Theoretical Study of Air Forces on an Oscillating Or Steady Thin Wing in a Supersonic Main Stream

Theoretical Study of Air Forces on an Oscillating Or Steady Thin Wing in a Supersonic Main Stream
Author: Isadore Edward Garrick
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Total Pages: 50
Release: 1947
Genre: Aerodynamic load
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This paper constitutes a theoretical study of the aerodynamic forces on an oscillating or steady wing of finite span moving forward at a uniform supersonic speed. The treatment is based on the linearized theory obtained by considering only small disturbances in an ideal fluid. The wing is therefore considered to be a nearly flat thin surface at a small angle of attack and the flow is considered non- viscous and free of strong shocks. The theory in this case is equivalent to finding certain solutions of the wave equation in three dimensions with respect to a moving coordinate system.

Investigation of Fretting Corrosion by Microscopic Observation

Investigation of Fretting Corrosion by Microscopic Observation
Author: Douglas Godfrey
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Total Pages: 690
Release: 1950
Genre: Fretting corrosion
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Fretting corrosion was concluded to be caused by the removal of finely divided and apparently virgin material due to inherent forces and that its primary reaction is independent of of vibratory motion or high sliding speeds. Fretting corrosion occurred to clean nonmetals and metals readily and glass microscope slides and steel balls provided an excellent method for visual studies.

Analytical Investigation of Acceleration Restrictiion in a Fighter Airplane with an Automatic Control System

Analytical Investigation of Acceleration Restrictiion in a Fighter Airplane with an Automatic Control System
Author: James T. Matthews
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Total Pages: 726
Release: 1958
Genre: Acceleration (Mechanics)
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A theoretical analysis was made to investigate the performance and acceleration-restriction capabilities of a normal-acceleration command control system in a fighter airplane. Several combinations of pitching velocity and pitching acceleration were investigated as feedback quantities in combination with normal acceleration.

Technical Note

Technical Note
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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Total Pages: 446
Release: 1947
Genre: Aeronautics
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The Spanwise Distribution of Lift for Minimum Induced Drag of Wings Having a Given Lift and a Given Bending Moment

The Spanwise Distribution of Lift for Minimum Induced Drag of Wings Having a Given Lift and a Given Bending Moment
Author: Robert T. Jones
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Total Pages: 708
Release: 1950
Genre: Airplanes
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The problem of the minimum induced drag of wings having a given lift and a given span is extended to include cases in which the bending moment to be supported by the wing is also given. Expressions for the spanwise load distribution and the minimum drag in terms of the lateral position of the load centroid are given. The results show a 15-percent reduction of the induced drag with a 15-percent increase in span over that for an elliptic loading having the same total lift and bending moment.

A Small-deflection Theory for Curved Sandwich Plates

A Small-deflection Theory for Curved Sandwich Plates
Author: Manuel Stein
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Total Pages: 694
Release: 1950
Genre: Aeronautics
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A small-deflection theory that takes into account deformations due to transverse shear is presented for the elastic-behavior analysis of orthotropic plates of constant cylindrical curvature, with considerations of buckling included. The theory is applicable primarily to sandwich construction.

Three-dimensional, Unsteady-lift Problems in High-speed Flight

Three-dimensional, Unsteady-lift Problems in High-speed Flight
Author: Harvard Lomax
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Total Pages: 48
Release: 1950
Genre: Boundary value problems
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The problem of the build-u of lift on two- and three-dimensional wings flying at high speeds is discussed as a boundary-value problem for the classical wave equation. Kirchhoff's formula is applied so that the analysis is reduced, just as in the steady state, to an investigation of sources and doublets. Some simple applications of this method are considered, including the determination of the starting lift of a three-dimensional wing and the potential functions for some types of unsteady vortex motion.