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Analysis of nonplanar wing-tip-mounted lifting surfaces on low-speed airplanes
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Roskam, J. Vandam, C. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | Nonplanar wing tip mounted lifting surfaces reduce lift induced drag substantially. Winglets, which are small, nearly vertical, winglike surfaces, are an example of these devices. To achieve reduction in lift induced drag, winglets produce significant side forces. Consequently, these surfaces can seriously affect airplane lateral directional aerodynamic characteristics. Therefore, the effects of nonplanar wing tip mounted surfaces on the lateral directional stability and control of low speed general aviation airplanes were studied. The study consists of a theoretical and an experimental, in flight investigation. The experimental investigation involves flight tests of winglets on an agricultural airplane. Results of these tests demonstrate the significant influence of winglets on airplane lateral directional aerodynamic characteristics. It is shown that good correlations exist between experimental data and theoretically predicted results. In addition, a lifting surface method was used to perform a parametric study of the effects of various winglet parameters on lateral directional stability derivatives of general aviation type wings. |
| File Size | 6796596 |
| Page Count | 172 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19830017396 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0zp8vp4n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Flight Tests Winglets Lift Devices Aircraft Performance Wing Tips General Aviation Aircraft Induced Drag Directional Stability Agriculture Aerodynamic Characteristics Lateral Control Stability Derivatives Aerodynamic Loads Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |