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• Study of dynamic response to impact loadings of acceleration sensors having various mounting characteristics / (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1967), by John Locke McCarty, Jerome Pearson, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Josephi Calandrelli in Collegio Romano matheseos professoris Epistola supra fallaciam galileanae demonstrationis accelerati motus in ratione spatiorum : ad virum clarissimum, atque nobilissimum Comitem Jordanum Riccati. (Romae : Ex officina Salomoniana, MDCCLXXIX. [1779]), by Giuseppe Calandrelli and printer Officina Salomoniana (page images at HathiTrust)
• Research study on the acceleration hodograph and its application to space trajectory analysis. (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale ty the National Technical Information Service, 1963), by United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deployment and performance characteristics of 1.5-meter supersonic attached inflatable decelerators / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1974), by Herman L. Bohon, Robert Miserentino, James Wayne Sawyer, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effects of orientation of the acceleration vector on burning-rate augmentation / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1972), by G. Burton Northam and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Static structural tests of a 1.5-meter-diameter fabric attached inflatable decelerator / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1972), by Conrad M. Willis, Martin M. Mikulas, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Rotornet : a high performance hypersonic decelerator for planetary entry / (Washington, D.C. : NASA, 1965), by A. C. Kyser, Astro Research Corporation, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of VGH data from two types of four-engine airplanes in commercial cargo service / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1972), by Frederick M. Healy and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Computed lateral rate and acceleration power spectral response of conventional and STOL airplanes to atmospheric turbulence / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service], 1975), by Jacob H. Lichtenstein and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• The acceleration of machine parts / (June 1903), by William Van Dunkin (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A discussion of train resistance with special reference to the effect of variations in loading on the resistance of freight trains / (1909), by Franklin Wales Marquis (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A precision determination of the acceleration of gravity with a discussion of corrections / (1917), by William Walter Merrymon (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Accelerations in fighter-airplane crashes / (Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1957), by Loren W. Acker, Jacob C. Moser, Dugald O. Black, and United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Acceleration stresses in hoisting ropes / (Morgantown : West Virginia University, 1927), by George Paul Boomsliter (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Summary of V-G data obtained from turbine-powered transport airplanes from 1959 to 1963 / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, U.S. G.P.O.], 1965), by Walter G. Walker and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Analytic performance of two-grid accelerator designs for Kaufman thrusters / (Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration:, 1971), by Walter C. Lathem (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Effects of steady-state acceleration on combustion characteristics of an aluminized composite solid propellant / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1968), by G. Burton Northam, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Experimental investigation of the effect of aluminum size and loading on the burning rate of solid propellants under acceleration / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical, Springfield, Virginia 20230], 1969), by G. Burton Northam, Wayne P. Jessee, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Configuration management and automatic control of an augmentor wing aircraft with vectored thrust / ([Washington] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1979), by Luigi S. Cicolani, George Meyer, B. Sridhar, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Office, and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Flight test results of a trailing edge flap designed for direct-lift control / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information [distributor], 1969), by Charles R. Taylor, Boeing Company, and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of the errors associated with the determination of planetary atmosphere structure from measured accelerations of an entry vehicle / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1965]), by Victor L. Peterson and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Drag characteristics of several towed decelerator models at Mach 3 [electronic resource] / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1970), by Robert Miserentino, Herman L. Bohon, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Preliminary studies of manned satellites wingless configuration : nonlifting / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, 1962]), by Maxime A. Faget, James J. Buglia, Benjamine J. Garland, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analytical and experimental study of pool heating of liquid hydrogen over a range of accelerations / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, [1965]), by Robert W. Graham, Robert C. Ehlers, Robert C. Hendricks, and Lewis Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• A pilot evaluation of two G-seat cueing schemes / ([Washington] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1978), by Thomas W. Showalter, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Office, and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Static longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of some supersonic decelerator models at Mach numbers of 2.30 and 4.63 / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1969), by Edwin E. Davenport, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dynamic model investigation of water pressures and accelerations encountered during landings of the Apollo spacecraft / (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1967), by Sandy M. Stubbs, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Comparison of VGH data from wide-body and narrow-body long-haul turbine-powered transports / (Washington : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1977), by