Investigation of the Kingfisher XAUM-2 Flying Torpedo in the Langley Full Scale Tunnel, TED No. NACA DE 327 Page: 2 of 45
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NATIONAL ADVISGRY C CMTE F0 R AERONAIOS
RESEARCH MEMORAND'bt
Bureau of::::: y A n i Department ofth:a
:IVESTIGATION OF TELE IliGFISHER XAUK2 FLYING:;TORPE
IN' .. THE IANGUY FULLt0ALE TUNNEL
TED '- 5 NACA.DE.32
By Bennie '1 Cocke:and U ed Bant
NSUMMARY
*:An nvestiatio of a full-scale moe.o.h Knfse XAU........ 2
flying torpedo ' has >'N' been conducted ta the Langley full-cale" tunnel o
dn t:pressure 4 ecoveries available w e enine 'n cel
and to determinthe effecs ofseveralchan''s i"n model cof iu'ratio4n
on'the aeroynamiccharacteristics of\ the model. The effectivness of
elevons and tabsas control devices:was:also ii''nvestigated
n a c el l a d ed ed t e d a of t e m d l T h m d l ha d a h i h\.g e
of% staticlongitudinal ' stability forall configurations investigate.
The'elevns are effective lift roduing devices and have litl effect
ot lg da rio t moe for h de:lction:range:between-1
and. 100 Fiedtbonthehorizotaltaiforlngitud nl trim are
infetive frNj deflections between3 and 30 N but become fairly effective
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At... theiiiiiii request of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Department of the.:. .
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Cocke, Bennie W. & Barnett, U. Reed. Investigation of the Kingfisher XAUM-2 Flying Torpedo in the Langley Full Scale Tunnel, TED No. NACA DE 327, report, October 6, 1949; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53279/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.