Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing of a Laser Propelled Vehicle Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Panetta, A.D., author.

Conference Name:

World Aviation Congress & Exposition (1999-10-19 : San Francisco, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1999

Summary:

An investigation was conducted to determine the low speed aerodynamic characteristics of a 9-inches diameter laser Lightcraft. The vehicle rotational velocity and deflection angle were varied to determine the effects on the Lightcraft's aerodynamic performance. For the case of zero deflection angle, it was observed that the rotational velocity has no effect on the aerodynamic coefficients, with the drag coefficient remaining constant at 0.51. However, the aerodynamic center appeared to move aft when the model was rotated at higher velocities. For a yaw angle of 25° the lift and drag coefficients remained constant at 0.0 and 0.60, respectively, while the effects of rotation manifested themselves in the side force coefficient

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Publisher Number:

1999-01-5577

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Restricted for use by site license