An Approximate Determination of the Power Required to Move Control Surfaces as Related to Control-Booster Design
Abstract
Preliminary calculations were made to indicate the sizes of control boosters necessary to move the controls of airplanes of various sizes with the assumption that the controls were moved with the rapidity and amplitude equal to that measured with a fighter airplane in simulated combat. Power requirements and booster sizes increases rapidly with the airplane size. It is pointed out that up to 13 times as large, a power unit would be required for sudden maneuvers if no accumulated energy is available as compared to a power unit in combination with a relatively small energy accumulator.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1945
- Accession Number
- ADA801182
Entities
People
- Harold I. Johnson
Organizations
- Langley Research Center