Flight Investigation of the Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence on the Climb Performance of an Airplane

Abstract

The results of an investigation consisting of a series of one-engine climb tests with a twin-engine transport airplane indicate that light turbulence of the type generally present in clear air over flat terrain has no significant effect on the average rate of climb for a series of runs. Turbulence does, however, increase the variation in the rate of climb from run to run. The standard deviation of the rate of climb between runs attributable to turbulence decreases rapidly when the climb duration is increased from 1 to 5 minutes. The effects of atmospheric turbulence on the variations in the rate of climb appeared to be largely independent of the center-of-gravity location.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1951
Accession Number
ADA380494

Entities

People

  • Harry Press
  • Herbert C. Mcclanahan Jr

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aeronautics
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Airspeed
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Data Analysis
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Energy
  • Flight Paths
  • Measurement
  • Probability
  • Square Roots
  • Static Pressure
  • Turbulence

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Mathematics or Statistics