Jan 20 1945

From The Space Library

Robert T. Jones, NACA Langley aeronautical scientist, formulated sweptback-wing concept to overcome shockwave effects at critical Mach numbers, and verified it in wind-tunnel experiments in March 1945 prior to learning of parallel German work. It was subsequently checked by the wing-flow technique before the first NACA report was issued in June.

J. Humphries of the Farnborough branch of CBAS convenes the first meeting of the technical committees of CBAS and the BIS in London. In attendance are Archibald M. Low, Arthur C. Clarke, A. V. Cleaver, J. Davison and Eric Burgess. The group discusses the future reorganisation of CBAS.