Study was carried out by Vought Aeronautics Div, LTV Aerospace Corp to evaluate practices of V/STOL wind tunnel testing; initial study consisted of analyzing wind tunnel data obtained with models of XC-142 airplane which identified some of problem areas; three additional tests were performed with same model but in different size test sections; four-propeller tilt-wing model was employed, but knowledge gained is also applicable to other types of V/STOL airplanes; it was found that some testing practices for conventional models are not adequate for V/STOL models; key factors that separate conventional and V/STOL testing are balance interference tares, model power, and angle-of-attack range.


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    Title :

    Wind tunnel test considerations unique to V/STOL aircraft


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:
    Black, E.L. (author)

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1968 VTOL-STOL



    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Wind Tunnel Test Considerations Unique to V/STOL Aircraft

    Black, Ernest L. | SAE Technical Papers | 1968





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