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Guide to the George B. McCullough Papers, 1943-1965

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Series Description

I Research Materials 1943-1960

Physical Description: 18 folders

Scope and Content Note

This series contains documentation of McCullough's research into NACA airfoil design and helicopter rotor design, as well as on wind loads on launch vehicles.

As part of his research process, McCullough conducted wind tunnel tests, often working out and re-working data analyses by hand. The series includes data tables plotted onto oversized charts to illustrate wing curvature or wing speed and calculations pertaining to orifice meter flow measurements, leading-edge suction slot calculations, and boundary layer profiles. Handwritten drafts of articles and papers contain details differing from what is found in the published versions.

II Publications 1948-1965

Physical Description: 13 folders

Scope and Content Note

This series contains some of the NACA and NASA Technical Notes authored by McCullough. They detail his investigations into boundary layer, stalling, and leading-edge characteristics of airfoils and helicopter rotors, as well as aerodynamic loads on launch vehicles. These technical notes include summaries, results, visual observations, notes on anomalies, photographs of the models, and corresponding data charts. While series one contains the supportive work necessary to develop these investigations, this second series presents the results and conclusions of McCullough's research

Included in this series are reports describing two-dimensional airfoil tests McCullough performed in the 7-by-10-foot wind tunnel, tests on helicopter rotors in the 40-by-80-foot wind tunnel, and wind load tests performed in the 12-foot pressure wind tunnel on models of various launch vehicles. The purpose of the launch vehicle tests was to examine wind loads to determine a tipping point. McCullough worked extensively on all aspects of wing design and the publications showcase the progression of those investigations.

Container List

I. Research Materials

Box 1, Folder 1

Charts for Computations, 1943-1946

Box 1, Folder 2

A Survey of Existing Data on Boundary-Layer Control, 1944

Box 1, Folder 3

Lift and Drag of Wings with Small Span, 1947

Box 1, Folder 4

Computer Instructions S*, O, and H Boundary-Layer Profiles, 1949

Box 1, Folder 5

Hayter and Delany: Calibration of #2 and #10 Pitots + #2 Wind Tunnel, 1949

Box 1, Folder 6

Method for Integrating Pressure Distribution, 1949

Box 1, Folder 7

Reynolds Number vs. q for various chords, 1950

Box 1, Folder 8

George B. McCullough General Information, Ames Lab N.A.C.A, 1951

Box 1, Folder 9

George B. McCullough General Information, Ames Lab N.A.C.A, 1951

Box 1, Folder 10

George B. McCullough General Information, Ames Lab N.A.C.A, 1951

Box 1, Folder 11

Test 126, 64A010-Leading Edge Slat, 1951

Box 1, Folder 12

Helicopter Charts, 1955-1956

Box 1, Folder 13

Missile Vibrations, 1956

Box 1, Folder 14

Buell's Paper, 1960

Box 1, Folder 15

Geometric Correlation of Airfoil Section Stalling, undated

Box 1, Folder 16

Helicopter Notes for Future Binding, undated

Box 1, Folder 17

Harmonic Analysis, undated

Box 1, Folder 18

Orifice Meter, undated

II. Publications

Box 2, Folder 1

Gault, Donald E. and McCullough, George B. An Experimental Investigation of an NACA 63₁-012 Airfoil Section with Leading-Edge Suction Slots. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Field, CA: NACA TN 1683, 1948.

Box 2, Folder 2

Gault, Donald E. and McCullough, George B. Boundary-Layer and Stalling Characteristics of the NACA 64A066 Airfoil Section. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Field, CA: NACA TN 1923, 1949.

Box 2, Folder 3

Gault, Donald E. and McCullough, George B. An Experimental Investigation of the NACA 63₁-012 Airfoil Section with Leading-Edge and Midchord Suction Slots. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Field, CA: NACA TN 2041, 1950.

Box 2, Folder 4

Haire, William M. and McCullough, George B. Low-Speed Characteristics of Four Cambered, 10 Percent Thick NACA Airfoil Sections. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Field, CA: TN 2177, 1950.

Box 2, Folder 5

Gault, Donald E. and McCullough, George B. Examples of Three Representatives Types of Airfoil-Section Stall at Low Speed. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Filed, CA: NACA TN 2502, 1951.

Box 2, Folder 6

McCullough, George B. and Weiberg, James A. Wind-Tunnel Investigation at Low Speed of a Twisted and Cambered Wing Swept Back 63° with Vortex Generators and Fences. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Field, CA: NACA RM-A52A17, 1952

Box 2, Folder 7

Kelly, John and McCullough, George B. Aerodynamic Loads on a Leading-Edge Flap and a Leading-Edge Slot on the NACA 64A010 Airfoil Section. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Field, CA: NACA TN 3220, 1954.

Box 2, Folder 8

McCullough, George B. The Effect of Reynolds Number on the Stalling Characteristics and Pressure Distributions of Four Moderately Thin Airfoil Sections. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Field, CA: NACA TN 3524, 1955.

Box 2, Folder 9

McCloud, John L. and McCullough, George B. Wind-Tunnel Tests of a Full-Scale Helicopter Rotor with Symmetrical and with Cambered Blade Sections at Advance Ratio from 0.3 to 0.4 . Ames Aeronautical Laboratory. Moffett Field, CA: NACA TN 4367, 1958

Box 2, Folder 10

McCloud, John L. and McCullough George B. Comparison of Calculated and Measured Stall Boundaries of a Helicopter Rotor at Advance Ratios from 0.3 to 0.4. Ames Research Center. Moffett Field, CA: NASA TN D-73, 1959.

Box 2, Folder 11

Buell, Donald A., McCullough, George B. and Steinmetz, William J. A Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Ground-Wind Loads on Axisymmetric Launch Vehicles. Ames Research Center. Moffett Field CA: NASA TN D-1893, 1963.

Box 2, Folder 12

Buell, Donald A. Some Sources of Ground-Wind Loads in Launch Vehicles. Ames Research Center. Moffett Field, CA: NASA TM X-54, 024, 1964.

Box 2, Folder 13

McCullough, George B. and Steinmetz, William J. A Wind-Tunnel Study of Ground-Wind Loads on Launch Vehicles including the Effects of Conduits and Adjacent Structures. Ames Research Center. Moffett Field, CA: NASA TN D-2889, 1965.

Series Description

Research Materials

Publications

Container List

I. Research Materials

II. Publications