Horizontal Tail Loads in Maneuvering Flight

Abstract

A method is given for determining the horizontal tail loads in maneuvering flight. The method is based upon the assignment of a load-factor variation with time and the determination of a minimum time to reach peak load factor. The tail load is separated into various components. Examination of these components indicated that one of the components was so small that it could be neglected for most conventional airplanes, thereby reducing to a minimum number of aerodynamic parameters needed in this computation of tail loads.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1950
Accession Number
ADA380528

Entities

People

  • Henry A. Pearson
  • James J. Donegan
  • William A. Mcgowan

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Equations
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Paths
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Load Distribution
  • Measurement
  • Surfaces

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Statistical inference.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.