Technical Report of the Aeronautical Research Committee for the Year ..., Volume 1H.M. Stationery Office, 1934 - Aeronautics |
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aerodynamic aerofoil aeroplane aileron Air Ministry aircraft airspeed approximately axis B.Sc b₁ blades body buffeting calculated cent chord constant correction corresponding critical flutter speed curve cylinder D₁ diameter distance distribution drag coefficient effect elastic equation experiments flight flow form drag frequency ft./sec full scale G. I. Taylor gauze given hinge incidence increase inertia interference investigation k₁ level speed lift maximum measured method moment of inertia motion National Physical Laboratory normal observed obtained oscillations pipe pitch airscrew plane plotted product of inertia range rate of climb ratio reduced Reynolds number rotation screen shown in Fig skin friction slipstream static pressure stiffness strut supercharge height supercharged supercharged engines surface Table tail tailplane tests theoretical thrust torque torsional Townend Ring trailing edge tube turbulence V/nD values vanes variation velocity vortex wheel wind speed wind tunnel wing position wire zero