N.A.C.A. control position recorder (open access)

N.A.C.A. control position recorder

Report discussing a new instrument is described which is capable of simultaneously recording the position of the three controls of an airplane. The records are taken photographically on a standard N.A.C.A. film drum and the instrument can be quickly installed in any airplane.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Norton, F. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerial Convention of October 13, 1919 (open access)

Aerial Convention of October 13, 1919

The aerial convention delegates are listed as well as the set of rules that were developed during the session.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Roper
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air traffic (open access)

Air traffic

This report presents a recounting of the steps taken by France to establish national and international regulation over air traffic.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Sudre, G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aviation and Insurance (open access)

Aviation and Insurance

This article considers some of the causes which hinder the development of aircraft insurance. Different risks are discussed as well as the causes of aircraft accidents. Pilot error, poor airdromes, weather conditions, poorly adapted airplanes, and engine failures are all examined and some conclusions are made.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Mayo, R. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922 (open access)

The Battalion, Volume 30, Number 33, May 1922

Monthly literary journal of A. & M. College of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works written by students.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Austin Society.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The boll-weevil problem. (open access)

The boll-weevil problem.

Describes the characteristics of the boll weevil, the damage that it causes to crops, and methods for its control.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Hunter, W. D. (Walter David), 1875-1925 & Coad, B. R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brake. (open access)

Brake.

Patent for a brake (as it pertains to vehicles), that is operated by hand and that employs the use of brake bands and a drum to alter the momentum of a vehicle.
Date: May 23, 1922
Creator: White, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Choice of Air Routes (open access)

The Choice of Air Routes

The author lists rules for the development and planning of air routes. He uses as examples India and Texas, as well as discussing the need for more landing fields.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foldable Steering Wheel. (open access)

Foldable Steering Wheel.

Patent for a foldable steering wheel with the capability of swinging downwardly to an out of the way position to enable the driver to easily occupy or leave his seat.
Date: May 16, 1922
Creator: Hanes, Dorris A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair Clipper. (open access)

Hair Clipper.

Patent for hair clippers that simplifies construction, reduces vibration, and improves efficiency.
Date: May 16, 1922
Creator: Monroe, Collier
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair Clipper (open access)

Hair Clipper

Patent for improving structure of clipper forming co-pending application Serial No. 469,842. Simplifying manufacturing and adding other features.
Date: May 23, 1922
Creator: Monroe, Collier
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Drum (open access)

Hoisting Drum

Patent for improvements to hoisting drums for use in drilling oil, gas, and water wells, with the object being "to employ a plurality of hoisting drums upon the same shaft so that the cable may be wound partly on one drum and partly on another" (lines 73-76) such that the danger of cable cutting is decreased and the speed of operation is increased, including illustrations.
Date: May 2, 1922
Creator: Suman, John R. & Gamble, Adrian R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock For Radiator Caps. (open access)

Lock For Radiator Caps.

Patent for a device to reliably and effectively secure the radiator cap in position on the filling neck of a radiator in order to avoid displacement. Device is of simple and durable construction and inexpensive to manufacture.
Date: May 9, 1922
Creator: Brown, Francis Nathaniel, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricating Oil Dispenser (open access)

Lubricating Oil Dispenser

Patent for a lubricating oil dispenser designed specifically to dispense lubricants and similar liquids. Dispenser is formed with a transparent container tubes to show the customer the character of the liquid being dispensed.
Date: May 30, 1922
Creator: Fenaes, Alfred R. & Kennedy, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device (open access)

Measuring Device

Patent for improvements to the measuring device used to ascertain the depth of a well.
Date: May 23, 1922
Creator: Bevel, Jack H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Aids to Flight (open access)

Mechanical Aids to Flight

This report examines the great utility and safety of using instruments when flying. Instruments can be especially useful in conditions when the pilot has trouble spatially orienting himself.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Night Flying (open access)

Night Flying

Dr. Warner examines the utility and economy of flying at night when flying passengers. Some of the points discussed include lighted landing fields, the possibility of using airships, and the cost of landing fields.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on Propeller Design 4: General Proceeding in Design (open access)

Notes on Propeller Design 4: General Proceeding in Design

The choice of the numbers of revolutions and of the diameter, the distribution of thrust, and the values of the constants in the aerodynamical equations of the propeller are discussed.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Munk, Max M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on Propeller Design III: The Aerodynamical Equations of the Propeller Blade Elements (open access)

Notes on Propeller Design III: The Aerodynamical Equations of the Propeller Blade Elements

The air flow and the air force created by all elements of the propeller blades lying in a ring located between two concentric circles around the propeller axis are independent of what happens in other rings.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Munk, Max M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on the Design of Latticed Columns Subject to Lateral Loads (open access)

Notes on the Design of Latticed Columns Subject to Lateral Loads

"No rational column formula has yet been developed which gives results which are sufficiently precise for the design of airplane members, and consequently it is necessary to fall back upon experimental testing. In order to derive the maximum benefit from experiments, however, it is necessary that the experiments be guided by theory. It is the object here to modify existing formulae that may be obtained with a minimum number of tests" (p. 1).
Date: May 1922
Creator: McCarthy, Charles J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil and Gas Burner (open access)

Oil and Gas Burner

Patent for a burner that can use both oil and gas as fuel.
Date: May 16, 1922
Creator: Oney, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmission Mechanism (open access)

Power-Transmission Mechanism

Patent for a power transmission with improvements to mechanisms related to frame adjustment, lubrication, motion transmission, and speed gearing, among others.
Date: May 2, 1922
Creator: Mays, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Increasing the Quality and Volume of Oil in Wells and Removing the Oil Therefrom. (open access)

Process of Increasing the Quality and Volume of Oil in Wells and Removing the Oil Therefrom.

Patent for a method for drawing a higher quality and grade of oil from a well through the combination with gas trapped in the well.
Date: May 9, 1922
Creator: Hallmark, Elmer C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proposed Air Traffic Law (open access)

Proposed Air Traffic Law

This report presents a brief history of France's attempts to promulgate an internal air traffic law and then provides a draft of proposed national air traffic laws.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Ripert, Georges
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library