Air Force Academy Aeronautics Digest.

Abstract

This Digest covers unclassified research in aeronautics by individuals assigned to or associated with the United States Air Force Academy. Partial contents: Aerodynamics - Unsteady forces acting on a flat plate airfoil undergoing chord deformation, and Unsteady surface pressure measurements on a pitching airfoil; and Engineering Education - Undergraduate airbreathing propulsion at the US Air Force Academy, and How to fairly account for an excused exam. Keywords: Unsteady aerodynamics; Vortex wake; Dynamic stall; Pressure measurements; Data reduction; Airbreathing propulsion; Propulsion curriculum; Examination scores.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA164940

Entities

People

  • John H. Russell
  • Michael Hale

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Aeronautics
  • Air Force
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Gas Turbines
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Jet Engines
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Thermodynamics
  • Turbines
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Turbojet Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.