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The De Havilland "Comet" Long-Range Airplane (British): A Low-Wing Cantilever...
Circular describing the De Havilland Comet, which is a long-range airplane that has been designed for the England-Australia race and was constructed using a stressed-skin construction. Details of the...
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The Loire 11 Colonial Military Airplane (French): A High-Wing Semicantilever...
Circular presenting a description of the Loire 11 military airplane, which is a landplane. Information regarding the materials, wing, fuselage, power plant, flight characteristics, and some photographs...
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Supplement to Comparison of Automatic Control Systems
"This analysis deals with the indirect regulator, wherefrom the behavior of the direct regulator is deduced as a limiting case. The prime mover is looked upon as "independent of the load": a change in...
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Effect of the Performance of a Turbosupercharged Engine of an...
This report presents the results of a flight investigation to determine the effect on the performance of a turbosupercharged engine of an exhaust-gas-to-air heat exchanger installed between the...
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The Avro "Commodore" Touring Airplane (British): A Cabin Biplane
Circular describing the Avro Commodore, which is a cabin biplane of metal construction that is designed for comfort rather than performance. Details regarding the fuselage, wings, landing gear,...
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The "Potez 33" Military Airplane (French)
Circular describing the Potez 33, which is a military airplane that can be used for other purposes such as training pilots and as a messenger airplane due to its maneuverability and low landing speeds....
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The Handley Page "Hamlet"
The Hamlet is a three engine high wing monoplane of comparatively small size, fitted with three Bristol Lucifer series IV engines of 130 HP. each, and designed to carry a pilot and four passengers....
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The Pitcairn "Mailwing" PA-5: A Single-Seat Commercial Biplane
The Mailwing is a single seat biplane designed primarily for mail and express delivery. It has a cargo capacity of 500 to 600 lbs. Details regarding the construction, engine, fuel tank, wings, tail,...
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A Theoretical Investigation of Longitudinal Stability of Airplanes with Free...
"The relation between the elevator hinge moment parameters and the control forces for changes in forward speed and in maneuvers is shown for several values of static stability and elevator mass...
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The Short S.7 "Mussel": A Training Seaplane With 65 Hp. "Cirrus" Engine
Circular presenting a description of the Short "Mussel" S.7, which is designed for use as a light training airplane of robust and simple construction. Information regarding the design, blueprints, and...
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Avro 642 Commercial Airplane (British): A High-Wing Cantilever Monoplane
Circular describing the Avro 642, which is a mixed construction high-wing cantilever monoplane. Details of the engines, controls, interior, wings, cockpit, ailerons, landing gear, characteristics,...
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The Supermarine "Southampton" Seaplane: Observation or Bomber
Purchased for the British Air Ministry, the Southampton seaplane uses 2 Napier Lion engines and has a boat hull with outriggers mounted on the wings. It was designed as a military aircraft and can be...
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Savoia Seaplane S.55: Military or Commercial
The S.55 is a two engine twin hull seaplane built by Societa Idrovolanti Alta Italia (Seaplane Company of Upper Italy). The S.55 (Santa Maria) is to be used for an around the world flight In 1927. It...
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Principal Effects of Axial Load on Moment-Distribution Analysis of Rigid...
"This thesis presents the method of moment distribution modified to include the effect of axial load upon the bending moments. This modification makes it possible to analyze accurately complex...
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A Theoretical Investigation of the Lateral Oscillations of an Airplane With...
Report presenting charts showing the variation in dynamic stability with the rudder hinge-moment characteristics. A stabilizing rudder floating tendency combined with a high degree of aerodynamic...
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The Flow of a Compressible Fluid Past a Curved Surface
Report presenting an iteration method employed to obtain the flow of a compressible fluid past a curved surface. For small Mach numbers and thin shapes, the results obtained by the iteration process...
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The Boulton and Paul "Bugle" Airplane: Day Bomber
The Bugle is a twin engine tractor biplane. It features two Jupiter engines and oleo-pneumatic landing gear. Its maximum speed is 120 MPH.
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The Airspeed "Courier" Commercial Airplane (British): A Low-Wing Cantilever...
Circular presenting a description of the first British airplane with a retractable landing gear, which is a small and aerodynamically clean monoplane. A description of the design and flight...
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René Couzinet Monoplane (French)
Having been designed as a long range aircraft, it carries 6200 liters of fuel and 280 liters of oil and has three propeller groups, each with a 180 HP Hispano-Suiza engine capable of 230 HP. Details of...
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The Mureaux 111 R.2 Military Airplane (French): A Long-Distance All-Metal...
Circular describing the Ateliers des Mureaux 111 R.2 military airplane, which is a long-distance all-metal observation monoplane. A description of the design and construction, characteristics, flying...
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