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Airplanes -- Design and construction -- Research

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Subject Source: World Cat Fast Authority File
Scope Note: For basic aerodynamics work, use "Aerodynamics".

Found in 130 Collections and/or Records:

"Air Service Technical Orders No. 27" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 377), 1922-07, 1922-08-11

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.015
Identifier: 20141382
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Orders No. 27 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 377] (dated July, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: Contains short but detailed summary information on all activities of the U.S. Army AIr Service Engineering Division, as well as a survey of...
Dates: Publication: 1922-07; Issued: 1922-08-11
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

"Aircraft Development Since the Armistice: Part I - Airplanes, Part II - Armament, Part III - Engines, Part IV - Equipment" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 402) [Photocopy], 1922-06, 1923-01-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016
Identifier: 20141407
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 402 (dated January 15, 1923), based on "Miscellaneous Reports Nos. 89, 90, 91 and 94 respectively."Scope: Prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field in June, 1922.Contents: Contains short but detailed summary information on developments in the field of heavier-than-air military...
Dates: 1922-06; Publication: 1923-01-15
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

"Airfoil Data on American and British Airfoils" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 197), 1920-11-20, 1921-04-30

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.010
Identifier: 20141198
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 197 (dated April 30, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1431.

Scope: Report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-11-20; Publication: 1921-04-30
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

Airplane Aerodynamics, 1951

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 040, Call No.: TL 570 .D58
Identifier: 20061110
Scope and Contents Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface): "This book is designed with the fundamental purpose of creating an understanding of the "how" and "why" of modern aerodynamics. It is designed for students having a background in college physics, mathematics, calculus, mechanics, and dynamics. It is not a treatise on mathematical methods, nor a...
Dates: Publication: 1951
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.E: Aeronautical RDT&E (Special Collection)

"An Investigation of the Movements of the Points of Inflection on Beams Under Various Combinations of Loads" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 471), 1924-04-21, 1924-08-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.018
Identifier: 20141477
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 471 (dated August 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2324 (dated April 21, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by Lieut. H. A. Sutton and Mr. J. S. Newell, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-04-21; Publication: 1924-08-01
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

"An Investigation of the Structural Strength of the T-2 Transport, A.S. No 64233" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 420), 1922-09-12, 1923-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141425
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 420 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2031 (September 12, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by R. A. Miller and D. B. Weaver of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-09-12; Publication: 1923-04-01
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

"Analysis and Prediction of Longitudinal Stability of Airplanes" (NACA Report No. 711), 1941

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.025
Identifier: 20060138
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Civil (authoritative reference) Document Number: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Report No. 711, published in 1941.

Scope: NACA research report by R. R. Gilruth and M. D. White.

Contents: See title.

Dates: Publication: 1941
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

"Appendix to Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol V, No. 455: Wind Tunnel Test of the Original TA-4 with the Following Airfoils: USA-27C Large; USA-27C Small; Gottingen 387; Gottingen 255" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 455 (Appendix), 1924-04-29, 1924-08-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200102
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 455 (Appendix) (August 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2331 (dated April 29, 1924).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A. L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1924-04-29; Publication: 1924-08-01
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

"Aspect Ratio and Overhang for Biplane Combinations" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 3), 1918-08

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.003
Identifier: 20140703
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Bulletin of the Experimental Department, Airplane Engineering Division, U.S.A. [United States Army], Vol. I, No. 3 (dated August 1918. This section on pages 6 through 36.Scope: Report based on "Aeronautical Research Department Investigations." Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes...
Dates: Publication: 1918-08
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

"Biplane Wing Combinations" (Bulletin of the Airplane Engineering Department, U.S.A, Vol. I, No. 1), 1918-06

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.001
Identifier: 20140701
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. 1 (dated June 1918. This section on pages 136 through 147.Scope: Report by Aeronautical Research Department. Intended for limited, controlled distribution (see General note on publication data).Contents: article includes "Wind Tunnel Tests Made to Determine...
Dates: Publication: 1918-06
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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