Modification of Wing-Section Shape to Assure a Predetermined Change in Pressure Distribution (open access)

Modification of Wing-Section Shape to Assure a Predetermined Change in Pressure Distribution

"In order to find an airfoil for a predetermined pressure distribution, the problem must be posed so that the pressure distribution creates no drag. Another fundamental difficulty is that it is impossible to specify a pressure distribution without first knowing the place where these pressures are to be applied, i.e., the wing-section shape. This difficulty may be avoided by directing the pressure distribution along the contour of the wing section. Then it becomes possible to define the change in wing-section shape which effects a certain modification of the wing-section shape" (p. 1).
Date: March 1935
Creator: Betz, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bending of Beams With Thin Tension Flanges (open access)

The Bending of Beams With Thin Tension Flanges

This report analyzes the action of a cantilever T beam with a tension flange so thin it can only carry tensile stresses.
Date: March 1935
Creator: Cicala, Placido
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Aeronautical Laboratory of the Stockholm Technical Institute (open access)

The Aeronautical Laboratory of the Stockholm Technical Institute

This report presents a detailed analysis and history of the construction and operation of the aeronautical laboratory of the Stockholm Technical Institute. Engines and balances are discussed and experimental results are also given.
Date: March 1935
Creator: Malmer, Ivar
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Interdependence of Profile Drag and Lift With Joukowski Type and Related Airfoils (open access)

The Interdependence of Profile Drag and Lift With Joukowski Type and Related Airfoils

"On the basis of a systematic investigation of Gottingen wind-tunnel data on Joukowski type and related airfoils, it is shown in what manner the profile drag coefficient is dependent on the lift coefficient. The individual factors for the construction of the profile drag polars are given. They afford a more accurate calculation of the performance coefficients of airplane designs than otherwise attainable with the conventional assumption of constant drag coefficient" (p. 1).
Date: March 1935
Creator: Muttray, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library