A preliminary study of airplane performance / by F.H. Norton and W.G. Brown.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Norton, F. H. (Frederick Harwood), 1896-1992, author.

Brown, W. G., author.

Contributor:

United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, issuing body.

Series:

Technical note (United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) ; 120.

Technical notes / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; No. 120

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes.

Airplanes--Testing.

Airplanes--Wings.

airplanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (7 pages, 5 unnumbered pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1922.

Summary:

Flight tests were carried out at the Langley Field laboratory of the NACA, on several airplanes for the purpose of determining their relative performance with the same engine and the same propeller. The method used consisted in flying each airplane on a level course and measuring the airspeed for the whole range of engine revolutions. In general the results show that a small change in the wing section or the wing area has but a slight effect upon the performance, but changes in those parts which cause the structural resistance have a very important effect.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed August 5 2019).

"Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory."

"November, 1922."

No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Norton, F.H. A Preliminary study of airplane performance

OCLC:

1111633577