John M. Riebe

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John Michael Riebe (8 May 1921–) is a retired American aeronautical engineer and inventor who contributed to the early designs of flight surfaces. Other significant contributions included being project engineer in the development of the Grumman F8F fighter, involvement with short takeoff and landing projects for airline terminals, and work on control systems for rockets, flying boats, Delta wings and powered lift systems. [Wells 2000, p. 512] He performed tests in the numerous wind tunnels of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in Langley Field, Virginia (now NASA's Langley Research Center in Langley Air Force Base, Virginia), where he was employed.

Many of the tests he performed, as well as the resulting data and reports, were classified at the time because they were wartime reports, but have been since unclassified and available to the general public. [An example of such classification can be found [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930085560_1993085560.pdf here] .]

Biography

John Michael Riebe was born on 8 May 1921, in Lansford, Pennsylvania, the United States of America. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and graduated with a Bachelor of Aeronatical Engineering. He began working at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on 3 January 1943. On 19 August 1946, he received an honorable discharge from the United States Army. He then went on to produce 60 publications and five patents. He retired from NACA (which had become NASA) in December 1974.

NACA/NASA Publications

The following is a list (not exhaustive) of the research papers published by Mr. Riebe "et al.", which ends at 1962 : [Wells 2000, p. 513-8]

