Construction of One-Tenth Scale Model of the XFV-12A and Canard Performance Test.

Abstract

The XFV-12A is a high performance, VTOL, fighter/attack aircraft which incorporates ejectors in the wings and canards for thrust augmentation. During transition from VTOL to normal flight, the interaction between downflow of the lifting jets and relative flow from forward flight generates vortices distinct from airfoil circulation. These vortices are associated with the bending of the lifting jets resulting in induced velocities at the aircraft; the magnitude and influence of the vortices are unknown. The object of this thesis was to prepare a suitable one-tenth scale semi-span model of the XFV-12A for a smoke tunnel flow visualization study to explore vortex development. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0781395

Entities

People

  • Adrian Tracy Doryland
  • James Edward Killian

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flow
  • Flow Visualization
  • Lifting Bodies
  • Models
  • Performance Tests
  • Scale Models
  • Thrust Augmentation

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.