A wind-tunnel investigation of the Boeing XB-47 full-scale empennage was conducted to provide, prior to flight tests, data required on the effectiveness of the elevator and rudder. The XB-47 airplane is a jet-propelled medium bomber having wing and tail surfaces swept back 35 degrees. The investigation included tests of the effectiveness of the elevator with normal straight sides, with a buldged trailing edge, and with a modified hinge-line gap and tests of the effectiveness of the rudder with a normal straight-sided tab and with a bulged tab.


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    Title :

    Force Tests of the Boeing XB-47 Full-Scale Empennage in the Ames 40 by 80 Foot Wind Tunnel


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English