A simplified application of the method of operators to the calculation of disturbed motions of an airplane (open access)

A simplified application of the method of operators to the calculation of disturbed motions of an airplane

"A simplified treatment of the application of Heaviside's operational methods to problems of airplane dynamics is given. Certain graphical methods and logarithmic formulas that lessen the amount of computation involved are explained. The problem representing a gust disturbance or control manipulation is taken up and it is pointed out that in certain cases arbitrary control manipulations may be dealt with as though they imposed specific constraints on the airplane, thus avoiding the necessity of any integration" (p. 313).
Date: February 19, 1936
Creator: Jones, Robert T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turbulence factors of NACA wind tunnels as determined by sphere tests (open access)

Turbulence factors of NACA wind tunnels as determined by sphere tests

Report presents the results of drag and pressure tests of spheres having diameters of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 inches in eight NACA wind tunnels, in the air ahead of the carriage in the NACA tank, and beneath an autogiro in flight .
Date: February 4, 1936
Creator: Platt, Robert C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Forces and Moments Acting on Parts of the XN2Y-1 Airplane During Spins (open access)

The Forces and Moments Acting on Parts of the XN2Y-1 Airplane During Spins

"The magnitudes of the yawing moments produced by various parts of an airplane during spins have previously been found to be of major importance in determining the nature of the spin. Discrepancies in resultant yawing moments determined from model and full-scale tests, however, have indicated the probable importance of scale effect on the model. In order to obtain data for a more detailed comparison between full-scale and model results, flight tests were made to determine the yawing moments contributed by various parts of an airplane in spins. The inertia moment was determined by the usual measurement of the spinning motion, and the aerodynamic yawing moments on the fuselage, fin, and rudder were determined by pressure-distribution measurements over these parts of the airplane" (p. 305).
Date: February 20, 1936
Creator: Scudder, N. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library