Memorandum presenting two turbine stator configurations designed to investigate the effect on turbine performance of either reducing or eliminating stator-blade wakes, secondary-flow loss accumulations, and circumferential variations in total pressure at the stator exits. Results regarding stator surveys, overall performance with the semivaneless stator, overall performance with the standard stator with spacer, rotor-exit surveys, and rotor-blade momentum loss are provided.

"As a continuation of an investigation of the ejection release characteristics of an internally carried MB-1 rocket in the Convair F-106A airplane, fin modifications at additional Mach numbers and simulated altitudes have been studied in the 27- by 27-inch preflight jet of the Langley Pilotless Aircraft Research Station at Wallops Island, Va. The MB-1 rocket was ejected with fins open, fins closed, fins closed with a shroud around the fins, and fins folded with a "boattail" placed in between the fins. Dynamically scaled models (0.0^956 scale) were tested at simulated altitudes of 12,000, 18,850, and 27,500 feet at subsonic Mach numbers and at 18,850, 27,500, and 40,000 feet for Mach numbers of 1-39, 1-59, and 1.98" (p. 1).

Performance of supersonic ramp-type side inlet with ram-scoop throat bleed and varying fuselage boundary layer removal at low supersonic speeds.

Memorandum presenting a study of the effects of automatic augmentation or controlling systems on the tail loads experienced in rolling maneuvers and in pitch-up. The results were calculated on an analog computer and the equations of five degrees of freedom were used for the rolling maneuvers and three degrees of freedom for pitch-up.

Memorandum presenting an investigation of ice formation on a full-scale unheated supersonic nose inlet in the icing tunnel to determine its effect on compressor-face total-pressure distortion and recovery. Inlet angle of attack was varied from 0 to 12 degrees, free-stream Mach number from 0.17 to 0.28, and compressor-face Mach number from 0.10 to 0.47. The addition of ice to the inlet components was found to increase total-pressure-distortion levels and decreased recovery values compared with clear-air results, the losses increasing with time in ice.

Memorandum presenting a discussion of oscillating flap-type and all-movable controls with particular emphasis on the aerodynamic forces and moments at transonic speeds. Hinge-moment results from recent wind-tunnel and rocket-powered-model tests are summarized for trailing-edge flap-type controls to illustrate the effects of control hinge-line position and profile shape on one-degree-of-freedom flutter of this type of control.

Memorandum presenting an investigation conducted in the supersonic wind tunnel on a 16-inch ramjet that was equipped with an afterburner and used gaseous hydrogen for both the primary and afterburner fuels. The primary nozzle had a contraction ratio of 0.6 while the exit nozzle had a contraction ratio of 0.9. Data were obtained at a free-stream Mach number of 3.0 and zero angle of attack.

From Introduction: "Experimental investigations of the combustion characteristics of diborane, pentaborane, and pentaborane-hydrocarbon blends in modified turbojet combustors have been conducted at this laboratory at the request of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Department of the Navy, as part of Project Zip. Results of these single-combustor tests are presented in references 2 to 5."

"To help fill the gap in the knowledge of aerodynamics of shapes intermediate between bodies of revolution and flat triangular wings, force and moment characteristics for elliptic cones have been experimentally determined for Mach numbers of 1.97 and 2.94. Elliptic cones having cross-sectional axis ratios from 1 through 6 and with lengths and base areas equal to circular cones of fineness ratios 3.67 and 5 have been studied for angles of bank of 0 degree and 90 degrees. Elliptic and circular cones in combination with triangular wings of aspect ratios 1 and 1.5 also have been considered" (p. 975).

"This bibliography is limited to book and journal references covering methods and instruments in general for measuring high temperatures. The search included only literature from 1950 to the present [1957]."

Safety measures of the Livermore Pool Type Reactor in reaction to certain meteorological conditions and following the improbable rupture of the reactor building.

Report presenting an analysis of horizontal-tail loads on a flexible multi-engined jet-propelled swept-wing medium bomber to determine the tail lift-curve slope due to tail angle of attack, tail-lift curve slope due to elevator deflection, tail pitching-moment coefficient due to elevator deflection, downwash factor, and elevator effectiveness factor. The effect of the stabilizer, effects of elevator flexibility, and effects of wing stability are presented.

