An investigation has been conducted on a full-scale model of the proposed XP-46 airplane in the N. A. C. A. full-scale wind tunnel pursuant to the request of the Amy Air Corps, Materiel Division. The primary purpose of the investigation was to determine the optimum arrangement of the various component parts to obtain the maximum high speed and to provide adequate engine cooling. Additional tests included a determination of the stalling characteristics and the effectiveness of ailerons and elevators. The profile drag of the wing was ascertained by the momentum method; the location of the transition point on the wing and the critical compressibility velocities of the various airplane components were determined from surface pressure surveys.
Tests of the XP-46 Airplane in the N.A.C.A. Full-Scale Wind Tunnel
1940-01-11
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N.A.C.A. full-scale wind tunnel
Engineering Index Backfile | 1933
|The N.A.C.A. full-scale wind tunnel
TIBKAT | 1933
|Full-scale tests of N.A.C.A. Cowlings
Engineering Index Backfile | 1937
|Full-scale tests of N.A.C.A. cowlings
Engineering Index Backfile | 1937
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