an all-movable horizontal tail, an aileron on the left wing, and a rudder on the vertical-tail surface.

Report presenting a low-speed investigation in the stability tunnel to determine the static longitudinal stability and control characteristics of a 60 degree triangular-wing model with various triangular-all-movable horizontal tails. An all-movable trail of 10 percent of the wing area and aspect ratio 2.31 was investigated in 17 tail positions, including positions above, below, and to the rear of the assumed center of gravity.

Report presenting an investigation to determine if thin airfoils with increased values of low-speed maximum lift coefficient but also retain the basic advantages of thin sections at high Mach numbers can be developed. Several experimental thin airfoil sections were developed from an analysis of airfoil data and two of them were investigated at high and low subsonic Mach numbers. Results regarding the low-speed characteristics and high-speed characteristics are provided.

A full-scale J33 air-cooled split turbine rotor was designed and spin-pit tested to destruction. Stress analysis and spin-pit results indicated that the rotor in a J33 turbojet engine, however, showed that the rear disk of the rotor operated at temperatures substantially higher than the forward disk. An extension of the stress analysis to include the temperature difference between the two disks indicated that engine modifications are required to permit operation of the two disks at more nearly the same temperature level.

Report discusses the results of an updated investigation into the effectiveness of area suction when used to prevent air-flow separation at the leading edge of a 63 degree swept-back wing. This new report investigates the results of tests with chordwise distribution of the suction-air velocities controlled to give lower total-flow quantity requirements. The primary focus is the delay effected in air-flow separation and improvements made on aerodynamic characteristics of a wing with area suction specifically designed for a lift coefficient of 0.77.

From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to present the results of the investigation, to compare the coolant-flow requirements of the two configurations, and to show what advantages an air-cooled internal-strut-supported blade may have over an equivalent shell-supported air-cooled blade."

Report presenting an investigation conducted with a conventional turbojet fuel, MIL-F-5624 (JP-3), and a low-volatility, high-density hydrocarbon, monomethylnaphthalene, in a vaporizing-type combustor to determine the combustion efficiency for variations in inlet-air conditions and fuel flow and to what extent fuel vaporization would minimize differences in combustion efficiency between the two fuels. Results regarding the performance of the combustor, correlation parameter, pressure-drop characteristics, and other miscellaneous observations are provided.

Memorandum presenting the pressure recovery, mass flow, and drag of a twin-scoop inlet-body combination measured at Mach numbers 1.4 and 1.7 at zero angle of attack. Tests were made of the inlet-body combination with an ogival forebody, an ogival forebody with a small amount of bluntness near the tip, and two forebodies of elliptical longitudinal section. Results regarding the effect of forebody bluntness on pressure recovery, effect of forebody bluntness on mass-flow ratio, and the effects of forebody bluntness on drag are provided.

"The modifications in the pressure distributions and the aerodynamic coefficients associated with additions of heat to the two-dimensional supersonic in viscid flow field adjacent to the lower surface of of a 5-percent-thickness symmetrical circular-arc wing are presented in this report. The pressure distributions are obtained by the use of graphical method which gives the two-dimensional supersonic inviscid flow field obtained with moderate heat addition. The variation is given of the lift-drag ratio and of the aerodynamic coefficients of lift, drag, and moment with free stream Mach number, angle of attack, and parameters defining extent and amount of heat addition" (p. 1).

The outstanding oxidation resistance of molybdenum disilicide at 2400 F and above was found to depend on the formation of a protective siliceous coating which a-cristobalie has been identified. Molybdenum disilicide is not inherently resistant to oxidation and in powdered form burns at low temperatures.Melting and casting experiments have demonstrated the decomposition of the material at the melting point. The room-temperature modulus of elasticity has been determined and electric-resistivity data are given to 2000 F.

Report discussing some methods for predicting the carbon-forming propensity of turbojet-engine fuels from results of simple laboratory tests of the fuels. The prediction of carbon deposition from fuel characteristics including aromatic content, hydrogen-carbon ratio, distillation temperatures, gravity, and aniline point from several empirical laboratory carbon-deposition tests are provided. Results regarding fuel composition and volatility, related fuel properties, empirical laboratory tests, a comparison of methods predicting carbon-deposition characteristics of fuels, and application of fuel quality control methods are provided.

Report presenting an investigation to determine some of the basic problems and effects involved in a change of solidity accomplished by a change in the number of blades in an axial-flow-compressor rotor row and in a complete stage. Results regarding rotor performance and complete stage performance are provided.

