A method has been developed for computing aerodynamic loads on slender missiles with complicated cross-sections. This method has been applied to the prediction of loads for missiles with folding wings. Comparison of theoretical calculations with supersonic wind-tunnel measurements indicates that the method should provide satisfactory first estimates of the aerodynamic properties of missiles with folding wings. A series of design charts is presented to allow rapid estimation of lift, folding moment and span loading for a wide variety of folding-wing configurations.
Characteristics of Slender Wing-Body Combinations with Folding Wings
A Method of Computing Aerodynamic Loads on Slender Bodies of Complicated Cross-section
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 31 , 1 ; 13-20
1959-01-01
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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