Experiments With Needle Bearings (open access)

Experiments With Needle Bearings

Experiments and results are presented in testing needle bearings, especially in comparison with roller bearings. Reduction in coefficient of friction is discussed as well as experimental methods and recording devices.
Date: May 1933
Creator: Ferretti, Pericle
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flight-Test Data on the Static Fore-and-Aft Stability of Various German Airplanes (open access)

Flight-Test Data on the Static Fore-and-Aft Stability of Various German Airplanes

"The static longitudinal stability of an airplane with locked elevator is usually determined by analysis and model tests. The present report proposes to supply the results of such measurements. The method consisted of recording the dynamic pressure versus elevator displacement at different center-of-gravity positions in unaccelerated flight" (p. 1).
Date: May 1933
Creator: Hübner, Walter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Future Problems of Soaring Flight: Report of 1932 Rhon Soaring Contest (open access)

Future Problems of Soaring Flight: Report of 1932 Rhon Soaring Contest

Memorandum presenting two reports. One is a description of the 1932 Rhön Soaring Contest and some of the problems encountered by the aircraft in the contest. The other is a description of films of cloud formations that were presented at the same contest.
Date: May 1933
Creator: Georgii, Walter & Eisenlohr, Roland
System: The UNT Digital Library
Knowledge Gained From Practical Experience in the Designing of Aircraft Engines (open access)

Knowledge Gained From Practical Experience in the Designing of Aircraft Engines

The present report examines a few important points of engine design such as: in-line water cooled engines, air-cooled in-line engines, and air-cooled radial engines. Subassemblies are also discussed like cylinder types, blower driving gears, pistons, valves, bearings, and crankshafts.
Date: May 1933
Creator: Kurtz, Oskar
System: The UNT Digital Library