* 1943 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930092836_1993092836.pdf Wind-tunnel Investigation of an NACA 23012 Airfoil with a 0.30-Airfoil-Chord Double Slotted Flap.] " with Purser, Paul E. & Fischel, Jack
* 1943 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930092888_1993092888.pdf Wind-tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics. XV - Various Contour Modifications of a 0.30-Airfoil-Chord Plain Flap on an NACA 66(215)-014 Airfoil.] " with Purser, Paul E.
* 1944 "Wind-Tunnel Tests of a 1/16-Scale Model of the Martin PBM-3 Airplane without Power." with Rossi, Peter F.
* 1944 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930092822_1993092822.pdf Wind-tunnel investigation of an NACA 23021 airfoil with a 0.32-airfoil-chord double slotted flap.] " with Fischel, Jack
* 1944 "Wind-Tunnel Tests of a 1/8-Scale Model of the Curtiss XBTC-2 (Model B) Airplane. IV - Wing- and Fuselage-Dive Brake Characteristics."
* 1945 "Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics. XXI - A Medium and Large Aerodynamic Balance of Two Nose Shapes and a Plain Overhang Used with a 40-Percent-Chord Flap on NACA 009 Airfoil." with Church, Oleta
* 1945 "Wind-Tunnel Tests of a 1/8-Scale Model of the Curtiss XBTC-2 (Model B) Airplane. I - Longitudinal Stability and Ground Effect." with Rossi, Peter F. & Wells, Evalyn G.
* 1945 "Wind-Tunnel Tests of a 1/5 Scale Powered Model of the Grumman XF8F-1 Airplane. I - Pressure Measurements in the Charge-Air and Oil-Cooler Ducts." with Comisarow, Paul
* 1945 "Wind-Tunnel Tests of a 1/5-Scale Powered Model of the Grumman XF8F-1 Airplane. II - Longitudinal Stability and Control." with Spear, Margaret F.
* 1945 "Wind-Tunnel Investigation of Control-Surface Characteristics. XXII - Medium and Large Aerodynamic Balances of Two Nose Shapes and a Plain Overhang Used with a 0.20-Airfoil-Chord Flap on an NACA 009 Airfoil." with McKinney, Elizabeth G.
* 1945 "Wind-Tunnel Tests of a 1/5-Scale Powered Model of the Grumman XF8F-1 Airplane. V - Estimated Flying Qualities." with Watson, James M. & Comisarow, Paul
* 1946 "Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Flying-Boat Hull Having a Length-Beam Ratio of 15." with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1947 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930081937_1993081937.pdf Effect of Length-Beam Ratio on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Flying-Boat Hulls] " with Yates, Campbell C.
* 1947 "Aerodynamic Characteristics of Three Planing-Tail Flying-Boat Hulls" with Yates, Campbell C.
* 1947 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930081949_1993081949.pdf Effect of Aerodynamic Refinement on the Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Flying-Boat Hull] " with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1947 "High-Speed Wind-Tunnel Investigation of a Flying-Boat Hull with High Length-Beam Ratio" with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1948 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930085827_1993085827.pdf High-Speed Wind-Tunnel Investigation of a Flying-Boat Hull with High Length-Beam Ratio] " with Naeseth, Rodger L.Found only on the NASA Technical Reports Server and not in "Rensselaer: Aero Engineers: SAGA of Members: Book 2: Class of 1942", which suggests that there could be other reports missing from this list, as neither source is complete.]
* 1948 "Effect of Length-Beam Ratio on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Flying-Boat Hulls without Wing Interference" with Lowry, John G.
* 1948 "Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Defined Deep-Step Planing-Tail Flying-Boat Hull with Various Forebody and Afterbody Shapes" with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1948 "Aerodynamic Characteristics of Three Deep-Step Planing-Tail Flying-Boat Hulls" with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1948 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930085560_1993085560.pdf Aerodynamic Characteristics of Flying-Boat Hulls Having Length-Beam Ratios of 20 and 30] "
* 1949 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930086083_1993086083.pdf Preliminary aerodynamic investigation of the effect of camber on a 60 degree delta wing with round and beveled leading edges] " with Fikes, Joseph E.
* 1949 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930085846_1993085846.pdf Preliminary wind-tunnel investigation at high-subsonic speeds of planing-tail, blended, and airfoil-forebody swept hulls] " with Macleod, Richard G.
* 1950 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930082868_1993082868.pdf The effect of end plates on swept wings at low speed] " with Watson, James M.
* 1951 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930086710_1993086710.pdf Stability and control characteristics at low speed of a 1 5-scale model of the EDO 142 hydro-ski research airplane] " with Macleod, Richard G. & Moseley, William C. , Jr
* 1952 "Aerodynamic Characteristics of the Deep-Step Planing-Tail Flying-Boat Hulls and a Transverse-Step Hull with Extended Afterbody." with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1952 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930087541_1993087541.pdf An investigation of a 0.16-scale model of the Douglas X-3 airplane to determine means of improving the low-speed longitudinal stability and control characteristics] " with Mckee, John W.
* 1952 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930083047_1993083047.pdf Aerodynamic characteristics of a refined deep-step planing-tail flying-boat hull with various forebody and afterbody shapes] " with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1952 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930083538_1993083538.pdf Aerodynamic characteristics of three deep-step planing-tail flying-boat hulls and a transverse-step hull with extended afterbody] " with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1953 "The effects of fuselage size on the low-speed longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of a thin 60 degree delta wing with and without a double slotted flap"
* 1953 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930092173_1993092173.pdf Aerodynamic characteristics of a refined deep-step planing-tail flying-boat hull with various forebody and afterbody shapes] " with Naeseth, Rodger L.
* 1953 "Low-speed investigation of the effects of location of a delta horizontal tail on the longitudinal stability and control of a fuselage and thin delta wing with double slotted flaps including the effects of a ground board" with Graven, Jean C. , Jr
* 1953 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930087357_1993087357.pdf Low-speed wind-tunnel investigation of a thin 60 degree delta wing with double slotted, single slotted, plain, and split flaps] " with Macleod, Richard G.
* 1954 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930087948_1993087948.pdf Low-speed investigation of the effects of location of a delta and a straight tail on the longitudinal stability and control of a thin delta wing with extended double slotted flaps] " with Graven, Jean C. , Jr
* 1955 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930088714_1993088714.pdf A correlation of two-dimensional data on lift coefficient available with blowing-, suction-, slotted-, and plain-flap high -lift devices] "
* 1956 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930084692_1993084692.pdf Wind-tunnel investigation of jet-augmented flaps on a rectangular wing to high momentum coefficients] " with Lockwood, Vernard E. & Turner, Thomas R.
* 1956 "Low-speed stability characteristics of a cambered-delta-wing model" with Moseley, William C. , Jr
* 1958 " [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19880069087_1988069087.pdf Exploratory wind-tunnel investigation to determine the lift effects of blowing over flaps from nacelles mounted above the wing] " with Davenport, Edwin E.

Patents

The following is a list of patents owned by Mr. Riebe "et al.", which have since expired: [Wells 2000, p. 516-7]

[forthcoming]

Publicity

In "Popular Science", July 2006 edition, a design was featured in an article, which was invented by John M. Riebe & Vernard E. Lockwood .

References

;Notes;Bibliography
* Wells, Robert A. "John M. Riebe." "Rensselaer: Aero Engineers: SAGA of Members: Book 2: Class of 1942". Ed. Robert A. Wells. Sea Girt, NJ: Private, 2000.
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External links

* [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp NASA Technical Reports Server]