Hydraulic Characteristics of the NACA Injection Impeller (open access)

Hydraulic Characteristics of the NACA Injection Impeller

Report discussing a mock-up injection impeller created to investigate the hydraulic characteristics and limitations of the NACA injection impeller currently in use. Information about the form and magnitude of critical factors of fuel-transfer leakage and peripheral fuel distribution is provided as well as the effects of design variations of components on hydraulic characteristics. Several revisions in portions of the impeller are suggested to improve its fuel-transfer, fuel-pumping, and fuel-equalizing characteristics.
Date: May 1946
Creator: Ritter, William K.; Johnsen, Irving A. & Lieblein, Seymour
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Notes on the Effects of Jet-Exit Design on Static Longitudinal Stability (open access)

Some Notes on the Effects of Jet-Exit Design on Static Longitudinal Stability

Report discussing several types of jet-exit designs, including normal, beveled, and unsymmetrical shapes, and their effect on the stability characteristics of the aircraft. No deviation of the jet center line from its exposed path is likely to be obtained if a jet exist is used that is normal to the flow. Having a tilted or asymmetrical exit was found to adversely affect the stability of the aircraft.
Date: May 1946
Creator: Gillis, Clarence L. & Weil, Joseph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Static-Thrust Investigation of Full-Scale PV-2 Helicopter Rotors Having NACA 0012.6 and 23012.6 Airfoil Sections (open access)

Static-Thrust Investigation of Full-Scale PV-2 Helicopter Rotors Having NACA 0012.6 and 23012.6 Airfoil Sections

An investigation was conducted to compare the performance of two 25-ft-diam rotors which had identical dimensions and were similar in construction but different in blade airfoil-sections. Tests were conducted at indicated blade pitch angles from 3 degrees to 11.5 degrees and rotor speeds of 200, 290, and 371 rpm. The 23012.6 rotor required 2 percent less power to hover than the 0012.6. At thrust coefficients above design, the performance of the 23012.6 became better than the 0012.6 rotor.
Date: May 1946
Creator: Lipson, Stanley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tests of the Jet-Motor Air-Intake Duct System on a 1/4-Scale Stub-Wing Model of a Pursuit-Type Airplane (open access)

Tests of the Jet-Motor Air-Intake Duct System on a 1/4-Scale Stub-Wing Model of a Pursuit-Type Airplane

Report discussing the characteristics of the jet-motor air-intake duct system for a pursuit-type airplane with modifications to the duct system. Details of its effects on the Mach number, high pressure recovery, drag, and simplicity of the system are provided. Problems regarding the flow condition through the ducts and some potential modifications to prevent further issues are also described.
Date: May 1946
Creator: Hanson, Frederick H., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library