WIND TUNNEL INVESTIGATION OF A 1/6-SCALE V/STOL MODEL (BELL X-22A). PART I. VERTICAL TAIL AND WING TRAILING EDGE MODIFICATIONS

Abstract

A 1/6-scale model of a ducted-propeller V/STOL aircraft (Bell X-22A0 was tested in an 8- by 10-foot, rectangular, atmospheric wind tunnel. The investigation was restricted to the cruise regime in which longitudinal stability and directional stability of various configurations of the basic aircraft were studied. These modifications to the vertical tail and the wing trailing edge were investigated in an attempt to improve stability. Tabulated data are presented in both stability axes and body axes systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0433470

Entities

People

  • Mark P. Schultz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Birds
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Digital Computers
  • Fuselages
  • Model Basins
  • Navy
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Research Facilities
  • Scale Models
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Trailing Edges
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.