Influence of Electric Field on Aerodynamic Drag Coefficient

Abstract

In experiments on a B-25 at Minneapolis under carefully controlled conditions of flight, the application of a free electrical charge to the airplane, approximately equivalent to 100,00 volts impressed thereon, has a less than 1 influence on the total drag. It is concluded that an electric field has no appreciable effect on the drag coefficient.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1944
Accession Number
AD1181951

Entities

People

  • Ross Gunn

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Coefficients
  • Electric Fields
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics