Report. Aeronautics, 4th annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, [fiscal year] 1918.
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Report. Aeronautics, 4th annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, [fiscal year] 1918.
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Report. Aeronautics, 4th annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, [fiscal year] 1918.
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National Advisory Board for Aeronautics
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National Advisory Board for Aeronautics
Date:
1920
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1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
Publication Start:
19200101
Publication End:
19201231
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National Advisory Board for Aeronautics
Publication month:
13
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1920
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654 p. il. 8 pl. 12 p. of pl. 4°
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CONTENTS.—Annual report.—Report 24. Air flow through poppet valves; by G. W. Lewis and E. M. Nutting.—Report 25. Nomenclature for aeronautics.—Report 26. Variation of yawing moment due to rolling; by Edwin Bidwell Wilson.—Report 27. Theory of airplane encountering gusts, 3; by Edwin Bidwell Wilson.—Report 28. Introduction to laws of air resistance of aerofoils, by George de Bothezat; [with Mechanism of fluid resistance, by Th. v. Kármán and H. Rubach].—Report 29. General theory of blade screws, including propellers, fans, helicopter screws, helicoidal pumps, turbo-motors, and different kinds of helicoidal brakes [1st memoir]; by George de Bothezat.—Report 30. Experimental research on air propellers, 2; by William F. Durand and E. P. Lesley.—Report 31. Development of air speed nozzles; by A. F. Zahm.—Report 32. Airplane tensiometer; by L. J. Larson.—Report 33. Self-luminous materials; by N. E. Dorsey.—Report 34. Aluminum and its light alloys; by Paul D. Merica.—Report 35. Strength of one-piece solid, built-up, and laminated wood airplane wing beams; by John H. Nelson.—Report 36. Structure of airplane fabrics; by E. Dean Walen.—Report 37. Fabric fastenings; by E. D. Walen and R. T. Fisher.— Report 38. Airplane dopes and doping; by W. H. Smith.—Report 39. Testing of balloon fabrics: pt. 1, Characteristic exposure tests of balloon fabrics, pt. 2, Use of ultra-violet light for testing balloon fabrics; by Junius David Edwards and Irwin L. Moore.—Report 40. Ferrosilicon process for generation of hydrogen: pt. 1, Generation of hydrogen from ferrosilicon and sodium hydroxide, by E. R. Weaver, W. M. Berry, and V. L. Bohnson; pt. 2, Effect of presence of sodium carbonate on generation of hydrogen from ferrosilicon and sodium hydroxide, by E. R. Weaver and B. D. Gordon; pt. 3, Use of lime in generation of hydrogen by use of ferrosilicon. by B. D. Gordon.—Report 41. Testing of balloon gas; by Junius David Edwards.—Report 42. New process for production of aircraft-engine fuels; by Auguste Jean Paris, jr., and W. Francklyn Paris.—Report 43. Synopsis of aeronautic radiator investigations, 1917-18; by H. C. Dickinson and R. V. Kleinschmidt.—Report 44. Altitude laboratory for testing of aircraft engines; by H. C. Dickinson and H. G. Boutell.—Report 45. Effect of compression ratio, pressure, temperature, and humidity on power; pt. 1, Variation of horsepower with altitude and compression ratio, by H. C. Dickinson, W. S. James, and G. V. Anderson; pt. 2. Value of supercharging, by H. C. Dickinson and G. V. Anderson; pt. 3. Variation of horsepower with temperature, by H. C. Dickinson, W. S. James, and G. V. Anderson; pt. 4, Influence of water injection on engine performance, by V. W. Brinkerhoff.—Report 46. Study of airplane engine tests; by Victor R. Gage.—Report 47. Powit characteristics of fuels for aircraft engines: pt. 1, Power characteristics of aviation gasolines, by H. C. Dickinson, W. S. James, E. W. Roberts, V. R. Gage, and D. R. Harper, 3d; pt. 2, Power characteristics of Sumatra and Borneo gasolines, by E. W. Roberts; pt. 3, Power characteristics of 20 per cent benzol mixture, by E. W. Roberts.—Report 48. Carbureting conditions characteristic of aircraft engines; by Percival S. Tice—Report 49. Metering Characteristics of carburetors; pt. 1, Description of carburetor test plant, by Percival S. Tice; pt. 2, Discharge characteristics of fuel metering nozzles in carburetors, by Percival S. Tice; pt. 3, Characters of air flow in carburetors, by Percival S. Tice; pt. 4, Effects of pulsating air flow in carburetors, by Percival S. Tice and H. C. Dickinson; pt. 5, Natural and required metering characteristics of carburetors, by Percival S. Tice; pt. 6, Control of carburetor metering characteristics for aircraft service, by Percival S. Tice and H. C. Dickinson.—Report 50. Calculation of low-pressure indicator diagrams; by E. C. Kemble.
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