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The Fokker "Trimotor F VII" Commercial Transport Monoplane
Directly developed from the single engined type F VII ten passenger monoplanes, the Fokker Trimotor closely follows the commercial aircraft that preceded it. It has three Wright Whirlwind air-cooled...
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Breguet Military Airplane, Type 33: A Two-Place Long-Distance Sesquiplane for...
Circular presenting a description of the Breguet military airplane, Type 33, which is a two-place long-distance sesquiplane made for observation and bombing. Details of the components, bomb dropping,...
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Richard-Penhoet Commercial Seaplane
This is a multi-engine monoplane with a central hull and without external bracing. The trim of the seaplane on the water is assured by two wing floats, one on each side of the hull 9 m. from its axis....
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Fluid de-icing tests on a Chandler-Evans 1900 CPB-3 carburetor mounted on a...
Report presenting an investigation of the icing and de-icing characteristics of a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine induction system. The current report covers a program to determine the most effective...
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The Transformation of Heat in an Engine
This report presents a thermodynamic basis for rating heat engines. The production of work by a heat engine rests on the operation of supplying heat, under favorable conditions, to a working fluid and...
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The Henderson "Hendy" 302 Cabin Airplane (British): A Two-Seat Low-Wing...
Circular presenting a description of the Hendy 302, which is a two-seat, low-wing cantilever monoplane with a hinged cabin top. A description of the design, flying qualities, and photographs are provided.
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Stability of the Parachute and Helicopter
This report deals with an extension of the theory of stability in oscillation to the case of aircraft following a vertical trajectory, and particularly to the oscillations of parachutes.
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Fuel-Evaporation Loss as Determined by the Change in the Specific Gravity of...
Report discusses the results of an investigation to determine the feasibility of using the change in the specific gravity of fuels in aircraft fuel tanks to measure fuel-vaporization loss. Six fuels...
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Morane-Saulnier 121 Single-Seat Pursuit Airplane (French)
The M.-S. 121 is noted for it's excellent visibility inherent in the parasol design. The wings have no dihedral but a very pronounced sweep back. A description of the components, flight...
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Review of Flight Tests of NACA C and D Cowlings on the XP-42 Airplane
Report presenting the results of flight tests of the performance and cooling characteristics of three NACA D cowlings and of a conventional NACA C cowling on the XP-42 airplane. The D cowling is,...
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Vickers "Viastra I" Commercial Airplane (British): A High-Wing All-Metal...
Circular describing the Vickers Viastra I, which is a commercial high-wing all-metal semicantilever monoplane. Details of the structure, fuselage, wings, fuel tanks, landing gear, tail, cabin, cockpit,...
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Emergency Measures for Increasing the Range of Fighter Airplanes
"An analysis was made to show the relative effectiveness of streamline external fuel tanks, a fuel tank in the form of a wing mounted in a biplane position, and auxiliary wing panels attached at the...
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A method for determining the rate of heat transfer from a wing or streamline...
From Summary: "A method for calculating the rate of heat transfer from the surface of an airfoil or streamline body is presented. A comparison with the results of an experimental investigation...
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The Dyle and Bacalan "D.B. 80" Day Mail Airplane (French): An All-Metal...
Report presenting a description of the Dyle and Bacalan D.B. 80 airplane, which can be used for delivering mail. Details of the wing, fuselage, tail, landing gear, fuel tanks, and flying qualities are...
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The Guilleman J.G. 10 (French) : A Two-Place Touring Low-Wing Monoplane
Circular describing the Guillemin J.G. 10, which is a two-place touring low-wing monoplane. Details of the wing, fuselage, engine, characteristics, drawings, and photographs are provided.
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The Hanriot-Biche 110 C1 Airplane (French): An All-Metal Low-Wing Pursuit...
Circular presenting a description of the Hanriot-Biche 110 C1 airplane, which is a French all-metal low-wing pursuit monoplane. Details regarding the wing, girders and tail surfaces, pilot's cockpit,...
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The Bleriot 137 Military Airplane (French): A Twin-Engine Multiplace Monoplane
Circular presenting a description of the Blériot 137, which is a metal modification of the Bléirot 127. A description of the crew, the equipment, firing tests of the guns, and flight characteristics...
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Lioré-Olivier LeO 194 Seaplane
Report presenting a description of the Lioré-Olivier LeO 194 seaplane and a particular series of flights made over several months. Its fuselage is made entirely of wood. It has 6 gasoline tanks each...
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The effect of compressibility on two-dimensional tunnel-wall interference for...
Summary: The effective change in the velocity of flow past a wing section, caused by the presence of wind-tunnel walls, is known for potential flow. This theory is extended by investigation of the...
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Experiments on Drag of Revolving Disks, Cylinders and Streamline Rods at High...
Report presenting an experimental investigation concerned primarily with the extension of test data on the drag of revolving disks, cylinders, and streamline rods to high Mach numbers and Reynolds...
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