Flight Investigation at High Mach Numbers of Several Methods of Measuring Static Pressure on an Airplane Wing

Flight Investigation at High Mach Numbers of Several Methods of Measuring Static Pressure on an Airplane Wing
Author: John A. Zalovcik
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Total Pages: 26
Release: 1944
Genre: Aerodynamic load
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Summary: A flight investigation was made to compare static pressures in subsonic and supersonic flow over an airplane wing as measured by static-pressure tubes, a static-pressure belt, and orifices flush with the wing surface. The measurements were made on the upper surface of the wing of the P-47D airplane over a range of flight conditions in which local Mach numbers from 0.34 to 1.41 were obtained at the measurement stations. For some of the tests, a total-pressure tube was mounted on the wing surface to determine its characteristics in supersonic flow. The results indicated that static-pressure measurements obtained with suitably designed and installed flush orifices, static-pressure tubes, and static-pressure belt will be in reasonable agreement for both subsonic and supersonic flow. The pressures in supersonic flow measured by the total-pressure tube mounted on the wing surface were found to be in close agreement with values predicted by theory.

Accuracy of Airspeed Measurements and Flight Calibration Procedures

Accuracy of Airspeed Measurements and Flight Calibration Procedures
Author: Wilber B. Huston
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Total Pages: 88
Release: 1948
Genre: Air speed
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This report reviews in detal the sources of error that may enter into the measurement of airspeed by pitot-static methods. Methods of flight calibration of airspeed installations are given. Special attention is given to the problem of accurate measurement of Mach number, air temperature, and true airspeed during high-speed maneuvers. This report also contains an extensive bibliography.

Wartime Report

Wartime Report
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 622
Release: 194?
Genre: Aeronautics
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Reproductions of reports, some declassified, of research done at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory during World War II. The order of reports does not represent when they were chronologically issued. Reference to the original version of each report is included.

Report

Report
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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Total Pages: 36
Release: 1958
Genre: Aeronautics
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