An Analysis of the Airspeeds and Normal Accelerations of Martin M-130 Airplanes in Commercial Transport Operation

Abstract

Acceleration and airspeed data taken on three Martin M-130 airplanes operated on trans-Pacific routes during the prewar and wartime periods have been analyzed and the results support previous indications that airplane speed in regions of turbulent air is a significant factor in the life of airplanes. During the prewar period greater route roughness is indicated in trans-Pacific operations over transcontinental routes of the United States or over Caribbean routes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1948
Accession Number
ADA801525

Entities

People

  • Walter G. Walker

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Aeronautics
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Airspeed
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Flight Loads
  • Flight Speeds
  • Gust Loads
  • Gusts
  • Level Flight
  • Probability
  • Roughness
  • Transport Ships
  • United States

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Oceanography.