Theoretical Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Family of Slender Wing-Tail-Body Combinations
Abstract
The aerodynamic characteristics of an airplane configuration composed of a swept-back wing and a triangular tail mounted on a cylindrical body are presented. For simplicity, the leading edge of the wing is considered to be straight and the trailing edge to be shaped so that the span-loading curve is flat between the fuselage and the wing-tip regions; the result is a nearly constant-chord swept-back wing. A method by which other trailing-edge shapes can be studied is indicated. The analysis is based on the assumption that the free-stream Mach number is near unity or that the configuration is slender. The calculations for the tail are made on the assumption that the vortex system trailing back from the wing is either a sheet lying entirely in the plane of the flat tail surface or has completely ?%rolled up? into two point vortices that lie either in, above, or below the plane of the tail surface.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1951
- Accession Number
- ADA380455
Entities
People
- Harvard Lomax
- Paul F. Byrd
Organizations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration