Investigation At Transonic Speeds Of The Loading Over A 45 Degree Sweptback Wing Having An Aspect Ratio Of 3 A Taper Ratio Of 0 2 And Naca 65a004 Airfoil Sections

An investigation at transonic speeds of the loading over a 45 degree sweptback wing having an aspect ratio of 3, a taper ratio of 0.2, and NACA 65A004 airfoil sections has been conducted in the Langley16-foot transonic tunnel. Pressure measurements on the wing-body combination were obtained at angles of attack from 0 to 26 degrees at Mach numbers from 0.80 to 0.98 and from 0 to about 12 degrees at Mach numbers from 1.00 to 1.05. Reynolds number, based on the wing mean aerodynamic chord, varied from 7,000,000 to 8,500,000 over the test Mach number range.

An investigation at transonic speeds of the loading over a 45 degree sweptback wing having an aspect ratio of 3, a taper ratio of 0.2, and NACA 65A004 airfoil sections was conducted in the Langley 16-foot transonic tunnel. Pressure measurements on the wing-body combi ation were obtained at angles of attack from 0 degrees to 26 degrees at Mach numbers from 0.80 to 0.98 and at angles of attack from 0 degrees to about 12 degrees at Mach numbers from 1.00 to 1.05. Reynolds number, based on the wing mean aerodynamic c ord varied from 7 times 10 to the 6th po er to 8.5 times 10 to the 6th power over the test Mach number range. Results of the investigation indicate that a highly swept shock originates at the juncture of the wing leading edge and the body at moderate angles of attack and has a large influence on the loading over the inboard wing sections. (Author).

The aerodynamic load characteristics of a wing-body combination were determined experimentally at Mach numbers from 0.80 to 1.03 for angles of attack up to 26 degrees. Two wings, both with 30 degrees sweep of the quarter-chord line, taper ratio of 0.2, aspect ratio of 3, and thickness of 4 percent chord, but of different types of construction, were tested. One wing was of solid steel and the other was of plastic with an inner steel core ...