COMPARISON OF THE AIRFLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF SEVERAL AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Abstract

A comparison of the airflow characteristics of several aircraft carriers was made with a view toward establishing correlations between configu ration and airflow. The objective is the de velopment of an understanding of the carrier air flow problem that could lead to improved configu rations. Results show that, while casual rela tionships can be seen for specific configurations, prediction of the flow about one carrier from a knowledge of another is not very successful.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0491448

Entities

People

  • Herbert E. White
  • William F. Barnett

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flight Decks
  • Flow
  • Measurement
  • Model Basins
  • Model Tests
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Trailing Edges
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

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