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Properties of low-aspect-ratio pointed wings at speeds below and above the speed of sound (open access)

Properties of low-aspect-ratio pointed wings at speeds below and above the speed of sound

Low-aspect-ratio wings having pointed plan forms are treated on the assumption that the flow potentials in planes at right angles to the long axis of the airfoils are similar to the corresponding two-dimensional potentials.
Date: May 11, 1945
Creator: Jones, Robert T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of wind-tunnel and flight measurements of stability and control characteristics of a Douglas A-26 airplane (open access)

Comparison of wind-tunnel and flight measurements of stability and control characteristics of a Douglas A-26 airplane

From Summary: "Stability and control characteristics determined from tests in the Langley 19-foot pressure tunnel of a 0.2375-scale model of the Douglas XA-26 airplane are compared with those measured in flight tests of a Douglas A-26 airplane. Agreement regarding static longitudinal stability as indicated by the elevator-fixed neutral points and by the variation of elevator deflection in both straight and turning flight was found to be good except at speeds approaching the stall. At these low speeds the airplane possessed noticeably improved stability, which was attributed to pronounced stalling at the root of the production wing."
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: Kayten, Gerald G. & Koven, William
System: The UNT Digital Library