The Design of Tailless Airplanes

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Dore, Frank John (1947) The Design of Tailless Airplanes. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/0RZ6-EV10. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12092008-152833

Abstract

This paper reviews the various sources of information pertaining to the design of tailless airplanes. The particular topic of any report or memorandum is illustrated by its application to the problems encountered in the design of a given airplane. The subjects mentioned are the determination of the sweepback angle, aspect ratio, taper ratio, twist, dihedral, airfoil section, spanwise loading, and aerodynamic center of the wing; the control elements; and the fuselage and fillet for high speed aircraft.

To illustrate the application of the source material the design of a tailless supersonic airplane is considered. The slow speed wind tunnel tests of the 1/12-scale model are included in the report.

Item Type:	Thesis (Engineer'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):	Unknown, Unknown
Group:	GALCIT
Thesis Committee:	Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:	1 January 1947
Record Number:	CaltechETD:etd-12092008-152833
Persistent URL:	https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12092008-152833
DOI:	10.7907/0RZ6-EV10
Default Usage Policy:	No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:	4914
Collection:	CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By:	Imported from ETD-db
Deposited On:	08 Jan 2009
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2023 19:56

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