Effect of elevator-profile modifications and trailing-edge strips on elevator hinge-moment and other aerodynamic characteristics of a full-scale horizontal tail surface Page: 4 of 38
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NACA CB No. LSFOI 5ggggg
q dynamic pressure (ApV2)
S total model area, square feet
M Mach number
R Reynolds number
V velocity of air, feet per second.
x horizontal distance along chord from leading
edge, percent chord
y vertical distance from chord, percent chord
a angle of attack of stabilizer, degrees
p mass density of air, slugs per cubic foot
6 angle of elevator chord with respect to stabilizer
chord (positive when trailing edge is down),
degrees
i included angle at elevator trailing edge, degrees
Parameters :
CL, =
CLa 6CL>
Ch : 6Ch
Ca a
hg
(The subscripts outside the parentheses represent the
factors held constant during the measurement of the
parameters.)
Subscripts:
b balanceam-
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Schueller, Carl F.; Korycinski, Peter F. & Strass, H. Kurt. Effect of elevator-profile modifications and trailing-edge strips on elevator hinge-moment and other aerodynamic characteristics of a full-scale horizontal tail surface, report, June 1945; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc61538/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.