Free-Fall Measurements at Transonic Velocities of the Drag of a Wing-Body Configuration Consisting of a 45 deg Swept-Back Wing Mounted Forward of the Maximum Diameter on a Body of Fineness Ratio 12

Abstract

Tests results showed that drag of test body rose from 0.060 atmospheric pressure at M=0.89 to 0.167 atmospheric pressure at M=1.02, and increased to 0.233 at M=1.19. At near sonic speed, drag or tested wing rose to dobule the value estimated from previous tests. Body drags measureed were higher than those obtained in previous tests of an identical body without wings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 1947
Accession Number
ADA800567

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Mathews
  • Jim R. Thompson

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Bodies
  • Cylindrical Bodies
  • Diameters
  • Fineness Ratio
  • Geometry
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Static Pressure
  • Sweptback Wings
  • Wing Body Configurations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.