Drag characteristics have been obtained for the X-15 airplane during unpowered flight. These data represent a Mach number range from about 0.7 to 3.1 and a Reynolds number range from 13.9 x 10(exp 6) to 28 x 10(exp 8), based on the mean aerodynamic chord. The full-scale data are compared with estimates compiled from several wind-tunnel facilities. The agreement between wind-tunnel and full-scale supersonic drag, uncorrected for Reynolds number effects, is reasonably close except at low supersonic Mach numbers where the flight values are significantly higher.


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    Title :

    Preliminary Full-Scale Power-Off Drag of the X-15 Airplane for Mach Numbers from 0.7 to 3.1


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    Publication date :

    1960-12-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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