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NACA-RM-L58C25 · Investigation of aerodynamic characteristics of an airplane configuration having tail surfaces outboard of the wing tips at Mach numbers of 2.30, 2.97, and 3.51

NASA (NTRS) · 1958

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Overview

Aerodynamic characteristics of aircraft configuration having tail surfaces outboard of wing tips at supersonic speeds - wind tunnel stability test

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Key points

  • The investigation focused on an airplane configuration with tail surfaces located outboard of the wing tips at Mach numbers of 2.30, 2.97, and 3.51.
  • Data were collected on drag, static longitudinal and lateral stability, and longitudinal trim characteristics at a Reynolds number of 2.03 x 10^6.
  • At a Mach number of 2.97, the maximum lift-drag ratio for the model with the engine pack installed was approximately 3.85.
  • Longitudinal instability was observed above a lift coefficient of about 0.20 with a static margin of 10 percent.
  • The tests were conducted in the Langley Unitary Plan wind tunnel, which allows for continuous variation of Mach numbers from about 2.3 to 4.8.
Frequently asked questions
What was the purpose of the investigation?

The investigation aimed to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of an airplane configuration with tail surfaces outboard of the wing tips.

What Mach numbers were tested in the study?

The study tested Mach numbers of 2.30, 2.97, and 3.51.

What were the main aerodynamic characteristics measured?

The main characteristics measured included drag, static longitudinal and lateral stability, and longitudinal trim characteristics.

What was the maximum lift-drag ratio observed?

The maximum lift-drag ratio observed at a Mach number of 2.97 was approximately 3.85.

Where were the tests conducted?

The tests were conducted in the Langley Unitary Plan wind tunnel.

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RESEARCH MEMORANDUM

INVESTIGATION O F AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS O F AN

AIRPLANE CONFIGURATION HAVING TAIL SURFACES

OUTBOARD O F THE WING TIPS AT MACH NUMBERS O F 2.30, 2.97, AND 3.51 By J a m e s D. Church, William C . Hayes, Jr., and William C. Sleeman, Jr.

Langley Aeronautical Laboratory Langley Field, Va.

CLASSIF!G:;TIC;i CANCELLED

This material contains informationaffecting the National DefeILse o f k e United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, Title 18, U . S . C . , Secs, 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an uuautbrized person is prohibited by law.

NATIONAL ADVISORY COM

FOR AERONAUTICS

WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 b NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAWCS I I d RESEARCH MEMORANDUM INVESTIGATION O F AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS O F AN AIRPLANE CONFIGURATION HAVING TAIL SURFACES OU'BOARD O F 'JIB WING TIPS AT MACH NUMBERS CIA? 2.30, 2.97, AND 3.51 By James D. Church, W i l l i a m C . Hayes, Jr., and W i l l i a m C. Sleeman, Jr.

SUMMARY 3333'

An investigation has been conducted a t t h e Langley Unitary Plan wind tunnel t o determine t h e drag, s t a t i c longitudinal and lateral sta- b i l i t y , and longitudinal trim c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of an z i q h r c cc?yfigxa- t i o n having t a i l surfaces outboard of t h e w i n g t i p s . Data w e r e obtained 1 - a t Mach numbers of 2.30, 2.97, and 3.51 a t a Reynolds number of 2.03 x lo6.

Included i n t h e basic data are some e f f e c t s of Reynolds number, engine Y and wing t w i s t combined w i t h toe-out of t h e v e r t i c a l t a i l s . Values pack, of maximm l i f t - d r a g r a t i o a t a Mach number of 2.97 f o r t h e model with the engine pack i n s t a l l e d were about 3.85 and 5.60 f o r s t a b i l i z e r deflec- -0.10 and -&.go, respectively. These values would correspond t o t i o n s of t r i m conditions f o r low-lift s t a t i c margins of approximately 10 and 22 per- cent of t h e mean aerodynamic chord, respectively. With t h e 10 percent s t a t i c margin ( s t a b i l i z e r deflection of -0.lo), however, longitudinal i n s t a b i l i t y occurred above a l i f t coefficient of about 0.20. P o s i t i v e d i r e c t i o n a l s t a b i l i t y of t h e model was p r a c t i c a l l y invariant with angle of a t t a c k t o 12O.

INTRODUCTION Recent experimental and a n a l y t i c a l s t u d i e s (refs. 1 and 2) have indicated t h a t airplane configurations employing h o r i z o n t a l t a i l sur- faces outboard and rearward'of the wing t i p s should result i n an improve- Since t h i s ment i n performance c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s over conventional designs.

geometry l o g i c a l l y results i n twin v e r t i c a l tails, these performance .

gains m i g h t be achieved while retaining adequate d i r e c t i o n a l s t a b i l i t y .

Consequently, as p a r t of a programby t h e National Advisory Committee i

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f o r Aeronautics t o investigate various configurations with high l i f t - drag r a t i o designed f o r sustained operation near M = 3.0, tests were bJ conducted i n t h e Langley Unitary Plan wind tunnel t o determine t h e drag, s t a t i c s t a b i l i t y , and longitudinal t r i m c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of an outboard- t a i l model. Results from an investigation of a configuration representing a d i f f e r e n t approach t o t h e general problem of a t t a i n i n g high l i f t - d r a g r a t i o s are reported i n reference 3 .

Data f o r the present tests were obtained a t Mach numbers of 2.30, 2.97, and 3.51 f o r an les of a t t a c k from -4’ t o 16O and f o r angles Of

s i d e s l i p of 4 ’ and -4 . Included i n t h e basic data are some e f f e c t s of

Reynolds number, engine pack, horizontal s t a b i l i z e r , and wing t w i s t com- bined with toe-out of t h e v e r t i c a l t a i l s . These data are presented with- out analysis .

SYMBOLS The forces and moments are reduced t o c o e f f i c i e n t form and are referenced t o the following axis systems: The lateral components are presented about t h e body axes shown i n figure l ( a ) and t h e longitudinal components are oriented with respect t o t h e s t a b i l i t y axes i l l u s t r a t e d i n figure l ( b ) . Moment c o e f f i c i e n t s are taken about an assumed center of gravity located a t 65 percent of t h e mean aerodynamic chord of t h e wing alone (excluding the t a i l s ) .

b span of wing plus horizontal t a i l s , 24.00 i n .

L i f t

lift c o e f f i c i e n t , -

CL qs balance-chamber drag c o e f f i c i e n t ‘D, c ‘D,b engine-pack base-pressure drag c o e f f i c i e n t ‘D,d engine boundary-layer-diverter pressure-drag c o e f f i c i e n t engine-pack internal-flow drag c o e f f i c i e n t ‘D, i T o t a l drag e x t e r n a l drag c o e f f i c i e n t ,

- ‘D,c - ‘D,b - ‘D,i

cD qs Pitching moment pitching-moment coefficient, Cm qsc’ Rolling moment rolling-moment coefficient , s a Yawing moment yawing-moment coefficient, q a Side force side-force coefficient, qs acm

longitudinal-stability parameter, -

aCL stabilizer effectiveness parameter, (%)CL=o effective-dihedral parameter, (%)pEt40 directional-stability parameter,

(2) p*4O

I - I I

side-force parameter, (3)

I p*4O mean aerodynamic chord of wing plus horizontal tails, 12.95 in.

horizontal-tail incidence angle relative to center line of the bodies attached to the wing tips (positive when trailing edge is down), deg lift-drag ratio free-stream Mach number free-stream stagnation pressure, lb/sq ft abs free-stream dynamic pressure, lb/sq ft

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Reynolds number based on c area of wing plus horizontal tails including wing-body inter- cept (wing-tip and tail-root chords are assumed to lie on the center line of the bodies attached to the wing tips), 1.7391 sq ft

n

a angle of a t t a c k r e f e r r e d t o fuselage reference l i n e , deg P angle of s i d e s l i p r e f e r r e d t o fuselage center l i n e , deg v e r t i c a l - t a i l incidence r e l a t i v e t o center l i n e of t h e bodies 6, attached t o t h e wing t i p s (positive when t r a i l i n g edge i s t o the l e f t ; f denotes toe-out wherein both t a i l s are deflected with trailing edge inboard), deg wing t w i s t of t h e o r e t i c a l t i p chord with respect t o t h e r o o t OW chord about t h e 50-percent-chord l i n e ( p o s i t i v e when t r a i l i n g edge of t i p chord is down), deg Subscripts: min minimum S s t a b i l i t y APPARATUS AND MODEL .

