Accession Number:

AD0272593

Title:

WIND-TUNNEL STUDY OF A VERTICAL-PLANE ELLIPTICAL CONE

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

CHEMICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABS EDGEWOOD ARSENAL MD

Personal Author(s):

• FLATAU,ABRAHAM
• PHELPS,RICHARD H.

Report Date:

1961-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

The initial study of the elliptic cone configuration continued. Six-component data were obtained on both the basic body in a vertical plane and for two wing positions to determine their effect upon lateral characteristics. A limited comparison is made between these test results and the horizontal body-plane configurations from the original study. It was concluded that 1 The vertical-plane, elliptical cone, wing-body combination has good lift-to-drag ratios but weak pitching-monent characteristics. 2 Although wing location did not affect longitudinal stability, raising the wing from the mid to the high position resulted in a greater degree of lateral instability. 3 Based on these static-stability characteristics, the vertical-plane, elliptical cone, wing-body combination does not appear to be promising as a candidate bomblet. Author

Descriptors:

• *CONICAL BODIES
• *GLIDERS
• AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
• AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS
• CHEMICAL WARFARE
• CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
• DRAG
• LIFT
• MODEL TESTS
• MOMENTS
• SCATTERING
• STABILITY
• WIND TUNNEL MODELS
• WING BODY CONFIGURATIONS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE