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Jacobs, Eastman N

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NASA NTRS1932

Tests of N.A.C.A. airfoils in the variable-density wind tunnel Series 24

This note is the fifth of a series covering an investigation of a number of related airfoils. It presents the results obtained from tests of a group of six low-cambered airfoils in the variable-density wind tunnel. The mean camber lines are identical for the six airfoils and are of such a form that the maximum mean camber is 2 per cent of the chord and is at a position 0.4 of the chord behind the loading edge. The airfoils differ in thickness only, the maximum-thickness/chord ratios being 0.06, 0.09, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18, and 0.21. The results have been presented in the form of both infinite and finite aspect-ratio characteristics. The values of C(sub L) max/C(sub d) degrees min for this group of airfoils are among the highest thus far obtained, the minimum profile drags being approximately equal to those for the symmetrical series of corresponding thickness, while the maximum lift coefficients are considerably higher.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1932

The aerodynamic characteristics of eight very thick airfoils from tests in the variable density wind tunnel

Report presents the results of wind tunnel tests on a group of eight very thick airfoils having sections of the same thickness as those used near the roots of tapered airfoils. The tests were made to study certain discontinuities in the characteristic curves that have been obtained from previous tests of these airfoils, and to compare the characteristics of the different sections at values of the Reynolds number comparable with those attained in flight. The discontinuities were found to disappear as the Reynolds number was increased. The results obtained from the large-scale airfoil, a symmetrical airfoil having a thickness ratio of 21 per cent, has the best general characteristics.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1931

Tests of N.A.C.A. airfoils in the variable density wind tunnel Series 44 and 64

This note is one of a series covering an investigation of a number of related airfoils. It presents the results obtained from tests in the N.A.C.A. Variable Density Wind Tunnel of two groups of six airfoils each. One group, the 44 series, has a maximum mean camber of 4 percent of the chord at a position 0.4 of the chord behind the leading edge and the other group, the 64 series, has a maximum mean camber of 6 percent of the chord at the same position. The members within each group differ only in maximum thickness, the maximum thickness/chord ratios being: 0.06, 0.09, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18, and 0.21. The results are analyzed with a view to indicating the variation of the aerodynamic characteristics with profile thickness for airfoils having a certain mean camber line form.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1931

Tests of N.A.C.A. airfoils in the variable-density wind tunnel Series 43 and 63

This note is one of a series covering an investigation of a family of related airfoils. It gives in preliminary form the results obtained from tests in the N.A.C.A. Variable-Density Wind Tunnel of two groups of six airfoils each. One group, the 43 series, has a maximum mean camber of 4 per cent of the chord at a position 0.3 of the chord from the leading edge; the other group, the 63 series, has a maximum mean camber of 6 per cent of the chord at the same position. The members within each group differ only in maximum thickness, the maximum thickness/chord ratios being:0.06, 0.09, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18, and 0.21. The results are analyzed with a view to indicating the variation of the aerodynamic characteristics with profile thickness for airfoils having a certain mean camber line.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1931

Tests of N.A.C.A. airfoils in the variable-density wind tunnel Series 45 and 65

This note is one of a series covering an investigation of a number of related airfoils. It presents the results obtained from tests in N.A.C.A. Variable-Density Wind Tunnel of two groups of six airfoils each. One group, the 45 series, has a maximum mean camber of 4 per cent of the chord at a position 0.5 of the chord behind the leading edge, and the other group, the 65 series, has a maximum mean camber of 6 per cent of the chord at the same position. The members within each group differ only in maximum thickness, the maximum thickness/chord ratios being: 0.06, 0.09, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18, and 0.21. The results are analyzed with a view to indicating the variation of the aerodynamic characteristics with profile thickness for airfoils having a certain mean camber line form.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1931

Tests of six symmetrical airfoils in the variable density wind tunnel

This paper is the first of a series covering an investigation of a family of airfoils all formed from a basic profile. It gives in preliminary form the results of six symmetrical airfoils, differing only in maximum thickness. The maximum thickness-to-chord ratios are 0.06, 0.09, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18, and 0.21.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1931

Large-scale aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils as tested in the variable density wind tunnel

In order to give the large-scale characteristics of a variety of airfoils in a form which will be of maximum value, both for airplane design and for the study of airfoil characteristics, a collection has been made of the results of airfoil tests made at full-scale values of the reynolds number in the variable density wind tunnel of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. They have been corrected for tunnel wall interference and are presented not only in the conventional form but also in a form which facilitates the comparison of airfoils and from which corrections may be easily made to any aspect ratio. An example showing the method of correcting the results to a desired aspect ratio has been given for the convenience of designers. In addition, the data have been analyzed with a view to finding the variation of the aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils with their thickness and camber.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1931

