The Vickers "Vendace": A Land or Sea Training Biplane (open access)

The Vickers "Vendace": A Land or Sea Training Biplane

Circular describing the Vickers "Vendace", which is a land or sea training tractor biplane. Details of the design, wings, construction, control surfaces, fuselage, fabric, cockpits, fuel supply, landing gear, characteristics, and drawings are provided.
Date: May 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiat C.R. 20 Pursuit Airplane (open access)

Fiat C.R. 20 Pursuit Airplane

The Fiat C.R. 20 has an all metal frame covered with fireproof fabric, except for the area near the engines, which is covered in duraluminum. It is armed with 4 machine guns and is capable of 280 KPH.
Date: May 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mureaux "Brunet 3C2" Pursuit Airplane (open access)

The Mureaux "Brunet 3C2" Pursuit Airplane

Designed by Engineer Brunet, the 3C2 is an all metal monoplane with two engines and provision for six machine guns and 12 10 Kg. bombs. A description of the design, components, characteristics, flying qualities, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1927
Creator: Serryer, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Blériot-Spad 91 Airplane (French): Pursuit Single-Seater, Type "Jockey" (open access)

Blériot-Spad 91 Airplane (French): Pursuit Single-Seater, Type "Jockey"

Report presenting a description of the design of the Blériot-Spad 91 airplane. This aircraft has announced a speed of 270 km per hour at 4000 m. It is of all metal construction.
Date: May 1928
Creator: Societe Bleriot-Aeronautique
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meteore 63 Commercial Seaplane (open access)

Meteore 63 Commercial Seaplane

Societe Provencale de Constructions Aeronautiques, builder of the "Meteore 63" has constructed a three engine (biplane) seaplane which has met conditions for a seaworthy certificate of the first class. A description of the design, hull, tail, power plant, characteristics, performances, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The effect of cowling on cylinder temperatures and performance of a Wright J-5 engine (open access)

The effect of cowling on cylinder temperatures and performance of a Wright J-5 engine

This report presents the results of tests conducted to determine the effect of different amounts and kinds of cowling on the performance and cylinder temperatures of a standard Wright J-5 engine. These tests were conducted in conjunction with drag and propeller tests in which the same cowlings were used. Four different cowlings were investigated varying from the one extreme of no cowling on the engine to the other extreme of the engine completely cowled and the cooling air flowing inside the cowling through an opening in the nose and out through an annular opening at the rear of the engine. Each cowling was tested at air speeds of approximately 60, 80, and 100 miles per hour.
Date: May 2, 1929
Creator: Schey, Oscar W. & Biermann, Arnold E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Training Airplane "Avia B.H. 11." (open access)

Training Airplane "Avia B.H. 11."

Circular presenting a description of the Avia B.H. 11, which is a two-seat, low-wing monoplane with a plywood fuselage. The report describes the structural details and flight performance and provides blueprints and photographs of the aircraft.
Date: May 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contribution to the Technique of Landing Large Airships: Part 1 (open access)

Contribution to the Technique of Landing Large Airships: Part 1

Many treatises in regard to construction of airship sheds are lacking in data on air currents, for which reason this phase of the problem will be here thoroughly discussed in connection with the accompanying photographs of currents.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Krell, O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The new French high-speed wind tunnel (open access)

The new French high-speed wind tunnel

The plans for the wind tunnel at Issey-les-Moulineaux are discussed in relation to concerns about the Law of Similitude and propeller speed.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wind Tunnel Tests of Correction Formula for Wings of Large Span (open access)

Wind Tunnel Tests of Correction Formula for Wings of Large Span

The theory (wing experiments in an artificial air stream are subject to error, due to the fact that the wing is not situated in an unlimited body of air) by means of which the given drag correction was obtained, was based on various assumptions (e.g., elliptical distribution of lift) which do not always hold true. For this reason it was desirable to test the equation for the additional drag in regard to its reliability and range of application.
Date: May 1924
Creator: Wieselsberger, C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rules and Regulations of the 1923 Rhon Soaring-Flight Contest (open access)

Rules and Regulations of the 1923 Rhon Soaring-Flight Contest

Memorandum describing the rules and regulations of the 1923 Rhön Soaring-Flight Contest. The requirements of the aircraft, pilot and competitor requirements, and prizes are provided.
Date: May 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fokker "Universal" Commercial Airplane (open access)

