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Celebrating a Century of FlightSince 1915, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), transformed into NASA in 1958, has performed cutting-edge research to solve the problems of flight. Using a Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat during World War II, NACA engineers at the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory (now Langley Research Center) in Hampton, Virginia, used this aircraft to investigate the cuffs on the propeller blades to determine their efficiency. While not built to the full production standard of other Grumman Wildcats, research on this aircraft, the second F4F-3, proved most successful in advancing knowledge of the aerodynamics of this engine and propeller system. A close-up of the propeller blades with Curtiss Electric Propellers' logo is shown.
Document ID
20030004285
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Book
Authors
OKeefe, Sean O. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Jumper, John P. (Department of the Air Force Washington, DC United States)
Dailey, J. R. (United States Centennial of Flight Commission United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Publication Information
ISBN: 0-16-067541-3
Subject Category
Aeronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
NASA/SP-2002-09-511-HQ
NAS 1.21:2002-09-511-HQ
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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