Dynamic Longitudinal Stability and Control of Tandem Coupled Bomber-Fighter Airplane Models With Rigid and Pitch-Free Couplings (open access)

Dynamic Longitudinal Stability and Control of Tandem Coupled Bomber-Fighter Airplane Models With Rigid and Pitch-Free Couplings

Report presenting an investigation in the free-flight tunnel to determine the dynamic longitudinal stability and control characteristics of tandem-coupled bomber-fighter airplane models. Results regarding bomber alone tests, freely coupled combination, and rigidly coupled combination are provided.
Date: January 22, 1951
Creator: Grana, David C. & Hewes, Donald E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of a Supersonic Aircraft Configuration Having a Tapered Wing With Circular-Arc Sections and 40 Degree Sweepback: Force Characteristics of the Complete Configuration and Its Various Components at Mach Numbers of 1.40 and 1.59 (open access)

An Investigation of a Supersonic Aircraft Configuration Having a Tapered Wing With Circular-Arc Sections and 40 Degree Sweepback: Force Characteristics of the Complete Configuration and Its Various Components at Mach Numbers of 1.40 and 1.59

Report presenting an investigation of a supersonic aircraft configuration and various combinations of its components at a range of Mach numbers. Longitudinal- and lateral-force characteristics of the configurations, as well as longitudinal- and lateral-stability derivatives, are provided.
Date: January 22, 1951
Creator: Smith, Norman F. & Marte, Jack E.
System: The UNT Digital Library