Charles W. Frick, Wallace F. Davis, Lauros M. Randall and Emmet A. Mossman, "An Experimental Investigation of NACA Submerged-Duct Entrances," NACA ACR 5I20, October 1945 (from a post by David Lednicer)
Emmet A. Mossman and Lauros M. Randall, "An Experimental Investigation of the Design Variables for the NACA Submerged Duct Entrances," NACA RM A7I30, January 1948. (from a post by David Lednicer)
Mark R. Nichols, "Aerodynamics of Airframe-Engine Integration of Supersonic Aircraft," NASA TN D-3390, August 1960, pp. 1-39.
Armand Sigalla and Thomas H. Hallstaff, "Aerodynamics of Powerplant Installation on Supersonic Aircraft," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 4, No. 4, July-Aug. 1967, pp. 273- 277. The issues are described in a very fundamental way, with no equations. Good tutorial paper.
David N, Reilly, "NACA Ducts, What They are and How They Work," Road & Track magazine, March 1970. (from a post by David Lednicer)
Walter C. Swan and Armand Sigalla, "The Problem of Installing a Modern High Bypass Engine on a Twin Jet Transport Aircraft," in Aerodynamic Drag, AGARD CP- 124, April 1973.
Robert M. Kulfan, "Prediction of Nacelle Aerodynamic Interference Effects at Low Supersonic Mach Numbers," ______________________, pp. 171-203.
J. Seddon and E.L. Goldsmith, Intake Aerodynamics, AIAA, New York, 1985. This is a British book about inlets. An extensive discussion of additive drag.
Bill Gunston, The Development of Piston Aero Engines, Patrick Stephens Limited, Somerset, 1993. An extremely good description of propulsion systems. Covers modern concepts such as the rotary engine.
Paul Malan and Eugene F. Brown, "Inlet Drag Prediction for Aircraft Conceptual Design," Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 31, No. 3, May-June 1994, pp. 616-622. This provides an account of the installation losses computed in ACSYNT, and is typical of the consideration to considerations used in conceptual/preliminary design.
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