Flying qualities of a tailless airplane with the wing quarter chord line swept back 35 deg were analyzed in the Mach number range from 0.40 to 0.91 based on tests of a model of this airplane in the Langley high speed 7 by 10 foot tunnel. The results indicate that longitudinal control position instability exists at transonic speeds but the accompanying trim changes are not large. Control position maneuvering stability, however, is present for all speeds. Longitudinal and lateral control appear adequate, but the damping of the short period longitudinal and lateral oscillations at high altitudes is poor and would probably require artificial damping.


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    Title :

    Estimated transonic flying qualities of a tailless airplane based on a model investigation, 8 June 1949


    Contributors:
    Donlan, C. J. (author) / Kuhn, R. E. (author)


    Publication date :

    1976-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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