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Preliminary study of applied load factors in bumpy air / by Richard V. Rhode and Eugene E. Lundquist.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Rhode, Richard V., author.
- Lundquist, Eugene E., author.
- Series:
- Technical note (United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) ; 374.
- Technical note / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; No. 374
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airplanes--Design and construction.
- Airplanes.
- Load factor design.
- Turbulence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (30 pages, 6 unnumbered pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, [D.C.] : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1931.
- Summary:
- The object of this note is to present the results of a study of accelerations or applied load factors experienced by airplanes flying through "rough" or "bumpy" air.
- Theoretical relations involved in the study are reviewed to furnish a basis upon which the experimental data can be properly analyzed. The structure of the atmosphere in relation to the load-factor problem is briefly discussed, and the acceleration data obtained on a number of flights with various airplanes are presented and analyzed to the extent that the results are applicable to any airplane.
- From the study thus far, it appears that it will be possible to determine the proper design load factors for any airplane in a rational way. However, so little is yet known of the structure of the atmosphere that the specific velocities of air currents indicated by the present data should not be construed as the values to be adopted as a basis for design.
- Notes:
- Print version record.
- "April, 1931."
- No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 20).
- Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Rhode, Richard V. Preliminary study of applied load factors in bumpy air.
- OCLC:
- 937437999
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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