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Comparison of Wind-Tunnel Predictions with Flight Measurements of the Longitudinal-Stability and -Control Characteristics of a Douglas BTD-1 Airplane (open access)

Comparison of Wind-Tunnel Predictions with Flight Measurements of the Longitudinal-Stability and -Control Characteristics of a Douglas BTD-1 Airplane

"Low Mach number longitudinal-stability and control characteristics as predicted by use of wind tunnel data from a powered 3/16-scale model are compared with flight test measurements of a Navy BTD-1 airplane. The accuracy of the wind tunnel data and the discrepancies involved in attempting to correlate with flight data are discussed and analyzed. The comparison showed that wind tunnel predictions were, in general, in good agreement with flight test data" (p. 1).
Date: February 13, 1947
Creator: Bunnell, Mort V. & Delany, Noel K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerodynamic Characteristics at High Speeds of Full-Scale Propellers Having Different Shank Designs (open access)

Aerodynamic Characteristics at High Speeds of Full-Scale Propellers Having Different Shank Designs

"Tests of two 10-foot-diameter two-blade propellers which differed only in shank design have been made in the Langley 16-foot high-speed tunnel. The propellers are designated by their blade design numbers, NACA 10-(5)(08)-03, which had aerodynamically efficient airfoil shank sections, and NACA 10-(5)(08)-03R which had thick cylindrical shank sections typical of conventional blades. The propellers mere tested on a 2000-horsepower dynamometer through a range of blade-angles from 20 degrees to 55 degrees at various rotational speeds and at airspeeds up to 496 miles per hour" (p. 1).
Date: February 13, 1947
Creator: Maynard, Julian D.
System: The UNT Digital Library