Memorandum presenting a semiempirical correlation relating combustion efficiency with afterburner-inlet variables and length for a full-scale high-performance cylindrical turbojet afterburner using JP-4 fuel. The combustion efficiency in this correlation is expressed in terms of afterburner-inlet total temperature, total pressure, velocity, afterburner fuel-air ratio, and afterburner combustion-chamber length.

Memorandum presenting a flight test of a pentaborane-fueled air-launched ramjet engine with convergent-divergent exhaust nozzle. The engine was boosted to a Mach number of about 2.00 by a small internally housed rocket; the ramjet then accelerated to a maximum free-stream Mach number of 3.02 at an altitude of 29,500 feet.

Memorandum presenting a study to determine locations of pressure sensors for controlling the spike position of a blunt-lip, axisymmetric inlet with internal contraction. The inlet performance was determined at Mach numbers of 0.63 and 1.5 to 2.0 for airflow schedules corresponding to those of a given turbojet engine over a wide range of ambient temperatures. The use of the ratio of a throat static pressure to either a local total or the spike-tip total pressure provided a signal that could set nearly maximum pressure recoveries at Mach numbers of 1.7 to 2.0 and within 6 percent of maximum recovery at Mach 1.5.

Report presenting a method for analyzing the effects of inertia and aerodynamic cross-coupling on the response of airplanes in rolling maneuvers. The method is based on the concept that variations in the calculated steady-state angle of attack and sideslip with roll rate give a measure of the onset and degree of roll coupling. An evaluation of this concept from several different perspectives is also provided.

Memorandum presenting a preliminary and theoretical investigation of the effect of velocity diagram on inlet total-pressure distortions through single-stage subsonic axial-flow compressors for incompressible flow. A theoretical investigation was used to determine proper velocity diagrams and then the wake of a 1/4-inch-diameter rod was measured upstream of the rotor. The tests indicated that the derived equation will estimate the downstream distortion with reasonable accuracy for inlet total-pressure distortion which extends far enough circumferentially to alter the static-pressure field in the blade passage.

Report presenting an outline of a proposed statistical program to collect data for the establishment of more realistic maneuver-loads design criteria. Some sample experimental data are also included to indicate possible methods of statistical analysis and the potential sample size needed for the program.

Report presenting testing of a modified 1/10-power nose shape in free flight at Mach numbers up to 6.7. Measured heating rates were presented and compared with calculated values. Results regarding transition and comparison with previous investigations are provided.

Report presenting two turbine stator configurations designed to investigate the effect on turbine performance of either reducing or eliminating stator-blade wakes, secondary-flow loss accumulations, and circumferential variations in total pressure at stator exits. Rotor performance with the standard stator with spacer was better than what was obtained with the standard configuration.

Report presenting an investigation in the high speed tunnel of some effects of wing height and angle of attack on the vertical-tail pressure distribution of a complete model in sideslip at high subsonic speeds. The 45 degree swept wing had an aspect ratio of 4, a taper ratio of 0.30, and NACA 65A006 airfoil sections parallel to the model plane of symmetry. Results regarding vertical-tail loads and vertical-tail center of pressure are provided.

Memorandum presenting an investigation conducted in the 7- by 10-foot tunnel of the static longitudinal and lateral stability characteristics of a model with a 45 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 4 and with several different tail arrangements. The tail configurations studied had unswept, rectangular surfaces and included a T-tail and conventional fuselage-mounted horizontal and vertical tails. Results regarding wing-fuselage characteristics, effects of afterbody shape, effect of tail configuration on stability, and comparison of swept- and unswept-wing configurations are provided.

Report presenting a five-degree-of-freedom analysis of aircraft maneuvering stability, which showed that gyroscopic moments due to engine rotor momentum produced considerable rolling asymmetry for certain values of stability derivatives and flight conditions. Results regarding the altitude effects, Mach number effects, initial load factor, effective dihedral, static stability, roll velocity, and comparison with simplified longitudinal- and lateral-mode theory are provided.

Memorandum presenting a study of fin modifications as a continuation of an investigation of the ejection release characteristics of an internally carried MB-1 rocket in the Convair F-106A airplane. The rocket was ejected with fins open, fins closed, fins closed with a shroud between the fins, and fins folded with a "boattail" placed in between the fins. Ejections at three different Mach numbers, and a comparison of the results at supersonic and subsonic Mach numbers are provided.