Free-flight tests were conducted in the Langley full-scale tunnel to determine the stability and control characteristics of a vertical-attitude VTOL fighter having twin vertical tails and a pivoted fuselage forebody (nose-cockpit) arrangement. The flight tests included hovering flights and transition flights from hover to conventional forward flight. Static force tests were also made to aid in the analysis of the flight tests. The model exhibited satisfactory stability and control characteristics, and the transition from hovering flight to conventional forward flight was relatively smooth and straightforward. (Author)


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    Title :

    Free-Flight Model Investigation of a Vertical-Attitude VTOL Fighter with Twin Vertical Tails


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    29 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English