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The Controls of an Airplane
The control of an airplane is discussed beginning with sideways motion and following up with control by weight shifting and by swinging wing tips.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Warner, Edward P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Replacing the Weight of Materials Consumed on Airships
Two methods to replace the weight of gas lost on long airship flights are discussed: condensing the water of combustion and thermic sustentation. In the present article we will discuss the first method, leaving the second to be examined in a subsequent article.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Crocco, G. A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rules and Regulations Governing the Fokker Soaring-Flight Contest Over Water or Level Land
Memorandum presenting the rules and regulations of the Fokker Soaring Flight Contest, which occurred over the water and over level land.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"Schneebeli" and "Birger" Silencers
The Schneebeli silencer is made entirely of soft sheet steel. It is connected with the engine for receiving the exhaust gases, and consists of two parts: the silencer proper and a conical exit. The Birger silencer, made by the Ad Astra Company in Switzerland, is based on the principle of rapid cooling of the exhaust gases.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Dollfus, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trend to Be Given Aerodynamical Research and Experiment
The causes of error in experiments conducted in wind tunnel tests are given and the value of in-flight tests are promoted. The four main causes explored include neglect of the laws of dynamic similitude, interference between the support and the model, nature of the air stream, and the influence of the walls of the tunnel.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Lèpere, M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The "Turkey Buzzard" Glider
The "Turkey Buzzard" is a semi-internally braced monoplane (Fig. 1). The wing is placed above the fuselage for two important aerodynamical reasons: first, because this position minimizes the mutual interference between the wing and the fuselage, and, second, useful lifting surface is utilized with the wing passing over the fuselage instead of through it.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Miller, Roy G. & Brown, B. T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Use of Helium in Airships
Economic and safety factors are discussed in relation to a switch from hydrogen to helium in airships.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Crocco, G. Arturo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wood Versus Metal in Airplane Construction
The aim of this article is to present, in broad outline, a scientific method for solving the problem, "Wood or Metal." It will be shown that structural methods have by no means reached their final perfection. The strength of the different materials is discussed as well as different construction methods.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Seehase, H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Wood Versus Metal in Airplane Construction
The aim of this article is to present, in broad outline, a scientific method for solving the problem, "Wood or Metal." It will be shown that structural methods have by no means reached their final perfection. The strength of the different materials is discussed as well as different construction methods.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Seehase, H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library