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SP-4305 ENGINEER IN CHARGE

Illustrations

Engineer-in-Charge Henry J. E. Reid, 1928. frontispiece.
Director Henry J. E. Reid, 1955. pxxix.
Curtiss Jenny biplanes, 1919. pxxx.
Orville Wright, 1922. pxxxi.
Propeller Research Tunnel (PRT) staff, 1929. pxxxii.
Bell X-1 model in 16-Foot High-Speed Tunnel, 1951. pxxxv.
Samuel P. Langley and assistant Charles M. Manly, 1903. p4.
Langley Aerodrome, 1903. p4.
The NACA Main Committee, 1920. p7.
Army Corps of Engineers survey party at Langley Field, 1916. p10.
Map of Tidewater Virginia, late 1930s. p12.
River harbor at Hampton, Virginia, 1899. p13.
Frank W. Darling, Hampton notable, and his family in front of their estate, ca. 1910. p14.
High-altitude view of Langley Field, 1950s. p15.
Special aviation edition of Hampton Monitor. p17.
LMAL administration building, 1920. p20.
Wind tunnel No. 1, 1920. p22.
John F. Victory. p25.
George W. Lewis. p26.
First LMAL organization chart, 1920. p29.
Engineer-in-charge Leigh M. Griffith and others, 1923. p30.
Second LMAL organization chart, 1923. p31.
Administrative office, 1927. p33.
Conference of division chiefs, 1929. p34.
First page of a typical NACA report, 1934. p35.
Research authorization, 1930. p37.
Tom Collier holding buzzard, 1932. p38.
Stuffed seagull on carriage of towing tank, 1932. p38.
LMAL staff, 1921. p43.
David L. Bacon and Frederick H. Norton escorting Orville Wright, 1922. p44.
Technical service employees at work in the hangar, 1920s. p45.
Specimen curriculum for University of Michigan's aeronautical engineering program, 1922-1923. p48.
LMAL staff, 1926. p50
Fred E. Weick, Tom Hamilton, and Charles Lindbergh with Lindbergh's Lockheed Sirius, 1930. p52.
Navy airship U.S.S. Los Angeles in flight research, 1928. p56.
Scale model of navy airship U.S.S. Akron in Full-Scale Tunnel (FST), 1935. p57.
Map of Hampton Roads area, late 1930s. p60.
"Short pants brigade," 1930. p61.
Christmas party, 1928. p62.
NACA Nuts supervising clean up of hurricane damage, 1933. p62.
Scale model of NACA Tunnel No. 1, 1919, and honeycomb entrance to the wind tunnel, 1920. p70.
Test section and control room of NACA Tunnel No. 1, 1921.p71
Scale model of Curtiss Jenny for wind tunnel testing, 1920. p73.
Curtiss Jenny with trailing Pitot-static tube, 1922. p73.
Jerome C. Hunsaker and Joseph S. Ames. p76.
Tank for the Variable-Density Tunnel (VDT) arriving by railcar, 1922. p77.
Max M. Munk inspecting the VDT, 1922. p77.
Carpenter preparing full-scale winks for flight research, 1920. p82.
Patternmakers preparing wing skeleton for Thomas-Morse MB-3 airplane, 1922. p82.
VDT researchers, 1923. p83.
Frederick H. Norton, chief physicist, observing flight research from speed course station and working on recording manometers, ca. 1922. p86.
Drag investigation over dummy fuselage in Propeller Research Tunnel (PRT), 1928. p89.
Balance structure and measuring devices for PRT, 1928. p89.
Max M. Munk and others welcoming visit of Theodore von Karman, 1926. p94.
Max M. Munk, 1926. p95.
The NACA's four-digit airfoil family, 1929. p98.
Plan to correct VDT defects, 1928. p100.
Exterior view of FST, 1930. p103.
Loening XSL-1 seaplane in FST, 931. p103.
Fan blades of FST, 1930s. p103.
VDT staff, 1929. p104.
