The Drag of Airplane Wheels, Wheel Fairings, and Landing Gears II : Nonretractable and Partly Retractable Landing Gears (1936)
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7 THE DRAG OF AIRPLANE WHEELS, WHEEL FAIRINGS, AND LANDING GEARS wheels in yaw, in figure 23; and the results of propeller ACCURACY tests made in conjunction with several different landing The faired drag curves are believed to be accurate gears in figures 24 and 25. to within one-half pound. For… … Lift coefficient, CL Figure 21.—Drag of landing gear D retracted various amounts into wing in presence 4 8 12 16 20 24 of nacelle. Angle of wheel yaw, degrees Figure 23.—Drag of low-pressure and streamline wheels in yaw in presence of wing and nacelle. J2 .10 1.0 Fairing cap Low-pressure wheel .08…
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