Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Schairer, E..
Program performs preliminary design of fixed-wing aircraft. Emphasis placed on fixed wing aircraft with propulsion systems varying from single piston engine with fixed-pitch propeller through twin turbo-prop/turbofan systems used in business or transport aircraft. GASP written in FORTRAN IV.
Experimental techniques for rapid assessment and correction of wall interference in an adaptive-wall wind tunnel are described. The experimental arrangement allows laser velocimetry measurements on two control surfaces and incorporates a dedicated computer for data processing. The apparatus and its instrumentation are described, and typical results from an experiment on a nonlifting NACA 0012 airfoil at M = 0.78 are discussed. It is concluded that the time to acquire laser Doppler velocimeter data should be decreased, and the possibility of using one-step algorithms should be investigated.