AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF LIFT ON SONIC-BOOM INTENSITY BY MEANS OF WIND-TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS OF THE PRESSURE FIELDS OF SEVERAL WING-BODY COMBINATIONS AT A MACH NUMBER OF 2.01

Abstract

An investigation of the effect of lift on sonicboom intensity was performed by means of windtunnel measurements of the pressure fields surrounding small wing-body combinations. Effects of lift were found to be real and significant. Measured bow-shock intensities agreed fairly well with, but were consistently less than, shock intensities estimated by theoretical methods. Available flight data were examined for correlation with wind-tunnel test results. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0260636

Entities

People

  • Harry W. Carlson

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bow Shock
  • Intensity
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Shock
  • Sonic Boom
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.