Warren Gillespie
Published: 1956
Total Pages: 29
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A free-flight investigation has been made to determine the effect of wing camber and twist at Mach numbers from 1.4 to 2.1 on the lift, drag, and longitudinal stability of a configuration having a 52.5 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 3, and inline tail surfaces. The wing was cambered and twisted to have low drag at a wing lift coefficient of 0.3 and at a Mach number of 1.46. The method reported in NACA Report 1226 was used to determine the wing warp. The model was aerodynamically pulsed in pitch throughout the flight of the model alone. Drag polars, normal force, pitching moment, static longitudinal stability, and wash effects at the horizontal tail were obtained. Comparisons are made with data from a similar model that had a flat (untwisted and uncambered) wing.