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Aerodynamic characteristics at Mach numbers 2.36 and 2.87 of an airplane configuration having a cambered arrow wing with a 75 degree swept leading edge

Description: From Introduction: "The results obtained in the wind-tunnel tests at Mach numbers 2.36 and 2.87 for several configurations utilizing this wing, including results on the wing alone are presented."
Date: August 4, 1958
Creator: Hallissy, Joseph M., Jr. & Hasson, Dennis F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at Mach numbers from 0.7 to 1.75 of a four-engine swept-wing airplane configuration as obtained from a rocket-propelled model test

Description: Report presenting flight testing of a rocket-propelled model of a typical multiengine airplane configuration to obtain data on drag, stability, and nacelle performance. Data were obtained at a variety of Mach numbers, lift coefficients, and subsonic and supersonic speeds. Results regarding airplane performance, nacelle performance, longitudinal characteristics, and lateral characteristics are provided.
Date: September 2, 1955
Creator: Chapman, Rowe, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics at Mach Numbers From 2.5 to 3.5 of a Canard Bomber Configuration Designed for Supersonic Cruise Flight

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a canard-type configuration designed for supersonic cruise flight in the Unitary Plan wind tunnel. Tests were conducted over a range of angles of attack and angles of sideslip. Results regarding the effect of forebody configuration, effects of Reynolds number and transition, effect of canard and elevon deflection, and effect of vertical surfaces are provided.
Date: September 10, 1958
Creator: Carmel, Melvin M.; Kelly, Thomas C. & Gregory, Donald T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics at Mach Numbers of 1.61 and 2.01 of Various Tip Controls on the Wing Panel of a 0.05-Scale Model of a Martin XASM-N-7 (Bullpup) Missile: TED No. NACA AD 3106

Description: "An investigation has been conducted in the Langley 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel to determine the control effectiveness and hinge-moment characteristics of the Martin XASM-N-7 (Bullpup) missile. A half-scale wing panel was tested with a tip control having three different hinge-line locations. The tests were made over an angle-of-attack range from -10 to 10 degrees and a control-deflection range of -15 to 3 degrees" (p. 1).
Date: 1956~
Creator: Driver, Cornelius
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at subcritical and supercritical Mach numbers of two airfoil sections having sharp leading edges and extreme rearward positions of maximum thickness

Description: From Introduction: "A 12-percent-chord-thick wedge section and a reversed NACA 0012 section were chosen for these tests as they are representative of sections having no boat tailing and appreciable boat tailing (i.e., blunt and rounded trailing edges, respectively), and the results of this investigation are compared with those obtained from a previous investigation of the NACA 0012 section. Conclusions are drawn regarding the relative merits of the two unconventional sections and the convention… more
Date: November 6, 1947
Creator: Eggers, A. J., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers of a thin triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 1: maximum thickness at 20 percent of the chord

Description: From Summary: "This report presents the results of a wind-tunnel investigation conducted to determine the effects of Mach number on the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing of triangular plan form."
Date: November 19, 1948
Creator: Berggren, Robert E. & Summers, James L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at subsonic and supersonic Mach numbers of a thin triangular wing of aspect ratio 2 2: maximum thickness at midchord

Description: "The lift, drag, and pitching-moment characteristics of a triangular wing, having an aspect ratio of 2 and a symmetrical double-wedge profile of 5-percent-chord maximum thickness at midchord, have been evaluated from wind-tunnel tests at Mach numbers from 0.50 to 0.975 and from 1.09 to 1.49 and at Reynolds numbers ranging from 0.67 to 0.85 million. The lift, drag, and pitching-moment coefficients of the triangular wing with a leading-edge sweepback of approximately 63 degrees did not exhibit th… more
Date: December 3, 1948
Creator: Walker, Harold J. & Berggren, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at subsonic and transonic speeds of a 42.7 degree sweptback wing model having an aileron with finite trailing-edge thickness

Description: Report presenting an investigation at subsonic and transonic speeds in the high-speed 7- by 10-foot tunnel to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a 42.7 degree sweptback wing with a 20-percent-chord and 50-percent-span outboard aileron. The investigation was performed in transonic flow over a bump on the tunnel floor and in subsonic flow on one of the tunnel side walls.
Date: January 12, 1949
Creator: Turner, Thomas R.; Lockwood, Vernard E. & Vogler, Raymond D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics at Supersonic Speeds of a Series of Wing-Body Combinations Having Cambered Wings With an Aspect Ratio of 3.5 and a Taper Ratio of 0.2: Effect at M = 2.01 of Nacelle Shape and Position on the Aerodynamic Characteristics in Pitch of Two Wing-Body Combinations with 47 Degree Sweptback Wings

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation at M = 2.01 in the 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel to determine the effect of a series of nacelles on the longitudinal stability characteristics of a sweptback wing-body combination. Nacelle shape and position were varied on a configuration with a 6-percent-thick wing with an aspect ratio of 3.5, a taper ratio of 0.2, and 47 degrees of sweep at the quarter chord.
Date: July 25, 1952
Creator: Driver, Cornelius
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at supersonic speeds of a series of wing-body combinations having cambered wings with an aspect ratio of 3.5 and a taper ratio of 0.2: Effects of sweep angle and thickness ratio on the aerodynamic characteristics in pitch

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel at Mach number 1.60 to determine the effects of sweep and thickness on the longitudinal characteristics of a series of wing-body combinations with cambered wings with an aspect ratio of 3.5 and taper ratio of 0.2. The results show the effects of sweep, thickness, and the horizontal canard surface on the lift, drag, and pitching-moment coefficients and lift-drag ratios. The lift-curve slope, aerodynamic-center loca… more
Date: January 10, 1952
Creator: Robinson, Ross B. & Driver, Cornelius
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at supersonic speeds of a series of wing-body combinations having cambered wings with an aspect ratio of 3.5 and a taper ratio of 0.2: Effects of sweep angle and thickness ratio on the static lateral stability characteristics at M = 2.01

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel at Mach number 2.01 to determine the effects of sweep angle and thickness ratio on the static lateral stability characteristics of a series of wings with taper ratio 0.2 and aspect ratio 3.5. The results are presented with little analysis.
Date: August 1, 1952
Creator: Hamilton, Clyde V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at transonic and supersonic speeds of a rocket-propelled airplane configuration having a 52.5 degree delta wing and a low, swept horizontal tail

Description: Report presenting a flight investigation over a range of Mach numbers to determine the aerodynamic characteristics at low lift of a rocket model of an airplane with a 52.5 degree delta wing of aspect ratio 3.08 and NACA 65A003 airfoil sections in the streamwise direction and a low, swept horizontal tail. Results regarding the longitudinal trim, lift, drag, longitudinal static stability, damping in pitch, and directional static stability are provided.
Date: March 29, 1954
Creator: Kehlet, Alan B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at transonic speeds of a 60 degree delta wing equipped with a constant-chord flap-type control with and without an unshielded horn balance: transonic-bump method

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the control hinge moments and effectiveness at transonic speeds of a delta wing equipped with a constant-chord flap-type control with and without an unshielded triangular horn balance in the 7- by 10-foot tunnel using the transonic-bump method. The data indicated that the horn balance control was consistently more effective in changing lift at all Mach numbers than was the plain control but there was no appreciable difference in pitching-moment ef… more
Date: September 16, 1952
Creator: Wiley, Harleth G. & Zontek, Leon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at transonic speeds of a 69 degree delta wing with a triangular plan-form control having a skewed hinge axis and an overhang balance: transonic-bump method

Description: From Introduction: "Presented in this paper are the results of an investigation of a semispan model of a delta wing with 60^o sweepback at the leading edge which was equipped with a large triangular control having an overhang balance mounted on a skewed hinge axis. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of a delta wing with a control which was designed to provide aerodynamic balance at zero control deflection based on the span load distribution of ref… more
Date: February 6, 1951
Creator: Wiley, Harleth G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The aerodynamic characteristics at transonic speeds of a model with a 45 degree sweptback wing, including the effect of leading edge slats and a low horizontal tail

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 16-foot transonic tunnel to determine the effects of leading-edge slats on the aerodynamic and longitudinal stability characteristics of a model of a swept-wing fighter-type airplane. Two different spanwise extents of leading-edge slats were tested, from 35 to 95 percent semispan and from 46 to 95 percent semispan. Results regarding the lift characteristics, drag characteristics and lift-drag ratios, stability characteristics, and flow-study pictures ar… more
Date: April 5, 1954
Creator: Runckel, Jack F. & Schmeer, James W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics at Transonic Speeds of a Tapered 45 Degree Sweptback Wing of Aspect Ratio 3 Having a Full-Span Flap Type of Control With Overhang Balance: Transonic-Bump Method

Description: From Introduction: "This paper presents the aerodynamic characteristics of low-aspect-ratio sweptback wing having a full-span flap type of control employing an overhanging balance of 50 percent of the flap chord.The main purpose of this investigation was to determine if overhang balances are an effective means of reducing the hinge moments of flap type of controls at transonic speeds."
Date: January 25, 1952
Creator: Lockwood, Vernard E. & Hagerman, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics at transonic speeds of a wing having a 45 degree sweep, aspect ratio 8, taper ratio 0.45, and airfoil sections varying from the NACA 63A010 section at the root to the NACA 63A006 section at the tip.

Description: Report presenting an investigation in the 7- by 10-foot tunnel to determine the transonic aerodynamic characteristics of a wing with a spanwise variation in thickness ratio. The wings investigated had 45 degrees of sweepback, aspect ratio 8, taper ratio 0.45, and airfoil sections tapered from an NACA 63A010 section at the root chord to an NACA 63A006 section at the tip chord. Results regarding lift characteristics, drag characteristics, and pitching-moment characteristics are provided.
Date: January 15, 1952
Creator: Morrison, William D., Jr. & Fournier, Paul G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Aerodynamic Characteristics at Transonic Speeds of an All-Movable, Tapered, 45 Degree Sweptback, Aspect-Ratio-4 Tail Deflected About a Skewed Hinge Axis and Equipped with an Inset Unbalancing Tab

Description: From Introduction: "The present investigation presents the lift and moment characteristics of an aspect-ratio-4.0 tail, sweptback 45^o at the quarter-chord line and pivoted about an axis sweptback 55.5^o and passing through the leading edge of the root-chord line."
Date: September 29, 1953
Creator: Watson, James M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The aerodynamic characteristics at transonic speeds of an all-movable, tapered, 45 degrees sweptback, aspect-ratio-4 tail surface deflected about a skewed hinge axis

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of the present paper was to determine whether the characteristics about a skewed axis could be predicted from data about the normal angle-of-attack axis, and whether such a configuration offered any aerodynamic advantages over the conventional hinge location normal to the pane of symmetry."
Date: July 3, 1952
Creator: Hammond, Alexander D. & Watson, James M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics extended to high angles of attack at transonic speeds of a small-scale 0 degree sweep wing, 45 degree sweptback wing, and 60 degree delta wing

Description: Report presenting an investigation of a series of wings of various plan forms in the high-velocity field of the side-wall reflection plate of the 7- by 10-foot tunnel at a range of angles of attack and Mach numbers. The results indicated that the maximum lift coefficients obtainable increased with increase in sweep angle and decreased with Mach number at the lower subsonic Mach numbers.
Date: November 18, 1952
Creator: Wiley, Harleth G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic Characteristics in Pitch and Sideslip at High Subsonic Speeds of a 1/14-Scale Model of the Grumman XF104 Airplane with Wing Sweepback of 42.5 Degrees

Description: "An investigation has been made at high subsonic speeds of the aerodynamic characteristics in pitch and sideslip of a 1/l4-scale model of the Grumman XF10F airplane with a wing sweepback angle of 42.5. The longitudinal stability characteristics (with the horizontal tail fixed) indicate a pitch-up near the stall; however, this was somewhat alleviated by the addition of fins to the side of the fuselage below the horizontal tail. The original model configuration became directionally unstable for s… more
Date: August 18, 1953
Creator: Kuhn, Richard E. & Draper, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Aerodynamic Characteristics in Pitch of a 1/15-Scale Model of the Grumman F11F-1 Airplane at Mach Numbers of 1.41, 1.61, and 2.01, TED No. NACA DE 390

Description: "Tests have been made in the Langley 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel at Mach numbers of 1.41, 1.61, and 2.01 to determine the static longitudinal stability and control characteristics of various arrangements of the Grumman F11F-1 airplane. Tests were made of the complete model and various combinations of its component parts and, in addition, the effects of various body modifications, a revised vertical tail, and wing fences on the longitudinal characteristics were determined" (p. 1).
Date: May 23, 1956
Creator: Driver, Cornelius
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics in pitch of a series of cruciform-wing missiles with canard controls at a Mach number of 2.01

Description: From Introduction: "This paper presents the results of tests made at a Mach number of 2.01 to determine the effect of body length on the longitudinal characteristics (zero roll angle) for five complete configurations as well as for the bodies alone, the bodies plus wings, and the bodies plus canard surfaces. The experimental results are compared with some simple theoretical estimates."
Date: October 30, 1953
Creator: Spearman, M. Leroy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics including effects of wing fixes of a 1/20-scale model of the Convair F-102 airplane at transonic speeds

Description: From Introduction: "Results from the tests in the Langley 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel at Mach numbers of 1.61 and 2.01 are presented in reference 1. Reported herein are results obtained from the tests in the Langley 8-foot transonic tunnel of the model with no control deflections at Mach numbers 0.6 to 1.12 for angles of attack up to 34^o
Date: March 18, 1954
Creator: Osborne, Robert S. & Wornom, Dewey E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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