Experiments on Rudders with Small Flaps in Free-stream and Behind a Propeller

Abstract

Water tunnel experiments were performed to determine the characteristics of rudders with small flaps both in the free stream and behind a propeller. The results include plots of lift, drag, rudder moment, and flap moment coefficient for a complete range of angles of attack and flap deflection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002280

Entities

People

  • Bohdan W. Oppenheim
  • Justin E. Kerwin
  • S. Dean Lewis

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Leading Edges
  • Lifting Surfaces
  • Load Cells
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propeller Hubs
  • Shape
  • Trailing Edges
  • Two Dimensional
  • Water Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics