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Collection Citation:
NW Ayer & Sons, incorporated Advertising Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
"Corrected Actual Weight and Balance XP-77 Ship No. 1, AF-43-34915, Appendix to Bell Report No. 32-942-003, Supplementary technical data." Source:
Collection Creator:
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) Search this
Container:
Box D558, Folder D52.1 Bell / 449
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1 June 1944
Scope and Contents:
Bell Aircraft Corporation; Airplanes - Bell - XP-77; Weight and Balance-Bell XP-77
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
"Proposal specifications for a research airplane for the investigation of aerodynamic phenomena in the transonic and supersonic range." Source: German research institute for aerodonetics, Ernst Udet. Translated by
H. C. Skappel. Bell Aircraft Corpora...
Collection Creator:
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) Search this
Container:
Box D552, Folder D52.1 / 516
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Nov. 1945.
Scope and Contents:
Airplanes; Supersonic; Transonic
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Two documents translated from H. Leutgebrune, "Nachlauf- und Widerstandsuntersuchungen an gepfeilten und ungepfeilten Tragflügeln," DLF FB 1672; ZWB classification P 31 11.
Bell Aircraft Corp report, March 1946. Translated by Henry C Skappel.
Ryan Aeronautical Co report 2334, December 6, 1945. Translated by Will Vandermeer.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm, Acc. XXXX.0408, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Bell Aircraft Corp report BE-96, October 1945. Translated by H. C. Skappel from Theo Zobel, "Grundsätzlich neue Wege zur Leinstungssteigerung von Schnellflugzeugen," lecture given to the first scientific session of accredited mementer, March 13, 1944; published by The German Academy of Aviation Research, Vol.1079/44g.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm, Acc. XXXX.0408, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
CGD-108 : The Magnitude of Boundary Layer Temperatures, Heat Transfer Coefficients and Skin Temperatures of Vertically and Obliquely Launched A4 Missiles and of the A4b Glider
Bell Aircraft Corp report, November 1945. Translated by H. C. Skappel from Dr. Kraus and B. Herrmann, "Diskussion der bei schrägem und senkrechten Schuss des A4, sowie bei der Gleiterbahn des A4b auftretenden Werte der Grenzschichttemperatur, Wärmeübergangszahl und Haupttemperatur," WVA, February 25, 1945.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm, Acc. XXXX.0408, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Bell Aircraft Corp report, August 1, 1945. Free rendering of author's material (not literal translation) by Aeronautics Dept. from B. Göthert, DLF FB 1813.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm, Acc. XXXX.0408, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Two documents translated from Dr. Otto Pabst, "Die Auslegung von Lorin-Triebwerken," Focke-Wulf report 09041 / GDV report 41.
Douglas Aircraft Co translation, "The Design of Lorin-Propulsion Units."
Bell Aircraft Corp report, "Preliminary Design of Ram Jets," February 1946. Translated by Henry C. Skappel.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm, Acc. XXXX.0408, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Bell Aircraft Corp report BE-63. Free rendering of the material (not a literal translation) by the Aeronautics Dept, from G. Koch, Lilienthal-Gesellschaft report 156.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm, Acc. XXXX.0408, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.