Wind Tunnel Tests on the Effect of Power on the Stability of a Low Wing Monoplane with Three Vertical Positions of Horizontal Tail Surfaces

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Bolster, Calvin Mathews (1936) Wind Tunnel Tests on the Effect of Power on the Stability of a Low Wing Monoplane with Three Vertical Positions of Horizontal Tail Surfaces. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QRHQ-FP49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01102006-161025

Abstract

A great majority of present day airplanes are of the low wing cantilever type. An investigation into the effect of power and vertical location of the horizontal tail surfaces on the longitudinal static stability of such airplanes is therefore of interest.

The present investigation was carried out on a one-sixth scale model of a low wing single engine tractor monoplane. The results are probably most directly applicable to airplanes of this type. However, the tendencies and general effects should also be fairly indicative of what may be expected in multiple engine low wing monoplanes of conventional design.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master's thesis)
Subject Keywords:	Aeronautical Engineering
Degree Grantor:	California Institute of Technology
Division:	Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:	Aeronautics
Thesis Availability:	Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):	Millikan, Clark Blanchard
Group:	GALCIT
Thesis Committee:	Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:	1 January 1936
Record Number:	CaltechETD:etd-01102006-161025
Persistent URL:	https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01102006-161025
DOI:	10.7907/QRHQ-FP49
Default Usage Policy:	No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:	103
Collection:	CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By:	Imported from ETD-db
Deposited On:	12 Jan 2006
Last Modified:	03 Oct 2019 22:56

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