AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND FLYING QUALITIES OF A TAILLESS TRIANGULAR-WING AIRPLANE CONFIGURATION AS OBTAINED FROM FLIGHTS OF ROCKET-PROPELLED MODELS AT TRANSONIC AND LOW SUPERSONIC SPEEDS

摘要

A flight investigation has been made at the Langley Pilotless Air craft Research Station at Wallops Island, Va., to determine the aero dynamic characteristics of models of a tailless triangular-wing airplane configuration. The results from three successful flight tests are presented for the Mach number range between 0.75 and 1.28.nThe data showed that the models tended to tuck under slightly through the transonic region. The variation of lift coefficient with angle of attack was linear within the range of angles tested and the lift-curve slope increased gradually between Mach numbers of 0.88 and 1.00.