Flight Determination of Wing and Tail Loads on a Fighter-Type Airplane by Means of Strain-Gage Measurements

Abstract

A flight investigation was conducted to determine the contributions of wing, tail, and fuselage to the total airplane lift of a propeller-driven fighter-type airplane. The tests covered a Mach number range from 0.2 to 0.8. The loads on the various airplane components were measured by the use of calibrated strain-gage installations located at the roots of the wings and horizontal tail surfaces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1948
Accession Number
ADA380898

Entities

People

  • William S. Aiken Jr.

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Airplanes
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Bending Moments
  • Buffeting
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Strain Gages
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.