Static stability investigation of a single- stage sounding rocket at Mach numbers from 0.60 to 1.20
Static stability of single-stage meteorological sounding rocket at Mach numbers from 6.0 to 12.0
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Static stability of single-stage meteorological sounding rocket at Mach numbers from 6.0 to 12.0
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Static aerodynamic characteristics of modified Mercury exit and escape capsule configurations at Mach numbers 3.0 to 6.8
Static aerodynamic characteristics of experimental nonlifting reentry capsule in combination with rocket booster at Mach numbers from 0.60 to 1.20
Full-scale wind tunnel determination of effect of corrugated canister surface on static aerodynamic characteristics of reentry capsule
Circuitry, fabrication, and performance characteristics of 75-VA integrated static inverter for gyro platform power supply
Low speed static aerodynamic characteristics of three ram-air inflated low aspect ratio fabric wings
Static longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics of 0.03 scale model of hammerhead-shaped Little Joe II /lunar module suborbital space vehicle/ over Mach number 0.30 to 1.20 range
Static dc to dc regulated converter using two-core output transformer
Model testing for design evaluation of major components and configurations of static test and launch facilities, noting hot jet model
Results are presented of a wind-tunnel investigation to determine influence of the fuselage and tail on static stability and rotary derivatives in roll of a model having 45 degrees sweptback wing and tail surfaces. The wing alone and the model without the horizontal tail showed marginal longitudinal stability near maximum lift. The longitudinal stability of the complete model was satisfactory. The vertical tail produced larger increments of rate of change of lateral-force and yawing-moment coefficients with wing-tip helix angle than the fuselage or the horizontal tail.
Contains a few measurements of the variation of elevator angle and elevator force with Mach number at 30,000 feet altitude up to a Mach number of 0.85. These data show that the airplane possessed positive static longitudinal stability up to a Mach number of 0.80. A trim change in the nose-down direction occurred for Mach numbers above 0.82.
A theoretical analysis of the effects of aeroelasticity on the stick-fixed static longitudinal stability and elevator angle required for balance of an airplane is presented together with calculated effects for a swept-wing bomber of relatively high flexibility. Although large changes in stability due to certain parameters are indicated for the example airplane, the over-all stability change after considering all parameters was quite small, compared to the individual effects, due to the counterbalancing of wing and tail contributions. The effect of flexibility on longitudinal control for the example airplane was found to be of little real importance.
A delta wing and a tapered sweptback wing of aspect ratios 1.56 and 2.00, respectively, both of which were cambered and twisted so as to provide a uniform load distribution for a supersonic flight condition, were tested in combination with a fuselage at Reynolds numbers between 384,000 and 1,550,000 in order to determine the low-speed lift-drag and static stability characteristics of such wings.
The calculations in this paper afford an approximate solution of the static stability. A derivation of the formulas for moment coefficient of a wing, moment coefficient of elevator, and the total moment of the combined wing and elevator and the moment coefficient with reference to the center of gravity are provided.
The equations of motion for an airplane penetrating a gust are derived using a few simplifying assumptions. Calculations of loads for different static longitudinal stability on two German airplane models, HC 45 and HS 122, are compared with flight tests. Good agreement is obtained between the trend of the flight tests and the calculated values; however no absolute comparison was possible between the flight tests and calculations.
Several advanced static thermal-to-electric conversion technologies have been investigated as potential alternatives to conventional thermoelectrics and thermionic converters.
The non-contacting finger seal is an advanced seal concept with potential to reduce specific fuel consumption in gas turbine engines by 2 to 3 percent with little to no wear of the seal or rotor. Static performance tests and bind-up tests of eight different non-contacting finger seal configurations were conducted in air at pressure differentials up to 689.4 kPa and temperatures up to 922 K. Four of the seals tested were designed to have lift pads concentric to a herringbone-grooved rotor which generates hydrodynamic lift when rotating. The remaining seals were tested with a smooth rotor; one seal had a circumferential taper and one had an axial taper on the lift pad inner diameter to create hydrodynamic lift during rotation. The effects of the aft finger axial thickness and of the forward finger inner diameter on leakage performance were investigated as well and compared to analytical predictions.