High Speed Aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion. Volume Viii. High Speed Problems of Aircraft and Experimental Methods

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High Speed Aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion. Volume Viii. High Speed Problems of Aircraft and Experimental Methods

A. F. Donovan / H. R. Lawrence / F. E. Goddard / R. R. Gilruth

The first portion of the volume is concerned with aircraft design problems that are particularly associated with high speeds. An introductory discussion of the type of performance calculation peculiar to high speed aircraft is followed by a section devoted to the problems of stability and control at high speeds. The final section of this portion is a rather complete treatise on the problems of aeroelasticity which are encountered with high speed aircraft. The second portion of the volume is concerned with the techniques of aerodynamic testing in wind tunnels and shock tubes. Consideration is given not only to testing techniques in the three speed ranges--transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic--but also to facilities for testing in the regime of rarified gas cynamics. The final portion of the volume is devoted to a discussion of free flight test techniques. A discussion of the basic techniques of instrumented rocketry is followed by a section on the testing of piloted aircraft. The final section is a treatise on free flight range techniques.