Aviation Magazine, 61, 109, 115, 133, 163, 169, 330, 334, 346, 350, 356
Ayer, Bruce, 211, 375

B-17, 236 ill.

B-24, 180 ill.

B-29, 688n

B-32, 195

Back River, 80, 121, 603

Bacon, David L., 342, 661

Bacon, R. H. S., 571

Badger, William L., 452, 453, 460

Baeumker, Adolf, 147-48, 371

Bailey, Clyde G., 504

Baker, Lucille D., 503

Baker, Thomas F., 504, 505

Ballistic Missile Div., Air Research and Development Command. See Air Research and Development

Command.

balloon factory, Aldershot, 571

Bamber, Millard J., 537

Bane, Thurman H., 57, 60, 333, 343, 427, 431

Barker, F. W., 42, 330

Barnaby, R. S., 645, 646

Barnard, Daniel P., 450

Bassett, Preston R., 427, 434, 439, 487

Baxter, Edward J., 494

Becker, John V., 345, 346, 498

Beeler, De E., 504

Beelifant, George E., 503

Beigborn, John A., 501

Bell, Alexander Graham, 2, 323, 325, 585

Bell, Mrs. Alexander Graham, 2

Bell, Lawrence D., 442

Bell, Robert L., 490

Bell Aircraft Corp., 191, 192, 387

Bellanca, G. M., 668

Bellman, Donald R., 504

Betts, Edward W., 503

Bibliography of Aeronautics, 46, 443

Biermann, David, 501

boundary-layer control, 131, 134, 140, 226, 529-30, 531 ill., 532, 533, 534, 535-36, 537-39, 541-50, 628

637, 697, 704, 715, 765, 767-68

Bowling, Morris E., 505

Bracy, H. Burton, 494

Brady, George W., 451

Braig, Eugene C., Jr., 494, 496

Braig, James R., 493, 494, 495
Bray, J.S., 647

Brett, George H., 363, 427, 431

Brewer, R. W. A., 642-43, 647

Brien, R. L., 452

Briggs, Lyman J., 427, 433, 440, 441, 448, 485, 486, 643, 646, 687

Bristol, Mark L., 29 ill., 35, 36, 427, 432

British Royal Aircraft Factory, 3, 62, 120. See also Aeronautical Research Committee.
Bronk, Detlev W., 427, 435

Brookings Institution, 149-50, 301, 325, 332, 358-59, 673

Brown, Arthur A., 451, 452

Brown, Clinton E., 498

Brown, John S., 494

Browne, F. L., 647

Brumbaugh, Kenneth D., 495, 497

Buck, Andre G., 503

Buckingham, Edgar, 188, 369

Buckley, Edmond C., 499

"Buck Rogers," 192, 370

Budget, Bureau of the, 78-79, 108, 116, 119, 127, 128, 139, 145, 147, 149-50, 159, 165, 207, 214, 217, 228,
229, 237, 238, 256, 258, 259, 260-61, 263, 264-65, 266, 274, 279, 280, 286, 289, 294, 295, 299,
301, 340, 386, 387, 388, 390, 401, 468, 686, 693, 695

budget, NACA. See Funding, U.S. govt.

Burden, William A. M., 427, 434, 690, 691, 692, 693

Burgess, George K., 340, 427, 433, 440, 441, 445, 447, 484, 485, 606, 644, 645, 646, 663

Burgiss Co., 604, 606

Bush, Vannevar, 153, 163, 165, 168, 169, 170 ill., 171 ill., 177, 178, 188, 189, 198 ill., 201, 202, 208,
209, 210, 217, 252-53, 284, 330, 345, 357, 359, 362, 365, 366, 367, 371, 373, 375, 379, 427, 439,
441, 457, 486, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692

Butler, Sherwood L., 500

Butter, T. Melvin, 500

Byllesby, H. H., 446

Byrd, Harry, 150, 359

Byrnes, Martin A., Jr., 504, 505

Caldwell, Frank W., 344, 362, 451, 453

California Institute of Technology, 158, 167-68, 542, 547-48, 678, 679, 681, 682, 686. See also Jet Pro-

pulsion Laboratory.

