Description is given of flight tests conducted on gun fairings, designed to correct the detrimental effects of the projecting and submerged wing guns on an F4F-3 fighter. It was found that the installation of unfaired guns on a clean wing resulted in a premature stall that increased the stalling speed in the carrier-approach and landing conditions of flight by suitably fairing the guns, it was possible to reduce the stalling speeds to values approaching very nearly the clean-wing values.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Flight Investigation of Wing-gun Fairings on a Fighter Type Airplane


    Contributors:
    White, M D (author)

    Publication date :

    1941-10-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Flight investigation of wing-gun fairings on fighter type airplane

    Nissen, J.M. / White, M.D. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1941




    FAIRINGS FOR WING-MOUNTED ENGINES

    SEAN P HOWE / ZACHARY C HOISINGTON | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access