The Amiot S.E.C.M. 110 C.1 : A Single-Seat Pursuit Monoplane (open access)

The Amiot S.E.C.M. 110 C.1 : A Single-Seat Pursuit Monoplane

Circular presenting a description of the Amiot S.E.C.M. 110 C.1, which is a single-seat pursuit monoplane. Some of the design principles that the aircraft was built from are provided. A description of the design, components, dimensions, flight characteristics, and photographs are provided.
Date: July 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Avro "Gosport," 504 R: A New Training Airplane (open access)

The Avro "Gosport," 504 R: A New Training Airplane

Circular describing the Avro Gosport 504 R, which is a new training airplane that is lighter than other Avro training airplanes but is strong enough to withstand rough handling that may be encountered in training. Details of the fuselage, construction, ailerons, tail, struts, landing gear, fuel tanks, performance, characteristics, and photographs are provided.
Date: July 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gloster "Gambet" Airplane: A Deck-Landing Ship's Fighter Fitted With a 420 HP. Bristol Jupiter VI Engine (open access)

The Gloster "Gambet" Airplane: A Deck-Landing Ship's Fighter Fitted With a 420 HP. Bristol Jupiter VI Engine

Circular detailing the Glouster "Gambet", which is a new single-seat fighter for use from aircraft carriers. A description of the design, components, characteristics, photographs, and drawings are provided.
Date: July 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bernard 20 C.1 (French): A Single-Seat Pursuit Monoplane (open access)

The Bernard 20 C.1 (French): A Single-Seat Pursuit Monoplane

Circular presenting a description of the Bernard 20 C.1, which is made of wood and has four main parts: a one-piece wing with a fuselage in the middle, a rear section with the tail surfaces, an engine mount, and a landing gear.
Date: July 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of Light and Small Airplanes (open access)

Development of Light and Small Airplanes

Memorandum presenting an overview of the development of light and small airplanes. Some of the characteristics explored include the development of airplanes of medium weight, development in countries other than Germany, development of light airplanes, general constructive fiducial lines, safety problems, the economy problem, and some special structural considerations are provided.
Date: July 1926
Creator: Lachmann, G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
René Couzinet Monoplane (French) (open access)

René Couzinet Monoplane (French)

Having been designed as a long range aircraft, it carries 6200 liters of fuel and 280 liters of oil and has three propeller groups, each with a 180 HP Hispano-Suiza engine capable of 230 HP. Details of the design, wings, ailerons, fuselage, fuel tanks, landing gear, characteristics, performances, tests, drawings, and photographs are provided.
Date: July 1928
Creator: Serryer, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temperatures in Cabs of Freight Locomotives Passing Through Tunnels of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (open access)

Temperatures in Cabs of Freight Locomotives Passing Through Tunnels of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on experiments conducted to improve the cab conditions of freight engines. The temperature, gas content, and other properties are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: July 1924
Creator: Katz, S. H. & Meiter, Edward George
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air in Metallurgical and Allied Processes: Report of the Committee for the Application of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air (open access)

The Use of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air in Metallurgical and Allied Processes: Report of the Committee for the Application of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the possibilities of applying oxygenated air during metallurgical and allied processes. The methods and results of applying oxygenated air to these processes are presented. This report includes tables and graphs.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Davis, F. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Method and Cost of Mining the Thick Freeport Coal in a Second Western Pennsylvania Mine (open access)

Method and Cost of Mining the Thick Freeport Coal in a Second Western Pennsylvania Mine

From introduction: The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed description of the methods employed and the equipment used, with the results obtained in the operation of this mine in the thick Freeport bed on the northern end of the field, near the Alleghegny-Butler county line in western Pennsylvania. It may be classed as a captive mine, as the largest portion of the product is consumed at the by-product plants of the parent company
Date: July 1929
Creator: Paul, James Washington & Tomlinson, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Velocity and Pressure Distribution Behind Bodies in an Air Current (open access)

Velocity and Pressure Distribution Behind Bodies in an Air Current

The following experiments on the air flow behind bodies were made for the purpose of assisting in the explanation of the phenomena connected with air resistance. The first two series of experiments dealt with the phenomena behind a cylinder. The third series of experiments was carried out behind a streamlined strut.
Date: July 1924
Creator: Betz, A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
On the Knocking of Gasoline Engines (open access)

On the Knocking of Gasoline Engines

Report presenting an investigation of the phenomenon of knocking in gasoline engines and some of the problems that it may cause. It is of the greatest importance, not only for automobile engines, but also for every other kind of internal combustion engine, since it limits the degree of compression and the thermal efficiency and its investigation indicates ways for saving fuel.
Date: July 1926
Creator: Richter, Ludwig
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Drawing of Experimental Curves (open access)

