Accession Number:

ADA801512

Title:

Effect of Elevator-Profile Modifications and Trailing-Edge Strips on Elevator Hinge-Moment and Other Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Full-Scale Horizontal Tail Surface

Descriptive Note:

Wartime rept.

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS LANGLEY FIELD VA LANGLEY AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY

Personal Author(s):

• Schueller, Carl F.
• Korycinski, Peter F.
• Strass, H. K.

Report Date:

1945-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

38.0

Abstract:

From investigations conducted in a high-speed wind tunnel on a horizontal tail surface of a full-scale fighter model, the following results were obtained. A reduction of 6 deg in the trailing-edge angle resulted in incremental changes in the slopes of curves of hinge moment against angle of attack and against elevator angle of approximately -0.0026 and -0.0013. No appreciable loss in effectiveness of trailing-edge strip was observed up to Mach number 0.65.

Descriptors:

• *ELEVATORS
• AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
• HIGH VELOCITY
• HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS
• TAIL ASSEMBLIES
• TAILS(AIRCRAFT)
• TRAILING EDGES
• WIND TUNNEL TESTS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE