Landing Vertical Velocity and Acceleration Measurements of Berlin Airlift C-54 Aircraft

Abstract

Photographic records of landings of the Berlin Airlift with C-54 aircraft have been analyzed. The results have consisted of sinking speeds, accelerations, horizontal speeds, and wing load factors at touchdown during landing. The analysis has been conducted for the purpose of obtaining accessory data that can be used in arriving at a design criterion for the selection of limit sinking speeds of land based aircraft. The probability of equalling or exceeding a given sinking speed or horizontal speed has been calculated and presented in curve form. The limitations of the results concerning the extension of the data to cases not included in the analysis have been indicated. The nature and scope of further sampling have been discussed. Suggestions have been made concerning the usage of this and future data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1953
Accession Number
ADA076042

Entities

People

  • G. F. Piper
  • J. J. Saunders

Organizations

  • Glenn L. Martin Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Cameras
  • Coefficients
  • Drop Tests
  • Engineering
  • Flight Paths
  • Landing Gear
  • Line Of Sight
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Precision
  • Sea Level
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Regression Analysis.