Fred Weick
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Fred Ernest Weick was an airmail pilot, research engineer, and aircraft designer. Working at the NACA, he won the 1929 Collier Trophy for his design of the NACA cowling for radial air-cooled engines. Weick's aircraft designs include the Ercoupe, Piper PA-25 Pawnee, and Cherokee.
Fred Weick's Published Works
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Published Works
- Aircraft propeller design (31)
- The Effect of Multiple Fixed Slots and a Trailing-Edge Flap on the Lift and Drag of a Clark Y Airfoil (1932) (30)
- The Twenty-Foot Propeller Research Tunnel of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (18)
- Wind-tunnel tests on model wing with Fowler flap and specially developed leading-edge slot (1933) (17)
- Wind-tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack I : ordinary ailerons on rectangular wings (1933) (10)
- Full-scale wind-tunnel tests with a series of propellers of different diameters on a single fuselage (1931) (9)
- The Characteristics of a Clark Y Wing Model Equipped With Several Forms of Low-Drag Fixed Slots (1932) (9)
- The effect of lateral controls in producing motion of an airplane as computed from wind-tunnel data (1937) (9)
- A Flight Investigation of the Lateral Control Characteristics of Short Wide Ailerons and Various Spoilers with Different Amounts of Wing Dihedral (1935) (8)
- Drag and cooling with various forms of cowling for a "whirlwind" radial air-cooled engine I (8)
- The effect on lift, drag, and spinning characteristics of sharp leading edges on airplane wings (1933) (7)
- Full-scale wind-tunnel tests on several metal propellers having different blade forms (1931) (7)
- Resume and analysis of NACA lateral control research (1937) (6)
- Working Charts for the Selection of Aluminum Alloy Propellers of a Standard Form to Operate With Various Aircraft Engines and Bodies (1931) (6)
- Investigation of Lateral Control near the Stall Flight Investigation with a Light High-wing Monoplane Tested with Various Amounts of Washout and Various Lengths of Leading-edge Slot (1953) (5)
- Wind-tunnel tests on combinations of a wing with fixed auxiliary airfoils having various chords and profiles (1934) (5)
- Wind-tunnel Tests of the Fowler Variable-area Wing (1932) (5)
- Wind-tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack XII : upper-surface ailerons on wings with split flaps (1935) (4)
- Everyman's Airplane-A Move Toward Simpler Flying (1936) (4)
- Effect of length of Handley Page tip slots on the lateral-stability factor, damping in roll (1932) (4)
- Investigation of Lateral Control Near the Stall: Flight Tests With High-Wing and Low-Wing Monoplanes of Various Configurations (1956) (4)
- Wind-tunnel tests of a Clark Y wing with a narrow auxiliary airfoil in different positions (1932) (4)
- Wind-tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack V : spoilers and ailerons on rectangular wings (1933) (3)
- Wind-tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack II : slotted ailerons and frise ailerons (1933) (3)
- The aerodynamic characteristics of a model wing having a split flap deflected downward and moved to the rear (1932) (3)
- Wind tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack X : various control devices on a wing with a fixed auxiliary airfoil (1933) (3)
- Propeller design I : practical application of the blade element theory (1926) (3)
- Development of the N.A.C.A. Slot-Lip Aileron (1935) (3)
- Aircraft Spraying and Dusting (1954) (2)
- Wind tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack XI : various floating tip ailerons on both rectangular and tapered wings (1933) (2)
- Full-Scale Wind-Tunnel Tests of a Series of Metal Propellers on a VE-7 Airplane (2)
- Composite Wood and Plastic Propeller Blades (1939) (2)
- Wind-Tunnel Research Comparing Lateral Control Devices Particularly at High Angles of Attack XIII : Auxiliary Airfoils Used as External Ailerons (1936) (2)
- Simplified propeller design for low-powered airplanes (2)
- Drag and Cooling with Various Forms of Cowling for a Whirlwind Engine in a Cabin Fuselage (1928) (2)
- Wind-tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack IX : tapered wings with ordinary ailerons (1933) (2)
- Wind tunnel research concerning lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack VII : Handley Page tip and full-span slots with ailerons and spoilers (1933) (2)
- Preliminary investigation of rolling moments obtained with spoilers on both slotted and plain wings (1932) (1)
- From the Ground up: The Autobiography of an Aeronautical Engineer (1989) (1)
- Aerial Application of Insecticides (1957) (1)
- Navy propeller section characteristics as used in propeller design (1926) (1)
- Wind-tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack IV : floating tip ailerons on rectangular wings (1933) (1)
- Propeller scale effect and body interference (1925) (1)
- The Effect of Reduction Gearing on Propeller-Body Interference as Shown by Full-Scale Wind-Tunnel Tests (1931) (1)
- Full Scale Tests on a Thin Metal Propeller at Various Tip Speeds (1)
- Preliminary Investigation of Modifications to Conventional Airplanes to Give Nonstalling and Short-Landing Characteristics (1)
- The drag of a J-5 radial air-cooled engine (1928) (1)
- Full scale drag tests on various parts of Sperry Messenger airplane (0)
- Racing Propellers for Light Airplanes (1932) (0)
- Propeller design: extension of test data on a family of model propellers by means of the modified blade element theory II (1926) (0)
- Propeller design IV : a simple method for determining the strength of propellers (1926) (0)
- Investigation of Lateral Control Near the Stall: Analysis for Required Longitudinal Trim Characteristics and Discussion of Design Variables (1956) (0)
- FOUR YEARS OF SIMPLER FLYING WITH THE ERCOUPE (1944) (0)
- Study of open jet wind tunnel cones (1927) (0)
- The Behavior of Conventional Airplanes in Situations Thought to Lead to Most Crashes (1931) (0)
- Aerodynamic tests of a low aspect ratio tapered wing with various flaps, for use on tailless airplanes (1933) (0)
- The Effect of the Sperry Messenger Fuselage on the Air Flow at the Propeller Plane (0)
- Discussion: “Design Problems of Controllable-Pitch Propellers” (Heinz, W. B., 1932, Trans. ASME, 54(1), pp. 157–162) (1932) (0)
- A Comparison of Propeller and Centrifugal Fans for Circulating the Air in a Wind Tunnel (1928) (0)
- Wind-tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack III : ordinary ailerons rigged up 10 degrees when neutral (1933) (0)
- An analytical investigation of effect of high-lift flaps on take-off of light airplanes (1951) (0)
- Development of the ERCOUPE … An Airplane for Simplified Private Flying (1941) (0)
- American Views on Spin Phenomena (1930) (0)
- Wind-tunnel tests of wing flaps suitable for direct control of glide-path angle (1936) (0)
- Tests of Four Racing Type Airfoils in the Twenty-Foot Propeller Research Tunnel (1929) (0)
- The Effect of the Wings of Single Engine Airplanes on Propulsive Efficiency as Shown by Full Scale Wind Tunnel Tests (1929) (0)
- Determination of Propeller Deflection by Means of Static Load Tests on Models (0)
- Wind tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack VIII : straight and skewed ailerons on wings with rounded tips (1933) (0)
- Wind-tunnel research comparing lateral control devices, particularly at high angles of attack VI : skewed ailerons on rectangular wings (0)
- Full Scale Investigation of the Drag of a Wing Radiator (1929) (0)
- Present Status of Lateral-Control Devices for use with Split Flaps, Special Report (1933) (0)
- Flight Tests on the Lateral Control of an Airplane having a Split Flap which Retracts Ahead of Conventional Ailerons, Special Report (1933) (0)
- Wind-tunnel tests of a Hall high-life wing (1932) (0)
- Preliminary Wind-Tunnel and Flight Tests of a Balanced Split Flap, Special Report (1934) (0)
- Development of the NACA slot-lip aileron (1935) (0)
- Full Scale Tests of Wood Propellers on a VE-7 Airplane in the Propeller Research Tunnel (0)
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