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An efficient approach for simultaneous aerodynamic analysis and design optimization is presented. This approach...  Read More >>

Calculated results for the aerodynamic coefficients over the range of + or - 90 deg in both pitch and yaw attitude...  Read More >>

Gamma ray bursts display a wide range of temporal and spectral characteristics, but typically last several seconds...  Read More >>

Flight test maneuvers are specified for the F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV). The maneuvers were designed...  Read More >>

Iraqi police development program: opportunities for improved program accountability and budget transparency.  Read More >>

In this report we will describe the successes and problems encountered in carrying out the above project. Due to...  Read More >>

Despite significant achievements in computational fluid dynamics, there still remain many fluid flow phenomena not...  Read More >>

Long standing weaknesses in Department of State's oversight of DynCorp contract for support of the Iraqi police...  Read More >>

We present a method for solving plasma magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) problems arising from the interaction of plasmas...  Read More >>

A partial requirement specification for an Advanced Subsonic Civil Transport (ASCT) Flight Control System is described....  Read More >>

A feasibility study to determine if the use of tangential leading edge blowing over the forebody could produce effective...  Read More >>

Previous studies showed that air traffic control (ATC) message exchange with a data link offers the potential benefits...  Read More >>

An attempt was made to determine the failure modes of high altitude scientific balloons through an investigation...  Read More >>

DHS' watchlisting cell's efforts to coordinate departmental nominations (redacted)  Read More >>

The adhesion of insects to aircraft wings is studied. Insects were collected in road tests in past studies and a...  Read More >>

The experimental study on the fundamental processes involved in fuel decomposition and boundary-layer combustion...  Read More >>

NASA ARC has conducted flight tests of a new type of aerodynamic pressure sensor based on a luminescent surface...  Read More >>

Most lower speed (approx. 10 Mbps) local area networks use adaptive or random access protocols like Ethernet. Others...  Read More >>

A fully-explicit, self-consistent algebraic expression for the Reynolds stress, which is the exact solution to the...  Read More >>

Kansas' controls over jobs for veteran state grant contract reporting and monitoring need to be strengthened  Read More >>

Management and oversight and component participation are necessary to complete DHS' human resource systems consolidation...  Read More >>

The intent of modal analysis is to develop a reliable model of a structure by working with the analytical and experimental...  Read More >>

Irregularities in the development of the Transportation Security operations center: (redacted).  Read More >>

FAA did not ensure revenue was maximized at Denver International Airport: Federal Aviation Administration.  Read More >>

This report describes the Gearbox Vibration Diagnostic Analyzer installed in the NASA Lewis Research Center's 500...  Read More >>