Tests on .04 scale fin model with I.R. seeker pod at supersonic speeds

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Name/Title

Tests on .04 scale fin model with I.R. seeker pod at supersonic speeds

Entry/Object ID

3427

Category

Report - Technical

Archive Items Details

Description

Tests have been made in the NAE 30" x 16" high speed wind tunnel on a .04 scale model of the vertical tail of the Avro Arrow aircraft to determine the effect of the I.R. seeker pod on the vertical tail characteristics and on rudder hinge moments. The tests were made at Mach numbers 1.35, 1.78 and 2.03. The corresponding Reynolds number range was between 2.36 and 1.98 x 10?.

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

30 in

General Notes

Note

Date / Time Period: 1958-Sep Pages: 29 Author: Conlin, L. T. Publisher: National Aeronautical Establishment Canada