Air Force Academy Aeronautics Digest - Spring/Summer 1981.

Abstract

This Digest covers unclassified research in aeronautics performed at the United States Air Force Academy during the six months ending 15 July 1981. This report includes technical papers in the specific areas of aerodynamics, propulsion, experimental instrumentation, engineering education, and aeronautical history. Topics include: The Mass Flux Surface Boundary Condition for Linarized Potential Flow; A Numerical Investigation of the Effects of Fin Planform Parameters on the Subsonic Cruise Performance of a Supersonic Arrow Wing Configuration; An Improved Method for Calculation of Static Thrust for the USAFA J-85/13 Turbojet Engine; Pressure Measurement Using a High-Speed Data Acquisition and On-Line Calibration System; Cadet Performance during Summer Academics -- Repeat versus non-repeat students; Reflections of an English Literature Major on Our Technological Society; and The Evolution and Future of Aeropropulsion Systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA112421

Entities

People

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

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer Programs
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gas Turbines
  • Heat Transfer
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbine Components
  • Turbojet Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow