Inside Out Library · Explore

Pressure Distribution over the Rudder and Fin of an Airplane in Flight (1923)

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) · leaf 11

An illustration from Pressure Distribution over the Rudder and Fin of an Airplane in Flight, 1923, leaf 11
MMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS. TAIL SPIN. In Figure 8 are shown the curves of pressure over the rudder and fin for a tail spin and as in the previous cases the highest loads occur at the leading edge and immediately behind the hinge. The total load on the rudder is shown in Figure 9, together with the… … Time in seconds Fig. 7.—Roil to right. square foot. The vertical position of the center of pressure lies throughout very close to the vertical position of the center of gravity of the area. CONCLUSIONS. The results obtained from this investigation will enable designers to know much more closely…

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Internet Archive · NASA Technical Reports · Public domain (US government work). Free to use for anything.

More pictures from Pressure Distribution over the Rudder and Fin of an Airplane in Flight

More like this