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Distant-Compass
Report presenting a description of fluid compasses that are being used in aircraft, including why magnetic compasses are not usable. Details of the distant compass are provided, which is an improved form of the compass that has a practical application in seaplanes.
Date:
June 1921
Creator:
Friedensburg, Walter & Miner, D. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Dynamometer Hub and the Flywheel of the Engine
Report presenting a description of the interaction between the dynamometer hub and the flywheel of the engine in aircraft. The negative rotary moments in propellers generally allow for the cessation of one cylinder without any lifting on the part of the propeller, and without depriving the engine of its flywheel.
Date:
June 1921
Creator:
Everling, E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flexibility of Bearing Surfaces and Stress on Fabrics
Report presenting an investigation of the flexibility of bearing surfaces and stress on fabrics used in wings. Equations are given for calculating some of these loading factors.
Date:
June 1921
Creator:
Pröll, A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Observations on the Method of Determining the Velocity of Airships
To obtain the absolute velocity of an airship by knowing the speed at which two routes are covered, we have only to determine the geographical direction of the routes which we locate from a map, and the angles of routes as given by the compass, after correcting for the variation (the algebraical sum of the local magnetic declination and the deviation).
Date:
June 1921
Creator:
Volterra, Vito
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Simple Means for Saving Fuel on Traffic Flights
Report presenting a discussion of ways to save fuel on traffic flights, including some calculations that can be used for determining fuel efficiency. The primary ways of lessening fuel consumption include flying with a throttled engine and diminished speed.
Date:
June 1921
Creator:
Kook, E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library