Investigation of the Low-Speed Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Variable-Sweep Airplane Model With a Twisted and Cambered Wing (open access)

Investigation of the Low-Speed Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Variable-Sweep Airplane Model With a Twisted and Cambered Wing

Report presenting an investigation to determine the low-speed characteristics of a variable-sweep airplane model with a twisted and cambered wing. The wing was designed to have a uniform load distribution at a Mach number 1.10 and a lift coefficient of 0.25 and 50 degrees sweep. Results regarding lift characteristics, drag characteristics, lift-drag ratio, pitching-moment characteristics, dynamic pressure and downwash at the tail, effect of flaps, and lateral stability characteristics are provided.
Date: February 1, 1952
Creator: Kemp, William B., Jr.; Becht, Robert E. & Few, Albert G., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library