Effect of variation of chord and span of ailerons on rolling and yawing moments at several angles of pitch (open access)

Effect of variation of chord and span of ailerons on rolling and yawing moments at several angles of pitch

This report presents the results of an extension to higher angles of attack of the investigation of the rolling and yawing moments due to ailerons of various chords and spans on two airfoils having the Clark Y and U. S. A. 27 wings. The measurements were made at various angles of pitch but at zero angle of roll and yaw, the wing chord being set at an angle of +4 degrees to the fuselage axis. In the case of the Clark Y airfoil the measurements have been extended to a pitch angle of 40 degrees, using ailerons of span equal to 67 per cent of the wing semispan and chord equal to 20 and 30 per cent of the wing chord. The work was conducted on wing models of 60-inch span and 10-inch chord.
Date: October 7, 1929
Creator: Heald, R. H.; Strother, D. H. & Monish, B. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library