Effect of variation of chord and span of ailerons on rolling and yawing moments in level flight
Description:
This report presents the results of an investigation of the rolling and yawing moments due to ailerons of various chords and spans on two airfoils having the Clark Y and U. S. A. 27 wing sections. Some attention is devoted to a study of the effect of scale on rolling and yawing moments and to the effect of slightly rounding the wing tips. The results apply to level flight with the wing chord set at an angle of attack of +4 degrees and to conditions of zero pitch, zero yaw, and zero roll of the …
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Date:
July 10, 1928
Creator:
Heald, R. H. & Strother, D. H.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department