Given here is a brief description of the Gottingen Wind Tunnel for the testing of aircraft models, preceded by a history of its development. Included are a number of diagrams illustrating, among other things, a sectional elevation of the wind tunnel, the pressure regulator, the entrance cone and method of supporting a model for simple drag tests, a three-component balance, and a propeller testing device, all of which are discussed in the text.


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    Title :

    Gottingen Wind Tunnel for Testing Aircraft Models


    Contributors:
    Prandtl, L (author)

    Publication date :

    1920-11-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English