The Drawing of Experimental Curves

This report presents a discussion of how to determine the location of a line or surface from experimental data. What we desire to know practically is the number of ordinates required to obtain a certain probable precision in drawing a line or surface.
Date: July 1921
Creator: Norton, F. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Autogenous Welding in Airplane Construction (open access)

Autogenous Welding in Airplane Construction

Autogenous welding is discussed and various methods of testing those welds are presented.
Date: July 1929
Creator: Kuchel, Ludwig
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiments on the Resistance of Airplane Wheels and Radiators (open access)

Experiments on the Resistance of Airplane Wheels and Radiators

Experiments were made on the resistance of four airplane wheels of different sizes and coverings and two Lamblin radiators. The results show the important influence of the wheel coverings. The closing of a shutter, which was fitted to one of the radiators, considerably lessened the resistance.
Date: July 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Problem of Noise in Civil Aircraft and the Possibilities of Its Elimination (open access)

The Problem of Noise in Civil Aircraft and the Possibilities of Its Elimination

The problem of noise in aircraft is considered and some solutions are presented. The primary sources of sound explored included the engine and the propeller and some ways of insulating passengers from the noise are provided.
Date: July 1928
Creator: Tucker, W. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The New De Havilland Commercial Airplane: The D.H. 66 With Three Bristol "Jupiter" Engines (open access)

The New De Havilland Commercial Airplane: The D.H. 66 With Three Bristol "Jupiter" Engines

The D.H. 66, constructed at Stag Lane Works of the De Haviland Aircraft Company built for Imperial Airways, Ltd. The fuselage has an all steel construction while the wings are made with box spars of wood and spruce ribs. It has a biplane tail and encloses the stabilizer trimming gear in a casing which serves to streamline the rear portion of the fuselage, but which is not part of the main structure. It weighs 9060 lbs. empty and 2500 lbs. after fueling with a total loaded weight of 14,700 lbs.
Date: July 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid in the United States (open access)

The Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid in the United States

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the production of sulfuric acid. As stated in the introduction, "the present bulletin was prepared to cover the main facts in regard to the industry in this country, including a discussion of the supplies of sulfur-bearing raw materials, the situation of the acid plants, the principal points in regard to manufacturing processes, and the uses of the acid" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: July 1920
Creator: Wells, Arthur Edward & Fogg, Donald E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Variable Pitch Propeller (open access)

Variable Pitch Propeller

The advantages of variable pitch propellers over constant pitch propellers is presented along with different methods of varying the pitch. The technique of varying the shape of the propeller is presented as the most efficient one.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Pistolesi, Enrico
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control Operating Mechanisms for Airplanes (open access)

Control Operating Mechanisms for Airplanes

The connections between the cockpit and the control surfaces are examined. An examination of the pros and cons of using stick control, the problems of control in giant aircraft, an effort to find a substitute for these controls, and a proposed concept for mechanically operated gear are provided.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The "Autogiro" (open access)

The "Autogiro"

Report presenting a description of the autogiro, which is a flying machine built and designed in Spain. A history of the device and the reasons why it is safer and more stable than a typical aircraft are provided.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Moreno-Caracciolo, M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control Problems on Large Airplanes (open access)

Control Problems on Large Airplanes

The development of more efficient control surfaces requiring less force to operate are presented. Some of the control surfaces explored include the De Havilland gear, Flettner rudder, and some other possible control methods.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Warner, Edward P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Stresses in Columns Under Combined Axial and Side Loads (open access)

The Stresses in Columns Under Combined Axial and Side Loads

The problem before us is to determine the total stresses in an axially loaded column of any degree of restraint which is also subject to transverse bending both from a uniformly distributed load and from concentrated loads. The solution of this problem is of special importance in the design of aircraft which consist of slender columns" (p. 1).
Date: July 1922
Creator: Arnstein, Karl & Truscott, Starr
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerodynamics and Ballistics (open access)

Aerodynamics and Ballistics

Ballistics is a science hundreds of years old and this report is an attempt to show how these older principles can be used in the newer science of aerodynamics.
Date: July 1922
Creator: Burzio, Filippo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Politics of Aviation Fields (open access)

Politics of Aviation Fields

In short, the "politics of aviation" lies in a few propositions: the need of having as large a number of fields as possible and of sufficient area; the utilization of the larger part of the existing military fields; the selection of uncultivated or unproductive fields, whenever technical conditions permit; ability to disregard (save in exceptional cases) objections of an agricultural nature.
Date: July 23, 1922
Creator: Vivent, Jacques
System: The UNT Digital Library