Propeller Characteristics and Slipstream Effects on a High Wing Monoplane From Wind Tunnel Tests: Thesis (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

James Sargent Russell

9780265575178: Propeller Characteristics and Slipstream Effects on a High Wing Monoplane From Wind Tunnel Tests: Thesis (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265575176 ISBN 13: 9780265575178

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Propeller characteristics and slipstream effects come to life through wind-tunnel tests on a high-wing monoplane model.

This study examines how propeller power, blade setup, and slipstream influence lift, drag, and stability. It translates complex measurements into practical insights for airplane performance.

The authors explore how model data, scale considerations, and wind-tunnel factors affect results, and they show how power on and power off conditions change the airplane’s behavior. You’ll see how thrust, drag, and pitching moments are measured and interpreted, and how efficiency is evaluated through dimensionless coefficients and performance relations. The work also discusses how tail effects and downwash factor into overall stability.

How power input and propeller configuration alter lift, drag, and pitching moment
How model tests relate to full-scale expectations and the role of Reynolds number and scale effects
Methods for calculating thrust, torque, velocity, and propulsive efficiency
Insights into tail influence and slipstream on longitudinal stability

Ideal for readers of aeronautical engineering and graduate studies, this edition offers a detailed look at wind-tunnel methodology and the practical interpretation of propulsion and stability data.

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