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Hunt, F L

Publications and source records attributed to Hunt, F L.

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NASA NTRS1923

Aeronautic Instruments. Section VI : Oxygen Instruments

This report contains statements as to amount of oxygen required at different altitudes and the methods of storing oxygen. The two types of control apparatus - the compressed oxygen type and the liquid oxygen type - are described. Ten different instruments of the compressed type are described, as well as the foreign instruments of the liquid types. The performance and specifications and the results of laboratory tests on all representative types conclude this report.

Hunt, F L↗

NASA NTRS1923

Aeronautic instruments. Section VIII : recent developments and outstanding problems

This report is section VIII of a series of reports on aeronautic instruments. The preceding reports in this series have discussed in detail the various types of aeronautic instruments which have reached a state of practical development such that they have already found extensive use. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss briefly some of the more recent developments in the field of aeronautic instrument design and to suggest some of the outstanding problems awaiting solution.

Hunt, F L↗

NASA NTRS1921

The Altitude Effect on Air Speed Indicators

The object of this report is to present the results of a theoretical and experimental study of the effect, on the performance of air speed indicators, of the different atmospheric conditions experienced at various altitudes.

Hersey, M D↗