Author : Dominick Andrisani (II.),Garl L. Gentry (Jr.),Joseph W. Stickle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Lift (Aerodynamics)
ISBN : UIUC:30112106883074
Wind-tunnel Study of Slot Spoilers for Direct Lift Control by Dominick Andrisani (II.),Garl L. Gentry (Jr.),Joseph W. Stickle Pdf
An investigation was conducted in a 300-mph 7- by 10- foot tunnel to obtain data for a slot spoiler direct lift control system. Slot spoilers are believed to have advantages over flap-type direct lift control (DLC) systems because of the small amount of power required for actuation. These tests, run at a Reynolds number of 1,400,000 showed that up to 78 percent of the lift due to flap deflection could be spoiled by opening several spanwise slots within the flaps. For a given lift change the drag change was significantly less than that which would be obtained by a variable flap DLC system. A nozzle-shaped slot was the most effective of the slot shapes tested.