Interference of Wing and Fuselage From Tests of 30 Combinations with Triangular and Elliptical Fuselages in the NACA Variable-Density Tunnel
Abstract
Tests of 12 wing-fuselage combinations employing triangular and 18 employing elliptical fuselages were made in the NACA variable-density tunnel as a part of a program to investigate at large values of Reynolds number the aerodynamic effects of wing-fuselage interference. This program is outlined in NACA Report No. 540, which contains the test results for 209 combinations, 202 with round and 7 with rectangular fuselages, comprising the basic part of the wing-fuselage interference investigation. The parameters of combination for the triangular and elliptical fuselages covered in the investigation were: vertical position of the wing with respect to the fuselage axis; wing shape; and wing-fuselage juncture shape. The results bear out the general conclusions advanced in the discussion in NACA Report No. 540 and provide data concerning the wing-fuselage interference of fuselages of triangular and elliptical cross sections.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1947
- Accession Number
- ADB185633
Entities
People
- Albert Sherman
Organizations
- National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics