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Spin tests of a low-wing monoplane in flight and in the free-spinning wind tunnel / by Oscar Seidman and William H. McAvoy.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Seidman, Oscar, author.
- McAvoy, William H., author.
- Series:
- Technical note (United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) ; 769.
- Technical note / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; no. 769
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airplanes--Flight testing.
- Airplanes.
- Wind tunnel testing.
- Spin (Aerodynamics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (12 pages, 3 unnumbered pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, [D.C.] : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1940.
- Summary:
- Comparative full-scale and model spin tests were made with a low-wing monoplane in order to extend the available information as to the utility of the free-spinning wind tunnel as an aid in predicting full-scale spin characteristics.
- For a given control disposition the model indicated steeper spins than were actually obtained with the airplane, the differencebeing most pronounced for spins with elevators up. Recovery characteristics for the model, on the whole, agreed with those for the airplane, but a disagreement was noted for the case of recovery with elevators held full up. Free-spinning wind-tunnel tests are a useful aid in estimating spin characteristics of airplanes, but it must be appreciated that model results can give only general indications of full-scale behavior.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource, title from title screen (viewed May 29, 2020).
- "July 1940."
- "Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory."
- No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 9).
- Electronic reproduction. Denton, Texas : University of North Texas, 2011. Electronic reproduction from print master produced by University of North Texas.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Seidman, Oscar Spin tests of a low-wing monoplane in flight and in the free-spinning wind tunnel
- OCLC:
- 1156323960
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