Articles with tag: "NACA"

1. Achievements of the NACA Era

   "it shall be the duty of the advisory committee for aeronautics to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight with a view to their practical solution"

   
   From commons.wikimedia.org.

   For most of the reviews of the NACA-era aircraft icing publications, I have tried to be neutral about whether one is "better" than another (they all have merit), except for noting how often they were cited and used later. This may have de-emphasized some of the biggest achievements, which are often not contained in just one publication.

   NACA did not invent several of these items. NACA did find good ideas from many sources, and collaborated with industry, academia, and other government entities. They fulfilled their mission statement several times.

   ... it shall be the duty of the advisory committee for aeronautics to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight with a view to …

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2. Abstracts for The Historical Selected Bibliography of NACA-NASA Icing Publications

   "THIS DOCUMENT ... IS BEING RELEASED IN THE INTEREST OF MAKING AVAILABLE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE"

   
   An example of the abstracts listing.

   Introduction

   The 1981 reprint of "Selected Bibliography of NACA-NASA Aircraft Icing Publications" ¹ included abstracts of the 132 references in 17 categories.

   Unfortunately, the online version available has rather poor image quality. A note is included:

   THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED FROM
   MICROFICHE. ALTHOUGH IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT
   CERTAIN PORTIONS ARE ILLEGIBLE, IT IS BEING RELEASED
   IN THE INTEREST OF MAKING AVAILABLE AS MUCH
   INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE
   

   In some areas, the text is barely legible. I believe that this has hampered awareness about and use of this important publication.

   Here, the text is reformatted and presented here in html format, which is both human- and machine-readable.

   The formats vary in the original text. Some match what is in the publications, and others are briefer summaries typically found on …

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3. The Historical Selected Bibliography of NACA-NASA Icing Publications

   "... the recommendation was made that before attacking what appeared to be a new icing problem we should study the icing work of the 1940's and 50's." ¹

   
   The cover page of NACA-TN-2569. The original covers were often this orange or yellow, with some in beige or blue. If you find an original print now the color is probably rather faded.

   Summary

   A "Selected Bibliography of NACA-NASA Icing Publications" identified 132 publications in 17 categories.

   Discussion

   Publications

   This title was published three times.

   The first was in 1969 in the "Aircraft Ice Protection Report of Symposium" ¹ as "Selected Bibliography of NACA-NASA Unclassified Icing Publications". It was not credited, but immediately followed a paper by Vernon Gray.

   The second publication was in 1971 as part of FAA Advisory Circular 20-73 "Aircraft Ice Protection" ², as "APPENDIX 2. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UNCLASSIFIED NASA-NACA AIRCRAFT ICING REPORT". It was not otherwise credited. It …

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