Memorandum presenting an investigation of the steady-state wing loads conducted on a Boeing B-52 airplane over a range of Mach numbers and altitudes. Results regarding flight tests and air-load calculations are provided.

Report discussing tests of a model of the Chance Vought Regulus II missile to determine the lift, static stability, dynamic stability, trim, duct information, and drag for a range of Mach numbers.

Control trailing-edge thickness and aspect ratio effect on oscillating hinge-moment and flutter characteristics of flap-type controls. Results regarding damping moments and flutter characteristics and spring moments are provided.

Report presenting a method for calculating the drag, in a real compressible fluid and at subcritical Mach numbers, of airfoil sections at arbitrary life coefficients and of bodies of revolution at zero angle of attack. The values of drag coefficient are compared with values obtained for the same configurations by other methods. The differences between the results are found to lie withint he limits of accuracy of current experimental techniques.

Report discussing an aerodynamic control effectiveness study using free-flight, rocket-propelled test vehicles. Information about the effects of wing sweepback, aspect ratio, taper ratio, and section thickness ratio on the rolling effectiveness of full-span, sealed ailerons is provided.

From Summary: "The effects of externally mounted rockets and fuel tanks on the aerodynamic characteristics of an airplane model with a swept-back wing are presented in this report."

Report presenting measurements of the behavior at supercritical Mach numbers of ailerons on a jet-propelled fighter plane. Results regarding aileron upfloat and aileron oscillations are provided.

Report presenting an investigation to determine the effect of an all-movable horizontal tail on the low-speed longitudinal characteristics of a triangular-wing airplane. The model consisted of a triangular wing of aspect ratio 2, a fuselage of fineness ratio 12.5, a thin, triangular, vertical tail, and a thin, unswept, all-movable horizontal tail.

From Summary: "Physical properties of samples of three cast polyester resins known as Sierracin resins were investigated. Tests were made to determine specific gravity, index of refraction, Rockwell hardness, Tukon indentation hardness, effect of exposure to accelerated and outdoor weathering, Munsell color, resistance to accelerated service tests, crazing resistance under stress, flexural strength, Izod impact strength, and Taber abrasion resistance. Tables of the values obtained for these physical properties are included in the report."

"An investigation of an NACA submerged intake installation on the Ryan FR-1 was conducted to determine the full-scale aerodynamic characteristics of this installation. In addition, tests were conducted on the submerged inlet with revised entrance lips and deflectors to determine the configuration which would result in the best dynamic pressure recovery measured at the inlet for this installation without a major rework of the entrance. Stalling of the air flow over the inner lip surface created excessive dynamic pressure losses with the original entrance. The revised entrance produced a 12-percent increase in dynamic pressure recovery at the design high-speed inlet-velocity ratio and resulted in an improvement of the critical-speed characteristics of the entrance lip" (p. 1).

An investigation of the 1XP excitation of inclined single-rotation propellers has indicated a new concept for determining propeller shaft forces and moments of an inclined propeller. This report presents preliminary results, in particular to the counterrotating propeller.

Report presenting an investigation in the full-scale tunnel to determine the effects on the aerodynamic characteristics of a 49.1 degree sweptback wing of blowing a high-energy stream of air over a trailing-edge flap and an aileron. The results indicated that significant increases in lift coefficient and an improvement in aileron effectiveness may be obtained by the blowing method of boundary-layer control.

An investigation conducted in the icing research tunnel to determine aerodynamic and icing characteristics of two flush-inlet-type fuel cell vent installations. The vent tubes were mounted in two different locations in the two installations. The vents were aerodynamically investigated to obtain vent-tube static-pressure differentials and pressure surveys as a function of tunnel-air velocity and angle of attack.

The vibration characteristics of a group of axial-flow compressor blades of similar geometry were investigated. Empirical-mode constants were determined for the first three bending and torsional modes. A comparison of experimentally determined frequencies of a second group of blades with frequencies computed using these mode constants showed that the computed values were correct within 10 percent. The approximate limiting ratios of depth to chord and length to chord below which these constants could not be used to compute the natural frequencies were also found experimentally.

Report presenting an investigation of the low-speed static stability characteristics of a complete model equipped with a W wing. The lift-curve slope of the wing-fuselage combination was found to be in good agreement with that predicted by available wing-alone theory. Results regarding the longitudinal characteristics, wing-juncture modifications, and lateral and directional stability characteristics are provided.

Memorandum presenting lift, drag, and pitching-moment coefficients of a ballistic-type missile configuration as determined from tests in the 10- by 14-inch supersonic wind tunnel at a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack. Pressure distributions and drag coefficients were also determined at 0 degrees angle of attack.

Report presenting a flight investigation to evaluate the effects of a partial-span, 15-percent-chord, leading-edge extension on the aerodynamic characteristics of the F-86A airplane. Results regarding the longitudinal stability, low-speed stalls, drag, and pilot reports are provided.

Memorandum presenting an investigation to evaluate the effects of operating propellers and of nacelles on the wing-surface pressures on a semispan model of a four-engine tractor airplane configuration with a 40 degree sweptback wing and aspect ratio of 10. Results regarding the effects of the nacelles with the propellers off, effects of flaps, and effects of operating propellers are provided.

Report presenting an investigation in the 300 mph 7- by 10-foot tunnel to determine the effect of spoilers on the static longitudinal and lateral aerodynamic characteristics and the chordwise pressure distribution on a thin, untapered, unswept, semispan wing with an aspect ratio of 3.33 and NACA 65A004 airfoil sections. Results are presented in the form of static longitudinal and lateral aerodynamic characteristics and tabulated pressure coefficients, section normal-force coefficients, and section pitching-moment coefficients.

Report presenting free-oscillation tests in the high-speed tunnel to determine the effect of control trailing-edge thickness and control aspect ratio on the dynamic hinge-moment characteristics of a trailing-edge, flap-type control. Tests were made at a range of Mach numbers and a range of oscillation reduced frequency at an angle of attack of 0 degrees. Results regarding damping moments and flutter characteristics and spring moments are provided.

Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the operating characteristics of a small side-located control stick with the use of a ground simulator incorporating a power control system. The simulator or pitch chair was designed to produce the pitching motion associated with the short-period mode of an airplane. The general opinion of all of the pilots operating the pitch chair was that they were favorably impressed with their ability to precisely track with the small side-located controller provided the control-system characteristics were desirable.

From Introduction: "This paper presents the results obtained during the phase of the B-52 flight investigation concerned with the steady-state wing loads. Where possible, the effects of Mach number and flexibility on the measured load are analyzed and presented."