The effects of tail design on spin and recovery were investigated in a spin tunnel. A 1/11-scale model of a research airplane which represents a typical low-wing, single engine, light general aviation airplane was used. A tail design criterion for satisfactory spin recovery for light airplanes was evaluated. The effects of other geometric design features on the spin and recovery characteristics were also determined. Results indicate that the existing tail design criterion for light airplanes, which uses the tail damping power factor as a parameter, cannot be used to predict spin-recovery characteristics.


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    Title :

    Spin-Tunnel Investigation of the Spinning Characteristics of Typical Single-Engine General Aviation Airplane Designs. 1. Low-Wing Model a: Effects of Tail Configurations


    Contributors:
    S. M. Burk (author) / J. S. Bowman (author) / W. L. White (author)

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    92 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English