University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) · 1947 · 16 citations · 0 references
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EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAerodynamicsFlight DynamicsFlight MechanicsAeroelastic ModelingAeroelastic StabilityAeroelastic TestingAircraft StabilityWind-tunnel TestingWing TheoryAircraft Aerodynamics TestingAircraft Flight EquationsAircraft Stability AnalysisFlight Dynamics ModelingFlight StabilityWind-tunnel Aeroelastic TestingWing Flexibility
Note presenting an investigation to determine the stability and control characteristics of an airplane model with a skewed wing in the free-flight tunnel. Flight tests, force tests, and damping-in-roll tests were made on the model with the wing set at angles of skew from 0 to 60 degrees. The investigation was of an exploratory nature and was intended to provide only a preliminary and qualitative indication of whether such a design could be flown.