Flight Measurements of the Lateral and Directional Stability and Control Characteristics of an Airplane Having a 36 deg. Sweptback Wing With 40-Percent-Span Slots and a Comparison With Wind-Tunnel Data

Abstract

Flight tests have been conducted to determine the lateral and directional stability and control characteristics of an airplane on which the wing panels are swept back 35 deg. For these tests, the wings are equipped with slots extending from 40 to 80 percent of the span of the sweptback wing panels measured from the inboard end. Wind-tunnel tests were made. of a model of the airplane and wherever possible the flight and wind-tunnel data have been compared.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1948
Accession Number
ADA380874

Entities

People

  • J. P. Reeder
  • S. A. Sjoberg

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Control Sticks
  • Control Surfaces
  • Flight
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Landing Gear
  • Leading Edges
  • Level Flight
  • Measurement
  • Nose Wheels
  • Sweptback Wings
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels
  • Wing Tips

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.