DEVELOPMENT AND FLIGHT CALIBRATION OF A VARIABLE-DRAG DEVICE ON A VARIABLE STABILITY T-33 AIRPLANE

Abstract

The criteria, design, installation and flight calibration of a variable drag system are discussed. The system allows for variable L/D characteristics in the variable stability T-33 airplane. With this system in the special T-33, the airplane will be used to investigate the interactions between handling qualities and many drag characteristics including very low L/D and shapes of L/D curve for high L/D ratios.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0425705

Entities

People

  • A. E. Schelhorn
  • B. H. Dolbin
  • F. D. Newell

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Design Criteria
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Generators
  • Instrumentation
  • Landing Gear
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Sea Level
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Fluid Dynamics.