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Airplanes -- Performance

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Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:

"Economy Test of the DH-4" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 461), 1924-01-28, 1924-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141467
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 461 (dated April 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2278 (dated January 28, 1924).

Scope: Flying Section report prepared by W. F. Gerhardt and Robert Anderson, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-01-28; Publication: 1924-04-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Economy Test of the DH-4" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 461), 1924-01-28, 1924-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200077
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 461 (dated April 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2278 (dated January 28, 1924).

Scope: Flying Section report prepared by W. F. Gerhardt and Robert Anderson, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-01-28; Publication: 1924-04-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

Fuel Economy in Aviation [NASA Special Publication SP-462], 1983

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 106, Call No.: TL 704.7 .E78 1983
Identifier: 20123078
Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Authoritative ReferenceAuthority: Author ExpertiseDocument Number: NASA Special Publication (SP)-462.Scope (from the Preface): "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had generated projects that resulted in fuel efficiency, but it was not until January 1975, in the midst of the Arab oil embargo, that the U.S. Senate requested development of a program to...
Dates: Publication: 1983
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military) / Sub-series III.E: Aircraft Engines (Special Collection)

"Fuel-Weight Measures For Better Flight Performance" (Aviation magazine, March 1944), 1944-03

 Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.036
Identifier: 20060316.34
Scope and Contents Document Type: Article (Technical).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author's Expertise.Scope: Article titled "Fuel-Weight Measures For Better Flight Performance" published in Aviation magazine on better ways to measure remaining fuel (pages 162-163 and 307-308, however appears to be missing part of article on 309 [pages 161 and 164 included from other articles.] Content: "Declares the author: Any...
Dates: Publication: 1944-03
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series VI: Aviation Operations (commercial & military) / Sub-series VI.B: Aircraft Operations (Engine)

"Full Flight Performance Testing" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 2), 1918-07

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.002
Identifier: 20140702
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 2 (dated July 1918. This section on pages 5 through 52.Scope: Report by Aeronautical Research Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Physical Data and Types of Instruments Required...
Dates: Publication: 1918-07
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"How Calculated Cruising Foolproofs Long-Range Flights" (Aviation magazine, November 1944), 1944-11

 Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.036
Identifier: 20060316.33
Scope and Contents Document Type: Article (Technical).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author's Expertise.Scope: Article titled "How Calculated Cruising Foolproofs Long-Range Flights" published in Aviation magazine as a "pertient treatment of long-range cruising technique for trans-ocean flight (pages 178-180 [page 177 included from previous article.] Content: Discusses long-range cruising techniques relevant for...
Dates: Publication: 1944-11
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series VI: Aviation Operations (commercial & military) / Sub-series VI.B: Aircraft Operations (Engine)

"Instruction sur le Calcul des Performances" (Second Edition, Octobre 1928) [Instruction for the Calculation of Performances], 1928-10

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.022
Identifier: 20140201
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Reference Handbook Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference)

Scope & Contents: early work on calculating aeronautical performance by the French government equivalent of the U.S. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

Dates: Publication: 1928-10
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Long Range Cruising Analysis and Control (First Edition)" [by Frank B. Lary, Wright Aeronautical Corporation], 1944-08

 Item — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.035
Identifier: 20060316.2
Scope and Contents Document Type: Report (Technical).Purpose: Technical Reference.Authority: Author's Expertise and Company (Manufacturer).Scope: Paper discusses improvements in both procedure and equipment as related to the cruise phase of flight. Content: From page 1: "In aviation's rather dim past, engine operators ordinarily fell in one of two classes, high rpm men and low rpm men, the latter being the least...
Dates: Publication: 1944-08
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series VI: Aviation Operations (commercial & military) / Sub-series VI.B: Aircraft Operations (Engine)

"Official Performance Test of Atlantic XCO-8 Equipped with Loening Wings and Liberty "12" Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 522) [Photocopy], 1925-04-01, 1925-06-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141531
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 522 (dated June 15, 1925), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2503 (dated April 1, 1925).

Scope: Report by Flying Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1925-04-01; Publication: 1925-06-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Official Performance Test of Boeing Pursuit PW-9 Equipped with Curtiss D-12 High Compression Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 479), 1924-07-03, 1924-10-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141486
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 479 (dated October 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2372 (dated July 3, 1924).

Scope: Report by Flying Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-07-03; Publication: 1924-10-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

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