Campbell, E. S., 647

Campbell, Kenneth, 450

Campini ducted fan, 191

Carmichael, Leonard, 427, 433

Carnegie Institution, 10, 16, 284

Carroll, Thomas, 352, 485, 535, 538, 638, 648

Case School of Applied Science, 542

Case Western University, 299. See also Case School of Applied Science.

Cassady, John H., 427, 432

Cattaneo, Alfred G., 454, 488

Census Bureau, U.S., 51

centrifugal supercharger. See supercharger.

Chamberlain, Edward H., 345, 347, 487, 491

Chamberlain, E. T., 334, 633

Chamberlain, William G., 647

Chambers, W. Irving, 6-7, 8-10, 11-12, 15, 16, 572, 584, 585, 588, 590
Chance Vought Corp., 116, 668

Chayne, C. A., 621

Chenoweth, Opie, 450, 451, 460

Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, 151, 359, 393, 396-97, 423

Civil Aeronautics Administration. See Commerce, Dept. of.

Civil Aeronautics Authority. See Commerce, Dept. of.
Civil Aeronautics Board. See Commerce, Dept. of.

civil aviation. See Industry and National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

civilian-military liaison committee proposal, 297

Civil Service Commission, 276

Clark, Frank J., 492

Clark, Virginius E., 352, 355-56, 427, 431

Clark Y airfoil, 350, 541

Clason, Stanley B., 501

Classification Act of 1949, 276

Clauser, Milton O., 458

Cleveland, Ohio, 166, 364, 369, 371

Clouser, John B., 494

Coffin, Howard E., 35-36, 39, 63, 66, 328, 335, 338

Colby, S. K., 642, 646

Coleman, Donald G., 648

Collier Trophy, 114, 116, 125, 195, 235, 250, 255, 256, 261, 280, 351, 383

Collins, John H., Jr., 493, 502

Colman, Philip A., 455

Colwell, A. T., 727

Combs, Thomas S., 427, 432, 727

Comet (British jet airliner), 269

Commerce, Dept. of, 52, 54, 55, 59, 62, 63, 64-67, 70, 222, 478, 666, 333, 335, 357, 395, 667, 685
Air Commerce, Bureau of, 151, 673-74, 675

Bureau of Aeronautics, proposals for, 629-30, 632, 634, 635-36

Civil Aeronautics Administration, 151, 205, 686, 690, 694, 695, 716, 722

Civil Aeronautics Authority, 396-97, 398

Civil Aeronautics Board, 151, 336, 396, 435, 694

Liaison Committee on Aeronautics Radio Research, 126, 135
membership on NACA, 423, 424, 434, 587, 588, 594, 629, 636

Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government, 387

Committee, NACA, 25n., 29-30, 73-74, 76, 101-02, 151, 231-32, 287-88, 405, 406, 423-65, 484-88, 716
Aerodynamics, Committee on, 74, 109, 110, 115, 126, 140, 164, 188, 226, 247, 278, 362, 380, 424,
436, 439, 448, 450, 451, 453, 454, 455, 456, 459, 460, 461, 486, 487, 532, 533, 549, 636, 717
Aeronautical Inventions and Design, Committee on, 75, 102, 119, 436, 441, 485, 486
Aeronautical Research Facilities, Special Committee on, 149, 358, 436, 457

Aeronautical Research Facilities, Special Survey Committee on, 160, 186, 361, 369, 436, 457
Aeronautical Research in Educational Institutions, Special Committee on, 152, 436, 457
Aeronautical Research in Universities, Subcommittee on, 102, 152, 359, 436, 440, 448
Aircraft Accidents, Committee on, 102, 436, 441, 485, 486

Aircraft Construction, Committee on, 424, 425

Aircraft Fuels, Committee on, 128, 436, 449, 487

Aircraft Construction 424, 425, 436, 440, 447, 449, 450, 452, 454, 455, 459, 460, 487, 718
Aircraft Structures, Committee on, 102, 151, 164, 279, 362, 436, 440, 448, 486, 487, 645
Airships, Subcommittee on, 127, 436, 440, 448, 486, 544

Buildings, Laboratories, and Equipment, Subcommittee on, 344, 436, 441, 444, 484, 618
Coverings, Dopes, and Protective Coatings, Subcommittee on, 126, 354, 436, 440, 447, 645
Dual Rotation of Propellers, Subcommitee on, 181, 440

