Report. 5th annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, fiscal year 1919.
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Report. 5th annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, fiscal year 1919.
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Report. 5th annual report of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, fiscal year 1919.
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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National Advisory Committee 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 Committee for Aeronautics
Publication month:
13
Publication year:
1920
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870 p. il. 19 pl. 40 p. of pl. 4°
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CONTENTS.—Annual report.—Report 51. Spark plug defects and tests: pt. 1, Causes of failure of spark plugs, by F. B. Silsbee; pt. 2, Gas leakage in spark plugs, by L. B. Loeb, L. G. Sawyer, and E. L. Fonseca; pt. 3, Methods for testing spark plugs, by H. C. Dickinson, F. B. Silsbee, and P. G. Agnew.—Report 52. Temperatures in spark plugs having steel and brass shells; by C. S. Cragoe.—Report 53. Properties and preparation of ceramic insulators for spark plugs: pt. 1, Methods of measuring resistance of insulators at high temperatures, by F. B. Silsbee and R. K. Honaman; pt. 2, Electrical resistance of various insulating materials at high temperatures, by R. K. Honaman and E. L. Fonseca; pt. 3, Preparation and composition of ceramic bodies for spark-plug insulators, by A. V. Bleininger; pt. 4, Cements for spark-plug electrodes, by H. F. Staley.—Report 54. Effect of temperature and pressure on sparking voltage; by L. B. Loeb and F. B. Silsbee.—Report 55. Investigation of muffling problem for airplane engines; by G. B. Upton and V. R. Gage.—Report 56. Heat energy of various ignition sparks; pt. 1, Method of measuring heat energy of ignition sparks, by F. B. Silsbee, L. B. Loeb, and E. L. Fonseca; pt. 2, Measurement of heat energy per spark of various ignition systems, by F. B. Silsbee and E. L. Fonseca.—Report 57. Subsidiary gap as means for improving ignition; by W. S. Gorton.—Report 58. Characteristics of high-tension magnetos: pt. 1, Cycle of operation of jump-spark ignition systems; pt. 2, Transformation ratio and coupling in high-tension magnetos; by F. B. Silsbee.—Report 59. General analysis of airplane radiator problems; by H. C. Dickinson, W. S. James, and R. V. Kleinschmidt.—Report 60. General discussion of test methods for radiators; by H. C. Dickinson, W. S. James, and W. B. Brown.—Report 61. Head resistance due to radiators: pt. 1, Head resistance of radiator cores, by R. V. Kleinschmidt and S. R. Parsons; pt. 2, Preliminary report on resistance due to nose radiator, by R. V. Kleinschmidt; pt. 3, Effect of streamlined casing for free-air radiators, by S. R. Parsons.—Report 62. Effect of altitude on radiator performance; by W. S. James and S. R. Parsons.—Report 63. Results of tests on radiators for aircraft engines: pt. 1, Heat dissipation and other properties of radiators, by H. C. Dickinson, W. S. James, and R. V. Kleinschmidt; pt. 2, Water flow through radiator cores, by W. S. James.—Report 64. Experimental research on air propellers, 3; by W. F. Durand and E. P. Lesley.—Report 65. Kiln drying of wood for airplanes; by Harry D. Tiemann.—Report 66. Glues used in airplane parts [with list of references]; compiled by S. W. Allen and T. R. Truax.—Report 67. Supplies and production of aircraft woods; compiled by W. N. Sparhawk.—Report 68. Effect of kiln drying on strength of airplane woods; by T. R. C. Wilson.—Report 69. Study of airplane ranges and useful loads; by J. G. Coffin.—Report 70. Preliminary report on free flight tests; by E. P. Warner and F. H. Norton.—Report 71. Slip-stream corrections in performance computation; by Edward P. Warner.—Report 72. Wind tunnel balances; by Edward P. Warner and F. H. Norton.—Report 73. Design of wind tunnels and wind tunnel propellers [including some experiments on model wind tunnels]; by Edward P. Warner, F. H. Norton, and C. M. Hebbert.—Report 74. Construction of models for tests in wind tunnels; by F. H. Norton.—Report 75. Aerodynamic properties of thick aerofoils suitable for internal bracing; by F. H. Norton.—Report 76. Fuselage stress analysis; by Edward P. Warner and Roy G. Miller.—Report 77. Parker variable camber wing; by H. F. Parker.—Report 78. Limiting velocity in falling from great height; by Edwin Bidwell Wilson.—Report 79. Bomb trajectories; by Edwin Bidwell Wilson.—Report 80. Stability of parachute and helicopter; by H. Bateman.—Report 81. Comparison of United States and British standard pitot-static tubes; by A. F. Zahn and R. H. Smith.—Report 82. Airplane stress analysis, by A. F. Zahm; with problems and diagrams, by L. H. Crook.
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