Eastman N. Jacobs, mid-1930s, and his Sylvanus Albert Reed Award, 1937. p106
Theodore Theodorsen, late 1930s. p107
United Airline's Mainliner, the Douglas DC-3, equipped for stalling and icing studies, 1937. p112
Historical evolution of airfoil sections, 1908-1944. p115
Low-drag test panel on wing of Douglas B-18, 1941. p117
North American Mustang: the XP F51, 1943, and the P-51B with wing gloves, 1946. p118
Max M. Munk, 1981. p121
Wright Apache seaplane moored in Back River, ca. 1925. p125
Test pilot in high-altitude gear in front of Wright Apache, 1925. p125
Mechanics installing experimental cowling on Wright Apache, 1928. p125
Fred E. Weick, late 1920s. p127
Cowling no. 10 in PRT, 1928. p128
Curtiss Hawk with NACA cowling 1928. p129
Lockheed Air Express, 1929. p130
President Herbert Hoover presenting 1929 Collier Trophy to the NACA. p130
Fokker trimotor with NACA cowling, 1929. p131
Nacelle placement test in PRT, 1930. p132
NACA conference chart showing advantages of various cowlings, 1930. p133
Theodore Theodorsen, 1945. p136
Experimental cowling on Northrop A-17A attack plane, 1939. p138
Vought F4U-1 Corsair with high-seed cowling in 8-Foot High-Speed Tunnel (HST), 1943. p138
President Franklin D. Roosevelt visiting Langley, 1940. p147
Old Point Comfort, Virginia, and the Chamberlin Hotel, 1950s. p150
George W. Lewis, ca. 1935. p151
Attendees at the NACA's first annual manufacturers conference, 1926. p152
Attendees at the ninth annual manufacturers conference, 1934. p153
Boeing PW-9 pursuit plane, 1932. p162
Pitcairn autogiro, 1931. p162
Ryan ST sportplane, 1938. p162
Lockheed 12 transport plane, 1940. p162
Chief test pilot Thomas Carroll and engineer John W. Crowley, Jr., sitting in cockpit o research airplane, 1922. p163
Civilian test pilots Thomas Carroll, chief test pilot, Paul King, and William H. McAvoy, early 120s. p164
Research authorization (RA) 83, 1923. p168
Sperry Messenger airplane, 1926.p169
Damage to wing model in VDT, 1924. p173
Sperry Messenger in PRT, 1927. p175
Resumé of technical papers covered by RA 83, 1929. p176
Stinson Reliant SR-7, 1936. p183
The NACA's aerodynamic formula for advanced performance airplanes, 1939. p184
East and west areas of the LMAL, 1945. p189
Exterior view, test section, and control console of the 8-Foot HST, 1936. p191
Brewster XF2A-1 Buffalo in FST, 1938. p195
Drag reduction program for Brewster XF2A-1 Buffalo, 1938. p197
Drag reduction program for Seversky XP-41, 1939. p198
Bell P-39 Airacobra in flight over Langley Field, 1943. p200
LMAL Bulletin announces army-navy-NACA plan for exempting essential LMAL employees from selective service, 1944. p205
Women employees, including Pearl I. Young, at work in various Langley laboratories and shops. p209
Air Scoop cartoon on lunchroom congestion, 1944. p210
Front page of LMAL Bulletin, 24-30 June 1944, with headline "Japan Bombed by B-29's Tested at NACA". p213
Air Scoop cartoon on wartime security leaks, 1945. p214
Tribute in Air Scoop to George W. Lewis, 1948. p216
Hugh L. Dryden welcomed to Langley by Henry J. E. Reid, 1947. p217
Model in Spin Tunnel, 1941. p220
Axial-flow compressor designed b Eugene Wasielewski and Eastman N. Jacobs, 1938. p221
Thrust augmentation tests with Pratt and Whitney 1340 engine, 1939. p227
Eastman Jacobs's scheme for jet propulsion system, 1942. p228
Vannevar Bush, Henry J. E. Reid and George W. Lewis, 1938. p230
William F. Durand, ca. 1955. p232
Martin B-26, 1941. p235
V-tail model of Langley's jet airplane concept, 1942. p237
Bell P-59 in FST, 1944. p242
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, 1946. p246
Vought F7U Cutlass, 1948. p246
North American B-45 jet bomber 1949. p246
Republic F-84 Thunderjet, 1949 p246.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning in FST, 1944. p250
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt with dive recovery flaps, 1946. p252
Amelia Earhart visiting Langley, 128. p254
Schlieren photographic system in 9-Inch Supersonic Tunnel. p255
Schlieren photographs showing aerodynamic phenomena at various speeds.p256
John Stack, 1927 and 1944. p257
Drop-body model with instrumentation for transonic drag investigation, 1948. p263
Aircraft used for drop-body tests, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1945, and the North American F-82 Double Mustang, early 1950s. p263
Air Scoop cartoon on drop-body research, 1946. p264
Robert R. Gilruth, 1946, and Melvin N. Gough, 1936. p265
Wing-flow method of transonic research using P-51 Mustang, 1948. p266
Rocket-model launching site at Wallops Island, Virginia, 1945. p268
Rocket model firing from Wallops island, 1949. p269
Melvin N. Gough, chief test pilot, 1946. p273
NACA instrumentation package in Bell XS-1 rocket plane, 1946. p275
Floyd L. Thompson, 1946. p278
Robert T. Jones, 1946. p280
Adolf Busemann, 1960. p283
Models of various delta and swept wings for testing in supersonic tunnel, 1946. p285
Air Scoop cartoon on swept-wing aircraft 1947. p287
Douglas D-558 models in 8-Foot HST and in 20-Foot Spin Tunnel, 1947. p293
Supersonic ramjet airplane configuration, 1945. p295
Hartley Soulé, 1946. p298
Bell XS-1 in flight over Muroc, California, 1947. p300
Air Scoop cartoon on breaking the sound barrier, 1947. p303
D-558-2 Skyrocket landing at Murk, California, 1949. p305
Test pilot Robert Champine, ca. 1950. p305
Models of Bell X-1E and Vought XF-8U Crusader being prepared by technicians, 1957. p307
John Stack, Lawrence D. Bell, and Captain Charles E. Yeager, winners of 1948 Collier Trophy for supersonic flight. p308
Strut-supported model of Bell XS-2 in 7 x 10-Foot Tunnel, 1946. p313
Center-plate-supported model of Douglas D-558 in 8-Foot HST, 1947. p314
Sting-supported model of Bell XS-2 in 9-Inch Supersonic Tunnel, 1947. p316
Transonic bump on floor of 300-miles-per-hour 7 x 10-Foot Tunnel, 1947. p317
Antonio Ferri, 1944. p319
Exterior view and turning vanes of 16-Foot HST, 1940s. p323.
John Stack, 1946. p325
Ray H. Wright in diving suit preparing to enter transonic tunnel, ca. 1950. p328
Original test section, 1945, and slotted-throat test section, 1951, of 16-Foot HST. p330
Richard T. Whitcomb, 1955. p335
Area-rule-based model of Convair F-102, 1953. p338
Rocket-powered model of Convair F-102 before and after application of area rule, 1953. p339
John V. Becker, 1946. p345
11-inch hypersonic tunnel, 1947. p345
Gas Dynamics Laboratory, 1965. p348
H. Julian "Harvey" Allen, 1957. p349
Clinton E. Brown, William J. O'Sullivan, Jr., and Charles H. Zimmerman, 1960s. p352
David G. Stone's drawing of modified Bell X-2 for spaceflight, 1952. p354
Hypersonic research airplane concept of Langley's pre-X-15 study group, 1954. p358
Experimental aircraft parked on tarmac at Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1955. p364
Model of North American X-15 in 7 x 10-Foot Tunnel, ca. 1957. p366
Attitude control simulator for X-15 studies, 1958. p367
HYWARDS design in 11-inch hypersonic tunnel, 1957. p369
Langley's hypersonic glider concept in FST, and performance comparison with Ames's concept, 1957. p374
Maxime A. Faget, 1959. p379
Takeoff of five-stage research rocket from Wallops Island, 1957. p380
Tribute to NACA staff, 1958. p383
Robert R. Gilruth, 1959. p386
Mercury space capsule in FST, 1959. p389
Little Joe launch vehicle on pad at Wallops Island, 1960. p389
Mercury astronauts at Langley, 1959. p392
Floyd L. Thompson, Edgar M. Cortright, and Donald P. Hearth, the third, fourth, and fifth engineers in charge, 1975. p393
Floyd L. Thompson reflecting on the design of the DeHavilland DH-4, 1967. p394
