The Variation With Wing Aspect Ratio of Flap Effectiveness on Thin Rectangular Wings at Transonic Speeds (open access)

The Variation With Wing Aspect Ratio of Flap Effectiveness on Thin Rectangular Wings at Transonic Speeds

Report presenting an investigation in the high-speed tunnel using the transonic bump technique in order to study the effectiveness of full-span flap-type controls on 31 unswept rectangular wings. Results regarding lift-curve slope, flap-effectiveness parameter, and the agreement between predicted and experimental results are also provided.
Date: August 23, 1956
Creator: Lowry, John G. & Taylor, Robert T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flight Investigation of Factors Affecting Pilots' Ability to Utilize a Radarscope Display of Steering Information (open access)

Flight Investigation of Factors Affecting Pilots' Ability to Utilize a Radarscope Display of Steering Information

Report presenting results of a flight investigation of a radar fire-control system installed in a fighter airplane. Some of the factors included in the radar evaluation are "noise" of the steering dot, lack of target-attitude information, and sensitivity and linearity of the display.
Date: November 23, 1956
Creator: Faber, Stanley; Cheatham, Donald C. & Champine, Robert A.
System: The UNT Digital Library