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Measurement of the forces acting on gliders in towed flight / by W.B. Klemperer.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Klemperer, Wolfgang B. (Wolfgang Benjamin), 1893- author.
- Series:
- Technical note (United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) ; 753.
- Technical note / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; no. 753
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gliders (Aeronautics)--Towing.
- Gliders (Aeronautics).
- Aerodynamics--Measurement.
- Aerodynamics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (15 pages, 9 unnumbered pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, [D.C.] : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1940.
- Summary:
- The magnitude, the direction, and the fluctuations of tow forces exerted upon gliders by towing them aloft behind an automobile were measured under a variety of conditions covering a range from gentle to severe types of operation. For these tests, the glider towing force did not exceed 1.6 of the gross weight of the glider. V-G records obtained during the towed-flight period as well as during the subsequent return glide to earth showed accelerations in the range from 3 g to -1 g. The results of preliminary airplane tow tests are also presented.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource, title from title screen (viewed May 29, 2020).
- "February 1940."
- No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 14).
- Electronic reproduction. Denton, Texas : University of North Texas, 2011. Electronic reproduction from print master produced by University of North Texas.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Klemperer, W. B. Measurement of the forces acting on gliders in towed flight
- OCLC:
- 1156324019
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