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Exploratory investigation of the effectiveness of biplane wings with large-chord double slotted flaps in redirecting a propeller slipstream downward for vertical take-off

Description: Results are presented from static-force tests on biplane wings with large-chord double slotted flaps which turn the slipstream of a single counter rotating propeller downward for vertical take-off. The investigation provided information on the effect of chord length, flap deflection, propeller position, end plates, fuselage, and ground proximity on the efficiency of the wing system in turning the propeller slipstream.
Date: October 1956
Creator: Kirby, Robert H.
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Flight investigation of the stability and control characteristics of vertically rising airplane research model with swept or unswept wings and x- or +-tails

Description: The take-off, landing, hovering, and transition flight characteristics of a propeller-driven, fighter-type, vertically rising airplane model were obtained from time histories of the flights and from the pilots' opinions of the flight characteristics. In general, there were no major differences in the behavior of any of the configurations, all of which performed satisfactorily.
Date: October 1956
Creator: Kirby, Robert H.
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Stability and Control Flight Tests of a Vertically Rising Airplane Model Similar to the Lockheed XFV-1 Airplane

Description: From Summary: "This paper presents the results of an investigation of the dynamic stability and controllability of a model which approximately represents the Lockheed XFV-1 airplane to a 1/8 scale. The investigation consisted of hovering flights in still air at a considerable height above the ground, hovering flights very close to the ground, vertical take-offs and landings, flights through the transition range from hovering to normal forward flight, and sideways translational flights."
Date: October 13, 1954
Creator: Kirby, Robert H.
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Stability and Control Flight Tests of a 0.13-Scale Model of the Consolidated-Vultee XFY-1 Airplane in Take-Offs, Landings, and Hovering Flight: TED No. NACA DE 368

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the dynamic stability and control characteristics of a scale flying model of the Consolidated-Vultee XFY-1 vertically rising airplane. It includes the results of flight tests to determine the stability and control characteristics of the model in hovering, take-offs, and landings.
Date: October 1, 1952
Creator: Lovell, Powell M., Jr.; Smith, Charles C., Jr. & Kirby, Robert H.
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