Executive Committee, NACA, 28-29, 34-35, 39-40, 41, 45, 47, 57, 60-61, 106, 110, 148 ill., 153, 252,

285, 290 ill., 300, 327-28, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 339, 340, 344, 347, 354,
358, 361, 362, 363, 365, 367, 376, 380, 386, 387, 404, 405, 408, 409-10, 416, 417, 421-22, 424,
533, 535, 537, 555, 597, 608, 609, 622, 664, 686, 717, 718

Federal Regulation of Air Navigation, Subcommittee on, 58, 60, 61, 334, 337, 633

Future Research Facilities, Committee on, 154, 437

Governmental Relations, Committee on, 33, 74, 127, 437, 439, 484, 485

Heat Exchangers, Subcommittee on, 181, 379, 437, 439, 452

Heat-Resisting Materials, Subcommittee on, 182, 379, 437, 439, 453, 487, 718

High Speed Aerodynamics Committee, 247, 437, 439, 454, 487

Icing Problems, Subcommittee on, 182, 437, 442, 451, 487, 718

Industry Consulting Committee, 205, 207, 209, 210, 242, 437, 442, 487, 718, 721-25

Committee, NACA (continued)

Instruments, Subcommittee on, 102, 448, 485

Jet Propulsion, Special Committee on, 189-90, 425, 437, 452, 458

Materials for Aircraft, Committee on, 74, 109, 126, 437, 440, 447, 486, 636, 644-46

Metals and Aircraft Structures, Subcommittee on, 109, 645

Metals for Turbosupercharger Wheels and Buckets, Subcommittee on, 181, 437, 440, 452, 453, 460
Meteorological Problems, Subcommittee on, 102, 126, 425, 437, 439, 442, 448, 485, 486, 487, 718
Miscellaneous Materials, Subcommittee on, 126, 437, 449, 486

Motive Power, Committee on, 32, 37, 437, 439

New Engine Research Facilities, Special Committee on, 161, 163, 164

Operating Problems, Committee on, 182, 424, 437, 441, 448, 450, 451, 455, 456, 461, 487, 718
Organization of Governmental Activities in Aeronautics, Special Committee on, 53, 332
Patents, Subcommittee on, 39, 41, 42, 329, 330, 374, 437, 445, 603-04, 607, 608

Personnel, Buildings, and Equipment, Committee on, 74, 110, 346, 350, 353, 438, 441, 457, 484,
485, 486

Power Plants for Aircraft, Committee on, 73-74, 88, 109, 110, 162, 163, 164, 165, 186, 343, 362,
379, 381, 424, 438, 439, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 456, 459, 460, 461, 484, 486, 487, 717
Problems of Air Navigation, Committee on, 102, 109, 126, 438, 441, 449, 485

Problems of Communication, Subcommittee on, 102, 126, 438, 449, 485

Proposed Consolidation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics with the Bureau of
Standards, Special Committee on, 137

Publications and Intelligence, Committee on, 74, 438, 441, 485, 486, 555

Relation of NACA to National Defense in Time of War, Special Committee on, 149, 153-54, 167,
438, 457, 675

Research Policy, Special Committee on, 145

Research Program on Monocoque Design, Subcommittee on, 126, 425, 438, 440, 449

Seaplanes, Subcommittee on, 438, 440, 450, 486, 487

Self-propelled Guided Missiles, Special Committee on, 438, 458

Site for Experimental Work and Proving Grounds for Aeronautics, Subcommittee on, 80, 603
Site Inspection, Special Subcommittee on, 165, 438

Site, Special Committee on, 165, 362

Space Technology, Special Committee on, 292, 438, 458

special committees, 332, 417, 425-426, 457-458, 462

special subcommittees, 359, 417, 425-26, 440, 441, 459-61, 462

Structural Loads and Methods of Structural Analysis, Subcommittee on, 151, 438, 448

subcommittees, 32-33, 74, 379, 405, 406-07, 411, 413, 414, 417, 421-22, 424-25, 426, 439, 440-41,
442, 443-56, 462

Vibration and Flutter, Subcommittee on, 181, 425, 438, 440, 441, 450, 459, 486, 487

Welding Problems, Subcommittee on, 181, 438, 440, 452, 460

Woods and Glues, Subcommittee on, 126, 438, 440, 447, 645

compressibility, 93, 199

compressor, 193, 370, 710

Compton, Karl T., 427, 433

Condon, Edward U., 255, 379, 427, 433

Cone, H. I., 640, 641

conflict of interest. See cross-licensing agreement, industry.