Report presenting flight tests to determine the pressure distribution over the wing of a swept-wing jet-propelled airplane over the flight range of lift coefficients for Mach numbers up to 1.11. Results regarding the section characteristics, load distribution, and trailing-edge loads are provided.

Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of dual-rotation propeller operation at high thrust on the static longitudinal stability characteristics of a semispan powered model representing a twin-engine airplane configuration with flaps retracted. Stability and trim changes associated with an extreme constant power conditions were greatly dependent on tail height and vertical location of the center of gravity. Results regarding basic data, effects of power on overall stability and trim, and tuft-grid flow surveys are provided.

"An investigation of the jet-spreading characteristics of a 16 inch ram-jet engine was conducted in the 8 by 6 foot supersonic tunnel at a Mach number of 2.0; both a converging nozzle having a contraction ratio of 0.71 and a cylindrical extension to the combustion chamber were used. The jet boundaries determined by means of pitot pressure surveys were compared with boundaries calculated from one-dimensional continuity and momentum relations. For the cylindrical nozzle, the jet reaches its maximum diameter, 4 percent greater than calculated, about 0.6 nozzle-exit diameter downstream of the nozzle exit" (p. 1).

Report presenting the low-speed longitudinal characteristics of swept wings derived from investigations at high Reynolds numbers. Two different types of flow separation, trialing-edge and leading-edge separation, are identified and discussed.

Memorandum presenting an investigation of a half-delta wing-tip control on a semispan 60 degree delta-wing-fuselage combination conducted in the 9- by 12-inch supersonic blowdown tunnel. Control-surface hinge moments and bending moments, as well as the characteristics of the complete wing-fuselage combination, were obtained over a large range of control deflection and angle of attack at specified Mach and Reynolds numbers. Results regarding the control bending-moment and hinge-moment characteristics, control effectiveness characteristics, and effect of fence on wing characteristics are provided.

Report presenting tests using the NACA wing-flow method to determine the effect of sweepback angle on the longitudinal characteristics of a scale semispan model of the Bell X-5 variable-sweep airplane at a range of Mach numbers. Lift, drag, and pitching moments were obtained for a range of angles of attack.

Report presenting an investigation with the dual purpose of determining the effect of two bodies in various positions, symmetrically located from the plane of symmetry, on the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing-fuselage model and determining the aerodynamic loads on one of two bodies. Some of the most significant effects were obtained for the direct-mounted tip bodies which gave a large increase in the lift-curve slope of the basic model.

Report presenting an experimental investigation using a 1 7/8-inch diameter burner to determine the effects of particle size and stabilizing additives on the combustion performance of magnesium-hydrocarbon slurry fuels. Results regarding an evaluation of the sampling method, blow-out velocity, and combustion efficiency are provided.

From Summary: "The literature pertaining to the preparation, physical properties, corrosiveness, thermal stability, constitution, and analysis of various nitric acids is reviewed primarily with respect to their use as rocket oxidants. Conflicting data are evaluated and recommendations for additional experimental work are indicated. Reactions of nitric acid which could occur during the starting and steady-stage phases of rocket operation are discussed and probable mechanisms are selected on the basis of reported thermal and kinetic data."

Report presenting an investigation to determine the effect of turbulence generated by different sizes of wire grid on the minimum spark-ignition energy of a flowing propane-air mixture. Gas-stream velocity, size of turbulence promoter, and distance from the promoter plate to the electrodes on minimum ignition energy were evaluated and the effects are shown in figures.

Report presenting an investigation in the 16-foot transonic tunnel to determine the effect of leading-edge chord-extensions on the aerodynamic characteristics of a sweptback wing-fuselage combination at several Mach numbers. Results regarding the effect of chord-extensions on longitudinal stability for wing-normal configuration, effect of chord extensions on lift for wing-normal configurations, effect of chord-extensions on drag and lift-drag ratios of wing-normal configurations, effect of chordwise fences on the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing-normal configuration, and effect of chord-extensions on the pitching moment and lift characteristics of a wing-art configuration are provided.

Report presenting cold-flow free-flight tests at zero lift to investigate the possibility of flutter of simulated wing-ram-jet-nacelle configurations which were 1/9-scale models of the wing and ramjet nacelles of the Grumman XSSM-N-6a missile. Testing was performed on three different configurations. Results regarding Mach number, velocity, aerodynamic density, and flutter are provided.