Pressure Distribution over the Rudder and Fin of an Airplane in Flight (1923)
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bout 4 pounds per square foot, and coming out of the turn a posi- tive value of about 6 pounds per square foot. It is interesting to notice that the vertical posi- tion of the center of pressure remains at all times at nearly the same height as the center of gravity of the area of the rudder and… … _ TTme in_ secpncfs Fig. 5.—i^/t turn. the fin and immediately behind the rudder hinge. It is interesting to compare this distribu- tion of pressure with that on the horizontal surfaces as shown in Report No. 118, where the positions of the pressure peaks occur in similar positions. In Figure 7 are…
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