A SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF AN STOL TRANSPORT

Abstract

This rept. includes: THE TOPOLOGY OF THE AERODYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF AN AIRPLANE WITH A JET-AUGMENTED FLAP, by William H. Wentz, Jr. Thesis. June 1961, 58p. incl. illus.A preliminary analysis has been made of an STOL transport of 35,000 pounds gross weight equipped with features that produce a total performance not heretofore achieved in a single airplane. The prime goal of the analysis was to secure an airplane in which a pilot could consistently achieve landings such that the landing field length is the same as the best performance of the airplane. The landing distance of this airplane is 1170 feet and the take-off distance is 1380 feet, both over a 50-foot obstacle at ICAO standard sea level conditions. A method of analysis is described which involves the use of trailing edge flaps deflected to 100 degree and the use of thrust to flare the airplane. The control of the airplane L/D ratio makes it possible to achieve consistently the above landing distances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267523

Entities

People

  • A. J. Craig
  • Kenneth Razak

Organizations

  • Wichita State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Airplanes
  • Engineering
  • Flight Paths
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • High Lift
  • Jet Flaps
  • Level Flight
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Trailing Edges
  • Transportation
  • War Colleges
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design