Wind-Tunnel Investigation of a 1/20-Scale Powered Model of a Four-Engine Transport Airplane (open access)

Wind-Tunnel Investigation of a 1/20-Scale Powered Model of a Four-Engine Transport Airplane

Report presenting tests on a scale model of a four-engine transport airplane to determine the stability characteristics, empennage control-surface effectiveness, the effect of propeller rotation on longitudinal stability, and a method for carrying spare wing panels under the fuselage. The effect of two models of wing power operation on the characteristics of the model was studied. The results indicate that the model possess satisfactory stick-fixed longitudinal stability for all normal flight conditions except for high power with flaps extended.
Date: May 30, 1944
Creator: Stevens, Victor I.; Douglass, William M. & Dods, Jules B., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library