John A. Zalovcik, Garland J. Morris, Joseph W. Jewel, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• A structural merit function for aerodynamic decelerators / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [For sale for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1969), by Melvin S. Anderson, Martin M. Mikulas, Herman L. Bohon, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effects of normal acceleration on transient burning-rate augmentation of an aluminized solid propellant / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1972), by G. Burton Northam, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Flow patterns and pressure distributions around a bluff afterbody in the wake of a 120° cone for various separation distances at Mach 3.0 / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, VA : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1971), by William D. Deveikis, James Wayne Sawyer, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effects of high accelerations and heat fluxes on nucleate boiling of water in an axisymmetric rotating boiler / (Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration:, 1971), by P. J. Marto (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Chronic acceleration studies : physiological responses to artificial alterations in weight / (Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1966), by C. F. Kelly, A. H. Smith, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Berkeley University of California (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A method for computing luminous efficiencies from meteor data / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1968), by Barrett S. Baldwin, H. Julian Allen, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Entries from earth orbit that simulate acceleration stresses of manned planetary missions / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1968), by Frederick G. Edwards, Ames Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• An experimental investigation of the normal acceleration of an airplane model in a gust / (Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1939), by Philip Donely and United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• Guide for submission of information on accelerators intended to emit x-radiation required pursuant to 21 CFR 1002.10 / (Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, 1985), by Center for Devices and Radiological Health (U.S.). Office of Compliance (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effects of age and low doses of alcohol on compensatory tracking during angular acceleration / (Washington, D.C. : U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Medicine ; Springfield, Va. : Available through the National Technical Information Service, [1995]), by Howard C. Harris, William Edward Collins, David J. Schroeder, Civil Aeromedical Institute, and United States. Office of Aviation Medicine (page images at HathiTrust)
• The spatial vectorcardiogram during acceleration /, by Stuart Bondurant, William A. Finney, United States. Air Force. Air Research and Development Command. sponsor, and Wright Air Development Center issuing body (page images at HathiTrust)
• Performance of trailing aerodynamic decelerators at high dynamic pressures : Phases V and VI /, by B. A. Engstrom, United States. Air Force. Air Research and Development Command. sponsor, and Wright Air Development Center issuing body (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effect of water immersion on human tolerance to forward and backward acceleration /, by Stuart Bondurant, Franklin Moore, Neville P. Clarke, William G. Blanchard, United States. Air Force. Air Research and Development Command. sponsor, and Wright Air Development Center issuing body (page images at HathiTrust)
• Effect of water immersion on human tolerance to forward and backward acceleration /, by Theodore Greiner, United States. Air Force. Air Research and Development Command. sponsor, and issuing body Wright Air Development Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• The skidding of vehicles, a dynamic analysis. Final report. (1971), by E. A. Saibel and Shang-Li Chiang (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of decelerator, accelerator and shock cord propelled rebound sleds for evaluating air bag restraints. Final report. (1972), by A. K. Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Freeway design and control strategies as affected by trucks and traffic regulations. Volume 2 - executive summary. Final report. (1975), by A. D. St. John, D. R. Kobett, William D. Glauz, D. Sommerville, and Douglas W. Harwood (page images at HathiTrust)
• Development of a test methodology for evaluating crash compatibility and aggressiveness. Test report 2: 1975 Ford Torino-to-NHTSA test device. (1979), by R. Yee, R. Cropper, and S. Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Development of a test methodology for evaluating crash compatibility and aggressiveness. Test report 4: 1975 Plymouth Fury-to-NHTSA test device. (1979), by R. Yee, R. Cropper, and S. Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Occupant response and vehicle acceleration in a 30 mph frontal impact test - 1981 Ford F150 Custom Explorer Styleside - Pickup - NHTSA 810602. Final report. (1981), by D. H. Hand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Occupant response and vehicle acceleration in a 30 mph frontal impact test - 1981 Chevrolet C10 Custom Deluxe Fleetside-Pickup - NHTSA 810601. Final report. (1981), by D. H. Hand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Volume one (1) - staged collision and damage data report for accident reconstruction of twenty five (25) test vehicles (1980 model year). Final report. (1980), by D. H. Hand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Volume two (2) - staged collision and damage data report for accident reconstruction of twenty five (25) test vehicles (1980 model year). Final report. (1981), by D. H. Hand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Evaluation of design consistency methods for two-lane rural highways. Executive summary. (2000), by Kay Fitzpatrick, Ingrid B. Anderson, Karin M. Bauer, Jon M. Collins, Lily Elefteriadou, Paul Green, Douglas W. Harwood, N. Irizarry, Rodger J. Koppa, Raymond A. Krammes, J. McFadden, Kelly D. Parma, K. Passetti, Brian Poggioli, Omer Tsimhoni, and Mark Douglas Wooldridge (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vestibular reactions in cat and man during and after angular accelerations., by Fred E. Jr Guedry, William Edward Collins, United States Navy Department Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Advanced Research and Technology, and Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vehicle handling, acceleration, and speed maintenance. Final report (executive summary). (1969), by A. D. St. John and William D. Glauz (page images at HathiTrust)
• The skidding of vehicles, a dynamic analysis. Progress report. (1970), by E. A. Saibel and Shang-Li Chiang (page images at HathiTrust)
• The skidding of vehicles, a dynamic analysis. Report No. 4. (A dynamical analysis of a towed two-wheel trailer). Final report. (1971), by E. A. Saibel and Shang-Li Chiang (page images at HathiTrust)
• Freeway design and control strategies as affected by trucks and traffic regulations. Volume 1 - technical report. Final report. (1975), by A. D. St. John, D. R. Kobett, William D. Glauz, D. Sommerville, and Douglas W. Harwood (page images at HathiTrust)
• 1975 automotive characteristics data base. Final report. (1976), by Moses Rouse and William M. Basham (page images at HathiTrust)
• The prediction of passenger riding comfort form acceleration data. Research report. (1976), by C. C. Smith, D. Y. McGehee, and A. J. Healey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Development of a test methodology for evaluating crash compatibility and aggressiveness. Test report 1: 1975 Honda Civic CVCC-to-NHTSA test device. (1979), by R. Yee and S. Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Development of a test methodology for evaluating crash compatibility and aggressiveness. Test report 3: 1975 Volvo 244DL-to-NHTSA test device. (1979), by R. Yee, R. Cropper, and S. Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Frictional requirements necessary to reduce skidding accident frequencies. Final report. (1977), by J. M. Zuieback (page images at HathiTrust)
• Occupant response and vehicle acceleration in a 30 mph frontal impact test - 1981 Subaru DL - 4 wheel drive - 4 door wagon - NHTSA 811301. Final report. (1981), by D. H. Hand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Volume one (1) - staged collision and damage data report for accident reconstruction of thirty (30) test vehicles. Final report. (1981), by D. H. Hand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Volume two (2) - staged collision and damage data report for accident reconstruction of thirty (30) test vehicles. Final report. (1981) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Volume three (3) - staged collision and damage data report for accident reconstruction of thirty (30) test vehicles. Final report. (1981) (page images at HathiTrust)
• An examination of sudden acceleration. Final report. (1989), by J. Pollard and E. Donald Sussman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Truck characteristics for use in highway design and operation. Volume I: research report. Final report. (1990), by Douglas W. Harwood, John M. Mason, William D. Glauz, Bohdan T. Kulakowski, and Kay Fitzpatrick (page images at HathiTrust)
• Truck characteristics for use in highway design and operation. Volume II: appendixes. Final report. (1990), by Douglas W. Harwood, John M. Mason, William D. Glauz, Bohdan T. Kulakowski, and Kay Fitzpatrick (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intermediate maneuver induced rollover simulation (IMIRS) and sensitivity analysis. Final report. (1991), by Andrzej G. Nalecz (page images at HathiTrust)
• Regression analysis for acceleration performance of light duty vehicles. Final report. (1991), by Y. R. Young (page images at HathiTrust)
• Intersection negotiation problems of older drivers, volume 1: final technical report. (1998), by L. K. Staplin, Kenneth W. Gish, L. E. Decina, K. Lococo, and A. Scott McKnight (page images at HathiTrust)
• School bus acceleration characteristics. (1998), by J. L. Gattis, S. Nelson, and J. D. Tubbs (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of automobile crash test data and recommendations for acquiring and filtering accelerometer data / (Washington : National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, /, 1975), by Frank P. DiMasi, Transportation Systems Center, and United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Further measurements of normal accelerations on racing airplanes / (Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1936), by Nathan F. Scudder, H. W. Kirshbaum, and United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• An analysis of the normal accelerations and airspeeds of several Lockheed Constellation L-649 airplanes in postwar commercial transport operations over the eastern part of the United States / (Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1950), by Thomas L. Coleman, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, and United States. National Adviosry Committee for Aeronautics. NACA research memorandum (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lift-curve slopes determined in flight on a flexible swept-wing jet bomber /, by William S. Aiken, Raymond A. Fisher, Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, and United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vestibular reactions in cat and man during and after angular acceleration., by William Edward Collins, Fred E. Jr Guedry, United States Navy Department Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Office of Advanced Research and Technology, and Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Description and performance evaluation of the Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories' vertical accelerator /, by R. D. Lowry, W. M. Wolff, sponsor Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories (U.S.), and issuing body United States. Air Force. Systems Command. Aeronautical Systems Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• Considerations on a large hydraulic jet catapult / (Washington, D.C. : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1954), by Upshur T. Joyner, Walter B. Horne, and United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page images at HathiTrust)
• New techniques for absolute gravity measurements /, by James A. Hammond, Roger W. Sands, Robert L. Iliff, and U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
• Human exposures to linear deceleration /, by John Paul Stapp and issuing body Wright Air Development Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Electroencephalographic changes occurring during negative acceleration : headward centrifugal force /, by David G. Simons, James P. Henry, and issuing body United States. Air Force. Air Matériel Command (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings of Retardation and Recovery Symposium. (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio : Flight Accessories Laboratory, Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, 1963), by Retardation and Recovery Symposium, United States. Air Force. Systems Command. Aeronautical Systems Division, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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