The Fokker "Universal" Commercial Airplane

Equipped with a Wright Whirlwind 200-230 H.P. Engine, the Universal can be configured with floats or wheels and seats 4-6 passengers. Details of the wings, power plant, cowling, tanks and fuel system, vision, cockpit and controls, cabin arrangements, landing gear, float gear, skis, tail skid, tail surfaces, finish, characteristics, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Short S.7 "Mussel": A Training Seaplane With 65 Hp. "Cirrus" Engine (open access)

The Short S.7 "Mussel": A Training Seaplane With 65 Hp. "Cirrus" Engine

Circular presenting a description of the Short "Mussel" S.7, which is designed for use as a light training airplane of robust and simple construction. Information regarding the design, blueprints, and photographs are provided.
Date: May 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical report of the 1928 Rhon soaring-flight contest (open access)

Technical report of the 1928 Rhon soaring-flight contest

Report presenting some information on the gliders that participated in the 1928 Rhön soaring flight contest. Almost all of the gliders represented an improvement over gliders used in the previous years. A great increase in the skill of the glider pilots is also noted.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Lippisch, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experimental Investigation of the Physical Properties of Medium and Heavy Oils, Their Vaporization and Use in Explosion Engines Part 2 (open access)

Experimental Investigation of the Physical Properties of Medium and Heavy Oils, Their Vaporization and Use in Explosion Engines Part 2

This report is an evaluation of the experiments on the use of heavy oils in explosion engines. A method for determining the heat of vaporization of these heavy oils is presented.
Date: May 1926
Creator: Heinlein, Fritz
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contribution to the Technique of Landing Large Airships: Part 2 (open access)

Contribution to the Technique of Landing Large Airships: Part 2

Memorandum presenting a description of the development of the mooring mast and how it contributes to the technique of landing large airships. Some of its fundamental requirements and how it can factor into safe landings are provided.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Krell, O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors of Safety and Indexes of Static Tests (open access)

Factors of Safety and Indexes of Static Tests

The physical resistance of passengers in establishing an upper limit to the strength of airplane cells is examined and arguments and experiments are discussed.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Bailly, Le
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrodynamic tests for determining the take-off characteristics of seaplanes (open access)

Hydrodynamic tests for determining the take-off characteristics of seaplanes

The resistance of water, even at low speeds, may be such as to render it impossible to take off. For this type of aircraft, it is therefore especially important to determine the take-off characteristics. A new and simple graphical method is given and appears to be the only one for the complete solution of the problem.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Verduzio, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speed Limits of Aircraft (open access)

Speed Limits of Aircraft

This paper is restricted to the question of attainable speed limits and attacks the problem from different angles. Theoretical limits due to air resistance are presented along with design factors which may affect speed such as wing loads, wing areas, wing section shifting, landing speeds, drag-lift ratios, and power coefficients.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Everling, E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determining the Velocity Distribution in the Boundary Layer of an Airfoil Fitted With a Rotary Cylinder (open access)

Determining the Velocity Distribution in the Boundary Layer of an Airfoil Fitted With a Rotary Cylinder

In the closer investigation of the results obtained from a wing model with a rotary cylinder mounted in its leading edge (NACA TM's 307 and 354), the velocity distribution in the vicinity of the surface of the model was determined by a hot-wire anemometer. The results confirmed the belief that the rotary cylinder had considerable effect on the air flow, but demonstrated the fact that the direct influence of the cylinder is confined to a very thin layer in immediate proximity to the surface.
Date: May 1927
Creator: Van der Hegge Zijnen, B. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ultra-Light Alloys and Their Utilization on Aircraft (open access)

Ultra-Light Alloys and Their Utilization on Aircraft

Memorandum presenting an overview of ultra-light alloys and their potential use on an aircraft. A definition of ultra-light alloys, some of the present possibilities of ultra-light alloys, and some of the principles governing the use of the alloys in aircraft are provided.
Date: May 1924
Creator: Portevin, A. M. & DeFleury, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulation of Air Traffic (open access)

Regulation of Air Traffic

The ways in which the international and internal French air traffic accords interact with each other is outlined in this report. The principal questions covered by the present legislation are as follows: 1) Conditions of safety which must be fulfilled by aircraft; 2) Licenses for members of the crew; 3) Traffic rules to be observed by French and foreign aircraft.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Devaluez
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stability of Airplanes (open access)

Stability of Airplanes

The author attempts to correct the misconception that piloting an airplane requires extraordinary skill and balance. He also tries to show that airplanes are extremely stable in flight. Some of the major points covered in this article include: automatic pilots, airplanes designed to be stable, and the reliance on mathematics to help in designing stable aircraft.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
System: The UNT Digital Library