Memorandum presenting flight tests made on the Bell X-1 airplane with the 10-percent-thick wing and the 8-percent-thick tail to evaluate the effects of fixing the rudder and changing the inclination of the principal axes of inertia. The data were obtained during power-off glides at altitudes between 32,000 and 16,000 feet.

Report presenting flight measurements of the dynamic longitudinal-stability characteristics of a 35 degree swept-wing airplane. The results indicated that a sharp reduction in damping at a Mach number of 0.92 with maximum damping occurred at Mach number of 0.88 and 0.94. Results regarding oscillation periods, damping coefficients, scatter, and number of cycles required for oscillations to damp to a certain amplitude are provided.

Report presenting an investigation of a model of the Bumblebee XPM missile to determine the causes of booster-fin failures for a range of Mach numbers and Reynolds numbers. The cause of fin failure was determined to be the launching shoes that caused the missiles to trim at increasingly negative angles of attack. Additional testing with wing spoilers and alternate booster fins was also conducted.

Report presenting the results of an investigation of a model of the Bumblebee XPM missile to determine the causes of booster-fin failures on full-scale missiles. Results indicated that failures of the fins were due to launching shoes which caused the missile to try at increasingly negative angles of attack as the Mach number increased.

Report presenting an investigation of the effects of a systematic variation of trailing-edge thickness of a symmetrical, circular-arc airfoil on the aerodynamic force, moment, base-pressure, and wake fluctuations using the transonic-bump testing technique. Results regarding the effects of a systematic variation of the trailing-edge thickness, investigation of a boattailed trailing edge, and wake fluctuation characteristics are provided.

The main part of this thesis is devoted to the derivation and study of formulas for the probability of survival of the haploid and diploid yeast cell, based on models proposed by Zirkle and Tobias. Some properties of so-called completely monotonic functions are developed, and the results are applied to the investigation of some of the more complicated formulas. Finally the theoretical expressions are compared with the experimental data obtained by Tobias.

The following report deals with the application of the water boiler neutron source to the exponential experiments in an attempt to speed up lattice testing measurements.

Report presenting testing of supersonic compressor blades with rounded leading edges with an 8-percent mean thickness-chord ratio and a solidity of about 2.5 were incorporated in a 16-inch-diameter rotor with and without guide vanes. Results regarding the overall performance, rotor-blade-element performance, and rotor without guide vanes are provided.

Static tests on a segment of a transpiration-cooled turbine rotor blade with a wire-cloth shell were conducted to determine the flow coefficients associated with some representative metering orifices. Average flow coefficients from 0.96 to 0.79 were obtained for orifices of 0.031 to 0.102 inch diameter.

Report presenting an investigation in the transonic blowdown tunnel at a range of Mach numbers to determine the increments in lift, drag, and pitching moments due to the installation of a semielliptical-shaped air inlet in the root of a 45 degree sweptback wing and to study the internal flow characteristics of the inlet. Results regarding the internal pressure measurements, effect of inlet installation on external aerodynamic characteristics, effect of boundary-layer removal on internal pressure recovery, and inlet performance are provided.

Report presenting an investigation made to improve compressor performance by bleedoff of detrimental boundary layer through a porous compressor casing. The results were compared to the performance characteristics of the original engine. Bleedoff was found to increase the efficiency of the compression process, but the overall performance of the turbojet suffered.

Report describing reactor components, operational characteristics, and operating instructions for the Model L-3 research reactor.

The following report describes the welding procedures for welding austenitic stainless steel to carbon steel through a shielded metal-arc process, including the safety precautions and post-production process.

Comparison of experimentally determined relaxation lengths to the value calculated from the concrete composition.

"The object of this note is to outline an Omnitron source scheme where the sheath voltage of the Omnitron is not carried over into the reactor region."

The chromium-nickel-manganese alloys are a group of austenitic stainless steels which were developed during the Korean War to conserve nickel. These alloys are very similar to their corresponding 300 Series grades in mechanical, physical and corrosion properties. A portion of the nickel in the 300 Series grades has been replaced by approximately 2% manganese for each percent of nickel replaced. Two compositions, AISI 201 and AISI 202, are recognized as standard grades. Two other compositions, AISI 204 and AISI 204-L, have been produced in limited quantities to replace AISI 304 and AISI 304-L. Experience with the 200 Series steels indication they are every bit as good as the grades for which they were once alternates. In some shapes, such as rod and sheet, the cost per pound is considerably lower than the corresponding 300 Series grades.

Quarterly progress report describing work related to a study of radiation physics problems involved in the design of high-level cesium-137 gamma sources. It outlines work completed and ongoing goals for the project.