Flight measurements with the Douglas D-558-II (BuAero No. 37974) research airplane: measurements of the buffet boundary and peak airplane normal-force coefficients at Mach numbers up to 0.90

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Report presenting measurements of the buffet boundary and peak normal-force coefficients for the Douglas D-558-II airplane up to a Mach number of 0.90. Results regarding airplane lift curves and a comparison between the maximum normal-force coefficients and buffet boundaries for this particular aircraft and the Bell X-1 airplane are also provided.

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Mayer, John P. & Valentine, George M. August 28, 1950.

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Report presenting measurements of the buffet boundary and peak normal-force coefficients for the Douglas D-558-II airplane up to a Mach number of 0.90. Results regarding airplane lift curves and a comparison between the maximum normal-force coefficients and buffet boundaries for this particular aircraft and the Bell X-1 airplane are also provided.

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  • URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19930086185 External Link
  • Report No.: NACA-RM-L50E31
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Mayer, John P. & Valentine, George M. Flight measurements with the Douglas D-558-II (BuAero No. 37974) research airplane: measurements of the buffet boundary and peak airplane normal-force coefficients at Mach numbers up to 0.90, report, August 28, 1950; (digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc58466/: accessed April 22, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, Digital Library, digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.