The NACA Main Committee, 1920. p402
Jerome C. Hunsaker and John F. Victory, 1956. p403
James H. Doolittle and his Curtiss Racer airplane at Langley, 1928. p403
The NACA Main Committee, 1939. p406
George W. Lewis and Hugh L. Dryden. p412
Flight crew in front of Fokker trimotor with experimental cowlings, 1929. p415
Staff picnic at Grandview Beach on Chesapeake Bay, 1929. p417
Accounting office, 1936. p420
Test pilots James B. Whitten and John P. "Jack" Reeder preparing to fly tandem helicopter, 1951. p423
John W. "Gus" Crowley, Edward H. Chamberlin, Smith J. DeFrance, Henry J. E. Reid, and Edward R. "Ray" Sharp, 1955. p425
Graph of Langley expenditures, 1917-1958. p429
Phantom drawing of 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel, 1950s. p430
Aerial view of Langley Field, 1950. p441
VDT, 1923. p443
Salvaged navy submarine engine arriving by railcar for installation at PRT's drive unit, 1926. p444
Salvaged submarine engines outside of PRT building, 1926. p445
Construction of the FST, 1930.p448
P-51 Mustang in FST, 1943. p449
Albacore submarine in FST, 1950. p449
Overhead view of channel for seaplane towing tank, 1930. p451
Seaplane towing tank under construction, 1930. p451
Test of flying boat in towing tank, 1945. p451
24-Inch High-Speed Tunnel. p452
Model being mounted for testing in tree-Spinning Tunnel, 1935. p453
Exterior view of 8-Foot HST, ca. 1936. p455
Propeller test in 8-Foot HST, 1939. p455
Charles H. Zimmerman piloting unpowered model in 5-Foot Free-Flight Tunnel, 1937. p456
Testing of a model in the 12-Foot Free-Flight Tunnel, 1940. p458
Construction of the 19-Foot Pressure Tunnel, 1937. p460
Original test chamber of the 19-Foot Pressure Tunnel, 1939. p460
Phantom drawing of the 19-Foot Pressure Tunnel, 1945. p461
Aerial view of the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel (TDT), 1966. p461
Interior of the Structures Research Laboratory, 1947. p463
Model of Northrop XB-25 flying wing in 20-Foot Spin Tunnel, 1943. p463
Exterior view of 16-Foot HST, 1941. p465
Model of jet airplane in 16-Foot HST, 1950s. p465
Overhead view of V/STOL Tunnel, 1949. p468
Speed-flash photograph of seaplane model in Gust Tunnel, 1946. p469
Portable test section of Flutter Tunnel, 1945. p470
Axial compressor for 4 x 4-Foot Supersonic Tunnel. p473
Nose cone model of Jupiter IRBM in Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, 1957. p475
Exterior of 9 x 6-Foot Thermal Structures Tunnel, 1956. p476
Project Fire in 9 x 6-Foot Thermal Structures Tunnel, 1962. p476
Model nose cone for ballistic missile in hot-air jet, 1957. p477
The original NACA hangars, 1931. p480
Starter truck for airplanes, 1926. p480
Fokker D-VII fighter biplane, 1923. p481
Fokker trimotor with NACA cowlings in flight over Langley, 1929. p483
Curtiss Bleeker helicopter, 1930. p483
New hangar, 1932. p484
Martin XBM-1, 1939. p484
Fairchild 22, 1940. p485
Weick's homebuilt W- 1A airplane 1934. p486
Boeing P-26A Peashooter in FST, 1934. p487
Kellett autogiro, 1936. p488
Curtiss XBFC-1 fighter-bomber, 1937. p488
Stinson Reliant SR-7, 1936. p489
Douglas Dolphin amphibian, 1937. p490
Stearman-Hammond Model Y, 1939. p490
Lockheed 12 executive transport, 1940. p491
Curtiss XP-42 fighter, 1945. p493
Lockheed XC-35, 1943. p493
Martin B-26 after crash, 1941. p494
Japanese Zero, 1943. p496
Consolidated B-24D Liberator, 1943. p496
Bell P-63 Kingcobra, 1944. p497
Langley test pilots, 1945. p498
Sikorsky HNS-1 helicopter, 1945. p499
Grumman JRF-5 Goose, ca. 1950. p499
Bell L-39, 1946. p502
East area hangar, 1947. p502
Stinson L-5 with original and with experimental quiet propeller, 1946. p503
Cessna 190, 1948. p505
West area hangar, 1952. p506
Vought XF8U-3 supersonic fighter, late 1950s. p507
McDonnell XF-88B, mid-1950s. p508
Organizational charts, 1915-1955F. p511