The drag due to the various parts of a Fairchild (FC-2W2) cabin monoplane was measured at air speeds varying from 50 to 100 m.p.h., in the Twenty-Foot Propeller Research Tunnel of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. It was found that the largest drag was due to the radial air-cooled engine. The measured drag due to the landing gear was also large, being about 4/5 of that due to the engine. Substituting Musselman type wheels for the standard wheels caused no change in the drag due to the landing gear. A small decrease in drag was effected by adding a turtle back to the airplane fuselage.


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    Title :

    Full Scale Drag Tests on Various Parts of Fairchild (FC-2W2) Cabin Monoplane


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    Publication date :

    1930-05-01


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    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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