Lift Distribution and Longitudinal Stability of an Airplane
Description:
The preliminary calculation of the airplane polar and hence of the flight performances and characteristics rests on the assumption of an elliptical lift distribution at all altitudes. For large angles of attack below C(sub a (sub max)), this method of calculation yields no satisfactory agreement with measurements made in flight. An attempt is made to eliminate the errors in the preliminary calculation by the assumption of a disturbance of the lift distribution in this angle-of-attack range, whi…
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Date:
October 1931
Creator:
Töpfer, Carl
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department