Air Force Academy Aeronautics Digest - Fall/Winter 1980.

Abstract

This report includes technical papers in the specific areas of aerodynamics, propulsion, experimental instrumentation, biomechanics, engineering education, and aeronautical history. Partial Contents include: Canard Wake Measurement and Description; Examining a Rule of Thumb for the Relation between Camber and Zero-Lift Angle of Attack; Experimental Aerodynamic Effects of Three-Dimensional Square Cross-Section Missiles at Moderate Angles of Attack; Calibration of Seven-Hole Probes Suitable for High Angles in Subsonic Compressible Flows; Development of Design Criteria for Rapid Pre-Ejection Crew Restraint of Upper Torso; Si Units (Mass?, Weight?) Let's Do It Right, and The Early History of the Jet Engine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108338

Entities

People

  • A. M. Higgins
  • B. J. Gregory
  • E. J. Jumper
  • J. M. Kempf

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Acquisition
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Gas Turbines
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Engines
  • Measurement
  • Metric System
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology