Flight Tests of the Lateral Control Characteristics of an F6F-3 Airplane Equipped with Spring Tab Ailerons

Abstract

Tests were made to determine whether spring-tab ailerons tended to oscillate or flutter in speed ranges up to 400 mph. Flight tests showed spring-tab ailerons had desirable light stick forces and no tendency to overbalance. No flutter tendencies were indicated up to 400 mph, and any oscillations following abrupt control deflections were heavily damped. Recommendations were made for modifications to increase aileron effectiveness at low speeds without affecting lateral control at high speeds by increasing available deflection and modifying spring-tab arrangement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1945
Accession Number
ADA800598

Entities

People

  • Walter C. Williams

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

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  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aeronautics
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Deflection
  • Engineering
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • Motion
  • Oscillation
  • Sea Level
  • Static Loads
  • Surfaces
  • Trim Tabs

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  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.