Comparison of Experimental and Theoretical Static Aeroelastic Loads and Deflections of a Thin 45° Wing in Supersonic Flow
Author: Floyd V. Bennett
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Wind tunnel tests showing the effects of static aeroelasticity for a thin 45° delta wing in supersonic flow are presented and compared with theory in the Mach number range 1.30 t o 4.00. Calculated deformations, normal-force coefficients, and pitching-moment coefficients based on a linearized potential theory for subsonic leading edges at a Mach number of 1.30 and a linearized potential theory for supersonic leading edges at Mach numbers of 1.64, 3.00, and 4.00 are shown to compare favorably with the wind-tunnel results.