[PDF] Aerodynamic Characteristics Of A Small Scale Shrouded Propeller At Angles Of Attack From 0 To 90 eBook

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Page : 14 pages
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Release : 1955
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An investigation has been made to determine the effects of airspeed and angle of attack on the lift, drag, and pitching moment of a shrouded-propeller model, having a shroud length of about two-thirds the propeller diameter, over an angle-of-attack range from 0 deg to 90 deg. Tests were made of the complete model with the propeller operating and also of the shroud and motor combination with the propeller removed. The effect of inlet-lip cross-sectional radius on the static-thrust characteristics was also studied. These tests were made in connection with the design of a vertical-take-off free-flight model and the results are presented herein without analysis as it is felt that they may be useful in the design or analysis of other aircraft.

Author : Lysle P. Parlett
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Angle of attack (Aerodynamics)
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An investigation has been made to determine the effects of airspeed and angle of attack on the lift, drag, and pitching moment of a shrouded-propeller model, having a shroud length of about two-thirds the propeller diameter, over an angle-of-attack range from 0 deg to 90 degrees. Tests were made of the complete model with the propeller operating and also of the shroud and motor combination with the propeller removed. The effect of inlet-lip cross-sectional radius on the static-thrust characteristics was also studied. These tests were made in connection with the design of a vertical-take-off free-flight model and the results are presented herein without analysis as it is felt that they may be useful in the design or analysis of other aircraft.

Author : Harvey G. McComb
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Page : 702 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Cylinders
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Comparisons are made between a theory for calculating stresses about rectangular cutouts in circular cylinders of semimonocoque construction published in NACA TN 3200 and previously published NACA experimental data. The comparisons include stresses in the stringers and shear stresses in the center of the shear panels in the neighborhood of the cutout. The theory takes into account the bending flexibility of the rings in the structure, and this factor is found to be important in the calculation of stresses about cutouts. In general, when the ring flexibility is considered, good agreement is exhibited between the calculated and experimental results.

Author : John W. Draper
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Page : 82 pages
File Size : 10,95 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Aerodynamics
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This report presents the results of an investigation conducted in the Langley 300 mph 7- 10-foot wind tunnel for the purpose of determining the aerodynamic characteristics of a model wing-propeller combination, and of the wing and propeller separately at angles of attack up to 90 degrees. The tests covered thrust coefficients corresponding to free-stream velocities from zero forward speed to the normal range of cruising speeds. The results indicate that increasing the thrust coefficient increases the angle of attack for maximum lift and greatly diminishes the usual reduction in lift above the angle of attack for maximum lift.

Author : William A. Newsom
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Page : 714 pages
File Size : 26,97 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Airplanes
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An investigation has been made to determine the effect of propeller location and flap deflection on the lift, drag, and pitching-moment characteristics of a wing-propeller combination over an angle-of-attack range from 0 to 80 degrees. The model had four propellers, the slipstream from which covered practically the entire span of the wing. The wing had a 30-percent-chord slotted flap and an 8.5-percent-chord slat. Data were obtained for flap deflections of 0, 20, 40, and 60 degrees with the slat off and on. For one propeller position the power input to the model was measured and tuft studies of the flow on the wing were made. The data are analyzed to assess the feasibility, from consideration of stability and control, of a tilting-wing vertical-take-off-and-landing airplane with the wing pivoted behind the primary wing structure to provide a desirable structural configuration. The main object of the investigation was to determine whether advantage might be taken of the forward shift of the center of gravity of the airplane, as the wing is tilted from an angle of attack of 90 to 0 degrees, to minimize the change in trim pitching moment throughout the transition speed range for such a configuration. The results indicate that with proper propeller position and programming of flap deflection, it is possible to design a configuration of this type in which essentially no change in trim is required throughout the transition from hovering to normal unstalled forward flight.