Congress, House of Representatives

Appropriations Committee, 19, 121, 135, 136, 159, 265, 322, 324, 340, 342, 347, 354, 357, 360,
361, 367, 384, 385, 594

Armed Services Committee, 218-19, 219-20, 260, 265, 377, 385

Economy Committee, 136

Independent Offices Appropriations, Subcommittee on, 221, 264, 342, 354, 360, 361, 367

Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on, 64, 269, 385

Inquiry into Operations of the U.S. Air Service, Select Committee of, 68

Naval Affairs, Committee on, 11, 14, 22, 23-24, 322, 325, 327, 337, 591, 592, 593, 594
Congress, Joint Committee on:

Atomic Energy, 294

Reorganization of Executive Departments, 67, 68

Congress, Senate

Appropriations Committee, 136, 269, 270, 364, 385

Armed Services Committee, 260, 269, 389

Commerce Committee, 64, 335

Executive Agencies of Government, Select Committee to Investigate, 673
Expenditures in the Executive Dept., Committee on, 269, 385

National Defense Program, Special Committee on Investigating the, 374
Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee, 291

Space and Astronautics, Special Committee on, 297

Connolly, Donald H., 427, 435

contracting. See National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Cook, Arthur B., 142 ill., 154, 160, 360, 427, 432, 457, 678

Cooley, John L., 450

Coolidge, Calvin, 68, 69, 137, 337, 412, 414, 667, 668

Coordinator of Research. See National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Corsair (navy aircraft), 129 ill.

cowling. See NACA cowling.

Craigie, Laurence C., 382, 427, 431

Crain, Percy J., Jr., 499

Craven, Thomas T., 333, 366, 371, 427, 432

Crawford, Frederick C., 213-14, 388, 427, 434, 439, 488

Crisp, W. Benton, 39, 41, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608

Cronstedt, Val, 450, 459

cross-licensing agreement, 37, 39-40, 41, 42-43, 47, 52, 61, 66-67, 68, 130, 144, 329, 330, 603-08
Crowley, John W., Jr., 212 ill., 228, 234, 246, 376, 487, 488, 490, 498, 629, 638, 648, 714
Culver, C. C., 636

Curry, John F., 372, 427, 431

Curtiss, Glenn H., 2, 4, 21, 38, 324-25, 329, 341, 576, 585, 589

Curtiss Airplane and Motor Corp., 329, 335, 343, 604, 607

Curtiss-Burgess Co., 39, 40, 330

Curtiss hydroaeroplane, 573, 575

Curtiss-Wright Co., 163, 686, 689
Cushman, Ralph E., 491

D-558, 250 ill., 382

DC-3, 236 ill.

DC-6, 274 ill.

Dalzell, John, 323, 585

Damon, Ralph S., 428, 433, 442, 727

Daniels, Josephus, 31-32, 41-42, 43, 324, 328, 330, 602

Daniels, Parmely C., 491

Darwin, Horace, 571

Davidson, Ralph B., 455, 488

Davies, M. Helen, 502

Davies, R. V., 647

Davis, Thomas, W. S., 386, 428, 434

Davis, William V., Jr., 432

Dawson, Carl H., 494

Dawson, George L., 637, 648

Day, C. H., 604, 607

Dayton, Ohio, 166

Dearborn, Clinton H., 490, 498, 501

de Bothezat, George, 89, 90 ill., 91-92, 187-88, 331, 344, 369, 618, 621

Defense, Dept. of, 263, 293, 296, 297, 299, 374, 400, 401, 402, 423, 424, 730

Munitions Board, 266

National Military Establishment, 204, 208, 217, 266, 397, 399-400

DeFrance, Smith J., 160, 173, 174 ill., 196 ill., 361, 364, 376, 487, 488, 502, 547, 648
DeKlyn, John H., 33, 82, 84, 327, 331, 339, 341, 484, 619

de la Meurthe, Henry Deutsch, 584