Flight Operating Problems and Aerodynamic and Performance Characteristics of a Fixed-wing, Tilt-duct, VTOL Research Aircraft |
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60 knots Aeronautics and Space ailerons aircraft attitude angle of attack Angle of sideslip angle was increased angles and duct-angle apparent static approaches at various buffet boundaries throughout Champine cruise flight D-1802 National Aeronautics duct-angle settings Ducted Fan entering the glide extension of flight-test FIXED-WING FLIGHT OPERATING PROBLEMS Flight-test results showing flow separation Full forward 50 Full rearward 50 g units glide slope ground-controlled landing approaches Henry L increase appeared increased upon entering Kelley and Robert Kenneth W Langley Research Center Longitudinal stick position NAMIC AND PERFORMANCE NASA TECHNICAL NOTE NASA TN oscillograph OTS price percent of total PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS pilot power setting PROBLEMS AND AERODY promise for operational range are presented results showing stall Simulated ground-controlled landing Space Administration stall and buffet steep-approach methods tried TECHNICAL NOTE D-1802 three steep-approach methods throughout the transition TN D-1802 National transition speed range various glide-slope angles VTOL RESEARCH AIRCRAFT wing angle