I The t e s t s were conducted i n t h e high Mach number t e s t section of t h e Langley Unitary Plan wind tunnel. J This tunnel i s of t h e variable- pressure, continuous-flow type with a t e s t section 4 f e e t square and approximately 7 f e e t i n length. Mach number may be varied continuously from about 2.3 t o 4.8 by means of an asymmetric sliding-block nozzle.

Sketches of t h e model and i t s engine pack are presented i n f i g u r e 2 and the geometric c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s are given i n table I. Photographs of t h e model a r e shown i n figure 3. The cross s e c t i o n of the b a s i c fuselage w a s semicircular from t h e nose rearward f o r about 22 inches, f a i r i n g smoothly from t h i s point t o a c i r c u l a r base. Mounted beneath t h e fuse- lage and extending t o a point f l u s h with t h e model base was a detachable engine pack. (See f i g . 2 ( a ) .) This pack consisted of a two-dimensional s p l i t i n l e t ducted t o exhaust through t h r e e choked nozzles. An i n t e g r a l p a r t of t h e pack was the wedge-type boundary-layer d i v e r t e r located on t h e upper surface of the inlet-duct housing.

The trapezoidal wing had TO0 of sweep a t t h e leading edge and was mounted with its t h e o r e t i c a l root chord on t h e fuselage reference l i n e .

This surface had an aspect r a t i o of 1.0000, a t a p e r r a t i o of 0.3919, a dihedral angle of - 5 . 3 O , and NACA @ A 0 0 4 a i r f o i l sections. Two d i f f e r e n t wings were t e s t e d on the model. One w a s t w i s t e d about the 0.50-chord .

l i n e SO t h a t the incidence between t h e t h e o r e t i c a l t i p and r o o t chords _ - _ - 0 0 0.0 0 0 L The other wing was untwisted (0, = 0'). A slender body was was -2.8'.

affixed t o each wing t i p and hence was inclined by the angle 0 , t o t h e w fuselage reference l i n e . The p r o f i l e of these bodies of revolution con- I s i s t e d of a short c y l i n d r i c a l section i n s e r t e d between an ogival nose and t a i l .

The v e r t i c a l and horizontal t a i l s had trapezoidal plan forms and were swept back 60° a t the leading edge. These surfaces were considered t o be undeflected when alined with the center l i n e s of the wing-tip bodies. All t a i l panels had an aspect r a t i o of 0.9185, t a p e r r a t i o of 0.3069, Oo of dihedral, and NACA 65A003 a i r f o i l sections.

Forces and moments f o r t h e model were measured by means of a six- component i n t e r n a l strain-gage balance. This balance was attached, by means of a s t i n g , t o the tunnel c e n t r a l support system. Included i n the model support system was a remotely operated, adjustable angle coupling which permitted tests t o be made a t various angles of a t t a c k simultane- ously with v a r i a t i o n s i n the angle o f s i d e s l i p .

TESTS T e s t s were conducted f o r a l l configurations through an angle-of- a t t a c k range of approximately -40 t o 16O a t an angle of s i d e s l i p of 0'.

L a t e r a l - s t a b i l i t y derivatives were determined from tests made through t h i s angle-of-attack range f o r angles of s i d e s l i p of about 4 ' and -bo, with and without the engine pack, a t M = 2.97. Tests t o determine sta- b i l i z e r effectiveness u t i l i z e d incidence a A l l l e s of -0.lo and -4.9'.

t e s t s except those with t h e untwisted w i n g $ 8 w = 0') were made with the v e r t i c a l t a i l s toed-out (6, = +1.5°).

Average Mach numbers, stagnation pressures, dynamic pressures, and Reynolds number a r e l i s t e d i n the following table: 9, R Pt' M lb/sq f t abs l b / s q f t (based on E )

2.30 1,434 425 2.03 x lo6

2.97 2,050 360 2.03 3 -51 2,726 304 2.03 Stagnation temperature was maintained a t 135O F f o r a l l Mach numbers.

.i A Pressure measurements were recorded during one of t h e tests w i t h t h e engine pack i n s t a l l e d i n order t o obtain t h e drag increments asso- c i a t e d with t h e engine-pack base pressure, i n t e r n a l flow, and boundary- .I l a y e r d i v e r t e r pressure. Data w e r e a l s o obtained a t M = 2.97 on t h e untwisted-wing configuration without t h e engine pack and with a l l t a i l surfaces a t a n e u t r a l s e t t i n g i n order t o e s t a b l i s h t h e e f f e c t of Reynolds number on minimum drag. This test w a s conducted near zero lift 6 6 over a Reynolds number range of 0.51 x 10 t o 6.4 x 10 .

Transition was fixed on a l l configurations by means of roughness s t r i p s placed around t h e fuselage and wing-tip bodies about 2 inches behind t h e noses, and along the 10-percent-chord l i n e s (upper and lower surfaces) of t h e wing and s t a b i l i z e r s .

The s t r i p s were 1/52 inch wide and were formed by embedding N o . 60 carborundum g r a i n s i n a p l a s t i c adhesive. Two d e n s i t i e s were employed: one t e s t u t i l i z e d about l5O g r a i n s per inch of s t r i p ( r e f e r r e d t o as heavy) and a l l o t h e r configurations u t i - l i z e d about 50 g r a i n s p e r inch of s t r i p ( l i g h t ) .

CORREXTIONS AND ACCURACY Tunnel pressure gradients i n t h e region of t h e model have been found .

t o be s u f f i c i e n t l y small so as not t o induce any measurable buoyancy e f f e c t s on t h e model. A l s o , a n g u l a r i t y surveys i n d i c a t e n e g l i g i b l e mis- alinement of t h e flow a t t h e t e s t Mach numbers. I n addition, a l l angles L/ of a t t a c k and s i d e s l i p have been corrected for d e f l e c t i o n of t h e balance and s t i n g due t o load.

!The balance-chamber drag (defined h e r e i n as t h e f o r c e t h a t r e s u l t s from the balance-chamber pressure a c t i n g over t h e e n t i r e cross s e c t i o n of t h e base, including the s t i n g ) has been subtracted from t h e drag r e s u l t s f o r a l l configurations. The following a d d i t i o n a l f o r c e s have been sub- t r a c t e d from the drag r e s u l t s f o r t h e configurations with engine pack: base-pressure drag (pressure f o r c e a c t i n g over a l l of detachable-pack base a r e a except f o r t h e t h r e e e x i t s ) and i n t e r n a l drag ( f o r c e computed from duct and e x i t pressures by using standard momentum-balance equation).

Accuracy of t h e presented data based on balance and t u n n e l c a l i b r a - limits: t i o n i s estimated t o be within the following

M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fo.015

a , d e g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f 0 . 2

p , d e g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f0.2

i t , d e g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f O . l

6,,deg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f O . l

.

Bw,deg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to.1

V ....... 0 0 . e a e . . 0.

00 a 0 00 -0 m e . - * ..eve o m .............................. O W .

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:*. t ...........

~ ~ o ~ ~ : : " " ........

NACA RM L58Cm ts

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C L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to.003

C D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ko.0008

c m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kO.003

c l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *o.0005

C n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +0.001

c y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f0.002

This t a b l e gives the accuracy of t h e absolute value of the q u a n t i t i e s f o r use i n evaluating the possible e r r o r i n i s o l a t e d data.

