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Low-speed, high-lift aerodynamic characteristics of slender, hypersonic accelerator-type configurationsTwo investigations were conducted in the Langley 14 by 22 Foot Subsonic Tunnel to determine the low-speed aerodynamic characteristics of a generic hypersonic accelerator-type configuration. The model was a delta wing configuration incorporating a conical forebody, a simulated wrap-around engine package, and a truncated conical aftbody. Six-component force and moment data were obtained over a range of attack from -4 to 30 degrees and for a sideslip range of + or - 20 degrees. In addition to tests of the basic configuration, component build-up tests were conducted; and the effects of power, forebody nose geometry, canard surfaces, fuselage strakes, and engines on the lower surface alone were also determined. Control power available from deflections of wing flaps and aftbody flaps was also investigated and found to be significantly increased during power-on conditions. Large yawing moments resulted from asymmetric flow fields exhibited by the forebody as revealed by both surface pressure data and flow visualization. Increasing nose bluntness reduced the yawing-moment asymmetry, and the addition of a canard eliminated the yawing-moment asymmetry.
Document ID
19900001514
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
Gatlin, Gregory M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1989
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TP-2945
L-16537
NAS 1.60:2945
Accession Number
90N10830
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 763-01-31-22
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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