EXPERIMENTAL LIFT AND DRAG OF A SERIES OF GLIDE CONFIGURATIONS AT MACH NUMBERS 12.4 AND 17.5,

Abstract

A series of semi-ballistic type bodies consisting of three half sphere-cones of .3 bluntness ratio with half cone angles of 8.6, 13 and 18 degrees was tested in the shock tunnel at M = 17.5 and 12.4. In addition a representative winged glide configuration consisting of a sharp edged, 60 degree swept delta wing with cone-segment 'body' was tested with and without 'body' at M = 12.4. The angle of attack range for the half sphere-cone tests was = 65 degrees; for the delta wing it was = 20 degrees. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0435144

Entities

People

  • R. Geiger

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Delta Wings
  • Mach Number
  • Shock Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.