NACA-University Conference on Aerodynamics - A Compilation of the Papers Presented

Abstract

Contents - Introduction. List of Conferees. Technical Papers Presented: Stability of the Laminar Boundary Layer; A Review of Approximate Methods in Subsonic Compressible Flow; Wind-Tunnel-Wall Corrections; A Review of Propeller Theory; Characteristics of Wing Sections at Subcritical Speeds; Characteristics of Wing Sections at Transonic Speeds; Prediction of Wing Characteristics; Maximum-Lift and Stalling Characteristics of Wings; Factors Affecting Static Longitudinal Stability and Control; Factors Affecting Lateral Stability; Dynamic Stability; Flying and Handling Qualities of Airplanes; Helicopter Research Problems; A Survey of Flutter; Air Inlets; Two-Dimensional Supersonic Wing Theory; The Use of Conical and Cylindrical Fields in Supersonic Wing Theory; The Use of Source and Sink Concepts in the Calculation of Wing Characteristics at Supersonic Speeds; Unsteady Lift in High-Speed Flight; A Survey of Methods for the Calculation of Flow around Bodies of Revolution at Supersonic Speeds; Some Considerations of Aerodynamic Heating.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1948
Accession Number
ADA801174

Entities

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • High Lift Devices
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Spars
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Sweptback Wings

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow