WIND-TUNNEL STUDY OF A VERTICAL-PLANE ELLIPTICAL CONE
Abstract
The initial study of the elliptic cone configuration continued. Six-component data were obtained on both the basic body in a vertical plane and for two wing positions to determine their effect upon lateral characteristics. A limited comparison is made between these test results and the horizontal body-plane configurations from the original study. It was concluded that: (1) The vertical-plane, elliptical cone, wing-body combination has good lift-to-drag ratios but weak pitching-monent characteristics. (2) Although wing location did not affect longitudinal stability, raising the wing from the mid to the high position resulted in a greater degree of lateral instability. (3) Based on these static-stability characteristics, the vertical-plane, elliptical cone, wing-body combination does not appear to be promising as a candidate bomblet. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0272593
Entities
People
- Abraham Flatau
- Richard H. Phelps
Organizations
- Edgewood Chemical Biological Center