Oblique Wing Aerodynamics

Abstract

The aerodynamic performance of a wing at an oblique deployment orientation has been found through wind tunnel testing to affect both the lateral and longitudinal stability of a cruise missile. While conventional analysis tools are insufficient for calculating the aerodynamics of an oblique wing, a suitable method has been determined for use with the USAF Missile DATCOM code. Comparisons made between wind tunnel results and Missile DATCOM calculations show that Missile DATCOM can produce a reasonable approximation of the aerodynamics of a wing at oblique deployment angles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432841

Entities

People

  • Brett L. Wilks
  • Melissa A. Mcdaniel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerodynamics
  • Air Force
  • Airfoils
  • Airframes
  • Army Aviation
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Leading Edges
  • Lifting Surfaces
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Swept Wings
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.