Airfoil Pressure Distribution Investigation in the Variable Density Wind Tunnel

Report presents the results of wind tunnel tests of pressure distribution measurements over one section each of six airfoils. Pressure distribution diagrams, as well as the integrated characteristics of the airfoils, are given for both a high and a low dynamic scale or, Reynolds number VL/V, for comparison with flight and other wind-tunnel tests, respectively. It is concluded that the scale effect is very important only at angles of attack near the burble. The distribution of pressure over an airfoil having a Joukowski section is compared with the theoretically derived distribution. A further study of the distribution of pressure over all of the airfoils resulted in the development of an approximate method of predicting the pressure distribution along the chord of any normal airfoil for all attitudes within the working range if the distribution at one attitude is known.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1931

Pressure Distribution Over a Symmetrical Airfoil Section with Trailing Edge Flap

Measurements were made to determine the distribution of pressure over one section of an R. A. F. 30 (symmetrical) airfoil with trailing edge flaps. In order to study the effect of scale measurements were made with air densities of approximately 1 and 20 atmospheres. Isometric diagrams of pressure distribution are given to show the effect of change in incidence, flap displacement, and scale upon the distribution. Plots of normal force coefficient versus angle of attack for different flap displacements are given to show the effect of a displaced flap. Plots are given of both the experimental and theoretical characteristic coefficients versus flap angle, in order to provide a comparison with the theory. It is concluded that for small flap displacements the agreement for the pitching and hinge moments is such that it warrants the use of the theoretical parameters. However, the agreement for the lift is not as good, particularly for the smaller flaps. In an appendix, an example is given of the calculation of the load and moments on an airfoil with hinged flap from these parameters.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1930

Experiments with a Model Water Tunnel

This report describes a model water tunnel built in 1928 by the NACA to investigate the possibility of using water tunnels for aerodynamic investigations at large scales. The model tunnel is similar to an open-throat wind tunnel, but uses water for the working fluid.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1930

Investigation of air flow in open-throat wind tunnels

Tests were conducted on the 6-inch wind tunnel of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to form a part of a research on open-throat wind tunnels. The primary object of this part of the research was to study a type of air pulsation which has been encountered in open-throat tunnels, and to find the most satisfactory means of eliminating such pulsations. In order to do this it was necessary to study the effects of different variable on all of the important characteristics of the tunnel. This paper gives not only the results of the study of air pulsations and methods of eliminating them, but also the effects of changing the exit-cone diameter and flare and the effects of air leakage from the return passage. It was found that the air pulsations in the 6-inch wind tunnel could be practically eliminated by using a moderately large flare on the exit cone in conjunction with leakage introduced by cutting holes in the exit cone somewhat aft of its minimum diameter.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1929

Sphere drag tests in the variable density wind tunnel

The air forces on a twenty-centimeter sphere were measured after it had been rebuilt as an open throat type. The results from tests made at widely different densities and airspeeds and also on a smaller sphere are given.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1929

Pressure Distribution on a Slotted R.A.F. 31 Airfoil in the Variable Density Wind Tunnel

Measurements were made in the variable density wind tunnel to determine the pressure distribution over one section of a R.A.F. 31 airfoil with a leading edge slot fully open. To provide data for the study of scale effect on this type of airfoil, the tests were conducted with air densities of approximately one and twenty atmospheres.

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1928

Characteristics of propeller sections tested in the variable density wind tunnel

Tests were carried out in the variable density wind tunnel of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on six airfoil sections used by the Bureau of Aeronautics as propeller sections. The sections were tested at pressures of 1 and 20 atmospheres corresponding to Reynolds numbers of about 170,000 and 3,500,000. The results obtained, besides providing data for the design of propellers, should be of special interest because of the opportunity afforded for the study of scale effect on a family of airfoil sections having different thickness ratios. (author)

Jacobs, Eastman N↗
NASA NTRS1928

The Effect of a Flap and Ailerons on the N.A.C.A. M-6 Airfoil Section

This report contains the results obtained at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory on an N. A. C. A. M-6 airfoil, fitted with a flap and ailerons, and tested in the variable density wind tunnel at a density of 20 atmospheres. Airfoil characteristics are given for the model up to 48 degree angle of attack with the flap set at various angles, and also with the ailerons set at similar angles. The approximate lift distribution and the center of pressure variation along the span are determined with the model at 18 degree angle of attack and with the ailerons displaced at 20 degrees. Approximate rolling moment and yawing moment coefficients are determined for the various aileron settings. A comparison of the calculated angles of zero lift and the calculated lift and moment coefficiencies with those observed is given in the appendix.

Higgins, George J↗