Aeronautics. Aeronautics, 1st annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, [Mar. 3-June 30] 1915 [with reports submitted to committee].
Publication Title:
Aeronautics. Aeronautics, 1st annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, [Mar. 3-June 30] 1915 [with reports submitted to committee].
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Aeronautics. Aeronautics, 1st annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, [Mar. 3-June 30] 1915 [with reports submitted to committee].
Corporate Agency Authors:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Sort Author:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Date:
1916
Publish Date ISO Format:
1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
Publication Start:
19160101
Publication End:
19161231
Corporate/Agency Author:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Publication month:
13
Publication year:
1916
Description:
p. 1-4+7-303, il. 2 pl. 20 p. of pl. large 8°
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† Distribution Made by Issuing Office.
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CONTEXTS.—Annual report.—Report on behavior of aeroplanes in gusts, by Massachusetts Institute of Technology; pt. 1, Experimental analysis of inherent longitudinal stability for typical biplane, by J. C. Hunsaker; pt. 2, Theory of aeroplane encountering gusts, by E. B. Wilson.—Investigation of Pitot tubes by Bureau of Standards; pt. 1, Pitot tube and other anemometers for aeroplanes, by W. H. Herschel; pt. 2, Theory of Pitot and Venturi tubes, by E. Buckingham.—Report on investigations of aviation wires and cables, their fastenings and terminal connections; by John A. Roebling's Sons Co.—Preliminary report on problem of atmosphere in relation to aeronautics; by Charles F. Marvin.—Relative worth of improvements on fabrics; by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.—Investigations of balloon and aeroplane fabrics by United States Rubber Company: pt. 1, Balloon and aeroplane fabrics, by Willis A. Gibbons and Omar H. Smith; pt. 2, Skin friction of various surfaces in air, by Willis A. Gibbons.—Thermodynamic efficiency of present types of internal combustion engines for aircraft by Columbia University: pt. 1, Review of development of engines suitable for aeronautic service; pt. 2, Aero engines analyzed with reference to elements of process or function; by Charles E. Lucke.