106 reports
Investigation of Certain Unsteady Aerodynamic Effects in Longitudinal Dynamic Stability
Author(s): H. Ashley; G. Zartarian; D. O. Neilson Corporate Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1951-12 Report Number: AF TR 5986
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Aerodynamic Noise And The Estimation Of Noise In Aircraft
Author(s): Orville R. Rogers, Robert F. Cook Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1952-02 Report Number: WADC TR 52-341 AD Number: AD0013026
Subsonic Flow Over a Body Between Porous Walls
Author(s): Kassner, Rudolph R. Corporate Author: Wright Air Development Center Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1952-02 Report Number: WADC TR 52-9
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Flight Test Investigation to Determine the Effectiveness of a Rocket as an Emergency Spin Recovery Device
Author(s): G. H. Farmer; B. G. Peterson Corporate Author: North American Aviation, Inc. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1952-01 Report Number: WADC TR 52-233
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Investigation of Discrepancies Between Flight-Measured and Calculated F-80A Derivatives and Respnonses Including a Study of Aeroelastic Effects
Author(s): Leonard Segel Corporate Author: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1952-08 Report Number: WADC TR 52-130
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Rolling Effectiveness and Aileron Reversal Characteristics of Straight and Sweptback Wings: Part 3. Evaluation and Test Results
Author(s): Eric Groth Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1952-09 Report Number: AF TR 6198 Part 3 AD Number: AD0003719
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Measurements with Honeycombs in the Full-Scale and in the Model Vertical Wind Tunnel
Author(s): Wilhem F. Knackstedt Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1952-08 Report Number: WADC TR 52-207 AD Number: AD0008717
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New Standard Atmosphere: The WADC 1952 Model Atmosphere
Author(s): D. T. Williams, J. C. Bell, W. F. Nash Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-03 Report Number: WADC TR 54-215
Boundary Layer Control On 64A006 And 64A010 Airfoils At High Subsonic Speeds
Author(s): B. M. Leadon, G. E. Anderson Corporate Author: Dept. Of Aeronautical Engineering, University Of Minnesota Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-10 Report Number: WADC TR 53-490
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The Wall Pressure Distribution In A Choked Tunnel
Author(s): Gottfried Guderley Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-12 Report Number: WADC TR 53-509
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Temperature Distributions In A Typical Aircraft Structure Due To Transient External Heating, Volume I, T-33 Airplane
Author(s): Alphonso Ambrosio; Bertram Bussell; William F. Macinnes Corporate Author: University Of California, Department Of Engineering, Los Angeles, California Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-04 Report Number: WADC TR 52-216
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Permanent Buckling Of Sheet-Stringer Panels At Elevated Temperatures
Author(s): Robert A. Needham Corporate Author: University Of California, Department Of Engineering Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-07 Report Number: WADC TR 53-209
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Temp-Tapes: Improved Design, Construction, And Calibration
Author(s): Alphonso Ambrosio; Bertram Busseli Corporate Author: University Of California, Department Of Engineering Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-07 Report Number: WADC TR 53-211
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An Experimental Investigation Of Hot Gas Ejectors For Boundary Layer Control
Author(s): Richard V. De Leo Corporate Author: Rosemount Aeronautical Laboratories, University of Minnesota Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-12 Report Number: WADC TR 52-128 Part 2
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Principles of Canopy Design For Military Aircraft
Author(s): Ambrose B. Nutt Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-04 Report Number: WADC TR 53-92
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Aeroelastic Effects On Dynamic Longitudinal Stability
Author(s): Goland, Martin; Luke, Yudell L. Corporate Author: Midwest Research Inst Kansas City MO Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-07 Report Number: WADC TR 53-29
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Effects of Spring and Inertia Devices on the Longitudinal Stability of Aircraft
Author(s): Joseph H. Goldberg Corporate Author: Princeton University Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-07 Report Number: WADC TR 53-350
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Flight Test Investigation to Determine the Effectiveness of a Rocket as an Emergency Spin Recovery Device: Phase II
Author(s): G. H. Farmer Corporate Author: North American Aviation, Inc. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-08 Report Number: WADC TR 53-396
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Effects of Airplane Elasticity and Unsteady Flow on Longitudinal Stability
Author(s): Martin Goland; Tudell L. Luke; Irving Sacks Corporate Author: Midwest Research Institute Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-11 Report Number: WADC TR 53-425
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Design Manual for Determining the Thermal Characteristics of High Speed Aircraft
Author(s): H. A. Johnson; M. W. Rubesin; F. M. Sauer; E. G. Slack; L. Possner Corporate Author: University of California, Berkeley Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1947-09-10 Report Number: AF TR 5632
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Thermoelastic Stresses In Beams
Author(s): Euval S. Barrekette Corporate Author: Institute of Flight Structures; Columbia University Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1950-02 Report Number: WADC TR 59-178
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Wind Tunnel Tests of the Coanda Wing and Nozzle
Author(s): D. W. Young; D. Zonars Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1950-09 Report Number: AF TR 6199
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An Investigation Of The Experimental Determination Of Aircraft Inertia
Author(s): Claude R. Woodard Corporate Author: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1953-07 Report Number: WADC TR 53-207
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Shock-Tube Flow Investigations. Part 1. An Exploratory Study Of The Generation Of Blast -Type Profiles In The Shock Tube By The Reflection Method
Author(s): Robert C. K. Lee; J . Ray Ruetenik; Emmett A. Witmer Corporate Author: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1956-08 Report Number: WADC TR 54-383 Part 1
Thermo-Elastic Stresses And Deflections In Beam-Columns
Author(s): Bruno A. Boley; Harold Mechanic Corporate Author: Institute Of Air Flight Structures, Columbia University Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-03 Report Number: WADC TR 54-425
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Thermo-Elastic Stresses And Deflections In Thin-Walled Beams
Author(s): Bruno A. Boley; Irwin S. Tolins Corporate Author: Institute Of Flight Structures, Columbia University Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-12 Report Number: WADC TR 54-426
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Analytical Studies Of Aircraft Structures Exposed To Transient External Heating Volume III Thermal Response Of The Skin And Support Flange Of A Structural Joint
Author(s): Alphonso Ambrosio; Takao Ishimoto Corporate Author: University 0f California, Department Of Engineering Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1955-01 Report Number: WADC TR 54-579 Volume 3
Analytical Studies Of Aircraft Structures Exposed To Transient External Heating Volume IV Heat-Transfer Coefficients For Speeds Up To M-3, With Emphasis On Effects Of Wall-Temperature Variations
Author(s): Eldon L. Knuth; Bertram Bussell Corporate Author: University 0f California, Department Of Engineering Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1957-09 Report Number: WADC TR 54-579 Volume 4
Flutter Characteristics Of Low Aspect Ratio wings In Incompressible Flow. Part I: Development Of The Basic Theory Of The Method
Author(s): H. R. Lawrence, H. N. Stone Corporate Author: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1957-05 Report Number: WADC TR 54-412 Part 1
Method For Predicting Dynamic Landing Loads
Author(s): Richard L. Eisenman, Edward H. Kramer Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-09 Report Number: WADC TR 54-28
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Three-dimensional Supersonic Flutter Model Tests Near Mach Number 1.5. Part 1: Model Design And Testing Techniques
Author(s): John F. McCarthy, Jr. , Gifford W. Asher, John S. Prigge, Jr. , Gilbert M. Levy Corporate Author: Aeroelastic And Structures Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1955-12 Report Number: WADC TR 54-113 Part 1
Testing Of Metal Boss Seals
Author(s): Harry P. Kupiec Corporate Author: Aircraft Equipment Testing Co. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1955-04 Report Number: WADC TR 55-163
Evaluation Of High Temperature Hydraulic Seals
Author(s): Edward A. Webster Corporate Author: Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1955-01 Report Number: WADC TR 55-120
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Study Of Coiled Tubing For Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
Author(s): Conrad H. Cooke; Ronald D. Stouffer Corporate Author: Glenn L. Martin Company Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1955-02 Report Number: WADC TR 55-121
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Theoretical Investigation Of Optimum Pressures In Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
Author(s): Conrad H. Cooke, Eugene Gessner, Robert L. Smith Corporate Author: Glenn L. Martin Company Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-01 Report Number: WADC TR 54-189 Volume 1
Theoretical Investigation Of Optimum Pressures In Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
Author(s): Conrad H. Cooke, Eugene Gessner, Robert L. Smith, Glenn L. Martin Corporate Author: Glenn L. Martin Company Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-01 Report Number: WADC TR 54-189 Volume 2
Three-Dimensional Supersonic Flutter Model Tests Near Mach Number 1.5. Part II. Experimental And Theoretical Data For Bare wings And wings with Tip Tanks
Author(s): John F. McCarthy Jr.; Garabed Zartarian; John R. Martuccelli; Gifford W. Asher Corporate Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1955-12 Report Number: WADC TR 54-113 Part 2
Three-dimensional Supersonic Flutter Model Tests Near Mach Number 1.5. Part 3: Experimental and Theoretical Data for Wings with Control Surfaces
Author(s): Gifford W. Asher; Warren H. Weatherhill Corporate Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1958-01 Report Number: WADC TR 54-113 Part 3
Development Of Equipment For The Experimental Measurement Of The Moments Of Inertia, And Product Of Inertia Of Aircraft
Author(s): Claude R. Woodward Corporate Author: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-06 Report Number: WADC TR 54-237
The Effects Of Thermal Radiation On Aircraft Structures, Part 3. Structural Behavior Of Box-Beams Under Combined Static And Thermal Loads
Author(s): John C. Loria; Seymour J. Engel; James W. Mar Corporate Author: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1957-06 Report Number: WADC TR 54-384 Part 3
Effects Of Structural Flexibility On Gust Loading Of Aircraft Part II: Dynamic Stresses In Swept-wing Airplanes
Author(s): A. A. Kirsch, J. M. Calligeros, K. A. Foss Corporate Author: Peroelastic And Structures Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1955-08 Report Number: WADC TR 54-592 Part 2
Effects Of Structural Flexibility On Gust Loading Of Aircraft Part I: Gust Loads On Swept-wing Airplanes Free To Pitch And To Deform Statically
Author(s): K. A. Foss Corporate Author: Peroelastic And Structures Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1955-03 Report Number: WADC TR 54-592 Part 1
Mehtods For Predicting Aeroelastic Effects On Subsonic Static Longitudinal Stability Of Aircraft
Author(s): B. Paraghamian, R. L. Lohman Corporate Author: Dept. Of Aerodynamics, Martin Company Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-09 Report Number: WADC TR 54-265
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The Effects Of Thermal Radiation On Aircraft Structures, Part I. The M.I.T. Mark I Radiant Heating Structural Test Facility
Author(s): John C. Loria; William J. Blackstock; James W. Mar Corporate Author: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-10 Report Number: WADC TR 54-384 Part 1
Analytical Studies Of Aircraft Structures Exposd To Transient External Heating Volume I Thermal Response Of A "Thin" Plate Under Influence Of A Constant Temperature Edge
Author(s): Alphonso Ambrosio; Takao Ishimoto Corporate Author: University Of California, Department Of Engineering Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-05 Report Number: WADC TR 54-579 Volume 1
Analytical Studies Of Aircraft Structures Exposed To Transient External Heating. Vol. II: Thermal Response Of A Finite Plate And The "thin" Plate Criterion
Author(s): Alphonso Ambrosio, Takao Ishimoto Corporate Author: University Of California, Department Of Engineering Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-11 Report Number: WADC TR 54-579 Volume 2
Subsonic Flutter Tests of an Unswept All-Movable Horizontal Tail
Author(s): Niles R. Hoffman; Irvin N. Spielberg Corporate Author: Aircraft Laboratory Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-03 Report Number: WADC TR 54-53
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Theoretical Studies of the Effects of Aspect Ratio on Flutter
Author(s): Martin Goland; Y. L. Luke; M. A. Dengler Corporate Author: Midwest Research Institute Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-06 Report Number: WADC TR 54-29
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Subsonic Flutter Model Tests of Wings Carrying Heavy Tip Pods. Part 2. Swept Wings
Author(s): W. G. Brady; H. G. Maier; Walter T. Pargoff Corporate Author: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc. Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-11 Report Number: WADC TR 53-161 Part 2
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A Study of Landing Gear Rebound and Subsequent Runout Characteristics
Author(s): L. T. Waterman; W. H. Sellers; C. W. Vickery; D. M. Kauffman Corporate Author: Fairchild Engine and Airplace Corporation Laboratory: Aircraft Laboratory Date of Publication: 1954-03 Report Number: WADC TR 54-110
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