Time-Velocity-Altitude Relations for an Airplane Diving in a Standard Atmosphere

Abstract

The present paper supersedes Technical Note No. 599 for determining the time-velocity-altitude relations for airplanes diving in a standard atmosphere and the Advance Confidential Report entitled "Time-Velocity-Altitude Relations for an Airplane Diving in a Standard Atmosphere." The charts of Technical Note No. 599 have been extended to include altitudes up to 36,000 feet and "nominal" terminal velocities up to 800 miles per hour. In addition, the present paper corrects an error in the factor that was used in both superseded papers for converting the original basic charts to the case of the inclined steady dive and gives a simple method for taking into account the effects of compressibility on the time-velocity-altitude relations. Two examples are included to illustrate the use of the charts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1943
Accession Number
ADA800837

Entities

People

  • H. A. Pearson

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Coefficients
  • Compressive Properties
  • Control Surfaces
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Intact Stability
  • Mach Number
  • Plotting
  • Sea Level
  • Standards
  • Terminals

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