Experience w i t h r e p e a t a b i l i t y of data indicates t h a t probable e r r o r s can be con- sidered t o be roughly one-half a s large as the values i n t h e t a b l e .

PRESENTATION O F RESULTS The basic r e s u l t s of t h e investigation are presented i n figures 4 t o 10 and some summary r e s u l t s are contained i n f i g u r e s ll t o 15. A n abbreviated outline of f i g u r e content follows: F i g y Schlieren photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance-chamber, diverter-pressure, internal-flow, and base-pressure d r a g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effect of Reynolds number on minimum drag . . . . . . . . . . . 6

E f f e c t of t r a n s i t i o n density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effect of h o r i z m t a l s t a b i l i z e r With engine pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Without engine pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E f f e c t of wing t w i s t and t a i l toe-out . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S t a t i c lateral s t a b i l i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

u .

S t a t i c longitudinal s t a b i l i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

S t a b i l i z e r effectiveness and minlrmun drag . . . . . . . . . . .

1 3 Maximum l i f t - d r a g r a t i o Model with engine pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Model without engine pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SUMMARY OF RESULTS The main results of an investigation a t Mach numbers of 2.30, 2.97, and 3.51 of an outboard-tail configuration a t a Reynolds number of 6 are as foliows: 2.03 x 10

a

Values of maximum l i f t - d r a g r a t i o a t a Mach number of (L/D) max 2.97 f o r t h e model with t h e engine pack i n s t a l l e d were about 5.85 ..I and 5.60 f o r s t a b i l i z e r deflections of -0.lo and -4.9', respectively.

These values would correspond t o t r i m conditions f o r low-lift s t a t i c margins of approximately 10 and 22 percent of the mean aerodynamic With t h e 10 percent s t a t i c margin ( c o n t r o l deflec- chord, respectively.

t i o n of -0. lo), however, longitudinal i n s t a b i l i t y occurred above a lift coefficient of about 0.20. This i n s t a b i l i t y was due t o a s t a b i l i t y loss of t h e wing-body combination and t o an equal degree t o t h e reduction i n the s t a b i l i t y contribution of t h e t a i l surfaces. Twisting t h e wing -2.8' (and consequently deflecting t h e horizontal s t a b i l i z e r an equal amount) i n conjunction with f l . 5 ' toe-out of t h e v e r t i c a l t a i l s increased (L/D)- about 0.3 f o r the model without t h e engine pack a t a Mach number of 2.97.

An i d e n t i c a l increase i n t h i s parasleter r e s u l t e d from t h e addition of t h e horizontal t a i l s t o the configuration with twisted wing and toed-out t a i l s . I n both instances t h i s increase was due t o a decrease i n drag due t o l i f t .

The d i r e c t i o n a l s t a b i l i t y C of t h e model with engine pack was "P about 0.0015 and was p r a c t i c a l l y invariant with angle of a t t a c k t o 1 2 ' .

The values of C were reduced by a constant value of about O.OOO5 by t h e addition of t h e engine pack t o t h e model. The model with t h e engine pack had negative e f f e c t i v e dihedral f o r angles of a t t a c k less than 4.5'.

Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Langley Field, V a . , March 14, 1958.

REFERENCES 1. Sleeman, W i l l i a m C . , Jr.: Preliminary Study of Airplane Configurations Having T a i l Surfaces Outboard of t h e Wing Tips. NACA RM ~ 5 8 ~ 0 6 , 1958.

2. Spearman, M. Leroy, and Robinson, Ross B.: Aerodynamic C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of a Canard and an Outboard-Tail Airplane Model a t a Mach Number of 2.01. NACA R M L58I307, 1958.

3. Kelly, Thomas C . , Camel, Melvin M . , and Gregory, Donald T.: An Exploratory Investigation a t Mach Numbers of 2.50 and 2.87 Of a Canard Bomber-Type Configuration Designed f o r Supersonic Cruise F l i g h t . NACA RM L38B28, 1958.

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TABIS I.- GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF M O D E L Wing p l u s h o r i z o n t a l t a i l s (used i n reduction of d a t a ) :

Area. sq ft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7391

Span. f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.000

Mean aerodynamic chord. ft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0790

Aspect r a t i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3000

Taper r a t i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1271

Wing:

Area. s q f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3611

span. ft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1667

Mean aerodynamic chord. f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2409

Aspect r a t i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 0 0 0 0

Taper r a t i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3919

A i r f o i l s e c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NACA 65~004

Twist. deg:

Root . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

Tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.8

Dihedral. deg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5.3

LesdFng-edge sweepback. deg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.0

Volume. cu f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02%

1 - Horizontal or v e r t i c a l t a i l (panel geometry) :

iirez. sq f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.18%

Spm. ft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4167

Mem 3erodynamic chord. f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4962

A.cpect r z t i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9185

Y q e r r a t i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3069

A i r f o i l s e c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NACA 65A003

Tdist. deg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

Dihedral. deg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

Leading-edge sweepback. deg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

0.0013 ‘Jclme (exposed). cu f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B._tsic fuselzge:

IEngth. f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8057

Fineness r a t i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5

Volume. cu f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0694

Wing-tip body : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

h n g t h . f t 2 . m33

FLneness r a t i o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.6667

Volume. cu f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0169

Engine pack:

Base a r e a (excluding t h e t h r e e e x i t s ) . s q f t . . . . . . . . 0.0178

Enclosed volume. cu f t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0181

m a3 a c a3 k m k k

R

c n I ri a J .

a m z d : u I a J rl rn n

P rl 0

v R J

I

(a) Three-view drawing of model.

Figure 2.- General arrangement of o u t b o a r d - t a i l model. A l l dimensions are i n inches.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .

NACA RM ~ 3 8 ~ 2 3 0 , :oo .O0 : 0 0 0 0 .

0 . 0 0 0 0 :: :: 0 , . 0 0 .. 0.0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.

k 0 I cu c 4-r CONFIDENTIAL W i t h e n g l n e pack M z 3 . 5 1 W i t h o u t e n g i n e pack o L- 58- 175 (a) a = 0 ' ; 8 , = - 2 . 8 ' ; 6 , = t1.5O; it = -0.1 ; j 3 = 0'.

Figure 4.- Typical schlieren photographs.

NACA RM L58C25 CONFIDENTIAL W i t h e n g i n e pack M-3.51 W i t h o u t e n g i n e pack L-58-176 a = 6 . 0 ~ ; ow = -2.8'; 6 , = d~1.3~; it = -0.1'; p = 0'.

(b) Figure 4.- Continued.

CONFIDENTIAL NACA RM L58C25 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 1 8 ' 0 , d C D , i o r C D , b Figure 7 . - Variation of balance-chamber, diverter-pressure, internal f l o w , and base-pressure drag coefficients with angle of attack.

8 , = -2.8'; 6 , = f l . 5 ' ; it = -0.1'; p = 0'.

L .OIO cD,min DO5 .OOl X O6 .5 I 2 3 4 5 6 8 1 0 R Figure 6.- Variation of minimum drag c o e f f i c i e n t with Reynolds number (based on F ) f o r the model without t h e engine pack.

M = 2.97; e, = oO; 6, = oO; it = -0.1'; p = 00.

.

-.2 -.1 0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 (a) M = 2.30.

.

Figure 7.- Effect of transition density on aerodynamic characteristics in pitch of model with engine pack. 8, = - 2 . 8 O ; 6 , = f 1 . 5 ' ; it = - 0 . 1 ' ; .

p = 00.

.. a * . 0 . . . a .. . .. . am. 0 .

(a) Concluded.

Figure 7.- Continued.

.. e . . . .. . L .. . . ..e e .

(b) M = 2.97.

Figure 7.- Continued.

..

L (b) Concluded.

Figure 7 . - Continued.

( c ) M = 3.51.

Figure 7. - Continued.

. e e . . . e . e e e e . . . e e .

e e e e . e .

e e e .

P C NACA RM ~ 5 8 ~ 2 5 : . * :,. . e e.

(c ) Concluded.

Figure 7.- Concluded.

0 . 0 . . . 0.. . 0 . 0 . . 0.. 0 .

NACA RM ~ 5 8 ~ 2 5 0 . . 0 .

0 . ... .

- : 2 -.l 0 .1 .2 .3 .4 . 5

CL

( a ) M = 2.30.

Figure 8.- E f f e c t of h o r i z o n t a l - t a i l incidence on aerodynamic character- i s t i c s i n p i t c h of model with engine pack.

8, = -2.8'; 6 , = f1.5°j p = 00.

.1 .o C .o .o .

(a) Concluded.

Figure 8.- Continued.

-.2 -.l 0 .1 . 2 .3 .4 . 5 C L (b) M = 2.97.

Figure 8.- Continued.

( c ) M = 3.51.

Figure 8.- Continued.

. e . * e e e

. . e . e . 0.1

. e . . e . 0 . . e e.

e * e .

e . .

NACA RM L38C25 *.

( e ) Concluded.

Figure 8.- Concluded.

0 0 0 . 0 0 ( 0 . 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 .

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 " NACA R M ~ 5 8 ~ 2 5 (a) M = 2.30.

Figure 9.- Effect of horizontal stabilizer on aerodynamic characteristics in pitch of model without engine pack.

e, = -2.8'; 6 , = f1.5'; p = 0'.

G -.2 -.l 0 .1 - 2 .3 .4 .5 C L (a) Concluded.

Figure 9.- Continued.

( b ) M = 2.97.

Figure 9.- Continued.

( b ) Concluded.

Figure 9.- Continued.

( c ) M = 3.51.

Figure 9. - Continued.

I -

-

(c) Concluded.

Figure 9.- Concluded.

(a) M = 2.30.

Figure 10.- Effect of twist and toe on aerodynamic characteristics in = 0'.

it = - 0 . 1 ' ; pitch of model without engine pack.

0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.. 0 .

0 . 0 0 . 0 0 . . . 0 0 0 0 0 .

.

(a) Concluded.

Figure 10. - Continued.

............... . . 0.. 0 .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) M = 2.97.

Figure 10. - Continued.

I C NACA RM L38C25 C .

(b) Concluded.

Figure 10.- Continued.

............... .......

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

( c ) M = 3.51.

Figure 10.- Continued.

NACA RM L58C25 C (c) Concluded Figure 10. - Concluded.

m m m m m am m. emm m m Figure 11.- E f f e c t of engine pack on t h e v a r i a t i o n of t h e s t a t i c l a t e r a l - s t a b i l i t y parameters with angle of a t t a c k . M = 2.97; 8, = - 2 . 8 ' ; 6, = f 1 . 5 ' ; it = - 0 . 1 ' .

C - L C - L C - L Figure 12.- Effect of engine pack and horizontal tail on the variatioi of the static longitudinal-stability parameter with lift coefficiei e, = - 2 . 8 O ; 6 , = k1.5'; p = o 0 .

0 . 0.. . 0.. . 0 . 0 . . . . ... 0 .

4 6 C mit .

#,mi CD .

M Figure 13.- Variation of stabilizer effectiveness and minimum drag coef- ficient with Mach number. p = 0'.

a . . a a .

. . . a . . * . a ......

a . a . a . a . a . a . .

a 0 . a . . . . . . a a a ..a a . 0 . 47 NACA RM L58C25 a . a a a . a . 0 .

Figure 14.- Variation with Mach number of maximum lift-drag ratio and of lift coefficient for maximum lift-drag ratio.

Model with engine pack; 0, = -2.aO; 6 , = *1.5O; p = o0.

0 . ... 0 .. 0 o r .. 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

M Figure 15.- Variation with Mach number of m a x i m lift-drag ratio and of lift coefficient for maximum lift-drag ratio.

Model without engine pack; p = O o .

NACA - Langley Field, vd.

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NACA-RM-L58C25
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NASA (NTRS)
Year
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1958
Pages
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50
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