VTOL machines are classified according to disk loading, i.e., vehicle weight fraction per square foot of area swept-out by rotor or other thrust device; special VTOL test and analytical problems; wind tunnel data corrections, and special transition data reduction; VTOL test facilities at Chance Vought Corp comprising cruise, transition and hover test station; proposed Vought ADAM deflected jet VTOL machine, fundamentals of transition, test procedures and results.


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    Title :

    VTOL wind tunnel testing techniques and facilities


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1961 VTOL-STOL



    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    VTOL Wind Tunnel Testing Techniques and Facilities

    McWherter, R. C. | SAE Technical Papers | 1961





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