Wind-Tunnel Tests to Determine the Air-Flow Characteristics in the Wakes of Three Aircraft Carrier Models. Part 1 - Tests of the Attack Carrier CVA 65

Abstract

Wind-tunnel tests of a 1/144-scale model of the CVA 65 aircraft carrier were conducted to determine the local dynamic pressures in that portion of the air wake of the carrier normally traversed by an airplane approaching for a landing. The wake surveys were conducted with a pitot-static rake, for winds directly over the bow of the ship, and at yaw angles of 10 and 20 deg. Plots are presented showing the local dynamic pressure as a fraction of the free-stream dynamic pressure. One plot presents the dynamic pressure ratios encountered by an airplane flying a typical approach. The effect of the island of this carrier is somewhat larger and more pronounced than it is on a carrier with a conventional island. Sharp differences in the dynamic pressure patterns are seen between yaw angles of 10 and 20 deg.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0477200

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  • Herbert E. White

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  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Airspeed
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flight Decks
  • Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Images
  • Model Basins
  • Models
  • Scale Models
  • Trailing Edges
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics