Tests were made to determine whether spring-tab ailerons tended to oscillate or flutter in speed ranges up to 400 mph. Flight tests showed spring- tab ailerons had desirable light stick forces and no tendency to overbalance. No flutter tendencies were indicated up to 400 mph, and any oscillations following abrupt control deflections were heavily damped. Recommendations were made for modifications to increase aileron effectiveness at low speeds without affecting lateral control at high speeds by increasing available deflection and modifying spring-tab arrangement.
Flight Tests of the Lateral Control Characteristics of an F6F-3 Airplane Equipped with Spring Tab Ailerons
1945
26 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aerodynamics , Aircraft , Ailerons , Trim tabs , Flight testing , Airspeed , Ati-006414 , Ati collection
Flight tests of lateral control characteristics of F6F-3 airplane equipped with spring-tab ailerons
Engineering Index Backfile | 1945
|Engineering Index Backfile | 1944
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